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juggernaut proportions
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all dressed for town now, leaving the rawhide and roughnecking to lesser Toyotas
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Interior improvements make this Land Cruiser more beautifully trimmed than the last
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The sheetmetal is revamped to align it with Toyota's current styling direction, lending the new Land Cruiser a look akin to a Highlander hopped up on HGH.
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STYLING | 7 out of 10
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juggernaut proportions
Autoblog
all dressed for town now, leaving the rawhide and roughnecking to lesser Toyotas
Car and Driver
Interior improvements make this Land Cruiser more beautifully trimmed than the last
Edmunds' Inside Line
The sheetmetal is revamped to align it with Toyota's current styling direction, lending the new Land Cruiser a look akin to a Highlander hopped up on HGH.
Motor Trend
The latest Toyota Land Cruiser is thoroughly modern up close, but you'll know it from a distance. The rugged, class, somewhat safari-linked look is instantly recognizable. But at arm's length, the latest Land Cruiser isn't inspiring like some of its Land Rover rivals; the issue is that while the Land Cruiser used to have a unique look, the latest version, introduced a couple of years ago, looks a bit too much like its Sequoia and Titan brand-mates, in our opinion. Objectively, though, the Land Cruiser keeps with tradition, in looking confident and off-road-ready.
Inside, the Land Cruiser has the same, very upright, chunky styling that all the newer Toyota trucks have received. It's a pretty technology-heavy presentation, with a navigation screen top and center, plus climate, audio, and off-road controls below that, and it emphasizes a certain truth about the Land Cruiser's appeal—that it's rooted more in gated communities than in remote outposts.
Conclusion
The 2011 Land Cruiser looks more like a modern Toyota SUV than an off-road icon.