There's a new Land Cruiser! Is the new half-Hilux Land Cruiser worth R1 million?

The current Land Cruiser is officially the oldest 'new' vehicle currently on sale in SA. This generation went on sale locally more than 20 years ago but continues to be one of the best sellers in the market.

What makes the Land Cruiser so special? And, most importantly, what is the new powertrain like now that the 2.8-litre turbodiesel has been lifted from the Hilux into the new Land Cruiser? This inclusion also marks the first time an automatic gearbox has been used in the Land Cruiser 76!

0:00 - Intro
1:19 - What is it?
2:00 - Chinese cars
2:25 - What’s not included
4:10 - The Suzuki Jimmy
5:12 - Drivetrain
5:50 - What’s it like to drive?
6:30 - What’s new?
8:00 - Boot/trunk
10:00 - Conclusion

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[Carscoza]

What do you think makes the Land Cruiser so popular in SA and would you pay R1 million for the new auto version?

[damianpedro]

I can relate to some of the interior bits, as I drive a Tazz 😅

[yissibiiyte]

This is what happens when brand loyalty goes too far. Toyota know they can charge R1m for a 40 year old vehicle that should cost 300k at most. And people will love it

[mbizozo]

This is insane. Toyota selling a Venture for R1-million is straight out fleecing!

[ferdinandalester]

I'm convinced that the land cruiser is a social experiment to see how much they can charge people for a shack on wheels 🤣

[waterklooftower]

Its like Buying a Nokia 3310 with whatsapp on it for R20, 000.

[Consolation]

Mnr Van Wyk will have it parked in his driveway next week.

[pauljansen]

No one is arguing that point that people like basic and solid

The question is why is a million Rand? What are you actually paying for? Million Rand cars you are paying for all the tech, comfort and R&D usually, this has none if it.

Yes you get reliability of course, but this shouldn't cost anywhere near R1m....end of owners continue to be milked gladly 😂😂

[craignorris]

And we don’t even get the full spec with updated speedo cluster, OBC, steering wheel controls, LED lights and a vast array of other tech the Aus versions receive. Toyota taking the piss on this SA specced version here.

[giddymwale]

And yet no matter how many reviews like this happen ... The will still be a waiting list for these

[pokalehapa]

Land cruiser resale value are crazy, over 150 000km on the clock but cost over half a million. Look a the prices for the 200 series, you will be forget that Toyota came out with the 300 series.

[davesoldit]

I think this car makes a whole lot of sense. What more tech can one ask for? If the car is driving good and its reliable and has an aircon fitted and a radio thats it for me. All those other touch things, sensors etc are a distracion to the driver's focus and cost a fortune.

[keatonopc]

“Side impact protection is your shoulder “ 😂

[CRM]

That door handle reminds me of my dad's 1993 Hilux that I learned to drive with 😅

[lorendreyer]

SA received a watered down version...Aussies gets a VX with a whole lot more toys than what we get. Toyota SA doesn't really care about us...

[Nic_Borkum]

I love simplicity, live on a farm with extremely bad roads and to me fewer electronic luxuries mean fewer wires coming loose or to fail. wish they kept the old straight six though

[luthofeliti]

Episode of Tank 300/Jimney 5 door vs this please 🕯️

[bradleytaylor]

Hang on a minute. Why is SA not getting all the Aus upgrades? The instrument cluster is wrong (this is the old one, NOT the new one), the Steering wheel is also supposed to have all the hilux controls? This isn’t on @Toyotasa, how can you discriminate against SA like this!!! Give us what everyone else is getting. Unacceptable 😡

[Rouxenator]

There comes a point where something is so old school, you might as well ride a horse.

[ntobekobiyela]

There are luxury Land cruisers out there 200, 300 or the new 250 if you want one. Or go for Lexus GX. Land cruiser 76, 78 and 79 are work horses that will lasts you for several decades and none match that. Let’s keep this tractor a tractor.