Toyota Land Cruiser - Everything You Need to Know | Up to Speed
Special thanks to Greg Miller and everyone at the Land Cruiser Heritage Museum for making this episode possible. Check it out: www.landcruiserhm.com/
Sent from Japan to conquer terrain all over the world, the Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the greatest off-road vehicles of all time. From the Jeep BJ to the FJ40, FJ60, FJ80, 200 series and everything in between; Join James Pumphrey he gives you the low down on Toyota’s legendary Land Cruiser.
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75% of the Earth is covered by water, the rest is covered by my Land Cruiser :P
Most underrated comment 🙃
Clap clap clap
Us Australians drove it underwater too
@@zacayerst6731 So that’s how you got there
I love land cruiser so damn muchhhhh
What the Range Rover promises, the Landcruiser delivers.
This is so true...
Ouch!
Mumblix Grumph you mean Land Rover?
Mumblix Grumph exactly
Mumblix Grumph superb slogan
When I was 8 years old, my dad bought a beautiful new Toyota pick-up. We would go off-roading all over Texas. There was a spot on the San Jacinto River that had water crossings, mud bogs, and a crazy rock climb with roots all over it. We would show up to that spot in the beautiful two tone (blue with the white stripe down the middle of the side panels) Toyota, and there would be guys in big Fords, Chevys, and Dodges, who would all talk some kind of trash when we showed up. Like, "jap crap"and "pussy ass rice burner". But by the end of the day, that little Toyota pulled almost every big bronco, blazer, and truck out of the mud. Always got a kick out of that. There's an off-road story.
I love that!
People laugh when my unmodified 92 Toyota 4x4 Pickup is the only vehicle which doesn't have trouble or get stuck when we are off-roading.
which model toyota pickup was it?
@@user-wk5ky5io8z1985 sr5 with the two tone paint, blue with the big white stripe horizontal down the middle. Wish my grandpa hadn't flipped it into, and out of a ditch at about 55mph (he survived with minor injuries, but the truck was absolutely totaled. Which is a testament of the safety of the truck). That thing would be worth about as much as a brand new 4runner TRD Premium with kdss these days. Would still rather have the 85 sr5 though. LEGEND.
@@user-wk5ky5io8zI'm guessing third Gen, they are the best for offroading. Personally, I have a 4th Gen V8 and I've been able to get everywhere I've wanted, or at least worth seeing.
Proud owner of a 1999 and a 2004. Best vehicle EVER.
my dad had the 2011 land cruiser prado!
What year is the one in the thumbnail
@@habitualmite435tospeedie6 looks like a ‘85
@@habitualmite435tospeedie6 its a 60 series landcruiser
What trim os your 99 I've got a vx and I love it
As an import mechanic, the Land Cruiser is about the most solid and reliable vehicle I've ever worked with. Had one come into the shop for an oil change just last week that had over 350k miles on it. It did not have a single leak or any other issue. I am always blown away by the quality of the Land Cruiser. Those things are bullet poof.
Gadahfi disapproves
And that’s why Japan doesn’t trust anyone to manufacture it for them
They are bulletproof. Literally. You can’t kill them
An old African saying "if you want to go in the jungle take a Range Rover, but if you want to come out, take a Land Cruiser."
unnecessarily racist
fuck you..
