TOYOTA LANDCRUISER SERIES FIRST IMPRESSIONS
THE Toyota LC300 is one of the most highly anticipated new four-wheel drives of the year. Toyota has even gone so far as to say the LC300 is the best LandCruiser it has ever built. Considering the massive shoes to fill due to the overwhelming popularity of the 200 Series, that is a big call.
There was a lot of speculation leading up to the launch, as well as straight-up misinformation spread online in the months beforehand. Well, that ends now, as we know exactly what Australia will be receiving. Spoiler alert … it’s a ripper of a vehicle.
I was extremely fortunate to be among one of the few media outlets invited to the launch drive. Due to restrictions, there was sadly very limited time to evaluate all six variants of the LC300; so, with no time to waste, we set off in an attempt to put the newest LandCruiser through its paces.
The test laid out before us would prove to be rather challenging, with the first leg of the trip a cruise on-road from Sydney to the Toyota LandCruiser Club’s property, Willowglen, home of the infamous Willowglen 4x4 Challenge. That was more than two hours of city, highway and rural
