Toyota Land Cruiser (03-09) - Review

Review by Parkers on
It may be the smaller brother of the Land Cruiser Amazon, but the Land Cruiser is still a whopper in its own right if you pick the five-door model. If you need something rugged to look the part outside the school gates then we'd suggest you buy a Volvo XC-90 or Lexus RX300 as they're better to drive on the road, (although school-runners will appreciate the fact that a Land Cruiser has eight seats). What it lacks in terms of on-road agility, it makes up for in go-anywhere talent, so if you don't get it dirty you'll never know just how good it can be.
3.5 out of 5

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