300 Series Review - 4WD Experts EXPOSE the Truth! New Toyota LandCruiser - It is REALLY better? 

A car I had from 1996 had both centre console and glovebox cooling. And it wasn't $100k+ 😆

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Thank God.

@@markvankleef584 was it a zephyr

Are you saying people that make decent money don't go offroad? Wtf.

@@joelwitha0956 How many people are going to spend $150,000 on a car, plus mods then go and thrash it off road? Not saying it's not out there but there aren't that many people with more money than brains.

@@AP-ow5vu jumbo operators

@@AP-ow5vu eh I have a fair whack of money, wouldn’t say I’m dumb for buying expensive 4x4s. I can’t take my money to the grave so why can’t I spend it on cool stuff?

@@veysher3756 That's true but that doesn't mean you have to waste your money, I'd be going the the y62 any day of the week over this thing. This car will become a money pit when it's time for new injectors, turbos, DPF problems etc.

Hey Dyna. I think I like that the world is getting smaller. I watch a lot of US stuff but also Indian,Russian,Israeli actually all over the globe. What did we do before RU-vid?

@@garryrichardson4572 magazines mostly. Peterson’s 4WD and Fourwheeler. There was a couple Toyota magazines I checked out too.

Same here guys. I'm from the Netherlands and live about 20km from the german border (autobahn and better/cheaper fuel). Just loving the different car cultures all over the globe. And because of RU-vid we can experience it all. It used to be fantasizing with all the pictures in magazines.

USA watchers chime in! Meee, haha!

​@@dynahack505 Hi

@@Ninza720 Some of these points are completely unreasonable 😂

@@Ninza720 Not necessarily, i don't judge a car based off "Fuel is on passenger side" or "Small inside door handles". A quality off-road vehicle in my eyes is something that is capable and durable enough to handle whatever I need it to do. And I can't personally vouch how well the new Land cruiser is but I'm sure that Toyota did their homework and put together an excellent car that will handle whatever the people decide to throw at it.

@@Ninza720 You also state that the 200 is higher than the 300 even though the 300 is 10mm higher... I feel like you don't have any reasonable points as to why you don't like this car 😂 this isn't worth my time so reply if your still butthurt ❤‍🩹

Best review, and I like so many different comments as I really need help to decide which one I will go to. Been long wait for 300 that’s why didn’t get 200 and now 300 appears ugly from outside 🤣🤣will get second hand 200 ?? looks too late 🤣🤣. Please advise guys Thanks

@@Ninza720, yep I reckon you right, Thanks

No mate 70’s

Seems to be well reviewed compared to the 200, strong performance based on his video review. The location of the fuel filter or the materials used on the engine shields what you are referring to?

@@nzmarkb8713 between the over engineering of sports cars and 4wds it’s not even close imo

Toyota has always tried to fix things that ain't broken, I mean they stopped using the JZ engines ffs

@@Jake_Hamlin Probably due to pending emissions and environmental requirements in most other countries. This could be the last gasoline/diesel powered variant of the Land Cruiser.

Can U do a kickflip

If you bring in inflation, the 80 series costs more. Edit: did the maths and it would be worth $104K in todays money.

2003 Sahara 80k is 121k todays money

@@swarm270 damn. Shit was worth heaps back then too

Absolutely correct. I did my apprenticeship in a small workshop, not a dealership, and the 80 series was our bread and butter, and we had to fix many an issue. People these days bestow an almost mythical reputation on older Cruisers, often because that is all they can afford to buy.

@@rsoul7282 its because either all the shits been fixed or people dont care if little things dont work. If the centre console fridge doesnt work now, who cares? Pre 95 chassis cracking around the steering box? Just weld this plate in. They have problems but (diesel only) they dont have an over reliance on electrics to run everything. I would still take a old 80 over a 300 just because of all the electrical mess that comes with it

The problem is with the composite sump guard. It will not offer the same protection as a metal plate. I guarantee there will be an aftermarket replacement really soon

As someone who has driven over a lot of fallen branches and small trees, a smooth undercarriage is peace of mind, plastic or not, that those things arent getting rammed in odd spots and damaging delicate boots, wires or cables.

@@alltheusernameswastaken8936 ppp

@@alltheusernameswastaken8936 Agree 100%. First thing I did when I got my Prado was to armour the bottom of it. Every dent and scar on that heavy steel represents damage prevented to my drivetrain. For 95% of everyone else, it is just excess weight to carry around.

One of the accidental delights of the 80 series was the under body design that helped shed spinifex seed etc.and went some way to avoiding the build up that could lead to a potential fire risk if attention lapsed for a while. How will the 300 go in this respect?