Rikin Desai no its your saying and to that other dude that says racist, it's not racist You're dumb
daemonllama78 how is that racist
daemonllama78 how in the fuck is it racist
kinda sad he didn’t talk about the 79 series, aussies favourite
wot abt troops
see more of em so yeh i think 78s are more favoured
@@UncleTyso you’re kidding if you think 78s are more popular than 79s
Ngl tho the 70 series is wayyyyyy overhyped 👀
70 series most likely used by arabs for Technicals wherein mounted gun at the back
This is Australia’s most iconic car along with the commodore
TomG 23 really isn’t
What bout commodore
Damian Viddles talking off-road m8
TomG 23 oh ok amigo
If land cruiser was its own brand it would be the 5th most popular brand in australia
Land Rover: EU Flex Ford Pickup: US Flex Toyota Land Cruiser: World Flex
Nicolas Lorenzen more like Middle East flex
@@danyarr2893 Australia flex we get all the better diesel variants
World is accurate, fellas. 🌎🌍💯
Brock Sinclair explain how
Brock Sinclair yeh that's the only better thing you have in Australia
The 945 people who disliked are the owner group of Range rovers
Kred Nevalga now it’s 1.1k
😂😂😂👌
they 1.1k now, i reckon the jaguar`s joined em :))
Nah patrol owners for sure
Yup
Land Cruisers are beasts. Some guys I worked with did a lot of land seismic surveying in North Africa -- pretty rough terrain most of it. They said that in spite of the maintenance contract they had with Land Rover the vehicles they had kept breaking so much that they switched to Cruisers and only ever had a fraction of the problems afterwards. They're bloody bomb proof.
0:00 footage of a saudi arabian land cruiser killing a GMC Sierra
RKO
Rip gmc sierra 💐💐
RIP 💀
Sarcasm
The land cruiser kinda sus
I´m the happy owner of a FJ-60, I bought it 20 years ago and it is 38 years old. Most people say to me: "Dude, that´s a very old truck", I say nothing back to them, I just think "Thanks God my truck doesn´t talk". Best 20 years of my life so far: it doesn´t brake down, jam or let you down in street, mud, sand, snow, dirt, rain, nothing will stop it to drive you to your destiny and then back to home, it doesn´t care if you treat it good, normal or baddly, it´s gonna last the same... Is the freaking AK of vehicles.
Had one. Loved it. I "upgraded' to a Prado.
Great trucks the old 60
Tristan McCauleyuyhjhygf vhj hehe... "old" you said? OLD is the Empire State and still stands! Not to mention my truck: still roars!! ;)
I like the styling of the VX than the Prado
Dude that's a very old truck.
Land cruisers can tow 3.5 tonnes specifically to tow Rovers out of central Australia. P.S great opening shot for this clip👍
Well a Range Rover can tow up tu 4 tonnes so it can tow two plastic uncomfortable land cruisers at the same time going faster than a toyota land cruisers top speed so...
@@gto4609 Range Rover is trash dude. They always have been trash
@@gto4609 and then they will be stuck on the side of the road cuz there reliabilty sucks.And another toyota is gonna pick it up.
@@gto4609 So true
@@lorenzovonmatterhorn4756 because you can only buy a Land Cruiser it dosent means the Range Rover is Trash. You broke idiot
"Take a range rover if you want to go into the outback, take a land cruiser if you want to come out." -my Aussie friend
People in Africa also say that
My favorite thing about this guy is how his stoke level stays the same with every generation, body style, model, etc. shoutout to him for being objectively stoked
Only one left to the holy trinity...the 4Runner, The Land Cruiser...we need the Hilux
What about the Tacoma? I know the frame isn't similar to the Landcrusier or Hilux, but it is tough and reliable.
Kyler Anderson its good...but not as que hilux...I have seen a hilux do things that you can't even imagine....it's simply a tank an unstoppable reliable machine that can ist indestructible
Yeah...and how it couldent handle a moose test....
Lol, unfortunately that's one of it's faults.
How about the prado or fortunner?? serious off roaders too
HOW CAN YOU LEAVE OUT THE 79 SERIES??? The 79 series is so iconic in Australia and ITS SICKKK
Peter Saucedo he left out the prado as well😪
Jason Stilgebouer oh boy i really like prados Especially the 120 series with the big fender flares
Yahya Alghamdi yah I just bought a Lexus GX 470 and I love it!
My dream ride = land cruiser 70 series
@@jasonstilgebouer3904 congrats dude,lexii is boss!!
