The Land Cruiser is certainly not new to the SUV marketplace. It is a legacy vehicle with 50+ years of history for Toyota, which cut its teeth on capable SUVs. This is a robust vehicle with body-on-frame construction and underbody panels already installed. There is a high-mount double wishbone front suspension and a four-link coil-spring rear suspension. They have recently added a kinetic dynamic suspension system that adjusts the lean resistance that the stabilizer bars provide. With variable valve timing and acoustic control induction, torque is optimized across the engine speed range.
The spec-ed engine is Toyota’s 5.7L DOHC V8 with 381hp and 401 lb.-ft. of torque. Tow load is rated at a healthy 8,500 lbs. and with 90% of the torque available at 2,200 rpm, this is a natural tow vehicle. A tow package is standard with a tow connector and sub-wiring harness to allow the installation of the brake controller that I mentioned. It is a pet peeve of mine that, with all their attention to detail, Toyota still does not have an integrated trailer brake controller on any of their vehicles. I would love to see them eliminate that as they move forward.A water cooled oil cooker and standard trailer sway control complete the mono-spec tow package.
Toyota’s V8, which takes regular gas, is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission which also has a sequential shift manual mode for weathering challenging conditions. There are five low speed forward settings.
This is a full-time 4WD truck with all the trimmings and it is as able for off-roading (hunting ranch, anyone?) as for on-road towing. An off-road turn assist tightens the turning radius by applying slight brake pressure to the inside rear wheel — another feature that I had never heard about before. Downhill Assist Control and Hill-Start Assist Control are also standard which makes a lot of sense since this is a vehicle designed specifically for the kind of activities that a sportsman follows.
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