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And the best 4×4<\/span> for the end of the world<\/span> is\u2026<\/span>
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Pessimistic about how long civilisation has left? Then you need a go-anywhere survival vehicle. But do you get the Toyota or the Defender?<\/p>\n
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Words<\/b><\/span> Ben Miller
<\/span>Photography<\/b><\/span> Olgun Kordal<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”text-with-dropcap” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Off-roading in someone else\u2019s very valuable car requires a considered blend of aggression and restraint. Go too hard in the wrong places and at best you\u2019ll spill your pumpkin spiced latte. At worst you\u2019ll need a bin bag for the car\u2019s corners and a good story for the insurance paperwork. But fail to go hard enough and you might get stuck, which would be embarrassing in any 4×4, let alone one wearing Land Cruiser or Defender badges. If in doubt, then, give it some power.<\/p>\n
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Water surges over the Defender\u2019s bonnet, the supercharged V8\u2019s thick-milkshake purr turns to a hungover-bear roar and, as the Wade Sensing display on the touchscreen (sensors detect anything over four inches of standing water, monitoring the rising tide to stop you going in too deep) assures me there\u2019s nothing to worry about (we\u2019re barely troubling a third of the Defender\u2019s 900mm wading depth; the Land Cruiser maxes out at 700mm), we accelerate so effortlessly that the steep climb up the far bank is blitzed on momentum alone, requiring no power whatsoever.<\/p>\n
Behind me, like an \u2018anything you can do, I can do at least as well\u2019 shadow I just can\u2019t lose, the Land Cruiser follows suit, its glaring round headlights (you can spec rectangular ones for a less retro look) piercing the spray. In fact, the Toyota looks so good in my mirrors I can\u2019t tear my eyes away, its lantern-jawed, geometric design language looking just perfect now that the car\u2019s flanks are caked in winter mud. For so long a trusted tool to do a job, the Land Cruiser\u2019s new look has infinitely broadened its appeal. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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‘All it had to do was make it look like a proper Land Cruiser, which it has’<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Toyota-water.jpg” title_text=”Toyota water” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Which begs the question: what took Toyota so long? Most manufacturers must scratch around in their loft for a car they might, on a good day, get away with describing as an icon \u2013 ideally without being laughed out of town. Toyota\u2019s been sitting on one for more than half a century. When it comes to legendary 4x4s, Jaguar Land Rover is spoilt rotten, of course, with at least two: the flagship Range Rover and the more utilitarian Defender. And the two cars are solid gold performers, powering JLR to profits of \u00a31.1bn in the first half of 2024, up 25 per cent year-on-year. And that was merely the latest bit of great financial news in a streak running to eight profitable quarters on the bounce. On sale for nearly five years now, the Defender\u2019s popularity shows no sign of waning. JLR can\u2019t build them fast enough, and the appeal of a great-looking, versatile and good-to-drive SUV with the all-terrain capability to breeze any apocalypse is obvious.<\/p>\n
Hence the Defender-ification of the Land Cruiser. Toyota\u2019s 4×4 name plate, together with Jeep and the G-Class, in inarguably authentic. All it had to do was make it look like a proper Land Cruiser, which it has, while gently evolving the hardware beneath to give the ladder-framed off-roader more polish on the road. And you know what? It\u2019s worked. Despite some not-messing-about pricing (it costs \u00a374,995 in Invincible guise in the UK; the First Edition, like our test car, is \u00a379,995) Toyota has, after the first wave of UK customer deliveries, been forced to press pause on sales, so strong has demand been. Nice problem to have.<\/p>\n
So, what\u2019s it to be? Land Rover or Land Cruiser? What\u2019s the best chunky-looking family wagon for active lifestyles\/breezing the zombie apocalypse? To be clear, though, choosing between this actual Land Cruiser and this actual Land Rover is not an \u00a380k dilemma. Yes, you can get a Defender 130 for circa \u00a380k, though we\u2019d recommend the five-seat, two-row 110 with the D350 mild-hybrid diesel.<\/p>\n
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‘In the Defender you\u2019re swaddled in what feels like several hundred of the world\u2019s finest duvets’<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Land-Rover-water.jpg” title_text=”Land Rover water” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
