2013 Toyota Land Cruiser vs. Its Competition

2013 Toyota Land Cruiser (European model pictured)

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Apr 20, 2012

Few SUVs can venture deeply into the kind of territory explored by the Toyota Land Cruisers of yesterday and today.

That may justify the high base price for the 2013 Land Cruiser, but boy, does it also invite some comparison with other high-priced, truly luxurious competitors.

In Toyota's own dominion, there's the nearly identical Lexus LX 570, a mechanical twin to the Land Cruiser, with slightly different styling and standard equipment, priced a bit higher than the Toyota, and rated a mile per gallon more thirsty.

The Land Rover Range Rover can't carry eight passengers, but it's the only other vehicle with the universal recognition of the Land Cruiser: it's known from royal palaces to the savana as a trusty piece of go-anywhere hardware, one replete with fine wool and leather and wood trim.

The Mercedes-Benz GL and its ancestor, the G Class, are German echoes of the same SUV principles; the GL's a little more suburban in intent, and its marvelous diesel model's a standout, while the G remains a classic piece of Benz heritage you can buy new today.

At the bottom of the list--altogether more practical and cheap, but every bit as spacious and inefficient, is Toyota's Sequoia.

It probably can't tote a team to the base camp at Kilimanjaro, but for fetching the goods at Lowe's for $30,000 less, it's worth a long, hard look--at your own needs.

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7.6 Still an off-road specialist by design, the 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser's grown ever so expensive; did it ever make sense?	7.6 A luxurious SUV with limited appeal, the Lexus LX 570 isn't quite at home on the range, or on the interstate.	8.8 The 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL Class is a pricey way to go, but it's a luxury family wagon with great fuel economy and road manners, and some thoughtful new safety and luxury features to boot.	9 It can't rightly be called a value, but the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover delivers a truckload of ability and exclusivity along with its admittedly huge Monroney.	7.4 The 2012 Mercedes-Benz G-Class is nearly in a class by itself thanks to its unique, and essentially archaic, design, but it does what it does very, very well--for a price.	7.4 The 2012 Toyota Sequoia delivers traditional truck toughness, towing ability, and strong V-8 engines—plus the macho look to go with it.
MSRP From
$78,555	$81,530	$62,400	$79,425	$107,975	$40,930
Gas Mileage
13 MPG City / 18 MPG Hwy	12 MPG City / 17 MPG Hwy	13 MPG City / 26 MPG Hwy	12 MPG City / 18 MPG Hwy	12 MPG City / 15 MPG Hwy	13 MPG City / 20 MPG Hwy
Engine
Gas V8	Gas V8	Turbocharged Diesel V6	Gas V8	Gas V8	Gas V8
EPA Class
Sport Utility Vehicle - 4WD	N/A	4WD Sport Utility Vehicle	4WD Sport Utility Vehicle	4WD Sport Utility Vehicle	Sport Utility Vehicle - 2WD
Style Name
4-Door 4WD (Natl)	4WD 4-Door	4MATIC 4-Door GL350 BlueTEC	4WD 4-Door HSE	4MATIC 4-Door G550	RWD 4.6L SR5 (Natl)
Drivetrain
Four Wheel Drive	Four Wheel Drive	All Wheel Drive	4-Wheel Drive	All-Wheel Drive	Rear Wheel Drive
Passenger Capacity
8	8	7	5	5	8
Passenger Doors
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Body Style
Sport Utility Vehicle	Sport Utility Vehicle	Sport Utility	4 Door	4 Door	Sport Utility Vehicle
Transmission
Automatic w/Manual Shift	Automatic	Automatic w/Manual Shift	Automatic	Automatic	Automatic