Toyota Land Cruiser LC 300 review - King of the road | First Drive | Autocar India
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The Land Cruiser has achieved legendary status in the SUV world and with good reason. It has a lineage and history that is unparalleled but how does it feel in the modern world? Saumil Shah finds out.
Cameraperson: Mrityunjay Chakraborty
Editor: Mohit Sharma
0:00 - Intro
1:25 - Price and configuration
1:50 - Platform and underpinnings
2:05 - Drivability
2:40 - Ride comfort
3:09 - Driving position
3:40 - Engine and performance
4:30 - Gearbox
4:57 - Drive modes
6:00 - Cruising ability
6:30 - Exterior design
7:52- Boot capacity
8:17 - Interior
10:24 - Rear seat space
11:56 - Features and safety
12:04 - Verdict
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Пікірлер: 447
Doesn't feel as premium as a 2.5cr car because it's not a 2.5 cr car. In middle east, UAE it's sold at 60-70 Lakh rupees. In India only it's super expensive thanks to the unreal taxes by government on this car.
@ireanrai8909
9 ай бұрын
In Nepal it’s 5.50 crore car
@myleshravisankard2348
9 ай бұрын
@@ireanrai8909that’s in Nepali nepali rupees. Do the conversion
@shahan484
9 ай бұрын
This is just dumb lol. Less than 2 crore you can get a GLS or an X7 which are sportier and luxurious than this overrated Toyota.
@nikaiitrk
9 ай бұрын
@@ireanrai8909thats 2.75-3.25 cr inr
@kapil96629
9 ай бұрын
@@shahan484the man told you that this is for the powerful people not for chapri😂
I still remember their old ad tagline - When there were no roads, there was Land Cruiser! ❤️🔥
@user-wc9uv7mq2n
9 ай бұрын
It's for the Land Rover bro. Land Cruiser tag line was always "It's indestructible"
@shahan484
9 ай бұрын
Land rover. Land cruiser was a copy of defender made by Toyota (copied Defender and Humvee)
@vishweshswaminadhan4337
8 ай бұрын
@@shahan484what? 😆 Have you seen the 1965 LC? And please tell me if there is any resemblance from a Land rover
@wildkong2986
7 ай бұрын
@@vishweshswaminadhan4337This kid won't reply he seems to be stuck in his own game 😂
So thats how Import tax+gst+roadtax+cess looks like..
@krishchaudhry2222
9 ай бұрын
you forget the toyota badge tax also that toyota charges thats the buggest tax of al
Seating inside Range Rover after seating in LandCruiser feels like 50 times the upgrade
@pranavp386
9 ай бұрын
Too bad you can't sit in it for long.
@amithrb5693
9 ай бұрын
ouch!!!@@pranavp386
@gnanasabaapatirg7376
9 ай бұрын
@@jkbbumblebeelol no. Tamilnadu CM Stalin has both land rover and land cruiser.
@wagyubeef925
9 ай бұрын
@@jkbbumblebeemaybe cause they looted more.
@Kyoth3
9 ай бұрын
@@jkbbumblebeeIve sat in both and I’m not even rich lmao.
Great Saumil, on point!
What a timeless fantastic design
Looks like autocar team got their hands on the 2.10 cr car belonging to an MLA from Maharashtra State Assembly 😂
@sankuM
9 ай бұрын
yeah I was also trying to see the emblem details on the back & front 😅😅
@bharatjhawar7768
9 ай бұрын
Mahesh Landge
@shashankinnarkar4566
9 ай бұрын
MLA from Pune
@jawedmanowar657
9 ай бұрын
😂😂😂well said, not just about Maharashtra only across places only Public Servants drive in such Categories And the Public travel in common class and pay taxes to fund the Servant's luxurious
@gnanasabaapatirg7376
9 ай бұрын
Famously Jayalalithaa had one. God only knows where it is. She was the one who popularized it in the state
Unbelievable starting price at 2.1 crores. In Australia, you can get the base model GX for just around $100K or approx 55 lacs.
@thedeveloper4207
9 ай бұрын
Because we are Vishwaguru
@pranavp386
9 ай бұрын
The remaining 1.5cr goes stright to the govt.
@gnanasabaapatirg7376
9 ай бұрын
@@thedeveloper4207not really, Toyota chose to import these.
@nyalilusi3278
9 ай бұрын
@@gnanasabaapatirg7376Then why is fortuner priced so high, is it also imported?