But you can\u2019t get a V8 Supercharged Defender 130 like this one for \u00a380k, sadly. The V8 130 is \u00a3116k without options. It\u2019s a lot of money, yes. A 2.7-tonne SUV with the power and torque (493bhp and 450lb ft) to launch 0-62mph in 5.7sec was never going to be cheap. (At 10.9sec, the 202bhp, 369lb ft Toyota takes twice as long.) But in many ways the powertrains perfectly reflect the characters of the cars into which they\u2019re bolted. The Toyota is the more honest and purposeful of the two cars; the Land Rover the polished, luxurious option. And everything else about this Defender makes for a valid comparison.<\/p>\n
Back on the road, river water cascading from various orifices like wrecks raised from the sea, these two mud monsters go about things in very different ways on tarmac. In the Defender you\u2019re swaddled in what feels like several hundred of the world\u2019s finest duvets. Road and wind noise are all but absent. Despite its chunky design and durable, rubberised finish in places, the Defender\u2019s cabin feels and smells expensive \u2013 certainly more expensive than the Land Cruiser\u2019s. Visibility is superb, adding to the car\u2019s relaxing vibe, and the ride comfort is mostly sensational, the big Land Rover gliding over broken tarmac and farm tracks like a four-wheeled hovercraft. Thank its monocoque structure and air suspension.<\/p>\n
There are some inspired little design features in the Defender\u2019s cabin, too. Physical knobs and buttons for the climate control and engine stop\/start are a welcome return to common sense, the touchscreen is lag-free and beautiful, whether you\u2019re running Land Rover\u2019s OS or your phone\u2019s, and the rubberised charging pad, which slopes at 45\u00b0, is genius, ensuring your phone doesn\u2019t slide about and drop off wireless charging as you drive. (The Land Cruiser solves the issue with little barriers to stop your phone straying too far). Knocking off the more annoying driving assists is straightforward in both cars, using controls on the steering wheels. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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‘The Toyota\u2019s ride is fine in isolation but can\u2019t compete with the Defender\u2019s compliance’<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
In contrast to the Defender\u2019s stunning refinement the Land Cruiser, with its gruff four-cylinder diesel engine, is loud. That said the driving position is every bit of comfortable and the cabin\u2019s similarly unfussy interior design very appealing, though the Toyota\u2019s cockpit feels more cluttered.<\/p>\n
First Edition cars also get niceties like full leather and a head-up display but, while there\u2019s much to like here, you\u2019ll need to be a big fan of the noise diesel engines make to be truly happy. The racket is pretty much omnipresent, not least because the eight-speed automatic instantly drops a couple gears for even the smallest of throttle inputs, rather than using its torque (unless you slide the lever over into its manual setting). As such it feels like the thing never really settles down, and you pay a price for that chunky styling in wind noise, too. Like the engine, the battle between the Land Cruiser\u2019s bluff prow and the onrushing atmosphere is not a particularly quiet one.<\/p>\n
The Toyota\u2019s ride is fine in isolation but can\u2019t compete with the Defender\u2019s compliance. Perfectly serviceable on the road at speed, the Land Cruiser\u2019s suspension struggles with lumpier back roads, town work and sudden ridges. Off-road, it\u2019s incapable of making a gravel track feel like anything else, whereas the Land Rover gives the sense of it re-surfacing it in real time as you pass.<\/p>\n
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All of which might suggest the Land Cruiser\u2019s some ill-mannered 4×4 that should stick to the desert (or the mountains, or the moors, or the wherever). That really isn\u2019t the case. Yes, it\u2019s not as smooth nor as civilised as the Defender, and where long drives in the Land Rover are effortless, the Land Cruiser is tiring over extended periods. But the Toyota\u2019s happier on twisting country roads thanks to its more sensible dimensions, less terrifying kerbweight (2.3-2.5 tonnes, depending on spec, versus 2.7) and superior body control.<\/p>\n
Up to a point, the Defender\u2019s just fine when driven at a decent clip, gliding through corners, instantly getting back up to speed thanks to the supercharged V8\u2019s velvety punch and putting a smile every time you\u2019re forced to slow down thanks to the gorgeous power and feel of the Brembo brakes. But try to really hustle and the Defender isn\u2019t happy. Which is as it should be, really. The Range Rover, too, has a point at which it draws the line and is a better car for it. Land Rovers risk becoming confused when, like the Range Rover Sport, they chase dynamics.<\/p>\n
