2018 Toyota Land Cruiser: The Last Great Off-Roader? - Carfection
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Drew Stearne heads into the wilderness of Namibia to find out if the new Toyota Land Cruiser is still one of the most capable 4WD cars on sale.
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quick transition from namibia to him speaking in a room kills the feel of the video
Exactly. Why do we need to see his ugly face... If it's a review about a vehicle focus on thw vehicle
Buy a range Rover if you want to go anywhere.....buy a land cruiser if you want to come back safely
truestar1995 with you car in one piece.
truestar1995.
I couldn't have said it better myself.
truestar1995 instead of buy a RR I would prefer lease
This is an old African saying and I believe it.
No, that is being said in Australia, it was: if you want to go to the outback, take a land rover, if you want to comeback, take a land cruiser.
I remember reading about an old Land Cruiser in Africa in Car magazine years back. Still going strong with over 250,000 miles on the clock and never seen a paved road in it's life. That's reliability. There has to be a reason that where the going is really tough you see so many of these. Beautiful shots of Namibia by the way. Great content - keep it coming!
It's a LandCruiser reliability. Can't trust Land Rover, they will breakdown leave you in some remote place stranded. Done that!
250,000 for a Land Cruiser is absolutely nothing...ive seen LCs with a couple i million miles on the (reseted) clock and guess what...they still work like on day one...
b d same thing here in europe bro
Andrew Moorhouse what do you think of the Nissan Patrol??
Does it have the same reliability??
yes it does, we have 2 2000 pathfinders, mine is around 250k miles and my dad pathfinder is around 310k miles, still going strong, patrols are really good too, nissan and toyota are the best in my opinion.
This is a Land Cruiser *Prado*
Yes it is. But, on the European and UK market, this is the only LC we get, the LC V8 (or Amazon) is no longer available because of emission regulations. So them calling it a Land Cruiser without differentiating the model is not wrong.
That's not the reason for us in Europe not getting the real LC. The real LC also comes with diesel and V6 in other markets. In fact, the V8 models of the real LC aren't even the best seller around the world. It's just Toyota Europe brainwashed us to think the real LC has to be a V8 or called something stupid like Amazon! And now it is brainwashing us with this car. Soon again Europeans and British would automatically think this Prado as the real LC and be laughed by the rest of the world just like how Americans sometimes are laughed at by Europeans... One thing I don't understand is that why professional automotive journalists in Europe don't point this out!
If they sell the V8 LC in europe, no one will buy the RR . That's the reason
Dendy Putra Riswanda The Prado sold way more than the V8 here in Norway due to import taxes increasing with emissions and with fuel being rather expensive all over Europe.
In Latin America, or at least in Colombia we know it as the Prado too, we have the V8 too, I think the real name is Land cruiser 200 (the V8)
Land Cruiser and Land Cruiser Prado both are extremely reliable cars tbh
This guy is a great narrator. I liked his Crosstrek review a while back. Ended up buying one!
Africa looks so diverse, with all types of terrain, and beautiful landscapes, all in fantastic natural states. Don’t damage or spoil any of it.
Seems weird at no point was the car's name LC 'PRADO' used, especially since this mid range model was so impressive. You described Landrovers by their proper names in other videos, so why not here? It's a different beast to the L200 Landcruiser.
There was a Fortuner in the video as well. So, anywhere the Prado can go, the Fortuner can as well. Cheaper alternative?
It did get stuck in the sand once I recall from another guys video in another of these cars at the event, but otherwise yeah
It’s not as refined since it’s based on the Hilux
You’re not very isolated and you have to deal with the Hilux’s stiff suspension
Also you don’t get crawl control or A-trac with a center and rear locker in the fortuner, just standard 4wd and a rear locker
Love the accent and commentary. Truly Carfection
I'm on my third landcruser prado and I've enjoyed the ride and sustained resale value even after hard beating in the Kalahari terrain
I recommend the prado for business and pleasure.
Thank you for that awesome content
In all my life, I have never seen a Land Cruiser, whether Prado or 200 series, broken down at the side of the road. Reliability unmatched, especially considering the number of LCs in Kenya right now, some even running since 1991! It is surely a beast
Greatest off roader is the land cruiser 200 , Prado is alright but the 200 series and 70's series are better Imo , awesome video , loved it .
Agree The LC 200 is the best production offroader in the market right now
True, but some prefer the Prado due to it's narrower body. It's easier to fit between trees, boulders and so on.
In Australia we only upgrade to the 200 for towing. The suspension is also slightly beefier to handle long stretches of corrugations but the prado does almost everything for alot less money and its way less annoying around town. The 70 is a beast. But its super uncomfortable lol
+Disinf3ctant gudonchamate!
