file.newsgroup.cars.103521 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Jim Chott)
Subject: Re: Toyota Land Cruiser worth it?
In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Tom
Vervaeke) wrote:
>
> My wife and I looked at, and drove one last fall. This was a 1992 model.
> It was WAYYYYYYYYY underpowered. I could not imagine driving it in the
> mountains here in Colorado at anything approaching highway speeds. I
> have read that the new 1993 models have a newer, improved hp engine.
>
> I'm quite serious that I laughed in the salesman face when he said "once
> it's broken in it will feel more powerful". I had been used to driving a
> Jeep 4.0L 190hp engine. I believe the 92's Land Cruisers (Land Yachts)
> were 3.0L, the sames as the 4Runner, which is also underpowered (in my
The 91 and 92 Cruisers run the 4.0L straight 6 which only has about 150hp
and 220lb-ft of torque. Plenty off-highway, marginal on the highway.
The 93 has a much improved 4.2L straight 6 with >200hp and 275ft-lb torque.
> They are big cars, very roomy, but nothing spectacular.
If you take them on rough trails, you'll see the difference. The Cruiser
is an order of magnitude better in off-highway ability.
Jim Chott 85 Toyota 4WD pickup
[email protected] 72 LeMans Sport Convertible
Tempe, Arizona