The Toyota, meanwhile, feels agile and composed, and like a hot hatch by comparison. It tracks faithfully into turns with every nudge at the wheel (its electric power steering is new and, like the ride and engine refinement, is a giant leap over the previous model), summoning impressive grip from its mixed-surface Geolander rubber, even on cold, wet tarmac. And thanks to that super-sensitive kickdown, the Land Cruiser\u2019s off and pulling in the responsive part of its rev range just as soon as you ask it too.<\/p>\n
Drive like you left the iron on and the Land Cruiser\u2019s fuel economy dips from 29mpg to 26, and the Land Rover\u2019s \u2013 supercharged V8, remember \u2013 from 21 to 19\u2026 Choose a more sensible Defender engine and you\u2019ll match the Toyota\u2019s economy and lose very little of this V8\u2019s refinement.<\/p>\n
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Clockwise frop top: Land Rover’s badge of honour; The Discovery takes an unfussy approach; Toyota’s interior is a bit more ‘hands on’<\/p>\n
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Really don\u2019t care about fuel bills? Then we can\u2019t help but suggest you treat yourself. Its supercharged V8 is not as bombastic as the spec sheet might suggest but again, that\u2019s as it should be. It\u2019s syrupy smooth, utterly charming and powerful enough to give this vast car a compelling turn of speed when you ask for it. The gearbox, however, is the opposite of the Land Cruiser\u2019s trigger-happy set-up. Snoozy to the point of distraction, overtakes and quicker driving require that you work the gorgeous metal shift paddles yourself. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Defender may be the most utilitarian car Land Rover makes, but it is not \u2013\u00a0in most specifications \u2013 a utilitarian car. Neither, in many ways, is the Toyota, but it has a rugged authenticity to it that fits its rugged good looks perfectly \u2013 a mechanical and spiritual honesty you feel you could, over time and road trips and adventures (or more realistically, school runs) fall pretty hard for.<\/p>\n
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‘This Land Cruiser is yet another example of Toyota getting things very right’<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
The off-road ability of both is astonishing, with their locking diffs, high- and low-range transmissions \u2013 selected by button now, rather than Victorian-era handle \u2013 and confidence-boosting systems including terrain select, hill descent control and crawl control.<\/p>\n
Both also have a raft of on-road safety systems. In the case of the Toyota that includes Proactive Driving Assist, which slows you down for corners, feeling like an EV switching to a higher level of regen, even when you\u2019re not using cruise control; it\u2019s weird but effective, and you can turn it down or off.<\/p>\n
Both cars are big on space. At 4920mm long, the Toyota feels almost cosy after the stadium-sized 130. But in reality it\u2019s ridiculously roomy, with acres of legroom and a 1063-litre boot you\u2019ll love stuffing with dogs, camping kit and biscuits. We much prefer the Land Cruiser\u2019s power-opening conventional bootlid, too, as opposed to the Defender\u2019s macho but cumbersome side-hinged back door.<\/p>\n
In its seven- or eight-seat configurations, the vast (it’s 5.358 metres long if you include the spare wheel) 130 is the nicest minibus you\u2019ll ever sit in. A joy in any one of its three rows, the seven-seat set-up makes for a nice gap between the second-row seats, so back-row occupants can slink through without having to fold a seat out of the way first.<\/p>\n
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Verdict<\/h3>\n
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The Zombies don’t stand a chance<\/h2>\n
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This Land Cruiser is yet another example of Toyota getting things very right. Desirable, great looking and crushingly competent off-road, its road manners are night-and-day better than both the Land Cruisers of legend and this model\u2019s immediate predecessor. Fun to drive and composed, you could now buy one, never use it off-road and not feel like you\u2019d entirely missed the point.<\/p>\n
But the Defender remains a formidable rival. It\u2019s a more aloof handler than the terrier-like Land Cruiser, if that matters to you, but its layers of additional refinement are hard to argue with, particularly on the kind of long family road trips at which these cars excel. That diesel engine is just too busy to make a relaxing driving companion. A version of the Hilux\u2019s 48-volt hybrid diesel powertrain is on the way, and it might ease the issue, by boosting the diesel where it can and smoothing its rougher edges. Until then we\u2019ll take a Defender, with the V8 if we\u2019re excessively (and hypothetically) wealthy or the D350 diesel if only moderately so. Not that money will matter when the zombies come, I guess.<\/p>\n