Sanul Wedaratne This new Prado is more close than ever to the LC200. It's like a small LC200 now, but still I would prefer a bigger engine, or at least a V6 Turbo or Twin turbos to make me envy to buy the Prado !
Isn't this the Land Cruiser Prado?? Isn't the Land Cruiser completely different?
I heard (true)Land Cruiser is not available and Prado is sold with the name Land Cruiser in UK. They say UK roads are too narrow for the full size LC, but I tell you what, Japan has even narrower roads but there are both LC and Prado.
Range Rovers are literally British i dont see how the roads are too narrow for the big land cruiser
ansaree97 Land Cruiser is a family name for the Toyota’s SUV and 4x4 vehicles. They are divided in series, this started with the 25 series, the first 4x4 from Toyota, then appeared the 40 series like the FJ40 the most popular. After that we have the 70 series also called hardtop which are the most crude and off road capable. Then the 100 series like this Prado and then the 200 series which simply named Land Cruiser or LC wagon. There’s a Lexus version of the Prado called Lx 470 and also a lexus version of the land cruiser wagon called LX 570. So the land cruiser name appear even on pick up trucks like the 79 series. The name was also part used in the FJ Cruiser because it was a kind of tribute to the FJ40 Land Cruiser. Is a complete family of awesome cars.
Your explanation is correct, but doesn't stand. First of all, not all Toyota's 4X4 are based on LC name. Only two 4X4s in Toyota's range use LC name, ie. Prado and the real LC. Secondly, just like Range Rover is a line of models under Land Rover's new naming strategy. But, there's only one Range Rover can be called Range Rover without any additional words behind. I mean you can't simply call a Evoque a Range Rover, can you. Evoque is called Evoque. If you've been pretentious, the maximum you can call it is Range Rover Evoque, but definitely not Range Rover! Therefore, unless it's the real LC (eg. 200 and 70), nobody should simply call a Prado a LC. But, they may call it a Prado or a LC Prado.
lovice Well about the name probably it depends on the market you are. Here the land cruiser batch is present in the Prados, the big Land Cruiser 200, the 70’s series (passengers and pick up) and on the old FJ series. All them are land cruisers, but agree with you regarding the 200 series is like the father of all. The original Land Cruiser. Regards!!!
This Toyota laughs at your JEEP and any other SUV.
Toyota enthusiast 🤘
Rafa el oh, the irony. cant speak of any modern mitsus cuz theyre irrelevant. (points and laughs)
Rafa el keep dreaming buddy. If it so good why isn't it still around ? Oh right 🤣
Obviously the Ford explorer is the best off-road vehicle in the world lol. Jk.
And a jeep will pull you put when your stuck
Jeeps are stacked a mile high at the rubbish tips in Australia. They make great artificial reefs and landfill.
I love the way you approached this review. There was many reviewers on this trip, so it's good you took an alternative approach.
Not kidding people's life depends on the Land Cruiser in the outback of Australia. They're pretty much the default option. & tbh I wouldn't want to be anything else in that environment.
Who the f wears 2 watches? Jeez
Jim Hat Lord that's really bothering me now... 😭😭😭
This guy.
Jim Hat drew stern. He swap his choker for another watch
Watch is more convenient and it's also a clothing item.
I didn’t even notice until I read this comment
I think it looks really good!
Would be better if you had a documentary style rather than having cut shots that focus on the presenter. This would’ve made this much better IMO.
Why's everyone / every youtuber... Calling this a Land Cruiser when this is a Land Cruiser Prado....
The Land Cruiser is different.... 😵
That's the power of brainwashing...
Probably because the Prado name hasn´t been used by Toyota in Europe. The smaller Land Cruisers (better known as Land Cruiser Prado´s in Africa, Asia, Australia etc.) has always been called Land Cruiser in Europe. Even when the last "real" Land Cruiser, the 200, was officially sold in Europe. Btw., the Land Cruiser 200 was sold as the Land Cruiser V8, at least here in Scandinavia. It was only available with V8 engines here, and the name also told it apart from its smaller siblings. Toyota, amongst some other car manufacturers, uses different names on the same models, depending on which market they are sold.
The full-size Landcruiser isn't available in the UK, they only get the Prado.
Exactly!
I just love the folks saying this isn't a proper Land cruiser. Dude, you just prove you know nothing about these cars...
Impressed that you can afford 2 watches
1 - It's a Prado
2 - It's not a dedicated off-road car
3 - Don't compare it to a Bentayga
here in Cameroon you see mostly Prado as they are a bit more affordable but just as tough make no mistake. Getting through the jungle here takes some good tires --past that stock Prado or full size land cruiser 200 fits the bill and lasts years.