I remember my uncle used to have the Iron Pig model, when he worked in Japan he loved it so much that he imported it to here in Indonesia when he returned
I drive a 2001 d4d land cruiser in finnish army, it pushed through really deep snow when i hitted it to low range with locked diffs, also went sideways quite nicely if wanted to 😃
"It's all about the torque!" Doesn't tell us the torque figures...
Jason Adrian true true, the petrol h2 engine in the 40 series is kinda like a diesel, idles at 500, and red lines at 3.5k but will go beyond cause there not limiter
4.5 diesel V8 produces 600 N.Ms of torque
if James does the torque figures, it would be bored as Fifth Gear can get. (If you didn't know what is Fifth Gear, it was a Car-themed show, but boring af)
Toyotas have all the toques mate.
Google it.
I think I’m in love with this guy. He really know how to make a video exciting.
احلف
when i was younger i asked my pops why he only buys toyota... stupid question yeah... i was 5... He told me that if i want to drive my car part time then buy something else but if i want to drive full time and not have to worry get a toyota. Im 37 and i've bought nothing but toyotas and HAVE NOT been disappointed once. Love you dad and i know you're offroading in heaven with that landcruiser of yours! P.S. BEST ADVICE EVER!
60's Land Cruiser: Colombian coffee hauler 80's-90's Land Cruiser: Drug Narc carrier
2000+: ATF wife transportation.
Lol, my father in law had an 88 back in the 90's, but he had a plantain farm.
I still pump kilos of cocaine to the US on my 1989 HJ61 Land Cruiser
There's an Australian saying,if you want to go to the outback go in a land Rover if you want to come back go in a land cruieser
prntscr.com/ke4ft8 driving down in the Murray Sunset national park near the SA border. going to retake this shot again later this year with the sexy new rims i just got
Victor Franqui you can’t even spell cruiser that shows how intelligent you are😂
@@jackmclain3196 that is uncalled for I can't spell for shit either but I'm smart enough to run a farm that makes the fucken food you eat. Do you know how to spot harmful weeds or bugs like aphids that can destroy crops do you know what sort of chemicals that you need to spray these with.
@@jackmclain3196 olle que paso? No esperabas que fuera multi lingue verdad jajajajajajajajajajaj surprise MF
Land Rover, it'll take you anywhere.....and leave you there.
ohhh yea baby.. been waiting for ages for this one! my dad still have his own 2004 Land Cruiser with manual gear, and mom has a 2009 Land Cruiser Prado with automatic gear
Snoop Doge i just wanna let you know ur name and ur picture is amazing 😉
My grandfather has also drived Land Cruisers as far as I know!
I lived as a kid in Mosul Iraq, and my father had 2 vehicles. One was NISSAN Patrol, and other Land Cruiser. Only thing I remember going south was windshield smashed from a rock on a fast road. Those vehicles were amazing. Where ever you want to go, just point the first tyres. Up, down, mud, sand. It keeps going. Amazing. Never broke down. Never got stuck, and that's what you need in a off road vehicle. I liked Toyota little more than Nissan.
My father got his first Land Cruiser in 1978 Ive had one since I could afford one, from 2000. Not a day of regret 😅 On my 6th Land Cruiser now.
As much as I like Land Rovers, before the Landcruiser was launched, in Australia Land Rover dominated the off-road vehicle market at 90%. However, not long after the Landcruiser went on sale, that went down to 2%, yes 2%!! This has already been commented on, but I’m going to say it again because it’s quite funny, that the saying in Australia is, “if you want to head out into the outback take a Land Rover, but if you want to come back again take a Landcruiser”. No disrespect to Land Rover, but that says it all.
#LandRover did that to itsself; how do you discontinue the #classic_Defender and expect competition to also relax like you?
