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Toyota Land Cruiser 150 Prado is the current model Prado. This Fourth Generation Land Cruiser Prado is the best Prado so far and in stock at Jim Autos from their Australia, UK and Japan offices in Right Hand Drive and from their DUbai UAE office in Left Hand Drive. Prado is available in 3 and 5 door variants. In the
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Land Cruiser 120 Prado was released in 2002. This was a full Major Change model. The quality of the interior and exterior has also been thoroughly refined for a pleasant on-road driving experience that looks set to create a new legacy in the Land Cruiser Prado tradition. A luxury version was also available as Lexus GX. The front suspension was
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Toyota Land Cruiser 100 was introduced in 1998 to replace the wildly popular Land Cruiser 80. By this time the name Land Cruiser had earned a strong reputation worldwide for its high performance on bad roads, maneuverability, durability; and as one of the most reliable 4x4s available it had been selected by the United Nations procurement, as well as domestically
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A smaller Toyota Land Cruiser – Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 90 Series – was introduced in 1996 to counter the growing popularity of Mitsubishi Pajero. Toyota was aiming for supremacy in all classes, so it developed the 90-series Prado as its final weapon against the Mitsubishi Pajero. In addition to the standard size body there was also a wide-size body
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With introduction of luxury Toyota Land Cruiser 80 in 1989, the first luxury Toyota Land Cruiser was introduced. Traditional offroad features were still intact. The aim of the 80-series was to be both at the forefront of technology and luxury. Along with passenger car like styling in the front design, wide tires and large fenders gave it a bold effect,
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Toyota Land Cruiser 55 was introduced in 1967 and was discontinued in 1980 when it was replaced by Toyota Land Cruier Model 60 Series. The first model to be introduced in Model 55 Series was Toyota Land Cruiser FJ55V. It was the first true Station Wagon in Land Cruiser Series. The body size was larger than that of a compact
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Model 60 Series Toyota Land Cruiser was introduced in 1980 and continued till 1989. The Land Cruiser no longer looked like a jeep but it began looking like a Sport Utility Vehicle though it was called Recreation Vehicle at that time. In 1979 a new 3,168cc 2B-type engine was added to the BJ40-series, at which point the BJ40 became the
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Model 40 Series dominated the market from 1960 to 1984. Model 40 still looked like a Jeep and did not look much different from the 20 Series on the outside but Toyota was improving the engine output and performance and interior improvements and refinements year after year building on the legend that Land Cruiser was to become in a few
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During the 50s Toyota Land Cruiser had established itself as a good competitor to Land Rover and Willy Jeep in Japanese market. In 1955, Toyota introduced Model 20 Toyota Land Cruiser for commercial purposes to complement the BJ Series which was more suited to military purposes. Model 20 has softer lines. The development theme for the 20-series was a new style with
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Toyota BJ Series was the first Land Cruiser. It was built to emulate an American Jeep so looks more like a Jeep than a 4WD SUV that Toyota Land Cruiser currently in. It was adopted by Japanese Police and large scale production started in 1953. The “Land Cruiser” name was adapted in 1954 in response to Willys company’s claims of trademark violation.
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