Which Land Cruiser is the GREATEST 4×4 EVER?

We have actually got our hands on a Toyota Land Cruiser 70, Land Cruiser 80, and an FJ Cruiser, and they're going head-to-head through a series of off-road difficulties!

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There's no rejecting that the Land Cruiser is among the best off-roaders you can purchase. Nevertheless, with numerous varieties readily available to buy, which is the best when it pertains to going off-road?

Well, to discover, we have actually got our hands on 3 varieties. We have actually got the FJ Cruiser with its light-weight chassis (based upon the very same platform as the 150 Prado), the sturdy Land Cruiser 70 with its large load bed, and the station-wagon Land Cruiser 80.

In terms of efficiency, the 3 cars and trucks are relatively matched. The FJ Cruiser is powered by a 4-litre V6 gas that puts down 272hp and 380Nm, the Land Cruiser 70 has a 4.5-litre V8 diesel with 255hp and 568Nm, while the Land Cruiser 80 has a 4.2-litre straight-six diesel with 250hp and 600Nm.

In terms of off-roading abilities, all 3 cars have been lifted, are fitted with proper off-road tyres, and have several mods to assist them adapt to a few of the more extreme challenges on this off-road course.

But which will triumph? You'll require to stick to Mat to see for yourself!

Comments

49 responses to “Which Land Cruiser is the GREATEST 4×4 EVER?”

  1. @justaltrudeau Avatar
    @justaltrudeau

    Man, y’all really brought out the big guns for this one. The FJ is fun, but that 80 series is a straight-up tank and you just can’t beat the grit of a 70 series. My money’s on the 80 to take it all, but this is gonna be a blast to watch.

  2. @templetonleholo Avatar
    @templetonleholo

    Yall upload when I’m always at lunchtime 😅

  3. @KemisetsoMotaung-y2x Avatar
    @KemisetsoMotaung-y2x

    This is the best video I’ve ever seen on Carwow ❤️📹

  4. @Swineminator Avatar
    @Swineminator

    Now do a challange with every generation of the Jimny

    1. @cylentone Avatar
      @cylentone

      Yes! Maybe add some legacy Suzuki models like the LJ or SJ!

    2. @Swineminator Avatar
      @Swineminator

      @cylentone Yeah, one from every major generation

    3. @olivermboya3857 Avatar
      @olivermboya3857

      Oh yeah that’s a cool idea

  5. @KemisetsoMotaung-y2x Avatar
    @KemisetsoMotaung-y2x

    Shout out from South Africa❤ we love the 70 series ❤️

    1. @josefernando624 Avatar
      @josefernando624

      Same here, brother.🇦🇴😭

    2. @veridico84 Avatar
      @veridico84

      In SA here, my mate has an FJ, I have a 70. The FJ has quirks that I really do like.

    3. @DMANSAM-ev7eh Avatar
      @DMANSAM-ev7eh

      Yeah that’s our bread and butter

    4. @shaunmoeketsi Avatar
      @shaunmoeketsi

      I use it at work for rescue missions.

    5. @b787900 Avatar
      @b787900

      @veridico84FJ is king in the dunes. All LCs are amazing though

  6. @aidansky55 Avatar
    @aidansky55

    I’m honestly finding these off-road tests more entertaining than the drag races recently

    1. @OxfordCat Avatar
      @OxfordCat

      Me too, they’ve become my favourite and much more entertaining 👍

    2. @guess_6969 Avatar
      @guess_6969

      Yes, that’s right, because drag racing with sports cars or hyper cars is boring and now off-road testing is more interesting.

    3. @un6250 Avatar
      @un6250

      I guess it’s cause of increased yapping it takes to get to the races

    4. @mwansahtyller9002 Avatar
      @mwansahtyller9002

      They’ve always been better

  7. @karis___7789 Avatar
    @karis___7789

    the station wagon has the best looks here though

    1. @onandilewis3290 Avatar
      @onandilewis3290

      TRUE

    2. @crisis951 Avatar
      @crisis951

      The 80 series ?

