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Toyota Land Cruiser

Toyota Land Cruiser
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The Toyota Land Cruiser (Japanese: トヨタ・ランドクルーザー, Hepburn: Toyota Rando-Kurūzā), also sometimes spelt as LandCruiser, is a series of four-wheel drive vehicles produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. It is Toyota's longest running series of models. As of 2019, the sales of the Land Cruiser totalled more than 10 million units worldwide. Production of the first generation of the Land Cruiser began in 1951. The Land Cruiser has been produced in convertible, hardtop, station wagon and cab chassis body styles. The Land Cruiser's reliability and longevity have led to huge popularity, especially in Australia, where it is the best-selling body-on-frame, four-wheel drive vehicle. Toyota also extensively tests the Land Cruiser in the Australian outback – considered to be one of the toughest operating environments in both temperature and terrain. In Japan, the Land Cruiser was once exclusive to Toyota Japanese dealerships called Toyota Store. Since 1990, the smaller variation of the Land Cruiser has been marketed as the Land Cruiser Prado. Described as a "light-duty" version of the Land Cruiser by Toyota, it features a different design compared to the full-size model and, up until 2023, it remains the only comfort-oriented Land Cruiser available with a short-wheelbase 3-door version. In 2025, an even smaller variation called Land Cruiser FJ was introduced. It is built on the IMV platform shared with the Hilux. As of 2023, the full-size Land Cruiser was available in many markets. Exceptions include the United States (since 2021 where the smaller Land Cruiser Prado has been sold under the Land Cruiser name since 2024), Canada (since 1996), Malaysia (which receives the Lexus LX instead), Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea, Brazil, and most of Europe. In Europe, the only countries where the full-size Land Cruiser is officially sold are Gibraltar, Moldova, Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. The Land Cruiser is hugely popular in the Middle East, Russia, Australia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, New Caledonia, and Africa. It is used by farmers, the construction industry, non-governmental and humanitarian organizations, the United Nations, national armies (often the pickup version), and irregular armed groups who turn them into "technicals" by mounting machine guns in the rear. In August 2019, cumulative global sales of the Land Cruiser family surpassed 10 million units.

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UK certified builds1902012–2026
Power (UK)128–275 hp
CO₂ (UK, WLTP/NEDC)105–282 g/km
Combined MPG (UK)27.4–39.2
Engine size2,755–4,461 cc
On UK roads30,0802025 Q4
US EPA MPG14–23
US recalls17

UK fuel mix: —. Records from the VCA fuel & emissions archive.

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20,872 licensed and 9,208 SORN (30,080 total) at 2025 Q4.

Year (latest quarter)Vehicles
201433,947
201533,822
201633,706
201732,938
201832,412
201931,994
202031,446
202130,758
202230,555
202330,420
202430,055
202530,080

DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.

US NHTSA safety ratings

VehicleOverallFrontSideRolloverSource
2026 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER SUV HEV 4WD★★★★☆ (4/5)★★★★☆ (4/5)★★★★★ (5/5) ★★★☆☆ (3/5)NHTSA ↗
2025 Toyota LAND CRUISER SUV 4WD★★★★☆ (4/5)★★★★☆ (4/5)★★★★★ (5/5) ★★★☆☆ (3/5)NHTSA ↗

NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings (US government, public domain). US-market versions; not the same tests as Euro NCAP.

US safety recalls

NHTSA recalls database (US government, public domain). Recalls apply to US-market vehicles; check the manufacturer for your country.

US EPA fuel-economy records

YearEngineDriveTransmissionFuelMPG (US) comb.CO₂ g/miEV range miSource
20272.4 L 4-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Premium23 380—EPA ↗
20262.4 L 4-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Premium23 379—EPA ↗
20252.4 L 4-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Premium23 381—EPA ↗
20242.4 L 4-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Premium23 380—EPA ↗
20215.7 L 8-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Regular14 618—EPA ↗
20205.7 L 8-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Regular14 618—EPA ↗
20195.7 L 8-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Regular15 595—EPA ↗
20185.7 L 8-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Regular15 595—EPA ↗
20175.7 L 8-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Regular15 595—EPA ↗
20165.7 L 8-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)Regular15 587—EPA ↗
20155.7 L 8-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)Regular15 593—EPA ↗
20145.7 L 8-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)Regular15 593—EPA ↗
20135.7 L 8-cyl 4-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)Regular15 593—EPA ↗

US EPA test figures (US MPG, US test cycle), fueleconomy.gov ↗, US government public domain.

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