2018 Toyota Land Cruiser Review and Comparison 

Come back 10 years later and tell me if your RangeRover functions as easy as this Land Cruiser. Here in the middle east, I saw many people drive the Land Cruiser in the middle of the desert where every other vehicle boile down out of heat but Toyota vehicles keep going on. Nothing stops this car. People in the US always seem to neglect the main purpose of this car.

In 20 years, when all the other SUV’s that were mentioned are in the junkyard, this beast will still be going.

The Land Cruiser is actually much better looking than the Lexus LX 570

To all the idiots complaining about the dated tech, fuel economy or price, you have to understand that this is a car designed to last you 25 years. Sure, it costs 90k, but you won't need another car ever again. Here in Europe it's cheaper and sold with a 3.0 diesel, so it gets good fuel economy, and it makes a lot more sense.

I wonder if some people choose the Toyota Land Cruiser over the LX570 is specifically because they want to avoid something overly flashy.

Most of the people who hate on the Land Cruiser can only afford an 84 month payment on a Hyundai Santa Fe.

stop being negative this is a great vehicle

I appreciate that Alex always does his homework/research on the vehicle being reviewed AND its' competitors. Kudos!

Great video. Very detailed and informative. Most other reviews seem to repeat the same stuff - you captured what a real buyer would want to know. Love the mention of soft/hard plastic areas. Subscribed!

Americans never going to get the point of the land cruiser. They love cheap unreliable Chevy Tahoe, Ford expedition full of chrome that can be purchased 3 years later for a half of the sticker price. those cars doesn't have market in other place of the world only in US. The land cruiser sells in many countries for more than 120K (diesel sahara) and is very popular SUV.

What about resale value? The Toyota Land Crusier is one of the best when it comes to holding its value

I love the split hatch on the LC/LX and wish more companies offered it.

If you want to drive the best- Then drive a LandCruiser.

Extremely knowledgeable and therefore such a pleasure to watch. Thank you.

This is my powerball dream vehicle. Love these classic suv

Sorry: this is not a SUV. It‘s a Landcruiser. It will get you anywhere, and back again, not like the mentioned „competition“.

Not a bad review, but the Yanks don't get it. Landcruiser has bullet proof reliability compared to Jeep and Range Rover/ Landrover etc. etc. In Australia it's more expensive than in the U.S. Sahara around $125,000 Aust. Lexus around $150,000 - with that over the top grill. The 'Cruiser is sold here with the petrol V8 or diesel, and no one buys the petrol. It outsells the Range Rover/ Land Rover by 10 to one, not to mention the unreliable Jeep. They are the vehicle of choice for towing (3.5 tons) and you see them everywhere. The Outback, towing horse floats, boats, trailers etc.etc. and will get you home every time. Dealership back up, and parts availability, are the envy of all other manufactures. The Yanks love their big pickups, and that's understandable - they are also sold here converted to right hand drive, and sell for the same price as the Landcruiser Sahara. They are nowhere near as reliable as the Japanese built 'Cruiser, and too big off road. The 'Cruiser is getting a bit long in the tooth, bring on the 300 Series.

Yup here in Australia, we have Landcruisers with V8 Diesel twin turbos with snorkels.

Great vehicle reviews Alex. You go in detail to explain interior, exterior and powertrains and even compare them to other like vehicles. As I and others are in the metric world, could I make a request for you to mention measurements in metric also.Keep up the good work Alex.

We get it. The LC is a packaging disaster. But none of that matters because people don’t buy this car for those reasons. If you want smart packaging, buy an Expedition. But the Expedition doesn’t get you in the Land Cruiser club.

I'm amazed at how fast this is to 60mph given its basically 3 tons. Definelty not the point bit very respectful performance

Another great video! Thanks!

‘The Taco is more capable than the Land Cruiser.’ You lost me before I even considered taking you seriously.