@@asiimwedesignage8756 nope land rover did not discontinued his car Toyota killed them around the world. The land cruiser is actually the only car that is available everywhere on the globe no other car can compete
There’s a saying if your going into the back country with a Land Rover bring your cell phone to call for a land cruiser to pull you home 😂
Le Chat Botté d
Asiimwe Designage Defenders were never reliable to begin with.
SICK Video! These videos became a part of my week.
Still waiting for the Crown Victoria video
Same here
Marc Famler same
Morning coffee and up to speed
Patiently waiting for the gto
Still untouchable in the Dakar production class to this day
Pajero has entered the conversation
@@talhadar7017 Pajero is still the king of Dakar no doubt, shame they don't race anymore
@@talhadar7017 The Pajero did not compete in the T2 class. Land Cruiser competed in the T2 class which is for production vehicles which are highly regulated which modification is allowed. Pajero was T1 class.
Even though I'm a car guy who hates SUV's and pickups, but when the name comes Land Cruiser. I immediately do a salute. Respect for this SUV.
video ends, opens google, types "toyota landcruiser for sale"
Yeah you can do over 300 thousand km on one and sell it for half the price you bought it for
Considering a 2018 LC is 85k I'm not surprised
saleeezr 😂😂😂
Look for a used FJ cruiser, even the 4runner is a good option m8, toyota 4 life.
wish u good luck for that
*The 543 people who disliked the video drive Land Rovers.*
They drive Nissan patrol 😂
Or own a new 70 series
No. I have a Land Cruiser and I love it. But this guy is disgusting. Can't listen to him one fucken minute.
@@dingdong1619 who?
Or live in the inner city and get Sick and Tired of wankers in Four wheel drives making life difficult for other road users and driving like they're off to the outback when they're really of to deliver their kids the 500 metres to school and double park while they are doing it when the "Little Darlings" really need to walk there and what they really need is a Nissan hatchback. ps: I thumbs up this video.
I’ve had seven LandCruiser, three 40’s and four 55’s. They never let me down. My last one which I’ll never sell an 82 FJ40 was and still is my favorite.
I just loved this video. So informative. Love Toyota. Rough and tough baby.! ❤️🍻
almost thought the museum scene was green screened
Pascal Ballou me too xD
@@vee-tec84 you too, what?
Gee whiz James, that doesn't sound like a lot
Lol he really ment it!!
Dum dum
420 likes
It's all about the torque, dum dum!
500th like. Where's my cookie?
I just bought an 03 LC with 202k miles on it. So proud to be part of the club now... And I'm having fun every day getting to know my Landy.
I have a 100 and 40 series. Both are amazing. The FJ40 is great for the weekend, but the 100 performs great everyday on the street and at a farm where it finds itself in mud. I drive both hard and I have never got stuck.
The CONTENT IS LEGENDARY!!!!! Great Video Donut Media P.S. Give the editor a raise 😂😂
Hi I am from Venezuela a country full of Toyota lovers. My Grandad himself had a black Land Cruiser model 80. It was a wonderful vehicle. These were nicknamed "Burbujas" (bubbles) and "Autanas" (the name of a tepui, a rooftop-shaped mountain common here) I really loved to drive it. And the model 60 are called "Samurais". The model 80 was so popular that in my country they were produced as late as 2007. The newest model's nickname is "Roraima" (another tepui). But unfortunately they're so unaffordable that only corrupt politicians can get them. Anyway, I loved your video bro. Keep up the good work.
Maldito maduro
Sigo este canal hace meses y el único video que no había visto era este, y me consigo un toyomongolico venezolano en los comentarios, Que enfermedad de pana estos #toyobobos en todos lados.