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Land Rover Defender<\/p>\n
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Formidable refinement and astonishing versatility<\/p>\n
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Toyota Land Cruiser<\/p>\n
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Agile and nimble next to the Defender, but that engine’s refinement can irk<\/p>\n
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What’s the line-up?<\/h3>\n
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The current Defender is available as the three-door 90 (priced from \u00a359,73), the longer five-door 110 and the longer still 130. There’s a choice of petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid powertrains (not all available with ever body style), and an even bigger choice of spec levels and options, available individually or in packs. There are also Hard Top versions with removable roof panels, and there’s the hardcore Octa version. Ours is a Land Rover Defender 130 V8 Supercharged<\/p>\n
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Data<\/h3>\n
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Price<\/b> \u00a3115,865 (\u00a3126,310 as tested)
Powertrain<\/b> 5000cc 32v supercharged V8, eight-speed automatic, all-wheel drive
Performance<\/b> 493bhp @ 6000rpm, 450lb ft @ 2500rpm, 5.7sec 0-62mph, 149mph
Weight<\/b> 2660kg
Efficiency<\/b> 19.7mpg (official), 19.2mpg (tested), 390-mile range (official), 380-mile range (tested), 324g\/km CO2
Length\/width\/height<\/b> 5358mm\/2008mm\/1970mm
Boot capacity<\/b> 389 litres (with seven seats)<\/span><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”facts-figures” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Toyota-water.jpg” title_text=”Toyota water” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
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What’s the line-up?<\/h3>\n
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As ever with the long-running Land Cruiser, the same name is used for slightly different models in different markets. Here in the UK, this first all-new Land Cruiser since 2011 is currently available with a 2.8-litre diesel engine, in a choice of First Edition trim like our test car \u2013 except that’s all sold out \u2013 and the slightly less retro Invincible, priced from \u00a324,995. Both are seven-seaters. A mild-hybrid engine should be available in 2025.<\/p>\n
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Data<\/h3>\n
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Price<\/b> \u00a379,995 (\u00a379,995 as tested)
Powertrain<\/b> 2755cc 16v turbodiesel four-cylinder, eight-speed automatic, all-wheel drive
Performance<\/b> 201bhp @ 3000rpm, 369lb ft @ 1600rpm, 10.9sec 0-62mph, 102mph
Weight<\/b> 2550kg
Efficiency<\/b> 26.6mpg (official), 27.4mpg (tested), 279g\/km CO2, 527-mile range (official), 540-mile range (tested)
Length\/width\/height<\/b> 4920mm\/1980mm\/1935mm
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<\/span>Photography<\/b><\/span> Olgun Kordal<\/span><\/p>\n
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Off-roading in someone else\u2019s very valuable car requires a considered blend of aggression and restraint. Go too hard in the wrong places and at best you\u2019ll spill your pumpkin spiced latte. At worst you\u2019ll need a bin bag for the car\u2019s corners and a good story for the insurance paperwork. But fail to go hard enough and you might get stuck, which would be embarrassing in any 4×4, let alone one wearing Land Cruiser or Defender badges. If in doubt, then, give it some power.<\/p>\n
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Water surges over the Defender\u2019s bonnet, the supercharged V8\u2019s thick-milkshake purr turns to a hungover-bear roar and, as the Wade Sensing display on the touchscreen (sensors detect anything over four inches of standing water, monitoring the rising tide to stop you going in too deep) assures me there\u2019s nothing to worry about (we\u2019re barely troubling a third of the Defender\u2019s 900mm wading depth; the Land Cruiser maxes out at 700mm), we accelerate so effortlessly that the steep climb up the far bank is blitzed on momentum alone, requiring no power whatsoever.<\/p>\n
