I recently sold my beloved 2006 4runner and a bought a 2013 Landcruiser.
The landcruiser is awesome. The power is huge, it’s so smooth. So far I’ve removed the third row and added 285/70/17 BFG ATs. I’m really liking it.
Comparing it to the 4runner is tough. I debated the move for a long time. The land cruiser is incrementally bigger, more powerful, more comfortable, offers better visabiilty, quieter. It’s much less efficient around town (11-13mpg) and slightly less efficient on the highway (16-19mpg). Range is reduced ~30-45 miles per tank.
The stock suspension of the 200 is much worse than the icon kit I had on my 4runner (duh!). But, I do like the road characteristics of the lc200 kdss. The braking feel is also worse and HID lights are worse than the xenondepot HIDs I had in my 4runner. The stock JBL stereo in the LC200 is also worse than the stock JBL from the 4runner.
The cargo area of the LC200 with the third row removed, had the same width as the 4runner wall to wall. It’s a few inches taller, and a few inches deeper.
The electronic nannies were not a reason I bought the lc200, but they are growing on me. Radar cruise is the ****, parking sensors, backup camera, front and rear cameras, all good (resolution sucks though). Kids love watching dvds and the radio headphones work great.
Lots is small betterment’s add up to a greater sum. I think on a scale of 1-10.
The LC is an 8.5. -1 for efficiency, -.5 for tank size, -.5 for no upgradeability of headunit
The 4runner is 7.75. Slightly worse in most categories, much in overall luxury and comfort. Much better in city efficiency and slightly better in highway efficiency
Both a great.