  8. @RustyTreeMan Avatar
    @RustyTreeMan

    Love these videos but honestly these ‘challengers’ like trying to go as fast as possible off road is just flat out dangerous and stupid in the real world, and a sure way to break something. The 80 series was easily the best just watching the ease it did everything. Also it would help if you mentioned if they were in low range, again to help people (who may not know) and if rear diff lockers were used, only Matt mentioned it once. More slow, off roading would be better (without Graham guiding them into a rock)!

  9. @FishandHunt Avatar
    @FishandHunt

    The 80 series, hands down.

  10. @ODGreenZa Avatar
    @ODGreenZa

    70 is the only one that can do this with an anti-aircraft gun on the back

    1. @Alishah_123 Avatar
      @Alishah_123

      An og comment

  11. @Carheadszambia Avatar
    @Carheadszambia

    Ive been waiting for this my whole life. Finally a 79 series

  12. @underbedmonstersmusic Avatar
    @underbedmonstersmusic

    I wonder if Sam is ok… He issued no formal protests at all.

    1. @theflash4587 Avatar
      @theflash4587

      my thoughts exactly

    2. @FredericoMagaia Avatar
      @FredericoMagaia

      He had a proper machine this time 😂

    3. @humayoyn Avatar
      @humayoyn

      This is because he is in a Land cruiser 79

    4. @BenCarlos-w3w Avatar
      @BenCarlos-w3w

      @FredericoMagaia it almost felt like all of Sam’s and Max’s commentary had been removed…..

  13. @auditingabdoool3217 Avatar
    @auditingabdoool3217

    Any Land Cruiser is a legendary machine. Nothing touches it.

    1. @cylentone Avatar
      @cylentone

      100% ! I was in Provence, France and driving to get croissants early in the morning (so cliché I know) and a totally drunk Frenchman in an old Landcruiser came flying at me on a single-lane road. I braked and stopped, but he drove into a ditch to avoid the crash. His head hit and broke the windshield, he was bleeding. I was about to get out and check on him but he started rocking the car back and forth and managed to get it out of a 70cm deep ditch and continue on his merry way.

    2. @warp2288 Avatar
      @warp2288

      except the FJ

  14. @kleoncars Avatar
    @kleoncars

    The 80 did the rock crawl better than any of them

  15. @JamesJustin-ts3qu Avatar
    @JamesJustin-ts3qu

    That 70 series it’s every guys dream car in Africa

    1. @NathanThupe3650 Avatar
      @NathanThupe3650

      You can say that again

    2. @AnythingGoez Avatar
      @AnythingGoez

      Very true

  16. @pyrho1 Avatar
    @pyrho1

    These off road competition videos are much more entertaining than the drag races

    1. @hokz7283 Avatar
      @hokz7283

      Yep..that race was like a buffalo stampede though😅

  17. @paulgriffiths7399 Avatar
    @paulgriffiths7399

    80 series is the absolute peak of Landcruiser 👌

    1. @asmc0403 Avatar
      @asmc0403

      that would be 100 series hhactually

    2. @CAPINGLOC Avatar
      @CAPINGLOC

      @asmc0403 IFS vs Solid axel and triple lockers and HD FT Mechanical pump vs Electronic? I think 100 series is a better Overlander and 105 versions top of the game, but 80 series is a far more capable 4×4.

    3. @daveanthonysalalima1128 Avatar
      @daveanthonysalalima1128

      @CAPINGLOC Mechanical pump is KIng!

    4. @GearmanVlogs Avatar
      @GearmanVlogs

      Agreed

    5. @landcruiser801 Avatar
      @landcruiser801

      I wouldn’t like to say…..

  18. @30parallel Avatar
    @30parallel

    Man, that 79 is a beauty

  19. @bangchettrang-ho3nl Avatar
    @bangchettrang-ho3nl

    The mighty V6 FJ! I think I’ll take this FJ with the Prado overall. Fantastic!

  20. @kassabiann Avatar
    @kassabiann

    I’ve always dreamed of FJ, and now when I seen the red one – omg, my Dream

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