Behind me, like an \u2018anything you can do, I can do at least as well\u2019 shadow I just can\u2019t lose, the Land Cruiser follows suit, its glaring round headlights (you can spec rectangular ones for a less retro look) piercing the spray. In fact, the Toyota looks so good in my mirrors I can\u2019t tear my eyes away, its lantern-jawed, geometric design language looking just perfect now that the car\u2019s flanks are caked in winter mud. For so long a trusted tool to do a job, the Land Cruiser\u2019s new look has infinitely broadened its appeal. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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‘All it had to do was make it look like a proper Land Cruiser, which it has’<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Toyota-water.jpg” title_text=”Toyota water” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Which begs the question: what took Toyota so long? Most manufacturers must scratch around in their loft for a car they might, on a good day, get away with describing as an icon \u2013 ideally without being laughed out of town. Toyota\u2019s been sitting on one for more than half a century. When it comes to legendary 4x4s, Jaguar Land Rover is spoilt rotten, of course, with at least two: the flagship Range Rover and the more utilitarian Defender. And the two cars are solid gold performers, powering JLR to profits of \u00a31.1bn in the first half of 2024, up 25 per cent year-on-year. And that was merely the latest bit of great financial news in a streak running to eight profitable quarters on the bounce. On sale for nearly five years now, the Defender\u2019s popularity shows no sign of waning. JLR can\u2019t build them fast enough, and the appeal of a great-looking, versatile and good-to-drive SUV with the all-terrain capability to breeze any apocalypse is obvious.<\/p>\n Hence the Defender-ification of the Land Cruiser. Toyota\u2019s 4×4 name plate, together with Jeep and the G-Class, in inarguably authentic. All it had to do was make it look like a proper Land Cruiser, which it has, while gently evolving the hardware beneath to give the ladder-framed off-roader more polish on the road. And you know what? It\u2019s worked. Despite some not-messing-about pricing (it costs \u00a374,995 in Invincible guise in the UK; the First Edition, like our test car, is \u00a379,995) Toyota has, after the first wave of UK customer deliveries, been forced to press pause on sales, so strong has demand been. Nice problem to have.<\/p>\n So, what\u2019s it to be? Land Rover or Land Cruiser? What\u2019s the best chunky-looking family wagon for active lifestyles\/breezing the zombie apocalypse? To be clear, though, choosing between this actual Land Cruiser and this actual Land Rover is not an \u00a380k dilemma. Yes, you can get a Defender 130 for circa \u00a380k, though we\u2019d recommend the five-seat, two-row 110 with the D350 mild-hybrid diesel.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”car-pullquote-notac” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800|||||||” text_font_size=”22px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n ‘In the Defender you\u2019re swaddled in what feels like several hundred of the world\u2019s finest duvets’<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Land-Rover-water.jpg” title_text=”Land Rover water” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n But you can\u2019t get a V8 Supercharged Defender 130 like this one for \u00a380k, sadly. The V8 130 is \u00a3116k without options. It\u2019s a lot of money, yes. A 2.7-tonne SUV with the power and torque (493bhp and 450lb ft) to launch 0-62mph in 5.7sec was never going to be cheap. (At 10.9sec, the 202bhp, 369lb ft Toyota takes twice as long.) But in many ways the powertrains perfectly reflect the characters of the cars into which they\u2019re bolted. The Toyota is the more honest and purposeful of the two cars; the Land Rover the polished, luxurious option. And everything else about this Defender makes for a valid comparison.<\/p>\n Back on the road, river water cascading from various orifices like wrecks raised from the sea, these two mud monsters go about things in very different ways on tarmac. In the Defender you\u2019re swaddled in what feels like several hundred of the world\u2019s finest duvets. Road and wind noise are all but absent. Despite its chunky design and durable, rubberised finish in places, the Defender\u2019s cabin feels and smells expensive \u2013 certainly more expensive than the Land Cruiser\u2019s. Visibility is superb, adding to the car\u2019s relaxing vibe, and the ride comfort is mostly sensational, the big Land Rover gliding over broken tarmac and farm tracks like a four-wheeled hovercraft. Thank its monocoque structure and air suspension.