@andysingh2977
9 ай бұрын
@thedeveloper4207 what is that supposed to mean bro?
My all time favourite car
i really love the looks of the land cruiser 300 so much 🥰😍🤤
This is it. This is the ultimate car. If I ever become rich enough, this is the ultimate car that I'll get.
@HarshwardhanKhandelwal
8 ай бұрын
Yeah but don't you think it's too expensive
@unknownanimist2200
8 ай бұрын
@@HarshwardhanKhandelwalstill it's worth it because it's a land cruiser
@GULSHANKUMAR-qk9kj
3 ай бұрын
@@HarshwardhanKhandelwalit too much overhyped car I see nothing special for that we pay 2.2 cr
Legendary off roader. The indisputable king no matter what the critics say.
@Leoixus
8 ай бұрын
But Toyota is an overpriced car, being a global No.1 car they are putting hefty prices for brand value, especially in India they are selling substandard quality cars with huge prices and taxation is also a problem. The Japanese cars we get in the Middle East (forget about the US & Europe) are awesome when compared to the Indian market, of course, it is their traditional market. I am planning to change my Ford Ecosport and reviewed most of the Compact SUVs, still, I feel my car's interiors and features are at par with the latest one.
Though can't buy it but love watching it
If only it comes for a price that’s ‘reasonable’ 55 lacs for Fortuner and 2cr++ for LC is insane pricing, however reliable the car is! Toyota knows that can charge whatever and ppl will still buy (like Apple). But there is a very large and deep enthusiast market today for whom such cars are just beyond reach
@aizen716
5 ай бұрын
you do realise that its not toyota charging whatever they want but actually because of the import taxes right? Why on earth would toyota charge 2-3x more in a price sensitive market like india? The only way toyota can sell the lc for a lesser price would be by manufacturing it in India and that would be stupid because the lc probably wont sell well at lower prices either.
Toyota - Reliable, Durable bulletproof 💪🔥
no other SUV can be compared to this majestic look of LC man, whatever the pricing is and whatever the features it lacks or otherwise, IT IS A LAND CRUISER at the end of the day. Hardcore LC fan here and I visualised myself driving this King on the roads of Bengaluru soon🙂🙂
It needs a lot of introduction because it was never sold or talked about in India. Toyota ignored us with this model. Totally alien to many of us.
they should've provided an option for 3rd row
Land cruiser ♥️♥️♥️🔥🔥
It’s a great car for its original price. 2.5 crore is insane
No words to Spk about legendary Beast ❤
@aimanfitri0iv
9 ай бұрын
it's a super legend 😍
@vasconauts
9 ай бұрын
actually the guy in the video spoke a lot of words about it
Trail turn, crawl control, the special suspension - didn't mentioned at all
GOD FATHER OF SUV'S
The toyota LC 300 series is so much more capable off road than you thought you know.
It's a real dad of all SUV's 😎
@praneethjayasimha5943
2 ай бұрын
lol what about range rover?
This video is shot in my area. Dhanori Nd I guess this car belongs to our MLA Sunil tingre
You are paying for the things that matters. Quality. Merc and BMW can’t match its quality. It’s a performance SUV not a luxury car..
Queen of all suv❤❤❤❤❤
You should put the Toyota Land Cruiser 300 up against the Lexus lx and Mercedes Benz gls and bmw x7 and Audi Q7 and Land Rover Range Rover Vogue to see how it stacks up
@Sleepy_Moon84
4 ай бұрын
LC is not competing with that segment. Those are luxury SUV, this is hardcore SUV with luxury features
1. Sticker of MLA on rear windshield 2. would be great if someone from Syria does review with obvious off-road & obvious loading, carrying, firing capabilities
Hey Autocar India Team!! I feel like the chapters are named incorrectly. Does anyone feel the same??
true elephant of SUV
As i saw video i came through some error in your video as the chapter u said in video and the content u show is one behind pls check it
King of off-road
Car is very nice undoubtedly but the price at which it sells in india & other countries like UAE or USA that is concerning 1 lac us dollars can get u this a good price n variant in india it's 3 times more
This suv is already avaliable on the used markets
Global Taxi maker Toyota thinks it is a very premium brand in India. 2.1 crore for this makes no sense. Fortuner at almost 60 lakhs… Innova at 35 lakhs.. I hope Indians too wake up and stop buying these cars. Toyota will be forced to price them right
@thedeveloper4207
9 ай бұрын
110% is tax to Modiji. It costs 55L in other countries
@aniruddha9581
9 ай бұрын
@@thedeveloper4207110% is charged as they don't manufacture here. To burst your bubble the heavy tax system was put in place by your congress regime, the Modi govt. is at least pushing to manufacture here for incentives. Despite manufacturing the Innova and Fortuner here the prices are still some of the highest which they aren't worth paying for. So as he said Toyota is ripping people off.