That's a beautiful vehicle!!!
In sri lanka this is called the land cruiser prado and just land cruiser is the big v8 vx/zx
Many tour operators in Salar de Uyuni use Toyota Land Cruiser and Lexus LX470. Really comfortable for three-day drive.
Pretty cool footage, it remembers me traveling around Venezuela's Paraguana Peninsula (rocky desert, beach & dunes) great place. cheers
Can't agree more. Well done !
No any SUVs can beat the toughness of landcruiser
The land cruiser is THE car for Colombians. Off roading is a real thing there.
oclvcarbon123 only because you probably don't have any other choice
My 2007 Ran-4 has excellent traction control in the snow, so I can see Toyota stepping it up in the Land Cruiser!
Still the most dependable SUV in the market today Great video BTW
Bong Lim don’t forget about the Mitsubishi Montero/Pajero/ Shogun.
Pajero is a piece of junk.
My workplace used to have Prado's which were faultless for 550,000kms, but they then cheaped out and replaced them with Pajero's which have less interior space, drive worse, less comfortable and less reliable.
Hem57i Hum, hard to figure it out. I really like both the Prado and Pajero. On my appreciation they are very similar in space, but the third row in the pajero are better resolved so I think when not using it this have more space. In the Prado the third row is not always available. I think the seating position is more comfortable in the Pajero but both models are very similar. About the ride the Pajero have a better ride in road due it’s independent suspension. The Prado tent to float a little in the turns. If riding a gravel road the Prado is more comfortable due its body on frame. They are similar but with pros and cons as normal. Now in reliability I think they are even close. Other Mitsubishi products are not always at the level of Toyota, but the Pajero is an exception. They are fully produced in Japan and are really good. I have one and is very solid. I drive it in road and in some serious off-road situations too and zero problems as the 4x4 system is better than the Prados and have way more articulation. Me and a friend of mine use to work in construction projects and sometimes need to use very poor roads and climb very sloped roads and always my pajero works way better that his Prado. And don’t get me wrong, I like both, probably if the pajero is discontinued I will go with the Prado easily. But I like to be objetive and there’s hard to believe someone think the Pajero is that bad you say. Now there’s something important, mine is a Gas V6 engine, not a diesel. The diesel ones are a little slow on my opinion. Cheers!
I'm 6"3. The Pajero seams to have no leg space. Every time I get in the passenger seat I instinctively try to put the seat back but it never moves because it's already all the way back. In the drivers seat my leg seams to be always resting hard up against the door while I have my foot on the accelerator. The right side of my knee tends to get a little sore if I drive for long periods. I live in Right Hand Drive land.
The Prado does float. First time I drove it I thought I was driving a boat down the road. After a couple of hundred thousand kilometres in 1 year, the suspension seams to feel less floaty. Not sure If I just got used to it or if the suspension just naturally got 'worn out' and less floaty after lots of use.
We drive on rough dirt roads a lot. I noticed on one particular road I would do 40km/h in the Pajero and the entire cars was vibrating, it was uncomfortable and felt like something was going to break. A week later I was driving the same road in the Prado at 60km/h and it felt like I was driving on a cloud.
We do very little serious offroading, but we travel long distances on gravel roads so maybe that's why I prefer the Prado.
Highway driving is better in the Pajero, but I wouldn't say it's bad in the Prado.
The Pajero steers like an old Pickup. Lock to lock is almost 3 rotations. The Prado is 2.5 or whatever most new cars are. First time I drove the Pajero through a roundabout at high speed in the middle of the night I almost drove over the roundabout. I turned quarter rotation while looking to the right like I always did in the Prado, then as I looked forward I see we were heading towards the roundabout rather than around it. A quick jerk to the left fixed it. The extra steering wheel rotation is noticeable in car parks as well.
Pajero Dashboard and speedometer is not great to read. Especially at night. The font and colours are not easy to quickly read. Prado dashboard looks fine.
The little trip computer in the centre of the dashboard in the Pajero is nice to have. Mitsubishi touch screen works well and has Apple car play. Toyotas system is useless, touchscreen barely works and no apple car play.
Pajero looks better by far. Prados are far from a good looking thing.
We only have diesels. Both are slow and gutless, but the Pajero seams really loud in a bad way.
If it was a V8 I would say that's a plus, but I don't want to hear a 4 cylinder diesel.