@alex is the LX-570 ride significantly comfortable compared to the LC? In terms of less body roll, smoother handling of road irregularities ? Thanks

The main value is its reliability and durability. In other parts of the world it is valued even higher for its reliability so that it will not get you stuck in the middle of nowhere and lasts exactly in that tough condition for decades comparing to vulnerable craps like Land rover, Ford and GM that breaks down just for nothing. And yet people in US just talk about leather, infotainment and on road handling. Those are joke for those who really take it for its real purpose. In my country more than half of every single car sold as new, are landcruisers which may sound insane but is true.

22:55 - "This version of the Land Cruiser is obviously not as off road capable as some of the Land Cruisers that have come before it." ... The 200 series took the top 2 positions at the 2014 Dakar Rally in the production car category, meaning no modifications to the entries. Stock only vehicles for this category.

There are tons of Land Cruiser reviewers I've heard from, but Alex you have truly laid down the exact definition and purpose of this vehicle and didn't leave anything out. Everyone says that it's too expensive and one should go for either a Jeep GC, Range Rover, or a Navigator. But now we know exactly why the Land Cruiser still exists and who should or would buy it. Also, I completely agree with your opinion about the Lexus LX. Do you feel that going for a Lexus GX may also be a reasonable chose over the Land Cruiser?

Hey Alex! Thanks for the videos! Two quick questions. 1. Why do you say the Tacoma is better than the 4Runner? I wouldn’t expect that. 2. How come you never mentioned the Sequoia in this review?

Hello Alex, how does the 2nd row headroom, shoulder room and legroom compare to the Highlander?

Alex, since you really don't Off-Road or Overland much, you should stick to reviewing cars. You will not understand the priorities of these vehicles, which are quite different from say, a Toyota highlander. For instance, air springs is a no-no for serious off reading or over landing. The LX cousin is all show and luxury for people with deeper pockets, and yet you recommend that to the car buyer. Fair enough. One thing your reviews will never cover, understandably, is reliability and ruggedness. These are the highest priority for a Overlander. Towing, gas mileage etc are all important but not primary. You can "mod" a Land cruiser to match the best that they offer in South Africa and Australia, other than the diesels they have. However, HP has its advantages over torque alone even when off-roading, when momentum is critical, or desert running. BTW, 14.4 mpg on your display isn't bad, you get 13 in the city sometimes in the real world with other 4 wheelers with 6 cylinder engines.

Its Bad on gas but screw that , it takes me anywhere I want and its super realable 🙂 and like I said, it can do almost anything a brand new 4x4 with lockers do 👌

I am impressed that people buy this... Anyway, great work Alex.

Darn! I was expecting the Roman Mica from TFLnow to continue the debate from last month's "Is the Toyota Land Cruiser Better than the Lexus LX" As usual, Alex always covers all points to the discussion.

Tough love from Alex.

Never heard so many negative comments about the LC before. Other than the gas mileage, reviewers around the world absolutely love this vehicle. What gives?

Would this apply to the older Gen Toyota and Lexus Land Cruisers or were they more off road capable? 🤔

Here is Australia no one dare to go outback Australia alone any other vehicle than Landcruiser . Buy it maintain well it will keep you happy for decades.

500k+ miles reliability with just regular fluid changes. Sign me up. Simplicity at its best.

Alex, the Land Cruiser is $84k because it will still be roaming the planet in 30 years while the Range Rover has been recycled into soda cans. You are paying for everything important to be built to a standard above. IMO, that is the luxury of it. Think of it like an old Benz... before luxury became synonymous with disposable.

thanks alex!

why would you compare TLC to navigator or escalade ?

Tacoma more capable than the LC? You’re crazier than you look. Trust me, that’s an accomplishment.

On AWD vs Full Time 4WD, I think the difference is that 4wd has low range gear sets vs AWD, which does not. Does anyone know if this is wrong?

This is bought by old money to avoid standing out. Lexus is too flashy, this version is just right.

It took forever for a new Gelandewagen, but now it's here, it's time for a new Land Cruiser, just like a new Tundra and Taco is needed.