Leonardo Contreras malditos toyobobos de pana que son una plaga
Carlos Vasquez JAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA #toyomongolicos y sus cosas
Jaja hermano ni le pares a esos comentarios. Excelente el ingles que tienes. Yo soy mas de Jeep ya que en mi familia habia un CJ7 y nos llevo a todos lados, incluso a lugares donde no pasaban los toyotas por ser muy pesados. Pero obviamente los Toyotas son excelentes, lastima que en nuestro hermoso pais hayan muerto tantas personas por andar en un Land Cruiser, yo andaba en una 4runner 2005 y 2 veces se la robaron y me toco ir a rescatarla con el GPS y el CICPC... La primera vez que se la robaron fue en San Bernardino cerca del hotel Avila y se la robaron los escoltas de el difunto diputado del PSUV Robert Serra, fui con un amigo del CICPC y otro agente y la tenian estacionada en la esquina de la casa de Serra en la Pastora, me la lleve con la llave copia... La 2da vez si fue hampa comun en la bomba viniendo de Paracotas hacia CCS por la regional del centro y la rescate en un complejo de Mision Vivienda mas abajo de Charallave... Andar con Toyotas en Venezuela es un riesgo super alto.
I didn’t think I’d like this video or the narrator....but this hands down is one of the most informative presentations on the Landcruiser I’ve ever seen. Outstanding job young man. This gent really knows his stuff!
Personally hurt he left out the 79 series land cruiser considering it’s one of the best ones
My ‘99 landcruiser has 319k miles on it, still rolls like a champ
MutantTaco5 my 98 is also that high in miles and man, the engine still feels brand new!
Yeah I’m at 200k on my 100 series and still drives and shifts like a new rig
My '61 FJ40 has I don't know how many miles and it still drives like a tractor.
MutantTaco5 glad to hear fellow LC family! i have my parents' '78 FJ40 fresh from new until now up and running. 💪
Forgot to mention that the 70-series is still in production today as a utilitarian truck
CRA_55 and skipped over the FJ cruiser
not only as a utilitarian truck but also as an SUV... depending in which country you live in you can walk into a Toyota dealership and order it in a 6x6 or even bulletproof...
When I move back to Africa thats the car i'm getting
Mining companies in Australia swear by the 70-Series - both the trucks and utes.
It's been 2 years this is still my favorite episode
This vid makes me wanna go get one RIGHT NOW!
Can I just give a shoutout to whoever is editing these videos? You the real MVP
Shoutout received. Thank you.
Thanks i apreciate it man
I Want to PERSONALLY Thank you for the Breakdown of the NUMBERS... *Front ROW Guy*
This brings back childhood memories, my dad had a 1985 model we used to travel 800 miles every 6 months we loved that car so much, it was so powerful and reliable that my dad was emotional when he had to sell it.
Love this video ! A blast ! Thanks so much for this !
Jeep: I can go anywhere Land cruiser: I’ve been everywhere Ford: I blow up
Brendan Hellyer HAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA SO FUNNY HAHAHAHHAHAH
land Rover: I got stuck everywhere
Hotel: Trivago
Fords are like tampons All pussies get them
Ford haters are like short bus passengers. They all lick windows and wear velcro shoes
Here have some ideas;) Dakar, WRC Mitsubishi Pajero Toyota Hilux
The fact that I can work on my Toyota in my Garage makes me incredibly happy.
One of my favorite cars I’ve ever owned was a 1976 FJ 40. I did have to drop a 383 stroker in there which might’ve been overkill but I could do wheelies in 2 high and crawl over anything in 4 low
The dictionary should define “reliable = Landcruiser “
New LC200s aren’t that reliable
@@jashmodi oh there reliable
Reliable = Toyota
@@guyontheinternet8891 🧐
In Australia, Landcruiser is the King of outback and it cannot die. It's capable and dependable and return you back.
Patrols are better ;)
@@mat8009 *cough *cough Pajero
@@mat8009 nothing beats a 70 series cruiser mate.
@@h.a.4600 id rather lose my testicle than own a pajero
@@Konstantineeee Well i'm not saying that any of the trucks suck, but i show love to the Pajero despite the Land Cruiser being my favorite poison to drive in the Outback.
