Range Rover v Land Cruiser: UP-HILL DRAG RACE

Land Cruiser: £30,000 Range Rover: £138,000 Which are you choosing?

Former owner of a gas powered 1999 Land Cruiser V8. 406,000 miles and the body is excellent, engine spins like a top, no leaks, everything works, and A/C blows ice cold.

Fabulous clash. Would have loved to see the latest Range Rover go up against the latest Land Cruiser 300 GR-Sport edition

Make sure the Land rover has a heated rear windscreen in order to keep your hands warm in winter whilst pushing it.

You should have brought the 2022 LandCruiser to match the Range Rover!

Finally seeing an actual Land Cruiser doing the off road challenge 😍

When I lived in East Africa [Kenya] in the 1970s and early 1980s (my dad was with the Flying Doctor Service) there were lots of Land Rovers, very few Range Rovers, and countless Toyotas. The Land Rovers were much-loved by expat Brits and did pretty well; they were relatively simple, old-school machines and survived the often horrendous conditions if treated with respect. Parts were cheap, the basic vehicles were rugged and durable, and servicing and repairing could be carried out by any competent mechanic. Range Rovers were expensive and rare and so were only ever seen in towns and cities ferrying government officials between fancy hotels. They were too precious to be hammered off road, although the great rally driver Rob Collinge used Range Rovers in the Safari. He had to completely rebuild them, though, to cope with the extreme conditions. The Land Cruisers were tremendous. Tough, reliable, and virtually unstoppable. Unlike the Land Rovers they were less like comfy tractors and more like regular cars, so they not only coped with the bush (a.k.a. 'MAMOBA' - Miles And Miles Of Bloody Africa'), but were equally at home in towns and cities. They were so good that they were taken for granted, and there's no better recommendation for a vehicle in a challenging environment. The Land Rovers responded well to careful treatment and sensible maintenance schedules; the Land Cruisers just worked, no matter how badly they were abused. I've got no experience of modern versions of either vehicle, but I'm willing to bet that they're both hell to work on. That's not important if they function perfectly all the time, but... When you're stranded in the middle of nowhere with a dashboard warning message that says 'ECU error - Gearbox Mode 4 Interface Malfunction; Contact Service Centre', you want to be able to put things right with a jack, a stick, a screwdriver, and a hammer. You need a car with a cast-iron reputation, and the Toyota's proved itself all over the world for decades. In my experience, a super-sophisticated Land (or Range) Rover MIGHT work flawlessly, but then again, it might not. And that's when you stop caring about trick diffs and air suspension and air-conditioned shiatsu massage seats and wish you'd bought something that just ruddy-well WORKED. If I were planning a trip to somewhere remote, I'd take the Land Cruiser. If I were an English farmer doing nothing more dodgy than checking fields of spuds, I'd probably still choose the Toyota. Better reputation. Better value for money. Your opinion may vary...😁

What I know nothing can beat a Land Cruiser off-road

I've owned both vehicles. Range Rovers are smooth as silk over rough terrain, but have expensive electrical problems and do not hold up well. Land Cruisers are a bit of a rougher ride, but even if you roll one, it can get you back home.

Now do this test everyday for a year and see how they do

Respect for getting an actual Land Cruiser this time

Did anyone notice 4:55 “Planet Charity” LENDS a £138,000 Range Rover😂😂

Range Rover is driven by someone who wants one, Land Cruiser by someone who needs one

The most important thing here is that a 14 year old Land Cruiser (2008 model) without lockers went everywhere the newest and most technologically advanced Range Rover with rear lockers went.

I would have liked to see the same test with the new Land Cruiser.

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My dad and uncle were working in Siberia from 1992. First car was a Land Rover defender. It just refused to start at 45 degrees negative. Then was something American, if my memory serves me well. That crap broke down even faster. Then it was a land cruiser from 1998. That car was running and driving almost 20 years. Has over 1m km on its odometer. Never gave us hard time. Truly, it’s an AK-47 in the realm of cars

Let’s wait 5 years and see which one will still be capable of finishing these challenges

6:54 Land Cruiser dash says 129,066 miles. Unfair to the Range Rover. For a Land Cruiser, that’s basically brand new. 😅

The Toyota will never break down and it will go for years and years, and it's so much cheaper. Enough said.