If the downside of full time 4wd via a torsen center differential is full economy, what is the upside? I have this system in my LE 4Runner and I’ve always wondered how the center diff compares to typical locking rear diffs. (Edit) I finished the entire video so I heard you discuss the on road handling advantages. I guess my question is why is a locking rear diff better off road?

This is not the least capable LC nor is the Tacoma better. Where I live in Washington DC I see old and new LC’s all the time, several per day. Not as many as a RR or it’s Lexus variant but enough. I do however agree that it’s very exclusive. Great review as always. This will be my next SUV.

Need to compare to new 2019 G Wagon

My 1984 fj60 has 228,000 miles and still Going strong 💪 yeah I cruise in the freeway at 65 mph but with full blast cold AC 🙂 and without exaggerating I follow 2018 Tacomas 4runners and Jeeps with a lift and lockers , my fj60 is all stock 👍

I’m an Australian with a 6yo Landcruiser Sahara and the 4.5L twin turbo diesel. It’s also chipped developing 238kw and 850Nm torque. That’s 320hp and 626 ft lbs in the US. It is used as a touring, tow and off road vehicle. At 180,000km (112,000mls) it’s barely run-in. And despite towing a 2,900kg (6,400lb) caravan for about one third of that distance, the Landcruiser drives like new, looks like new, apart from a little wear on the front seats, has only required routine services and one replacement set of tyres (though I did get rid of the original tyres when I bought it and replaced with Cooper AT3s), and average 20.5mpg normal driving and 14mpg when towing. No way would any other 4x4 do what this vehicle does with the same level of aplomb and reliability. Over here, the Landcruiser outsells every other large 4x4 wagon by a large margin. For good reason... our roads away from the large cities are crap, the distances vast and remote which means reliability is a top priority. Sure Range Rovers are fancy with some neat do-dads, but they have terrible reliability when the tough stuff rattles their teeth. They don’t call the Landcruiser the “King of the Offroad” without justification.

Any thoughts on why the numerous Land Cruiser variants that the rest of the globe get haven’t made it to the USA?

Tacoma TRD Pro? What about the 4Runner TRD Pro? Seems a better comparison.

In all fairness the Land Cruiser/LX 570 is not the only Land Cruiser in the North American market. The 4Runner is a Prado in different skin right down to the KDSS system available on the Off Road.

"King off the road " is what they call them in Australia. They don't have the excellent resale they do for no reason here. We mainly buy the diesels here and they get around 13L/100 Kms. Not bad for a big truck.

This car can take on any 4wd car fact..... And a solid axle is one of the most durable and solid design that is commonly used in most 4wd setups There is a saying in the 4wd community in Australia, “If you want to go into the outback take any 4wd, but if you want to come home again take a Toyota Landcruiser

Alex stick to kia and hyundai reviews.

vary nice

i am agree , middle east AC systems are more powerful then we get in USA, when i saw Land Cruiser in Washington Auto show last year i was shocked because many things were missing under the body and inside .

You should come to Kalimantan and let's see what Range Rover and other else can do. LC always prove their slogan "KING OF THE ROAD" 👏👑👑👑

Okay Mr Competition tell me if your Range Rover is running after 150,000 miles

You don't need to go to 60mph in 3-4 sec off road

well the cruiser we got in the states is kinda the most plain cruiser cause in the UAE it has a lot of trim level starting from GX which is the cheapest and the VXR the highest or maybe the AX or ZX is the highest (i think,) in there you could get a cruiser with 4.0 v6 gas,4.6 v8 gas and a 5.7 v8 gas or an diesel 4.5 v8 twin turbo which is an option (according to wikipedia) and you could even get one with a stick (manual transmission) but it is rare the cruiser there has a lot of flashy chrome part and sometimes it has a chrome bodykit or whatever it is called on it's bumpers and sometimes it has a 20 inch or 22 inch rims and it will come with an E - step board (on expensive trim levels) just search on google theres a lot of it for sale and BTW Trim levels GX - is the cheapest GXR - MID range i think VX - MID range i think VXR AX ZX - HIGH END (search it on google)

For better or worse, You tube and other websites have really peeled back the look at how global markets give favor to diesels over gasoline engines and as such make these large displacement gas motors less attractive to buyers in the states! Had the option of diesels like they have in other global markets would make this Landcrusier a much more compelling argument!