This is your best video James! Luved it
Awesome video! Wish you would have talked about the fj62, building mine for overlanding now and it's a unstoppable beast!!
I guess the history lesson followed the US lineage of the Land Cruiser, but definitely not the world's. Toyota decided to split the LC range twice. First, they continued with the 70 Series even though the 80 Series went into production. 70s were seen as the work-horses, while the 80s were the more "lifestyle" rigs. In higher trims, the 70s became known as LC Prado, but this was short lived until the 90 Series was launched in 1996 when the LC Prado became its own model line, rather than just a trim level. Shortly thereafter is when the second split occurred, making the LC range now 3 distinct models: the long running 70 Series, medium sized 90 Series, and full sized 100, Series at the time. This three way split continues to today, with the 70 Series still being in production (albeit slightly face-lifted), then we have the current LC Prado aka 150 Series, and finally the full sized LC 200 Series. Where I'm from, we have all 3 sold here
damieg82 where are you from?
70's series is just sex on wheels
If got a 2005 Land Cruiser 100 series with 258,000 miles. First owner.
Want to sell it?
I had 1998 Saturn SC1. 267k miles. Sold it last year, it is still running. Replaced clutch and starter recently. Was very solid otherwise.
Just got an 1995 80 series with 330,000 klm. I plan to drive it around australia one day
Just broken in then.
We have a turbo diesel 79 series with over 600,000 kms unopened and is a farm ute. Used and abused everyday. The petrols dont hold up as good as a diesel
Great video my friend. Very entertaining full of energy. Makes me want to go and buy two. Thanks again.. nico
That thumbnail drowned me in nostalgia, my family owned an identical J60 when I was 11-12, like 20 years ago. I have so many memories tight to that car. Great vehicle. Back in Asia where I grew up these vehicles were cheap to buy used ones like the one we had compared to what they can go for in America.
Hahaha😂I was there watching live, the little '76 ramming the GMC in the beginning of the video. Damn. Didn't know that moment was gonna turn up on Donut Media.
Wasnt' that a Bronco?
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 don’t know what it’s called in other countries but we refer to it sometimes as, “76 series” or sometimes as, “station” and some other times, it’s called a capsule.
@@khalidmohammed4403 As far as I know it's a Ford Bronco.
@@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017 it's a land cruiser 76 series
Best video on the Land Cruiser! Loved every second...!!! Awesome
Just bought a '68 j40, super excited as it is my first car :)
This was perfectly edited and produced !
I own a 2009 Land Cruiser Prado and a 2017 Land Cruiser LC200, these things are indestructible. Greetings from Angola
My Mom owned 2007 Land Cruiser Prado and now she has LC200)) Great cars
Greetings to your shithole country
Eric Kindel I'm richer than you hahaha
Joshua Ney Van-dúnem Da Cruz yeah what i make in a day would shit on what you make in a year
Eric Kindel okay prius driver
As if I needed any more reasons to love my FJ40 any more than I already do! I liked how you showed the progression from series to series. Great!
Oh my god I've been waiting for this videos for so long I love land cruisers
I bought the cheapest FZJ80 landcruiser in the US a few months ago for 1000$ with 500k miles on it. Ran and drove with no issues. Yeah its covered in rust from living a life in the midwestern rust belt, but in quarantine, its been the perfect project for my dad and I.
WHO NEEDS DADDY DOUG WHEN YOU CAN HAVE DADDY JAMES
Doug videos are boring they all feel the same now, quirks quirks. And thats exactly why I stopped watching Saabkyle.
TimothyCow23 why not both?
yeah dude you can have two daddies it's 2018
the next should be Up To Speed: Donut Media
The War Room *you're (not)
The War Room A little bit. :-)
Here in Brazil we had only the model 40 under the name plate “bandeirante”, it was produced until 2001, with minor facelifts, they started with the gasoline engines and in 1970 they kept only the diesel ones, a fun fact is that toyota used mercedes diesel engines until 1991, my family owns an 1989 bj truck long wheel based, since 2000 and we love it! We work with coffee, and our plantations are very difficult to access, and the land cruiser or bandeirante is aways up to the task!