I guess it depends on what your needs are. There are over 200 people at my work who drive the cars. All the Prado keys disappear off the wall before the Pajero's do. I have even seen people walk out to the carpark with Pajero keys in their hand, see a Prado pull into the carpark they then ask the people getting out of the Prado for their keys and ask them to take the Pajero keys back inside and hang them up.
My 2 cents worth anyway.
Hem57i Good! I agree on almost all of your observations. At the end probably is a matter of preferences. Both cars have a different approach and diferentes solutions for the customer.The Pajero don’t fit everybody expectations but for the ones it do is perfect. Both have pros and cons, but my point form the beginning is the pajeros are not bad at all, only different maybe. Thanks for the good chat!
This one and the Mitsubishi Montero/Pajero/Shogun are the last of a breed of real 4x4 SUV.
What happen to Toyota Land cruiser and mitsubishi pajero? Why they r going to stop production worldwide??? Only left Nissan patrol
Which transmission is best for off roading in 4WD Auto or Manual transmission
But why the model with the wheel underneath resulting in a half size diesel tank?
Has the DPF problem been sorted?
If you travel around the world with work sometimes is useful to know what time it is back in Blitey.
Lots of pilots wear two watches for the same reason or to have one permanately on GMT, that is another story.
In Tibet, China, You can see LC Prado and Mitsubishi Pajero still run for more than 20 years old!. Not much power, but it GOES and get the job done. Definitely more reliable than LR
In the UK where he comes from, this is marketed as the Landcruiser by nomenclature. These things are the genuine article when it comes to reliability and ruggedness
I thought this was the toyota prado
justa crlon It's sold as the Land Cruiser in Uk since they no longer sell the LC200 there. I imagine the 200 is too wide for British roads.
It is. The UK doesn't get the full-size Land Cruiser.
i think they've got the idea of the location from the grand tour. they've shot an episode there
Why did u guys choose a line of BLACK LC Prados?looks like a dictator's entourage.
Erm....hate to break it to you, but thats a Prado.
And is as much a Landcruiser as a 4cyl mustang is the same as a V8 mustang.
A 200series is thr true landcruiser wagon...and the 79 series is the true utlity landcruiser variant.
Makoto Shishio the 100 series is over 20 years old now.....200 series replaced it a while ago
6:46 fortuner/ hilux ftw!!!!
You were there with Matt right??
Why r u wearing 2 watches?
what do you mean especially southern africa? northern africa has bigger harsher deserts
Notice how you don't find any hate comments at least for me. But if you go to a land rover video you find all the Toyota fan boys saying Toyotas are better. I personally like any good looking suv from land rover, Toyota, Nissan, Ford, jeeps to me it's if you like it buy it fix it and love it.
guy proulx my friend has an 92 lc that never leaves the shop or his house now I'm not saying other people have the same experience but he has nothing but problems from front axle to electrical engine runs good.
guy proulx I work in a Toyota dealership trust me the have their problems otherwise tech wouldn't make any money. All makes have issues just go down to a dealership Toyota would be out of business is they lasted for ever.
guy proulx like I said I work in a Toyota dealership I am a tech. Don't get upset there is no money in making a car that last for ever.
guy proulx I wish that was true it would make my life and all my buddies in quick service dealing with recalls all lot easier
guy proulx I actually worked for ford and it's the same thing recalls but I make more money in Toyota for flag time more repairs and loyal fans like you keep my wallet fat
Is this the same as the Lexus GS. I live in the US
This is not a Land Cruiser. Its a Land Cruiser Prado. Totally different.
The car at 6:42 to 6:44 is a Toyota Fortuner..if it can catch up to the Prado.. same engine.. good deal!
Thank you
Land cruiser is very popular suv here in Pakistan almost every one buys it my uncle has brought one my dad has one many people buy them
At least he isn't wearing choker Necklace
This is Carfection, not Gayfection.
Not that there's anything wrong with that :p
I suspect he wants to keep one watch set to UK time while the other to Namibia time.
Nice mini car documentary.
Matt was really fast with his video although I like both the channels. Good work
I don't get what he's saying at 8:04? The cayenne, q7 and especially the bentayga are some of the ugliest things on the road!
Is this an organized tour? If so how to go on one? I rented a Land Cruiser and drove all over Iceland (4,600 km) for 17 days. Crossed a number of streams and rivers. Great vehicle. Would like to do this again in Namibia.
I believe this was a Toyota Europe press event to promote the revised car.
You can definitely do tours like this in Namibia, through the desert.
Great video and contents, but a bit too much talking. Would love to see more actions of this new amazing LC Prado !
I tried to watch this video. I really did.. But 2 watches? I can;t accept that
It's called being original! No one said it's wrong wearing two watches ⌚️. That shows that he's not a sheep 🐑, but a dude who knows what he wants or like. If that helps boost is confidence I support him.
