They compared the new VW Touareg, Range Rover LR3, Jeep GC, Dodge Ram Power wagon, Toyota Landcruiser, and Hummer H3. They put them through on and off road testing including rocks, sand, hill climb and general off road fun and games. They ranked them in the following order. LR3 first, Hummer H3 second, Dodge Ram Power wagon third, VW Touareg fourth, Jeep Grand Cherokee Fifth and the Toyota Landcruiser Sixth.
Here is what they said about our beautiful Landcruiser: "With 50 years of heritage, the Land Cruiser has conquered uncivilized terrain in over 150 countries. Compared with its current competition, today's Land Cruiser, not surprisingly, is a dated piece of machinery. Its years of production have paid for the tooling, and you can bet Toyota still makes a generous profit on every $60K unit. Shod with more aggressive tires and without the trailer hitch dragging, we're sure the Land Cruiser would've placed higher. While it lacks refinement, the L.C. still has the goods to get the job done, but in light of the advancements its competition has made, in this test, it sits at the end of the line." When I read the article based on what they wrote I did not expect them to put the LC last. I find the more I know about different vehicles the more I tend to disagree with how these car/truck rags rate vehicles. Also "Truck Trend" is known for being wrong about the spec's of the vehicles they write about. Example the LC has all of the high tech traction control electronics that the newer rides had but they kept wanting to call it old fashion. WEIRD!!! hers to truck trend
Here is what they said about our beautiful Landcruiser: "With 50 years of heritage, the Land Cruiser has conquered uncivilized terrain in over 150 countries. Compared with its current competition, today's Land Cruiser, not surprisingly, is a dated piece of machinery. Its years of production have paid for the tooling, and you can bet Toyota still makes a generous profit on every $60K unit. Shod with more aggressive tires and without the trailer hitch dragging, we're sure the Land Cruiser would've placed higher. While it lacks refinement, the L.C. still has the goods to get the job done, but in light of the advancements its competition has made, in this test, it sits at the end of the line." When I read the article based on what they wrote I did not expect them to put the LC last. I find the more I know about different vehicles the more I tend to disagree with how these car/truck rags rate vehicles. Also "Truck Trend" is known for being wrong about the spec's of the vehicles they write about. Example the LC has all of the high tech traction control electronics that the newer rides had but they kept wanting to call it old fashion. WEIRD!!! hers to truck trend