I just bought an HZJ77 about a month ago and I love it.
The land cruiser is terribly underrated, and it's a beast, I had one that got me through the African safaris I kept getting stuck in. A rhino once charged at me and my family while we were in one, and I bet if it was a Range Rover, we would have flipped but this thing sat like a beast taking a hole for the team Tired of people doubting the fucking story Examples of rhinos ramming land cruisers of any year. kzhead.info/sun/q7Bvc7mcrmpqnYE/bejne.html
Ronald stop making stuff up
Fatima Elnaddaf sounds legit lol
Which series do you have?
Are you friggin dumb? Why should a Range Rover flip? Its heavyer you Idiot!
@@marcobermaier8013 range Rover is not heavier, idiot
I've lived out of my FJ80! Its hands down the most reliable vehicle I have ever had. Just passed 300k original miles!
Awesome video. The Land Cruiser Heritage museum is an amazing place.
I love seeing you guys show love to land cruisers🥰
Well shit that's amazing!!😉Next one Lada NIVA xD it's still in production
King Whispa And last update called "NIVA Urban" lmao
Было бы здорово это увидеть.
I was going to say they should do one for the lada, i mean: LADA, Wtf are they? how tf they got there? Why tf they produce the same f'ing cars for decades without major changes? ANSWER US JAMES!
it's kind of funny, they have their dealership just by my school like 500m from it :D and the hilarious part or maybe cool, they have one monster-truck type Niva which i find just hilarious :D btw i'm from Latvia
LG COC The Lagging Offencoch I can answer your questions. Why no changes: -For that we will have to go back to WW1. The germans helped Lenin to gain popularity in order to overthrow the autoritarian government and basically make Russia defenseless and then conquer it. Lenin was exiled, he was Marxist, Marx was German(Prussian). It worked, but with a delay. Germany wasn't able to capitulate Russia. . . What does that have to do with all? I am gonna say some bad stuff about commies, so you shouldn't think I mean it against the russians, but rather the fking commies. . . So, the Cold War era: The commies were too busy arming the country and that was costing a lot in both money and human resources. So they were saying "fuck you" to every new project that requires a lot of money. An example is AZLK: They had a project for a family car with RWD, independent rear suspension and DOHC engine. IN 1973 !!! They had 3 concepts and had already tested it against western cars for reliability and comfort. Sounds good, doesn't it? Yeah, but ministry of automobile industry passed a new law that said "all soviet cars of new generation must be FWD". So the project got cancelled. AZLK had put all its money in it. What did the ministry do? -Sent a Simca 1307 to the engineers as a "present". And so the AZLK 2141 came to be. A boring, FWD, SOHC engined PoS that was severely underpowered. It was kinda the same with VAZ(Lada) only that as you may know, after the commies went out, Russia had no money. So the restrictions imposed by the communist government were gone, but now there were no money to spend on development. Even with that, they did make new cars, further developments of the 2108 platform which was developed in conjunction with Porsche. -Priora -Samara 2 -Kalina -Granta And now since Renault-Nissan bought them, they made the Vesta and XRAY. They kept the Riva and Niva in production because they sold reasonably well. But there were changes, and not for the better. Since the mid to late 90s the Riva began to be made of cheaper steel. In the mid 2000s they received fuel injection from GM as a "reward" for making the Chevy Niva(with which they sold the "Niva" nameplate and that's why new ones are called 4x4) So don't take new crash tests seriously. There's one old one where it hits a concrete wall at 50km/h and almost doesn't deform. The new one with the blue 2107 is also a different test- a 40% overlap one, instead of a head-on. On top of that the car is new and is made of the shitty steel.