<\/p>\n There are some inspired little design features in the Defender\u2019s cabin, too. Physical knobs and buttons for the climate control and engine stop\/start are a welcome return to common sense, the touchscreen is lag-free and beautiful, whether you\u2019re running Land Rover\u2019s OS or your phone\u2019s, and the rubberised charging pad, which slopes at 45\u00b0, is genius, ensuring your phone doesn\u2019t slide about and drop off wireless charging as you drive. (The Land Cruiser solves the issue with little barriers to stop your phone straying too far). Knocking off the more annoying driving assists is straightforward in both cars, using controls on the steering wheels. \u00a0<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”car-pullquote-notac” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800|||||||” text_font_size=”22px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n ‘The Toyota\u2019s ride is fine in isolation but can\u2019t compete with the Defender\u2019s compliance’<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n In contrast to the Defender\u2019s stunning refinement the Land Cruiser, with its gruff four-cylinder diesel engine, is loud. That said the driving position is every bit of comfortable and the cabin\u2019s similarly unfussy interior design very appealing, though the Toyota\u2019s cockpit feels more cluttered.<\/p>\n First Edition cars also get niceties like full leather and a head-up display but, while there\u2019s much to like here, you\u2019ll need to be a big fan of the noise diesel engines make to be truly happy. The racket is pretty much omnipresent, not least because the eight-speed automatic instantly drops a couple gears for even the smallest of throttle inputs, rather than using its torque (unless you slide the lever over into its manual setting). As such it feels like the thing never really settles down, and you pay a price for that chunky styling in wind noise, too. Like the engine, the battle between the Land Cruiser\u2019s bluff prow and the onrushing atmosphere is not a particularly quiet one.<\/p>\n The Toyota\u2019s ride is fine in isolation but can\u2019t compete with the Defender\u2019s compliance. Perfectly serviceable on the road at speed, the Land Cruiser\u2019s suspension struggles with lumpier back roads, town work and sudden ridges. Off-road, it\u2019s incapable of making a gravel track feel like anything else, whereas the Land Rover gives the sense of it re-surfacing it in real time as you pass.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Both-02.jpg” title_text=”Both 02″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n All of which might suggest the Land Cruiser\u2019s some ill-mannered 4×4 that should stick to the desert (or the mountains, or the moors, or the wherever). That really isn\u2019t the case. Yes, it\u2019s not as smooth nor as civilised as the Defender, and where long drives in the Land Rover are effortless, the Land Cruiser is tiring over extended periods. But the Toyota\u2019s happier on twisting country roads thanks to its more sensible dimensions, less terrifying kerbweight (2.3-2.5 tonnes, depending on spec, versus 2.7) and superior body control.<\/p>\n Up to a point, the Defender\u2019s just fine when driven at a decent clip, gliding through corners, instantly getting back up to speed thanks to the supercharged V8\u2019s velvety punch and putting a smile every time you\u2019re forced to slow down thanks to the gorgeous power and feel of the Brembo brakes. But try to really hustle and the Defender isn\u2019t happy. Which is as it should be, really. The Range Rover, too, has a point at which it draws the line and is a better car for it. Land Rovers risk becoming confused when, like the Range Rover Sport, they chase dynamics.<\/p>\n The Toyota, meanwhile, feels agile and composed, and like a hot hatch by comparison. It tracks faithfully into turns with every nudge at the wheel (its electric power steering is new and, like the ride and engine refinement, is a giant leap over the previous model), summoning impressive grip from its mixed-surface Geolander rubber, even on cold, wet tarmac. And thanks to that super-sensitive kickdown, the Land Cruiser\u2019s off and pulling in the responsive part of its rev range just as soon as you ask it too.<\/p>\n Drive like you left the iron on and the Land Cruiser\u2019s fuel economy dips from 29mpg to 26, and the Land Rover\u2019s \u2013 supercharged V8, remember \u2013 from 21 to 19\u2026 Choose a more sensible Defender engine and you\u2019ll match the Toyota\u2019s economy and lose very little of this V8\u2019s refinement.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”img-col-v1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Land-Rover-detail.jpg” title_text=”Land Rover detail” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Toyota-cabin.jpg” title_text=”Toyota cabin” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Land-Rover-cabin.jpg” title_text=”Land Rover cabin” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”car-img-caption” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-15px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Clockwise frop top: Land Rover’s badge of honour; The Discovery takes an unfussy approach; Toyota’s interior is a bit more ‘hands on’<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Really don\u2019t care about fuel bills? Then we can\u2019t help but suggest you treat yourself. Its supercharged V8 is not as bombastic as the spec sheet might suggest but again, that\u2019s as it should be. It\u2019s syrupy smooth, utterly charming and powerful enough to give this vast car a compelling turn of speed when you ask for it. The gearbox, however, is the opposite of the Land Cruiser\u2019s trigger-happy set-up. Snoozy to the point of distraction, overtakes and quicker driving require that you work the gorgeous metal shift paddles yourself. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Defender may be the most utilitarian car Land Rover makes, but it is not \u2013\u00a0in most specifications \u2013 a utilitarian car. Neither, in many ways, is the Toyota, but it has a rugged authenticity to it that fits its rugged good looks perfectly \u2013 a mechanical and spiritual honesty you feel you could, over time and road trips and adventures (or more realistically, school runs) fall pretty hard for.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ module_class=”img-col-v1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”20px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”car-pullquote-notac” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800|||||||” text_font_size=”22px” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n ‘This Land Cruiser is yet another example of Toyota getting things very right’<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The off-road ability of both is astonishing, with their locking diffs, high- and low-range transmissions \u2013 selected by button now, rather than Victorian-era handle \u2013 and confidence-boosting systems including terrain select, hill descent control and crawl control.<\/p>\n Both also have a raft of on-road safety systems. In the case of the Toyota that includes Proactive Driving Assist, which slows you down for corners, feeling like an EV switching to a higher level of regen, even when you\u2019re not using cruise control; it\u2019s weird but effective, and you can turn it down or off.<\/p>\n Both cars are big on space. At 4920mm long, the Toyota feels almost cosy after the stadium-sized 130. But in reality it\u2019s ridiculously roomy, with acres of legroom and a 1063-litre boot you\u2019ll love stuffing with dogs, camping kit and biscuits. We much prefer the Land Cruiser\u2019s power-opening conventional bootlid, too, as opposed to the Defender\u2019s macho but cumbersome side-hinged back door.<\/p>\n In its seven- or eight-seat configurations, the vast (it’s 5.358 metres long if you include the spare wheel) 130 is the nicest minibus you\u2019ll ever sit in. A joy in any one of its three rows, the seven-seat set-up makes for a nice gap between the second-row seats, so back-row occupants can slink through without having to fold a seat out of the way first.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Both-03.jpg” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”Both 03″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Toyota-detail.jpg” title_text=”Toyota detail” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Land-Rover-mud.jpg” title_text=”Land Rover mud” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row module_class=”final-reckoning” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_divider color=”#000000″ divider_weight=”3px” module_class=”divider-thin” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”rundown-ranking” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#d19707″ header_2_font_size=”36px” header_3_font=”|700||on|||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#d19707″ header_3_font_size=”20px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|800||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_font_size=”40px” custom_padding=”10px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Both-05.jpg” title_text=”Both 05″ align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n This Land Cruiser is yet another example of Toyota getting things very right. Desirable, great looking and crushingly competent off-road, its road manners are night-and-day better than both the Land Cruisers of legend and this model\u2019s immediate predecessor. Fun to drive and composed, you could now buy one, never use it off-road and not feel like you\u2019d entirely missed the point.<\/p>\n But the Defender remains a formidable rival. It\u2019s a more aloof handler than the terrier-like Land Cruiser, if that matters to you, but its layers of additional refinement are hard to argue with, particularly on the kind of long family road trips at which these cars excel. That diesel engine is just too busy to make a relaxing driving companion. A version of the Hilux\u2019s 48-volt hybrid diesel powertrain is on the way, and it might ease the issue, by boosting the diesel where it can and smoothing its rougher edges. Until then we\u2019ll take a Defender, with the V8 if we\u2019re excessively (and hypothetically) wealthy or the D350 diesel if only moderately so. Not that money will matter when the zombies come, I guess.