@BONGBROSoriginal
9 ай бұрын
Toyota can never price them low because of the huge tax our government takes from each vehicle
@sujitstr102
9 ай бұрын
Toyota have to manufacture in India it will generate more jobs.
@krishchaudhry2222
9 ай бұрын
@@BONGBROSoriginalthen how are other manufucturers with 10x better quality materials and interiors with the same tax system pricing it lower than toyota ?
Can u make a video on Toyota century
It's may be pune Charholi area.. Which they are shoot...
National car of Kenya!
Who came VIKAS DAYAL bhai’s 🏔️🛳️land cruiser LC300 delivery📦❤❤
OG Toyota mechanical mountain goat
Massive beast
Which mla's car is this from Pune????😅
Massive car
We get it at double the prices of other countries it's prices are in uber luxury category without the comfort and luxury of them.
Sunil anna car ❤
why don't you shoot POV drive?
Instead of buying lc we can get LAND ROVER DEFFENDER and it looks very pretty then land cruise
@Heavy0001
7 ай бұрын
Defender sucks they break down anywhere and JLR group is falling badly
I see a telugu channel carkosam did review on this ! 😮
@pratapapertures1621
9 ай бұрын
Yes... Telugu people can check that out
@Naseer028
9 ай бұрын
Yeah! Well explained too
@marysha3305
9 ай бұрын
True. The guy looks great
@dawala9083
9 ай бұрын
మీరు మంచి సమాచారం ఇచ్చారు.👍👍
@devikad8958
9 ай бұрын
Hey😮 thanks for that .!
It will outlive its owner , only if government would allow its owner to keep it at his own home and use it as well on road. Considering the new rules everywhere , it's getting nuisance out there. The automotive culture is dipping because of stupid rules out there , without much thought into things.
You doesn't show interior camp when a car rides on undulation
Compare this with the kia carnival
This cost 3.4 crores (IC) in Nepal 5.5 crore Npr
After seeing this i have respect for Scorpio N
National Car of Bangladesh's Parliament Members
It's Pratap sarnaik car an mla from Mira bhayander.
Its worthy in 60-70 Lakh as in middle east, but Indian taxes making it overpriced.
Vikas Dayal ❤❤❤
Man pls dont use this power drit type music for ur videos. Use more mellow and soft music
Why this car is still on road/market??
compare Scorpio N and land cruiser
Why does it feel like scorpio N
Spot mode nahi bro SPORT mode what the hell is spot mode
Tamilnadu minister kn nehru already bought this one year before...
@aimanfitri0iv
9 ай бұрын
wow that's awesome 😮😍
@PS-ug7nm
9 ай бұрын
Give him a gold medal 😮
@aimanfitri0iv
9 ай бұрын
@@PS-ug7nm so underrated 💖
@mydeararunpandy
9 ай бұрын
@@PS-ug7nm 😂😂😂
I think this should have been priced a little above Velfire May be 25% more than Velfire is priced in India , overpriced
Over price. Just 50 lakhs in UAE and in india 2.5 crore. What a fun by India government..
@genichiroashina6372
9 ай бұрын
Toyota takes India for granted
@MaheshKumar-ep3re
9 ай бұрын
@@genichiroashina6372 its indian government who sucks the blood in name of TAX
@povharsh
9 ай бұрын
@@genichiroashina6372 its the tax bruh
@k_vamsi2406
9 ай бұрын
@@povharshthen in that case a proper luxury car say x5 or something should cost 2-3 crore if that's case. Why people talk about taxes to only Toyota cars. I mean taxes are for all cars. So could you just explain it a bit properly. Maybe I may not know the whole info.
We lay 70% as tax and 30 percent goes to manufacturer
It's very expensive in india, other countries like 50 to 60 lakhs
Salman Khan is watching silently😋
@kotimoto
9 ай бұрын
He got a Nissan Patrol,
Very agressive ❤
Which MLA offered this for review??☺️☺️
Why is it so expensive, apart from the fact that it has a 3.3 litre engine. But other than that?
