Every once in a rising sun, I find myself admiring the 80 series Toyota Land Cruiser. This is the generation built from 1991-1997 that retained the old formula of large cast iron inline six under the hood coupled to solid axles front and rear, and it was the most evolved version of that species that […]
Nothing says getting back to your roots like taking your heavily optioned luxury SUV and liberating it from that joy killing thing called luxury by removing things like leather seats, air conditioning, doors, roof, side glass, et cetera. To make a long story short, somebody took this next Toyota Land Cruiser and turned it into […]
In 1995 Toyota introduced their first Luxury SUV model with the Lexus emblem on the front. The LX was the mother of all Lexus family hauling machines, but behind the badge and cladding was the legendary Land Cruiser. The LX sold well enough to soccer moms all over the USA that Lexus subsequently launched a […]
The Toyota Land Cruiser is one of those iconic off-road machines that is well known for its boulder climbing abilities as well as its ability to run for miles with only basic maintenance. The FJ60 version was sold from 1980 to 1987; a rugged vehicle and it seems that many have been converted into Chevy […]
The Toyota Land Cruiser (Japanese トヨタ ランドクルーザー Rando-kurūzā) is a four wheel drive SUV built originally for military use as a Japanese style Jeep, but enlarged over the years into the monstrosity it is today. The 60 series Land Cruiser is an affordable piece of Japanese steel powered by a number of inline six engines […]
Preparing for the apocalypse couldn’t be any easier than stocking up on vitamins, toothpaste, toilet paper and picking up the latest Wasteland Wednesday offering from DT. Wasteland Wednesday (for the newly initiated) is a series we run that includes vehicles ready for the Mad Max style apocalypse and features a wide array of vehicles from […]
If you think the modern Toyota FJ Cruiser is cool – first of all, we agree in terms of form factor and capability, but disagree in the styling department. Toyota was trying to invoke their iconic FJ40 Land Cruiser with the chunky round-headlight design but somehow missed the mark – maybe it’s the giant sail-like […]