Costs & verdict
Everyday costs, plus how reliable and safe it is
You can expect healthy discounts on the Land Cruiser from Toyota dealers but, even so, it remains a pricey cash buy alongside rivals such as the Skoda Kodiaq. It’s not much better if you’re buying on finance, with relatively uncompetitive monthly PCP payments against most large SUVs, including the significantly cheaper Ssangyong Rexton.
It’s not all bad news because the Land Cruiser has some of the best resale values in the business, and compared with similarly-sized rivals such as the Land Rover Discovery, it doesn’t look quite so unappealing in that respect.
Top-of-the-range Invincible trim gives you 19in wheels, electrically adjustable and heated leather seats, LED headlights, front and rear parking sensors, sat-nav, privacy glass and automatic lights and wipers, adaptive air suspension and extra off-road driving aids. It’s still hard to justify over a more reasonably priced Active model.
The Land Cruiser hasn’t been crash tested by Euro NCAP and automatic emergency braking (AEB) is only standard on Invincible cars (along with adaptive cruise control, road sign assist, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert and lane departure alert). AEB is not even available as an optional extra on Active models.
Security experts Thatcham Research found that the Land Cruiser presented a robust defence against thieves, awarding it a maximum five stars for resisting theft and four stars for resisting being broken into.
