New Toyota Land Cruiser ULTIMATE review!

The time has come for Mat to get his hands on the all-new Toyota Land Cruiser!

He’ll be testing out this all-new 4x4 both on & off-road to see if it has what it takes to compete with class leaders like the Suzuki Jimny & Mercedes G-Class! So let’s take a closer look…

Starting with the design, the Land Cruiser looks seriously rugged on the outside. It rolls up with a boxy-style design, coupled with a huge rear bumper and massive windows along the side and back to help let loads of light in. As you’d expect with a proper 4x4 it also comes with roof bars as well as running boards along the side, while up from the grille design harks back to the classic Land Cruiser design. It looks great!

Step inside and there’ll be no mistaking that you’re in a Land Cruiser. The dash design mirrors the chunky looks of the exterior, and there’s even padding on the centre console so you don’t damage your knees when off-roading! There’s a fair bit of scratchy plastics throughout the place, but that can be forgiven because there are SO many physical buttons! Almost everything is controlled with a button rather than through the infotainment screen - just like the old days! The infotainment system itself is ok, and there are also digital dials for the driver, too.

There’s only one engine available for the Land Cruiser - it’s a 2.8-litre 4-cylinder turbo diesel that can produce 204hp and 500Nm of torque. This power is sent to all four wheels via an 8-speed automatic gearbox.

We don’t know the price of the Land Cruiser yet, but we expect it to cost in the region of £55,000 - £60,000. So is it worth it? Stick with Mat and see for yourself!

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:39 Design
01:43 Interior
04:50 Back Seats
08:14 Boot
09:32 Annoying Features
11:41 Cool Features
13:30 Engine
15:02 Town Driving
18:53 Highlands Driving
21:20 0-60mph
22:11 Dirt-track Driving
32:28 River Crossing
34:15 Forest Driving
36:29 Off-road Driving
38:46 Verdict

[andras.]

In love with the interior, all those knobs, buttons, dials, all of them physical. No capacitive BS, no high-gloss piano black. YESSS.

[onlyhuman]

Hats off to Toyota for keeping the physical buttons and for using conventional engine.

[SelassieAtsrimah]

Don't let African Politicians see this

[samuelharris]

32:36 THis whole scene had my DYING. The cut from Lewis's face to Mat suddenly in the driving seat LMAO😂

[georgetaper]

I think they nailed it. Nobody buys a land cruiser for it to be quick or refined. It’s knowing if crap hits the fan you’ll be home for dinner.

[moman]

"Cheaper Feeling" Toyota Plastic will last longer than leather or soft stuff in hot and humid weather. I'm in Australia and this Model, most likely to be called the "Land Cruiser Prado" will sell like hotcakes here.

Love your work MatWatson. Should we start a CarWow Australia Channell?

[grrad]

I love Land Cruiser. We have a 2008 model one with V6 engine, and until today, it is amazing with zero problems. This car is a lifetime car.

[MustafaAshah-elnc]

A few things.

“Cheap”’plastic is for men with boots lad. Toyota designed this car for people like Safari rangers the forestry commission and border patrol in mind.


Number two

The reason that Toyota insists on manually unlocking petrol is the security. This car is sold in markets where fuel theft is a much more common issue and having an electronically controlled mechanism is easier to fail than a mechanical system for the fuel filler cap. Countries where this is an issue include South Africa Thailand and Pakistan


Lastly the reason that have such milf heated seats on all there cars is due to long term reliability. Hotter heating filliments burn out quicker. Toyota use thicker more basic heating filliments (same for the window) to try and guarantee long-term reliability and functionality over performance and short term excellence

[dimitardaskalov]

Mat, the only type of guy wearing some muddy hiking shoes while presenting the latest saloon in the middle of the city, but putting white sneakers on an offroad trip.

[Carrera_Quan]

My next SUV. Was thinking of the Defender 130 but reliability is my main concern. Can't get more reliable than a Toyota.

[NoxNoctisUmbra]

Round vs square headlights. In pictures I liked the round ones, but in this video in motion, the square headlights look amazing

[RUfromthes]

i have a hilux current model and i was amazed by it´s driving in very dificult terrains being the switch to 4x4 low or high just like a sofage knob not nothing else needed, this will be my next all terrain vehicule

[mrawthecat]

"Glove compatible interface" is a weird way to say "we didn't go stupid with capacitive buttons like most cars"

[_alifeallmine_]

There’s a big difference between supposed “cheap” feeling materials, and those that are designed to last, which is a known quantity in Toyotas in general, but especially their 4WDs.

[URLex]

Looks so good. Keeps the no nonsense with the materials, tactile buttons and switches. It just works so well. Gonna go with the GX OT in time though for the luxury.

[marcburgin]

As usual fantastic vehicle test from Mat! Love the brake tests, something no one else dose but I love to see them !

[Aegon]

My grandma not caring what so ever about the car but glad to give Matt a sweet answer 😮‍💨😮‍💨

[Car-crazy]

I have the current prado 150 series, bought new 18 months ago and I absolutely live it. Used it in lots of snow this winter. Drove it through 50cm deep snow on the standard 4wd high. Never touch the dif locks or 4L. Drove through that snow like I was on a dry road, even on steep hills. Feature wise this new one doesnt have anything mine doesnt have. The camera system is the same. When you drop to 10kph or less the 360o camera comes on. In off road mode the terrain camera comes on, except mine actually shows all the underneath as well as the front . In 10 years time when I might want to renew my cruiser, this new model is what I would go for as long as they keep the diesel engine and all the physical switches, etc and as long as they do not make it all electric.

[kubenkain]

Thank you for a lovely review. The tailgate should have been a split with lower and upper. It is an unbelievable useful feature that is extremely practical when overlanding and road tripping.

[amokrani]

34:02 "it is deeper than I thought and it is every wett" haha Matt best quotes so far.