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row module_class=”brand-rundown” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text module_class=”rundown-ranking” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#d19707″ header_2_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”15px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”rundown-vehicle-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600||on|||||” text_text_color=”#4484c6″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||10px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Land Rover Defender<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Formidable refinement and astonishing versatility<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text module_class=”rundown-ranking” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”|600|||||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#d19707″ header_2_font_size=”36px” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”15px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”rundown-vehicle-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600||on|||||” text_text_color=”#4484c6″ text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||10px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Toyota Land Cruiser<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”||||||||” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||5px||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Agile and nimble next to the Defender, but that engine’s refinement can irk<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row module_class=”facts-figures” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Land-Rover-road.jpg” title_text=”Land Rover road” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Facts & Figures<\/span> | Land Rover Defender<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#4484c6″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n The current Defender is available as the three-door 90 (priced from \u00a359,73), the longer five-door 110 and the longer still 130. There’s a choice of petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid powertrains (not all available with ever body style), and an even bigger choice of spec levels and options, available individually or in packs. There are also Hard Top versions with removable roof panels, and there’s the hardcore Octa version. Ours is a Land Rover Defender 130 V8 Supercharged<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#4484c6″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Price<\/b> \u00a3115,865 (\u00a3126,310 as tested) [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_class=”facts-figures” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/12\/Toyota-water.jpg” title_text=”Toyota water” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|800||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Facts & Figures<\/span> | Toyota Land Cruiser<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#4484c6″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n As ever with the long-running Land Cruiser, the same name is used for slightly different models in different markets. Here in the UK, this first all-new Land Cruiser since 2011 is currently available with a 2.8-litre diesel engine, in a choice of First Edition trim like our test car \u2013 except that’s all sold out \u2013 and the slightly less retro Invincible, priced from \u00a324,995. Both are seven-seaters. A mild-hybrid engine should be available in 2025.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_font=”|700|||||||” header_3_text_align=”center” header_3_text_color=”#4484c6″ custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Price<\/b> \u00a379,995 (\u00a379,995 as tested) [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pessimistic about how long civilisation has left? Then you need a go-anywhere survival vehicle. 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The Zombies don’t stand a chance<\/h2>\n
1st<\/h2>\n
\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n2nd<\/h2>\n
\t\t\t\t<\/div>\nWhat’s the line-up?<\/h3>\n
Data<\/h3>\n
Powertrain<\/b> 5000cc 32v supercharged V8, eight-speed automatic, all-wheel drive
Performance<\/b> 493bhp @ 6000rpm, 450lb ft @ 2500rpm, 5.7sec 0-62mph, 149mph
Weight<\/b> 2660kg
Efficiency<\/b> 19.7mpg (official), 19.2mpg (tested), 390-mile range (official), 380-mile range (tested), 324g\/km CO2
Length\/width\/height<\/b> 5358mm\/2008mm\/1970mm
Boot capacity<\/b> 389 litres (with seven seats)<\/span><\/p>\nWhat’s the line-up?<\/h3>\n
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Powertrain<\/b> 2755cc 16v turbodiesel four-cylinder, eight-speed automatic, all-wheel drive
Performance<\/b> 201bhp @ 3000rpm, 369lb ft @ 1600rpm, 10.9sec 0-62mph, 102mph
Weight<\/b> 2550kg
Efficiency<\/b> 26.6mpg (official), 27.4mpg (tested), 279g\/km CO2, 527-mile range (official), 540-mile range (tested)
Length\/width\/height<\/b> 4920mm\/1980mm\/1935mm
Boot capacity<\/b> 1063 litres<\/span><\/p>\n