You should do a video on the legendary Toyota pickups from back in the day
My dad has a "wimpy" inline 4 diesel Landcruiser Prado... We have yet to find something it can't do and do in comfort. I towed my mates old 500sl up a steep dirt driveway with no sweat whatsoever, they are amazing.
One of my favourite videos ever
Huge Toyota fan. Love these videos. Shout out from Pasadena!
fed Z to go
fed Z yeah im a toyota fan also but i never heard of the land cruiser. this is new to me
Houston*. Lol
MarquisProdz same
Long Beach here
YOU HAVE TO DO TOYOTA TACOMA!!
Amazingly beautiful presentation
Shoutout to the donut crew making very informative and exciting videos
You didn't cover the 70 series sold in Australia and other countries. Or the Prado. 😬
Rotchild Francois Jr There was one there to
Prado does have the "Land Cruiser" nameplate on it but i don't think much ppl consider it a real Land Cruiser, he did cover the 70series (but he forgot to mention that its still in production)
dunhillsupramk3 Yeah that's what I meant. I don't mind the Prado missing but the current 70 series is still huge worldwide.
plomaturbo I know but they didn't talk about it.
PRADOS is not a land cruiser, in the states prados is called the Lexus GX
First video I watched was about the 4Runner, You and the video were Awesome, so I became a subscriber, time to binge watch all the other videos😀😀
The air quotes at 1:12 after "war" and "over" are amazing:)
Nice 1 buddy... I'm very in love with landcruiser... I hope one day i'll have one even 100 series is fine with me...
That will be perfect for you to take the kids to soccer practice in and catch up with the other wives on the latest gossip over a cappuccino mate ;)
My grandfather said a Toyota is a poor mans military tank. Toyota is the only car brand that I will go with. Just look for the video that top gear created called trying to kill a Toyota where they burned and bashed it to pieces and spoiler alert. It still ran and drove. If you speak of ford or any other American car brand in my household, you will be exiled to a galaxy far far away.
Go take a Quick look at any new toyota landcruiser and Call it a poor mans truck again
so thats why LC made Lexsus is cost about more than 110k$ and its really amazing bro
They've done the same thing to a Jeep XJ Cherokee. Just look on youtube you can see one getting totally thrashed coming apart in half at the frame and still driving
That being said though the Toyota Hiluxes from the mid 1990s are/were indestructible. I see them a lot still driving in Peru where they sold a ton of them to that market.
I saw that
If you want land cruiser heaven, come to Arabia, Ive seen a lot during my Holiday to explore Arabia and I fell in love with land cruisers.
we love our land cruisers haha
They have strong chasisses, powerful and reliable engines, awesome drivetrain and suspention and big engine bays for when you want a W16 land cru... Land Smasher!
The only down side is the weight, but this is a luxury family car, not a roadster.
abduallah alkhateeb I strongly respect land cruisers, even though I'm not into offroading or family trips.
That would be Land Cruiser HELL.. Because nobody there is going to sell you one for a good price. I would not even sell My Lexus 80 series for a penny less than $20k.
I watched this video like >10 times already, never got bored
Dude that was an awesome presentation & education! Thanks!
Everything you need to know on holden
Australia said wow we need Chevrolet down here. Enough said
except holden has been making better cars than chevy for the last 30 years...
my nuts
When the fuck is this going to happen? No better history than the commie
Commodore
DO NSX!!!
Patience!
You truly are a gem in the motoring industry. I need or will get me a Land cruiser now
I drive an '02 Land Cruiser most days to work in Guatemala, and we also just got an FJ-40 from the 70s here too. I'm having some basic repairs done on my '02 (Window Motor and Headlight that was smashed) I gotta say that for Guatemala older Land Cruisers are perfect for the narrow roads and streets that are poorly maintained and the unmaintained rural roads, and from a mechanical standpoint they never quit.