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NEW Toyota Land Cruiser vs Land Rover Defender vs Ineos Grenadier review – What’s the BEST 4×4?

What's the best 4×4? Enjoy our test of the brand-new Toyota Land Cruiser vs Land Rover Protector vs Ineos Grenadier to find out the answer. We put these SUVs through their paces both on and off road, and crunch all of the numbers to choose which is the champion.

Videography by Jonty Renk and Tom Goodban

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Video chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:12 The strategy
02:02 The automobiles
06:57 Road driving
09:42 Interiors
18:21 Boot usefulness
21:23 Offroad
26:09 Expenses and ownership

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32 responses to “NEW Toyota Land Cruiser vs Land Rover Defender vs Ineos Grenadier review – What’s the BEST 4×4?”

  1. @midlandgeordie Avatar
    @midlandgeordie

    Big Brexiteer building his cars in France after he went back on his promise to build in Wales.

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    1. @ianworley8169 Avatar
      @ianworley8169

      Just like Dyson moving his manufacturing to China, or Rees-Mogg moving his HQ to Dublin, or Cash warning his investors to get out of Sterling. Brexiteer hypocrisy knows no bounds.

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    2. @samdavies7337 Avatar
      @samdavies7337

      All mouth …!

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    3. @waynerule3707 Avatar
      @waynerule3707

      Yep, and hopefully it will do as well as Brexit. I.e. be a disaster for all concerned.

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    4. @Glassey12 Avatar
      @Glassey12

      @@waynerule3707 Present tense… it IS a disaster.

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    5. @AYC-1979 Avatar
      @AYC-1979

      @@waynerule3707prick

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  2. @ChickenSweetcornSoup Avatar
    @ChickenSweetcornSoup

    0-60 in 12secs for the Toyota seems a bit underpowered in 2025

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    1. @sbomorse Avatar
      @sbomorse

      The hybrid is coming out soon and sorts the issue of tardy acceleration. It’s definitely too slow as it is though.

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    2. @husshardan3511 Avatar
      @husshardan3511

      Is there anything slower currently sold? Also the mpgs is awful given how slow it is.

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  3. @darrenprior6339 Avatar
    @darrenprior6339

    Having just bought a new Landcruiser (we call it a Prado here in Aust) from a Land Rover Discovery 5, I can confidently say that I miss the Land Rover like crazy. The on road ride quality of the LC compared to the LR is night and day and the engine in the LC is bloody awful.

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  4. @TerryHickey-xt4mf Avatar
    @TerryHickey-xt4mf

    We did a visit to the UK last year from NZ and was truly amazed at how many Land Rovers/Range Rovers we saw, I knew they were not cheap to say the least, but they were still a force to be reckoned with everywhere we went — country or city!

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  5. @THEOMD57 Avatar
    @THEOMD57

    FIAT PANDA CROSS 4X4….

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  6. @hedydd2 Avatar
    @hedydd2

    Pretty sure that Land Rover trumps the history of the Cruiser because it was launched 77 years ago with the Series1

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  7. @hedydd2 Avatar
    @hedydd2

    I should point out that factory fresh Land Cruisers will now come with a mild hybrid system like which is standard on the Defender shown. However the LC’s battery intrudes greatly into the load space, raising the boot floor by probably six inches, compromising the volume and the height needed to lift cargo into it. It is universally judged to be a terrible design but it is forced on them due to the horribly inconvenient [off and on road] underfloor position of the spare wheel, hanging on a chain and requiring the driver to lie on the ground to swap it for the punctured tyre. It also deletes the third row seats.

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  8. @insceman8515 Avatar
    @insceman8515

    Having lived with the Defender D300 110 since 2022 and over 50k miles, can confirm it is reliable with no issues (contrary to the usual idiots who have read something on the internet but have never owned 😂), comfortable on air suspension and 20 inch wheels, smooth torquey inline 6 engine which is great for towing. Negatives are front sear bases too short and not enough side bolster and smallish boot for size with side hinged door. Toyota looks good but needs a decent 6 cylinder engine to be taken seriously at that price point and air suspension option, I’d then seriously consider as had a Lexus in the past and was pretty good, but boring. Can’t see the point of the Ineos but no doubt works for some. Shame they don’t import Lexus GX550.

