Toyota Land Cruiser 300

FEW OFF-ROAD contenders withstand reputational scrutiny quite like the Toyota Land Cruiser. Its reputation has been hard-earned over several decades, and literally millions upon millions of kilometres on the most arduous terrain imaginable.

- Mark Samuel

FIGURES

3.3 L, V6 turbodiesel

10-speed automatic

3 year/100 000 km warranty

9 services/90 000 km service plan

225 kW; 700 Nm

Priced from R1 283 200 toyota.co.za

Its predecessor, the Land Cruiser 200, was launched 15 years ago. Prior to that, it was first the 60 series that graced our bushveld tracks and deep dongas, from 1980– 81. Next was the 80 series, from 1991–98, and then the 100 series from 1998–2007. Following in the giant tyre tracks of its ancestors, the long-awaited Land Cruiser 300 (or LC 300) is now here.