KING SLAYER

FOR decades Toyota’s LandCruiser has been the be-all-to-end-all off-road, the top dog, the king of the mountain and the go-to option for anyone who likes their beer cold and their dirt red. Looking back, it wasn’t hard to see why. Affordable, capable, rugged, reliable, comfortable, and endless other adjectives. The point is, if you wanted to drive tough tracks, camp on the beach with your mates, or set off for the big lap, the LandCruiser was the clear choice.

Over the last 10 years we’ve seen that drastically change, and it’s all thanks to Swiss Army knife builds like Blake’s oh so clean and twice as capable N70 Hilux. As LandCruisers got bigger, heavier and more expensive, the