The Land Cruiser came about right after the Korean War (1950-1953) as the US troops stationed in Japan needed a patrol vehicle. Toyota used the Willy’s Jeep as a base and designed their own version around it – called the Toyota Jeep BJ – which was released in 1951. The revolutionary evolution of the BJ was the FJ, often referred to as the
In the same year, the 100,000th LandCruiser arrived in Australia. The 80 Series LandCruiser (1990-1997) adopted coil springs for the first time, and continued with torquey straight-six petrol and
If I were you, I’d go for an 80 series land cruiser (from the 90’s) Or the equivalent Lexus LX from the same time period. You’ll be able to get a nice one with your budget, you get solid axles, and the legendary Toyota straight 6 (interestingly the original land cruiser straight six was derived from the Chevrolet straight 6 of the 50’s).
Here is the short answer to how long a Toyota Land Cruiser will last: The Toyota Land Cruiser will last on average between 250,000 – 300,000 miles if routinely serviced and properly maintained, although they can last longer. Based on driving 15,000 miles per annum, a Land Cruiser will last between 17 – 20 years before requiring expensive
World premiere of the all-new Toyota Land Cruiser (300 Series) Toyota’s all-new Land Cruiser flagship, revealed today in online event. New model builds on Land Cruiser’s 70-year heritage and more than 10 million worldwide sales. Latest version of the Toyota that will “go anywhere and everywhere, and bring you back safe and well”.
The Toyota Land Cruiser has been notably absent in the automaker’s US lineup since the 2021 model year. By then, the model that started life as a rough-and-tumble Jeep CJ5 rival had grown in
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