Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Toyota Land Cruiser 60th Anniversary

To celebrate 60 years of honorable service in the Land Cruiser, Toyota has launched a special series of the legendary and unstoppable off-road vehicle called the Japanese 60th Anniversary that is bringing a rich array of accessories usually dedicated to high-class cars. Founded back in 1951, the Land Cruiser has been produced in 11 series over the years, up to the current versions sold in our country, namely the 150, available in 3 or 5 doors and the powerful V8 200 series heir of the Land Cruiser 100.

The new construction proposed for the wealthy Japanese 4x4 is visually recognizable by the new 18-inch alloy wheels, the chrome tailpipes and the rear window blacked out. Inside is a budget tier that includes automatic climate control for three different areas of the passenger, the multimedia system with navigation and audio system (all connected to a hard drive from 30 GB) leather-covered interior mats and custom logo from the "60th Anniversary", dusk the system and sensors for rain.

In addition, to facilitate driving on uneven Nipponese engineers have equipped the Land Cruiser Multi-terrain Select (MTS), a device that automatically control acceleration, braking and traction of the vehicle. The refined AVS electronic suspension can be adjusted to three different levels: Normal, Comfort and Sport, in order to control the roll, and the anti-dive on the two axes in a fully automatic versions of the series with 150 V8 engine ( not imported in Italy) are also equipped with a Safe Pre-Crash System, the device that prevents accidental collisions, the electronically controlled four-wheel drive, the Environment and PCS systems, and multi-terrain ABS.

In addition, the V8 earns quality accessories such as the specific upholstery in black leather, alloy wheels, 20 inch, the camera is connected to the parking sensors and numerous chrome details. At first, the Land Cruiser 60th Anniversary will be sold exclusively on the UK market at a starting price of 49,950 pounds (about € 58,580 at current exchange rates), while the V8 version will need to spend 61,950 pounds (about € 72,659 at current exchange rates ).

Any marketing on other European markets, including the Italian, has not yet been neither confirmed nor denied officially by the House.

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