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  9. @thambomathambo575 Avatar
    @thambomathambo575

    For urban European style roads I would pick the Defender. For serious off roading and driving on most African roads, I’d pick the Land cruiser either that or the Ineos Grenadier.

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  10. @ianscorey5293 Avatar
    @ianscorey5293

    Chaps….. my driveway here in south east Queenzland is way more tricky than your green lane that you visited!!!

    And my one owner 1990 V8 Range Rover just chews it up!!!! Regards Ian 👨‍🎤🇳🇿🍸🍸

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  11. @disarchitected Avatar
    @disarchitected

    Anyone looked at the internationally sold Land Cruiser range? It’s mind boggling. The version we get in the UK is Land Cruiser lite.

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  12. @sevensixtysteve Avatar
    @sevensixtysteve

    Certainly the engine in the Toyota would be a deal breaker for me. Otherwise, it would be my choice…just. I love the Defenders looks inside and out, it’s a fab bit of design and in the specs shown here, would be the one I would pick. Interesting and enjoyable comparison 👌

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    1. @D-nort2 Avatar
      @D-nort2

      agree. The engine in the LC is pure sh*.. who buys a 100K euros car nowadays with 12 sec acceleration? . I love my D300 Defender and the engine.

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  13. @nothingtoseaheardammit Avatar
    @nothingtoseaheardammit

    Having owned and driven a L663 now for a year – it doesn’t need differential locks. The traction control systems are so damned good that it knows when to lock up the spinning wheels to send torque to the grippy ones. It works so much better than my Toyota’s traction control.

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    1. @myauctionaddictionestatesa7451 Avatar
      @myauctionaddictionestatesa7451

      For what its capable of, that makes sense. Lockers really are for more capable SUVs.

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    2. @siraff4461 Avatar
      @siraff4461

      @@myauctionaddictionestatesa7451 By the time you really need lockers you’re into lifted and big rubber territory. Way back when tc was terrible it made sense – and still does on certain cars – to have lockers. Now if the car is well set up its only useful when you start modifying.

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  14. @fermincarrasco800 Avatar
    @fermincarrasco800

    I purchased my Land Rover Defender 110 in 2022 . I have not had any issues , I dare to say it’s a total keeper !!!

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    1. @BS25999 Avatar
      @BS25999

      Good luck with that. Just make sure you have the full recovery service.

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  15. @victorschleicher Avatar
    @victorschleicher

    Owned a defender v8 5.0 and now a octa and never have any problems

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  16. @Aaronozard Avatar
    @Aaronozard

    Which car would everyone want to own when the car runs out of manufacturers warranty???????????

    Thoughts???

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  17. @urbanstrencan Avatar
    @urbanstrencan

    Guys, this was simply an awesome comparison test. It would be interesting to see how the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco would compete with these three (maybe the next test should be vs. the winner of this comparison). Between these three, I would go for the Land Rover Defender, but just the 90 version, or if Toyota offered a plug-in version of the Land Cruiser, that would definitely become my first choice. Ineos is interesting, but I think they still need to do more polishing and maybe offer a smaller SUV like the Ineos Jimny. 😉
    You should do a similar test with pickup trucks.
    Keep up the great work, and I can’t wait for more content like this.

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    1. @whatcar Avatar
      @whatcar

      Great to hear you enjoyed the comparison, and thanks for watching!

      In the meantime – check out our off-road megatest with some other 4×4 options!

      👉 https://youtu.be/PeLBdDssy8I?si=rxeAy69QW3cHBmn9

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  18. @TheOverlandLegend Avatar
    @TheOverlandLegend

    Great comparison of three very desirable vehicles and 3 that I would seriously consider. Your conclusion and ranking makes a lot of sense. The Defender seems to have the upper hand

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  19. @jamesecroucher Avatar
    @jamesecroucher

    Ineos being the only one of the three that for some reason also sells £2 moisturiser in Morrisons 🧐

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  20. @patrickobrien4971 Avatar
    @patrickobrien4971

    The hybrid is already being used in the Toyota Hilux and there are no differences in power or torque or really drivability, the petrol one is suppose to really good but Europe isn’t getting that.

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