Despite information technology existence an overused give-and-take, the Toyota State Cruiser is an icon – 1 of the best off-route and all-weather workhorses worldwide, used in a wide variety of conditions due to its dependability.

In the U.s. today, the Toyota 4Runner is the obvious next pick since the last generation of Cruiser got doomed to be the terminal – Toyota has a addiction of discontinuing splendid SUVs only like the FJ Cruiser.

In other markets though, State Cruiser continues to thrive, and then we get to the SUV in this video courtesy of CarWow over on YouTube: the Toyota Land Cruiser GR Sport.

Hither's the lowdown on the Cruiser yous won't be able to buy – with the 'GR' badge – and why information technology would make sense for Toyota to backpedal and offering it this side of the Pacific.

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It's unclear which feature is responsible for the popularity of the 4Runner, but the Land Cruiser proper name is a strong one, and pretty much stands for 'go anywhere - reliably'.

Toyota'southward Land Cruiser terminal sold for around $90,000 in 2021 with V8 power – today the 4Runner which is less of an up-market SUV starts from $40,000 before options. It features an old-style four-liter V6 with 270 hp and 287 lb-ft. The TRD Pro model costs from $54,000.

CarWow'south Mat Watson is back, in Dubai with the new Toyota Land Cruiser, updated for the first time since 2007, now merely available in select markets and costing around $107,000; this price is around the same as the U.s.-marketplace Country Rover Range Rover.

Interestingly, the new Land Cruiser comes with a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6, skillful for 415 hp/480 lb-ft and supplying all wheels with ability through a 10-speed automatic.

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2023 Toyota Land Cruiser GR Sport, front quarter view
Via: Toyota

With improved power and torque over the old 5.7-liter V8 Cruiser, the new one looks impressive – Mat goes over the exterior first, this i is the GR Sport version which comes with an updated bumper, black contrasting trim, stripes and badges (the engine is the same engine as lower trim levels).

It's an interesting machine, the Cruiser GR Sport, using some of the badging of other 'GR' vehicles such equally the GR Yaris or GR Corolla just with none of the operation.

Still, information technology makes for a 6.3-2d 0-60 mph time, and a 14-second quarter mile which isn't bad for the heft of the vehicle and its smaller-chapters engine.

Mat says it's big within, the third row is comfortable for adults, the level of luxury is evident in the eye row dual-zone climate command and multimedia screens and the materials int eh cabin are premium. Perfect for our fellow gear heads in Dubai – but nosotros tin't help but wonder whether the GR Land Cruiser couldn't have been a piffling crazier – like the GR Yaris, peradventure with a supercharged V8 and 700 hp.