Why on earth does this cost so much, there’s nothing in this car, now I know why it’s fortuner’s big brother 😂
@shashank511
9 ай бұрын
hype.
@thedeveloper4207
9 ай бұрын
Because of Indian Tax .... It is 55 L in other countries
@dheeraj13283
9 ай бұрын
@@thedeveloper4207 Oof, so that’s problem
@gnanasabaapatirg7376
9 ай бұрын
@@thedeveloper4207but isn't 2.1 crore ex showroom?? So it's import taxes
my man parked it on grass and drove on a unfinished road and reviewed off-roading.
This is available just for Rs 1lakh per month lease ....directly from Toyota!!(of course in UAE) 😂
What’s up with the number plate???? 🧐
I think its too much price for this ... There are much better SUVs in much lower prices like .. Cadillac escalade, linkoln navigator, jeep grand wagoneer ,etc...but no hate😊
Thanks for video,I can't understand your English, my friend.
Pspk's car Pspk fans 👉
Govt of India has asked car companies to stop making diesel vehicles 🤣
Ouch..straight compatiitor nissan patrol, laxus 450, defender 130
The road you were driving wasn't a bad road come to Selsella West garo hills, Meghalaya, come and test and give us review.
80-90 lacs was correct pricing for Indian market. Max 1cr.
True price is 50-80 lakhs, not worth 2 cr
2017 Camry comes with manual sunshades in the 2nd row. 2.5Cr LC doesn’t have one! Just stupid
Dear AutoCar India, How did you manage to get Pune's MLA Tingre's LC300 for review??? This will be indeed interesting 😂😂
We want maruti land cruiser 😂😂
@seetharam945
9 ай бұрын
😅😅😅😅
@Lonewolf9898
9 ай бұрын
Lxi version, Hell yeah!!
Imagine a tesla interior features with this car. Holy shit. I would pay 5Cr for something like that.
The white elephant for a reason 🎉❤
Its not at all as premium as 2.5cr car. It can be valued in between 60-80 L
Max price should be of 25 to 30 lakh at the most. XUV 700 is like this and have more features. It may sell 1 or 2 pieces in a year
@jabesparker12
9 ай бұрын
I didn't know xuv comes with v8 diesel
@Zboi21
9 ай бұрын
V8 doesnt cost 2 crores but in India even shitty 4 cylinder fortuner are priced at v8 prices@@jabesparker12
@someiggashit8654
9 ай бұрын
The real price for this car is 60-70 lakhs lmao, the tax makes it’s overpriced af
@nobrakes7892
6 ай бұрын
what is this joker saying realistically its 60-70 lakh car
@whatapps27
5 ай бұрын
What a fool😂. Comparing this beast with a puny mahindra😂
Toyota sells a car for 45 lakhs without sunroof - Fortuner. That its power.
bullshit 2 Crore ex showroom SUV don't get sunblinds even not the manual one. In that Price u can buy a fully specd V8 DEFENDER. xdddd
For all its various virtues (and it has many) the Land Cruiser 300 does have some shortcomings. For one thing, it is too big for normal everyday use. Despite its size and price, second row space is short, and there is no panoramic sunroof either. The lack of rear window sunblinds is quite surprising and unforgivable. Dashboard and electronics are built more for reliability than for pizazz, but still, could have been better. The new Land Cruiser 250 should be a much better proposition, at about half the price of the LC300 (less than half if Toyota decide to assemble it in India, which they should). It is the right size, has the right virtues and capabilities, and is built for adventure. That's the one I am waiting for.
@TheZenith790
9 ай бұрын
Out of your mind ?
@gnanasabaapatirg7376
9 ай бұрын
@@TheZenith790seems like u are. I would rather have a Mercedes than a Toyota at this price.
Location: Dhanori Gao
It is a wonderful car but just like every other Toyota car in the Indian market it is extremely overpriced.
In Fiji we have the 3.3ltr twin turbo diesel and 3.5ltr twin turbo petrol variants at #automart_premium
Over $300k ?? DAMN ! & I thought you get things cheaper in India...🤷🏻♂️
@Sigma_Says
6 ай бұрын
In India taxes are high
Its max a 50 lakh SUV. Not a penny more.. also fortuner is not worth more than 25 lakh rs. But toyota is historically known for selling cars twice their worth