I actually do NOT care about how much more of whatever anything else in the category has over the Land Cruiser. Why? It is a LAND CRUISER that is why. The overall build quality of this thing from bumper to bumper is STILL head and shoulders above the rest of the category despite any of its "drawbacks". These things just NEVER lose value. If I could afford one I would have one in my driveway right now.

its like a mix between the 4runner and highlander

There’s a saying in Australia “ if you want a car to go into the outback take a Land Rover, if you want to come home bring a land cruiser” this saying is so true and that is why the land cruiser is the best all round off-roader in the world. Unfortunate that you Americans only get the petrol as the 4.5 litre twin turbo v8 is one of the best engines ever made, bullet proof reliability, good fuel economy and a huge amount of torque and plenty of power.

Hey Alex, could you pull your jeans any higher? your package is really secured up there already.

This should have the diesel and the second fuel tank in the US. Same for 4Runner for that matter.

The G-wagon has triple lockers and a solid front axle which are great for off-roading I agree. but the land cruiser has A-trac which is electronically uses the ABS system to brake the tires that are slipping and and putting the power to the wheel that needs it. And the land cruiser will cruise down crappy dirt roads much better than the G wagon... Maybe that’s why they are always wining Baja 1000’s and Dakar races. When Ford Raptors either place behind them or break down and don’t even finish... I don’t recall a G-wagon ever winning. As far as the LX goes, I had both the LX you pay more and in the end the land cruiser sells for more in the used market... And are you kidding my you’ll rip the bumpers and running boards off the LX if you do any kind of serious off road. The land cruiser has much smaller side steps and the bumpers are much better for off-road. May get a litttle Road rash but won’t rip off like the lx bumpers and steps will. my wife drives the LX now as a family car and a vehicle we take moderately off road other wise I take the old land cruiser out to go more serious stuff and camping... have you seen the rear wheel flex with kdss? If you can’t flex you won’t have traction period... which is why Solid axles are better for off reading. Yes land cruisers don’t have that in the front because they opted for independent as a better option for what most people use land cruisers for. Getting to remote areas driving down crappy dirt roads... the land cruiser isn’t a rock crawler obviously look at its size. I can go on and on as someone who has had 7 land cruiser and Lx’s

Hilux, 70 series, Prado,105 series, 200 series, all good automotive genes.

Is it an AWD? I thought this one is a 4WD.

We do not have it here in Canada. Why?

Yeah but the us doesn't get the awesome v8 tt Diesel that other markets such as Australia get. And we also get the 70 series lc which is one of the best offroader in the world

I thought the main reason ppl choose LC is not because of its off-road capability but its longevity.

Land Cruiser and Patrol are the best off-road SUVs ever

I know this video is a bit old, but all wheel drive and 4wd isn’t marketing. The Land Cruiser is true four wheel drive. Come to Colorado sometime and I can show you the difference!

LX is too fuggly. The LC200 looks way better... like a reliable touareg lol

I just bought a 2017 Landcruiser. Had 3 before. They are the best. This reviewer was great, but he forgot the most important disadvantage of the LX570. It has to have Super Unleaded gas. Which here in San Antonio is about 70 cents higher per gallon. For what?? 383 HP versus 381 HP? And these people who run regular unleaded in a LX570 could possible be hurting the longevity of that engine. I sure got tired of putting Super Unleaded gas in the 1999 and 2005 Landcruiser I had. These Landcruisers are holding their resale value better than the LX570. You can see this on Cars.com and Autotrader .... Another thing this reviewer is not aware of. Great review, except for the 2 MOST important items. Come on, Alex!!!

the real problem is that the land cruiser has not changed by much, it's basically the same model from 2007, its a bit behind the competition in everything except price.

