The new 8th generation Toyota Land Cruiser V8 has replaced its predecessor the Land Cruiser Amazon in the UK market. It continues the Land Cruiser’s trademark body on frame construction, which Toyota says tackles tough terrain better.
The new Land Cruiser V8 is powered by a new 4.5 litre D-4D common rail turbodiesel V8 engine. It produces 282 horsepower and 650Nm from a low 1,600rpm. It is engineered to work in temperatures from -30 to 50 degrees Celcius. It channels power through a 6-speed automatic gearbox with manual sequential gear selection and a set of low ratios. New to the Land Cruiser is the worlds first four-wheel Active Height Control and Adaptive Variable Suspension (4-Wheel AHC & AVS), a fully adjustable system that also provides spring rate control. It enhances wheel articulation to a point that the Land Cruiser is able to crawl over steps with a 630mm height difference without lifting a wheel off the ground! The Land Cruiser is also able to switch from H4 to the L4 set of low ratios without stopping – at up to speeds of 4.8 km/h.
The interior seats 7, and occupants are protected by 14 airbags including front knee airbags and curtain shield airbags along the entire length of the cabin. Creature comforts include four-zone climate control air conditioning, full-map satellite navigation, Bluetooth, rear parking monitor, nine-speaker sound system with six-DVD autochanger and leather upholstery. The ICE may be upgraded to an optional JBL audio system with iPod integration and rear LCD screens for watching DVDs.
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
what’s with vertical aircond vents? is it the latest fashion?
back looks ugly
good lookin, nice except the rear light
i like the interior..so luxurious plus those 14 airbags….
omigosh… what have they done to the land cruiser? :-0
it looks so… boring. kena camry syndrome already lol
Its like having the features of a concept car for the interior.. look at the number of airbags it bags in!
Rear looks abit like a jacked up Odyssey with some curves like the Cayenne Turbo…
Another guzzler for the road?
Toyota engineers must be drunk when they come with this!
14 airbags!!!
Butt ugly…I still prefer the previous one, the one with twin headlight
great torque, looks tough and bold.
this car will be so many in sabah soon … 14 airbag super class SUV !!!
sxe10r said,
January 28, 2008 @ 4:48 pm
this car will be so many in sabah soon … 14 airbag super class SUV !!!
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It has already arrived here.
Just saw one though.
4.5 L diesel…
ganas…
Any videos on how it crawls up a mountain. I would like to see that wihout the wheel lifting off the ground.
bigger but ugly…
see on utube how it rescue hummer
very nice. welldone toyota. rm500k in sabah.
Looking at the current price, its hard to believe that it costed less than 100k just over 25 years ago. I mean, Saga’s 1st batch was about RM18k when launched in 1985, now only increase to 39-43k++ (about double). But this model’s price increased almost five-fold already within the same time span. I know there’s some justification like major advancement in comfort, technology and overall spec, but somehow I still feel that there are many desireable models in this country that quickly become more and more out of reach for average workers here.
Looking at the current price, its hard to believe that it costed less than 100k just over 25 years ago. I mean, Saga’s 1st batch was about RM18k when launched in 1985, now only increase to 39-43k++ (about double). But this model’s price increased almost five-fold already within the same time span. I know there’s some justification like major advancement in comfort, technology and overall spec, but somehow I still feel that there are many desireable models in this country that quickly become more and more out of reach for average workers here.