That’s relative to how much money you have though.

@@Phil_McAvity Considering the median salary of Australian is less than 70k. Relatively its very expensive.

@@wyc4934 I totally agree, therefore people slagging it off because it’s “overpriced” (which is most) is sorta irrelevant. FYI, I can’t afford one either.

Most fifo workers in wa double that

@@elrud5964 yeah but half that wage is on strippers and shard off rotation lmao

mate graham has a y62 just got it chopped and shaun has a 200 series so we will see this for sure very soon

Y62, a 300 and a defender just to see how they all go

Chuck a grenadier in as well

Same way here in the USA 99% of jeeps will never see dirt....I was excited when Jeep anounced the wagoner coming back but it's just 120k kid bus and looks nothing like the released photos they put out

that was after the test drive

And he saved 50K

They sound awesome with an exhaust to

@@shauno1970 my word they do

Y62 is fragile off-road

@@Corey-pd3mi been smashing mine successfully for 3 years

For sure, passengers just increase fuel.

Bro don't think the target demographic of the 300 is people who will thrash it on glassy runs. It's marketed at city people who want a big 4 wheel drive to drop the kids at school and maybe tow the van or boat once a year

@@tobycooper4639 I understand that most people watching this want an “allrounder” I’m not saying it’s not a good car I’m just saying in comparison its just mid pack with all the other 4wd wagons and they’re 40k cheaper, just pointing out some things that they made out to be amazing things when in reality it is the opposite.

Yeah the look is pretty shit but we will probably get used to it

Just give us a prado with the v6. Ill be thrilled ;)

@@brockeighty expert

Completely agree. These guys have done enough off-road travel to be aware for this. Makes me wonder if they softballed the review just to keep Toyota happy.

Exactly. If you're towing less than 3 tonnes there are many other vehicles to choose from, especially if you have less than 4 children.

I wish he tested towing a 3.5t caravan or horse float. Any ideas of the capability of towing 3,5T since I have a heavy horse float a GVM 2.5 T

@@juanitaburt5281 if the float has a GTM of 2500kg (2.5t) and is a 2 horse float I would have it weighed with horses on board. I think a 300 series would tow 2500kg without any drama. Problem would be waiting for a 300 series to be delivered. I've heard rumors that they aren't taking orders as wait time has blown out to 3yrs. I haven't chased up to confirm if that is true or not.

@@waynelemmon3007 thank you

Lol.....

Y62 knock off with an extra 30k added to the price tag

@@ollysfishing4231 they are a v8 ya tosser

Ay it also the same engine

I find that an interesting comment as someone who owned and did a lot of 4WDing in a Prado with a 2 inch lift and now has a 200 series similarly modded. My experience is that the Prado is more capable than any twin cab ute and pretty much any other 4WD wagon with ifs. The Landcruiser is slightly better due to bigger tyres and more grunt off-road. Where it really steps up is on road where the Landcruiser simply a more refined and more powerful car. Given the new 300 series is more refined and powerful on road and slightly more capable off-road than the 200 series, it seems to be exactly what I would expect the 300 series to be. For the record, I don’t find the 300 series to be particularly tempting me to trade my 200 series in though. That may be more about the v8 noise than logic though.

Soft roader only according to some cause not a v8 now lol

The reality is they need to keep up with other manufacturers. If it was still “mechanical” it wouldn’t be accepted by the 99% buyers who will likely never overland it. It just is how it needs to be.

Yep and the plastic under car guards is nothing new. The 100s have the too

IFS doesn’t make it a soft roader IMO. Much better in the soft sand and in the corrugations. I was worried about clearance though.

Do any of the Japanese 4x4's still have solid beam axles?

Let's be honest how many people hit hard tracks. Not many if any,

Not many in a car worth what these are. Old 4x4s are only better because they can handle a dent or two.

Unfortunately due to homologations you can't have older models and newer sold together like they do in Africa :(

@@putnamehereholdmadoodle agreed.

@@rodriguez3939 True, not many take their pricey 4x4s in the tracks that can damage the vehicle, but you still see a lots of 200s and Land Rovers over there, and they ain't much cheaper.

a tuner at Toowoomba gets 700+ out of a VDJ, the owner of a super tuned 79 comes into work, he drag races his 79 😂, it sounds like a D12

its a twin turbo thats why

@@rajanicn9269 sequential turbos, not twin. yes there are 2 but the terminology matters to how they operate.

Totally agree

Too be fair that's what everyone up grades anyway. Everyone gets a lift and tyres and underbody stuff. And I'm sure be easy too make a alloy guard for the fuel filter

@@remyche8768 problem is, they aren’t easily upgraded anymore. The lift will make the drive train much weaker due to CV angles so you’ll have reliability issues doing even small lifts.

