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2009 Toyota Land Cruiser Review
Genuine off-road capability.
2009 Land Cruiser Review Summary & Specifications
The Toyota Land Cruiser is distinguished by a rare mix of effortless highway performance, everyday comfort, and authentic, industrial-strength four-wheel-drive capability. It's built for those willing to pay for a very broad range of operating capabilities, more costly to buy, but you get what you pay for.John Stewart filed this report to NewCarTestDrive.com after driving the Land Cruiser in Montana.
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| Vehicle Category | Sport Utility Vehicles |
| Editor | New Car Test Drive |
| Model Lineup | Toyota Land Cruiser ($64,755) |
| Engines (standard) | 5.7-liter DOHC 32-valve V8 |
| Engines (optional) | 381-hp 5.7-liter V8 |
| Transmissions (standard) | 6-speed automatic |
| Transmissions (optional) | 6-speed automatic |
| Safety Equipment (standard) | dual-stage advanced airbags, seat-mounted side-impact airbags and front knee airbags for driver and front passenger; second row seat-mounted side airbags; three-row roll-sensing side curtain airbags with roll-sensing cutoff switch; tire-pressure monitor; multi-terrain ABS with Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD) and Brake Assist; electronic stability control (VSC) with cutoff switch; Active Traction Control (A-TRAC) |
| Safety Equipment (optional) | pre-collision system |
| Basic Warranty | 3 years/36,000 miles |
| Assembled In | Tahara, Japan; Aichi, Japan |
| Manufacturer Phone | 800-468-6968 |
| Manufacturer URL | www.toyota.com |
| Base Price MSRP | 64755 |
| Model Tested MSRP | Toyota Land Cruiser ($64,755) |
| Standard Equipment | leather upholstery; CFC-free automatic climate control and independent automatic rear climate control system; four-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio, telephone and voice recognition controls; power tilt and telescopic steering wheel with memory; power door locks and windows, including power rear quarter windows; privacy glass; Smart Key keyless entry; HomeLink; variable intermittent front and rear wipers and washers; cruise control, 12 cup holders; combination meter with Optitron electroluminescent instrumentation; JBL AM/FM/6CD/MP3/WMA (605 watts), with auxiliary mini-jack, FM diversity in-glass antenna and 14 speakers; anti-theft system with engine immobilizer; tilt/slide power glass moonroof with sunshade and one-touch open/close operation with jam protection; auto-dimming rear view mirror with compass; multi-information display; rear window defogger; digital outside temperature display; Intuitive Park Assist (back-up sonar) |
| Options as Tested (MSRP) | DVD navigation system ($3,400) includes 8-inch monitor, back-up camera, Bluetooth |
| Destination Charge | 745 |
| Gas Guzzler Tax | |
| Price as Tested | 68900 |
| Layout | four-wheel drive |
| Horse Power | 381 @ 5600 |
| Torque | 401 @ 3600 |
| Fuel Economy | 13/18 |
| Wheelbase | 112.2 |
| Length/Width/Height | 194.9/77.6/74.0 |
| Track Front/Rear | |
| Turning Radius | 38.7 |
| Seating Capacity | 8 |
| Front Head/Hip/Leg room | 38.3/59.8/42.3 |
| Middle Head/Hip/Leg room | 38.9/58.5/36.0 |
| Rear Head/Hip/Leg room | 35.8/56.6/28.4 |
| Trunk Volume | 81.7 |
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| Towing Capacity | 8500 |
| Front Suspension | independent, double wishbone w/coil-over springs and variable-rate stabilizer bar |
| Rear Suspension | live axle, four trailing links, lateral rod, coil springs, variable-rate stabilizer bar |
| Ground Clearance | 8.9 |
| Curb Weight | 5688 |
| Stock Tires | P285/60R18 |
| Brakes Front/Rear | vented disc/vented disc with ABS, EBD, Brake Assist |
| Fuel Capacity | 24.6 |
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