Tuesday, April 5, 2011

60 years Toyota Land Cruiser: adventure everyday

Isolde Holderied had a very special order, the 60th Anniversary of the Toyota Land Cruisers on the off-site in Bad Kissingen. It should show that an automotive Dick ship like the V8-country is to force cruiser with its 4.5 liter eight-cylinder diesel and 210 kW / 286 PS on asphalt in the drift, but only with the off security systems and vigorous use the hand brake.

Later we drove the Land Cruiser J15 with the four-cylinder diesel with less than three liters of displacement and 140 kW / 190 hp and maximum torque of 420 Newton meters per 1600-3000 rpm. With him we did not get the idea to try it with a drift. We did - as always - to do more, such as a car around him in everyday life with ordinary people moving at the wheel.

The fact that a Land Cruiser off-road light-footed move to the work we had already experienced. On the road, we learned that 190 hp and a five-speed automatic transmission are not capable of tearing the asphalt. Despite the rather short with eleven seconds appearing time to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h, we found that the engine the 2.4-ton truck brought more sedate for speed.

Knowledge is now just a number of vehicles in this class that can also move across the terrain well shaken, but less and offer more precise, more spontaneous, responsive steering. But one in four land-cruiser with his car-driver is just really in the area. The inherent superiority are driving over hill and dale certainly important.

He can also sit back on the road in the land cruiser atmosphere in its spacious and comfortable driver's seat, looking forward to the next ride into the area with the many support techniques, deplore the poor persons car drivers and enjoy the prestige of his large ship. gives the Land Cruiser J15 it in three-door from 37 450 euros.

If you want to treat yourself has been extended one of the special models, "60th Anniversary", a five-door is replaced with a five-speed automatic transmission, the entire executive nor a navigation equipment, a special leather and the bed. For the base price of 59 900 euros there's also a big book on land-cruiser-story on top.

The story began in 1951, during the Korean War when the U.S. Army in Japan sought by tendering a light SUV. No wonder then that the first types in visual appearance on the Willys Jeep oriented. After that developed the Toyota Jeep BJ in 1954 received the name Land Cruiser, more and more of the defense good workhorse and adventure vehicle.

Over the years, she developed three models. It started with the J7 Heavy Duty. This was followed in 1967 as a second series of the station wagon (now Land Cruiser V8) and the third line of 1984 light-duty version, which also includes our J15. The war can not let go of the Land Cruiser. Every day we see mainly his pickup version in the news, with quadruple anti-aircraft guns in the back somewhere in the Libyan desert.

May the insurgents there as their Land Cruiser can soon take advantage of the weekend trip. (Ampnet / Sm) data Land Cruiser J15 60th Anniversary length x width x height (m): 4.76 x 1.89 x 1.85 Engine: Four-cylinder diesel, 2982 cc, common rail, turbocharged Power: 140 kW / 190 PS 3400 rpm Max torque: 420 Nm 1600-3000 rpm Curb weight / payload: 2430 kg / 560 kg consumption (EU standard): 7.9 to 8.1 liters of CO2 emissions: 209-213 g / km; Euro5 top speed: 175 km / h Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h: 7.7 seconds Boot capacity: up to 1934 liters of tires: 245/70 R 17 Turning circle 11.8 meters Max towing capacity (braked): 3000 kg base price: 59 EUR 900

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