Mighty Mustache one is his traditional watch and the other is an Apple Watch for his fitness metrics, and also for a quick and easy way to read his messages and even take phone calls on the go without needing or using his phone etc. I don’t find him wearing both strange at all. Could easily be traditional wristwatch on one wrist and a Fitbit band on the other. Fitbit dabbles as a timepiece as well.
there was also a nice 4tunner
Isn’t that a land cruiser Prado?
Good video, but why not call it what it is....a Land Cruiser Prado?
STARTING at 84 thousand US Dollars? Holy crap
Here in Gcc counties we don't consider "Prado" as landcruiser.
when did namibia move to the west coast of africa?
Did you get your luggage back tho
Isn't this Toyotas Nissan Patrol version of the land cruiser?
Prado is light duty and land cruiser is heavy duty.
You should also try Kenya.
6:43 is that a toyota fortuner?
What’s the difference between the Land Cruiser and Sequoia?
Build. The LC has tougher components, heavier metal and is engineered with a 25 year life span on its parts. The sequoia is built to be a people carrier. It isn't as robust as an LC
Sadly Toyota doesn't sell Land Cruiser/Prado in Canada... We have to go for the Lexus LX with off-road unfriendly skirts and bumpers.
M-A L This is a Lexus GX460 in the U.S and Canada
Sport Mode You're right! Always mix up GX/LX. Toyota 4Runner is a good off roader at least if one can live without the refinement (and without the $$$ bill).
Waited until the end for any sort of review...
Legends will notice a fortuner among the prados
Two long flights, hey. Come to Melbourne from London then. Don't pick that scab, Drew.
this isn't even the real Land Cruiser. it's the Lexus GX460 here in the states and is based on the Tacoma platform. We've got an even bigger Land Cruiser here, which is based on the Tundra pickup. the Sequoia is slightly larger but cheaper (less luxurious) and there's also a Lexus version of our Land Cruiser, the LX570.
Those were awesome camp setupxs. You were spoilt
Just like Carwow. What other British TH-cam website channels were there?
Annoying. You spend half the time with the camera pointed at you the review is for the land cruiser.
wearing two watches just looks weird
hmmm.. that seems to work.
Dont forget about the Hilux ;-) I see it there working in the background
i was hoping to spot Mat Watson Carwow
Get a car with good tyres, low range and diff lockers and you can go anywhere without the stupid driving aids.
The Land Cruiser looks a hell of a lot better than that hideous Bentayga.
Gotta' say, the Toyota promo loop video gets weary before the lightweight, banal review of the vehicle is halfway through.
Saw Matt from Carwow do the same stuff. Still, awesome video.
All about the shoes they wear,tyres are everything.i've confidently passed £60k pimped,huge tyred status symbols in snow in my fwd shitheap on great tyres
What's the name of the SUV that appears at 6:44?
onoitsaWRX This is a Toyota Fortuner also called SW4. Is a Hilux based suv as the 4Runner used to be. Very off-road capable also.
this is the Prado, not the full sized one
Wish we got this updated model in North America
You can buy one. The Lexus GX is the luxury version of this land cruiser.
electrikoptik but I don’t want the luxury version 😞 it’s ugly
I want to go on a trip like this😩
"its a tool of a car" its not a posing vehicle, but a doing car" a precision off road tool. now imagine a scenario where ppl spend millions of dollars buying fleets of them to just cruise the boulevard and profile in. The suspension isn't even the best suited for that. ppl like those in power would subsequently allocate alot of tax dollars on road repairs, the sad thing is the tools wouldn't even see a day off road, then again some of neglected areas have neighborhood roads rivalling some of the rocky desert sections seen earlier. welcome to Jamaica, the politicians & their preferred vehicle of choice, this cycle has created a subset of the population who thinks better roads & constant repairs & contracts are good governance. me thinks if they had a vehicle more suited for comfort they wouldn't be so road obsessed, with our gdp & debt cheaper options should be considered, the jdm imported used vehicles for police was a novel idea. the used car lots are full of them yet their supplier couldn't fulfill the order, forcing them to default to brand new models costing 3 times as much per vehicle. Their all the same why not buy them from whatever dealer has them & have a contract mainly for repair etc.
*_why are you wearing 2 watches?!_*
Lovely this is fine cool good looking jeep you are okay keep going you are the best keep it up
It looks a lot more like its Lexus siblings now. Not sure if I like it though.
Bring this to the US, Lexus GX is too expensive and the 4Runner doesn't look as good as this.