Agree mostly but 18” wheels are no issue, better and better tyre choices available now, and allows for better brakes, and the stock tyre size now is 2” bigger than it was 20 years ago with the likes of the 80 series.

@@TheBremse They already make a diff drop kit. In the states it sells for $280.00.

@@melshingleton7865 and? You do realise that doesn’t solve the entire issue and compromises other things. Other makes handle a lift without having to make compromises like that.

Sounds unreal both the car and terrain! Lucky bugger... we get ours in April can't wait..

I’m sure it absolutely guzzles fuel with that petrol motor, but petrol would be cheap where u r. Diesel is the motor for this for Australia

Don’t think he cares

yep

Ok I give U this Rovers were 1st on the sence and were the weapon of choice but once Toyota bought out the LandCruiser it was bigger tougher had a good diesel and reliable with the good old Rovers were none of those things so Shaun might have the wrong choice of words they built Australia just look out on stations mine sites farms anywhere there's hard going and it will mostly be LandCruiser's been put to work

@@carlmenzel8744 shauno is a Toyota shill. Regardless I wouldn't trust anything a media company says about this new truck. It seems it's being praised when it's not that great. Shawno grow a set bro say the truth

well the first rovers got produced years before any 40 series so there's that 😂

Do you own one

@@brookesnuts no, it is just my humble opinion based on my experience and all the things I got to know about the new 300. I own a Troopy (GRJ 78) and therefore know what simplicity can do for you. Having said that, I know that there are also a few modern trucks out there that do the job as well.

@@GCTO239 Was going to ask how you know that they are well manufactured is it because your a Fan of Toyota ?? From what I've seen they look very overpriced for what you get. If the Y62 came out with the same capacity engine The comments would have read " Engine to small for the weight" "Engine won't last" But because it's a Toyota it's fine. Brand Loyalist is the reason why they cost have risen so much because Toyota marketing have done the perfect job Well Done Toyota. And I've owned everything Land cruiser, Patrol, Hilux , Colorado, Ranger

@@brookesnuts alright, I am actually not a big fan of discussions in the comment section. This will be my last take. Well, I mentioned that my comments are based on my experience and what I know about the 300. It is just my opinion and I am not interested in buying the 300. I also said that Toyota did NOT knock it out of the park. This means that the truth about the 300 can be found somewhere in the middle. I actually agree with you concerning the price. It is way too high. But please do me one favour and do not jump to conclusions. I am by no means a Toyota fan. Actually , my Troopy is the only Toyota I have ever owned. I am a fan of the 70 Series because it is bloody fantastic and unique, especially the Troopy. In general, Japanese engineering NEVER let me down. I have owned Japanese motorbikes for more than 20 years. I ride more than 20k per year. I know what I am talking about. This year I bought a Gixxer 1000 K6 and I absolutely love it. It complements my Africa Twin. So, if you want to call me a fan, call me fan of Japanese engineering. I also like German vintage Cars. Have a good one, mate! Just have fun offroading and riding. That is the only thing that matters in this context.

Couldnt agree with you more.

As someone who owns and loves a GU, I'd say there are plenty of modern 4WDs that are at least as capable, if not far more. But I wouldn't feel as confident driving any of them into the middle of nowhere. I know my Patrol will always get me there and back.

@@glennhook2180 must have a weak patrol bud

@@joshuabaldwin3341 and yet it still does the job.

@@andrew81au read what he said mate then read my comment before attacking the wrong bloke haha

To be fair, this is the review we've all been waiting for

300 owners may be the same as 200 owners. They’ll hesitate to take them off-road cause of how damn much the 300 set them back new or used and how much it would cost them if they damage the panels.

@@jacobloft3898 it would be much cheaper to repair then it would with say an 80 series or a 105 etc, mainly because they are older and are hard to get parts for, my dads 105 is swapped to an fte, so engine parts are pretty easy.

@@kadenmackriell4751 you have no idea mate 80 series parts are everywhere and cheap as ? Worst case you can buy a blown up fz whole car for under 5g…. Parts forever …. No way an 80s panel cost more to replace haha

@@joshuabaldwin3341 recently, because of Covid tax it costs a lot more, and the only parts that are every where aren’t genuine and are cheap and weak. Just to repair the rear quarter on my dads 105 last year it cost him 4 grand, and the mechanic did mess up wich is why it cost extra. And not buying a whole car for 5 grand, not in a shape where it’s worth repairing

@@kadenmackriell4751 must have a great mechanic 4grand for a rear quarter….. Your right bud all the wreckers parts are aftermarket aye…..