LEXUS 570 vs lANDCRUISER is Gas vs Diesel. US/ UAE = Gas. Rest of world = Diesel. That's why lexus 570 is more popular in the US. simple as that.

Well good presentation, but your understanding of the the Land Cruiser is, well not well thought out. The Land Cruiser is stealth wealth, quality, dependability and reliability. Those that understand, its getting you and your family there and back safely, dependably every time. That's why they buy a Land Cruiser. In upper income, the smart money (not the new money) neighborhoods they are regularly seen, not because they want something that screams I spent a lot of money on this, they want something they can rely on and get them there (where ever there happens to be for them) comfortably, reliably and back every time. Those people also don't want repair bills that are never ending and insanely high, like a Land Rover or G wagon.

What most of these technical reviewers often ignore or don't understand is serviceability and long term maintenance expenses which is a big consideration for a value conscious long term customer. Over a 250K mile period, Land cruiser will be way cheaper to own than a Land Rover, Range Rover, MDX, Q7, X7,GLS, Navigator, Escalade, Tahoe etc and even after you hit that miles, you won't have a problem selling the vehicle to the waiting off-road community looking for a single owner vehicle.

Yes it's true but if you put bigger tires you will get more ground clearance even on solid axle.

the lexus 570 looks horrible. it's literally the last suv i'd buy.

2018 Land Cruiser ground clearance 8.9" 2018 Volvo XC90 ground clearance? 9.4" (plus higher with air suspension)! Not that the Volvo can match it offroad, but it obviously is enough for 99% of users in the US. $60K fairly well loaded.

Tacoma over LC ? Did you take your pills before making this video

I do wish Toyota would redesign the LX, GX, Land Cruiser, Sequoia, and 4Runner. They really show their ages. They’re good vehicles but they look old compared to competitors

Show me a perfectly working American Suv after 5 years of use, which has only done normal oil change and normal servicing anywhere in the world and I will salute you! American Suv's are nothing but flimsy bullshit! This person is while a very good presenter, he is completely off the track on the whole point of Land Cruiser and it's essence for the selection of different parts in the vehicle. I hope he literally spends enough off track/road time to understand the concept of Land Cruiser! This is literally the greatest vehicle to cruise the earth in entire history. Land Cruiser is like a reliable life partner, with whom you can go anywhere, however you want to. Even if the things are wrong, it's the one you can always depend on and will never nag or dissapoint you!

The difference in price between of lex and toy in Japan is much bigger. The Toyota is cheaper in Japan by a big margin. Usually the prices are similar between USA and Japan. Also I still don't understand the lack of LC150 in North America.

If the Land Cruiser was the bread and butter of Toyota for the off road, at least they should show some love to it, like upgrading the interior design and the infotainment system to start. It's too outdated. Reliability wise, that's top of the line no doubt.

Tailgate should be as tall as the brake lamps.

‘It’s in the name.’ , ‘halo’? No mention at all of reliability and build quality to link back to its price? Really, zero mention at all? It’s the #1 reason people shell up for these.

If you have to worry about MPG then you have already been naturally priced out. Buyers who buy this Toyota Land cruiser don't care about mpg. They want reliability and low maintenance cost

Review the new LX570 too please. Waiting for Lex to use a more efficient engine and I am getting it. Can’t wait

who's telling the truth because other reviewers say this is the most offroad capable of all SUVs now this reviewer say a Tacoma will beat this Cruiser now who really is telling the truth.

best all terrain suv

I was on this vehicle in Dubai on desert safari ride and they only use land cruisers to go up the hill in deserts mountain and this car climb like its no big deal with 7 people sitting in the car that's why its 80k

its weird how you pronounce toyota, sound like ToTa.

Why you are always with lexus

Could you possibly enunciate the word Toyota. At the moment you sound like you're calling it Dorothy's dog from the wizard of OZ