Category: Large 4x4s 
Price Range: £32,385 to £54,990
Off-road performance, muscular V8's performance, seven seats, high equipment levels
Performance on the road, choppy ride, hefty proportions
The finest off-roader, the most compromised on tarmac.
£55,995
Good news for Land Cruiser lovers: the big Toyota 4x4 hasn't gone soft.
Eight generations on, Toyota is not about to turn its back on a fanbase that has bought over five million vehicles over 57 years of production.
Earning a reputation for being unstoppable in the rough and thoroughly reliable, the new vehicle has been designed, engineered and built to last in the harshest conditions imaginable, without throwing an electrical fit or mechanical tantrum.
Bucking the trend of many new SUVs that opt for car-like underpinnings, an unsophisticated but strong ladder frame chassis has been carried over, albeit completely re-engineered for better crash performance.
Claiming a comparable drive with the new breed of 4x4s, the big Toyota gains an all-new suspension that actively reduces body roll using hydraulics, making the Land Cruiser more comfortable and capable than ever before when the corners arrive.
Under the bonnet is an all-new 282bhp 4.5-litre V8 diesel, the company's first, mated to a six-speed gearbox with high and low ratios. The petrol V8 is dropped from the range.
Only one, luxury-spec, model will be offered in the UK, a DVD entertainment pack and 12-speaker premium stereo being the only options.
