Updates for 2014 Toyota Land Cruiser

TOYOTA has updated its Land Cruiser 4x4 for 2014 with improvements to the standard specification and revised pricing.

It now costs from £34,995 to buy a Land Cruiser and all 2014 models have a revised exterior look that includes reshaped bumpers and grille. There is also a new control panel inside for the on- and off-road driving systems.

Changes to the suspension are aimed at offering a more comfortable ride on normal roads, while the turbodiesel engine now meets the Euro5 emissions standard.

A new addition for the updated Land Cruiser is the Toyota Touch 2 screen that now has Google Street View included, which is the first time that has been offered in the UK. This allows the Land Cruiser driver to see a high resolution image of their destination before setting the satellite navigation.

Toyota has also revised the trim line-up for the 2014 Land Cruiser, which will comprise Active, Icon and Invincible models. All have alloy wheels as standard, while the £47,495 Icon has an extra pair of seats in a third row, automatic headlights and wipers, and a tyre pressure monitoring system.

The Invincible version costs £52,495 and has rear electric suspension and Adaptive Variable Suspension, Crawl Control, Trailer Stability Control, Lane Change Assist, sunroof, heated seats and a rear entertainment system.

All use the same 3.0-litre turbodiesel engine with 188bhp and 310lb.ft of shove to give 0-62mph in 10.2 seconds for the three-door model and 11.0 seconds for the five-door version. Carbon dioxide emissions have been reduced to 214g/km for all models of Land Cruiser, while all but the entry-level Active model have a five-speed automatic gearbox fitted.

By Press Association reporter