The Land Cruiser 200 is a large SUV -4.95 meters-and seven-seater that is available from € 83,500 (all prices). Hit the market in mid-2008 to fill the gap of the Land Cruiser HDJ 100 in the Toyota range, this model no longer sold in Spain in 2006 -. Despite its name, it is a variant of Land Cruiser but a different model.
Since mid-2012 will have slight changes in the appearance of the body and the interior (more information) and mechanical elements (more information).
It is an SUV designed for a good result in rough terrain and soft surface such as sand. Nevertheless, it is a luxury vehicle for quality and equipment. Off road, the road closest to the Land Cruiser 200 is the Land Rover Range Rover. It has permanent four wheel drive and gearbox (technical information).
It is comfortable thanks to the air suspension also allows varying the ground clearance to 110 mm-100 mm in front and behind, and the hardness of the shock absorbers from a control next to the gear lever (image). On the slow road, at a rapid pace, you may want the full hard because that body sways less.
In automatic mode, the suspension hardens or softens depending on traffic conditions. For example, can harden to hold the broad movements of the body-when driving on-road cornering or when driving normally lightened by a highway.
The Land Cruiser 200 is on sale from € 83,500. It is a price significantly higher than a BMW X5 or BMW X6, similar to a Mercedes-Benz GL-Class and somewhat lower than that of an Audi Q7, all diesel engine with 260-340 hp. A Land Rover Range Rover of 313 hp is much more expensive (comparative listing).
The diesel engine of 286 hp moves with relative ease weighing 2715 kg that version of the Land Cruiser 200. What I disliked was the feel of the direction-of-variable ratio, very crowded and somewhat imprecise, in part because the tires measuring 285/50 R20 carrying the unit I drove.
The Land Cruiser 200 is greater than the Land Cruiser HDJ 100 (Comparative list). In fact, with 4.95 meters long, 1.97 meters wide and 1.86 meters high, the Land Cruiser 200 is one of the bulkier road marketed in Spain. Currently there are only seven exceeding 4.90 meters (listing).
Carrier
The Land Cruiser 200 has seven seats in three rows of seats (2 +3 +2). Despite the generous dimensions of the body, the interior is not as broad as it seems. In the front seats, the occupant height is just over 1.90 meters. The seats in the last row also have a generous space for the legs if the seats in the second row are retarded.
The bench seat in the second row, which is divided into three sections (40/20/40) - has a longitudinal adjustment of 105 mm. The center seat includes an armrest. When the third row seats are not used, can be folded against the side of the trunk (image). The folding system is very good because it is easy to handle and requires little effort.
For easy access to the third row of seats, there is a mechanism provided in the right side seat of the second row. Just pull the lever of the seat, the back support folds forward and fixing the sidewalk close to the ground is released, so abate the assembly against the front seat.
The interior has very good presence, materials and settings are consistent with the price of the car. Some of the buttons on the dashboard or the ceiling of lights reminiscent of some Lexus models, but are different from the version of the Land Cruiser 200 Lexus sold in other countries.
Toyota Land Cruiser 200. Model 2008.The interior is coated with plastic, leather, wood inserts and other metallic appearance.
The boot volume is not as great as one would think given the size of the body. In five-seat configuration has a capacity of 701 liters, while seven seat stays at 259 liters. The tailgate is divided horizontally into two sections, one that opens down and another-that contains the window-up.
Equipment and insurance rates
There are two trim levels : " VX " and " VXL ". From the more affordable version are standard items like ten airbags - including one for the knees of the occupants of the front row , stability control , keyless entry and start , xenon headlights , four-zone climate control , descent control , hill start assistant and alloy wheels of 18 inches ( trim tabs ) .
There is a refrigerator in the drawer that is under the front center armrest . Not your typical refrigerated space for the same air that expels the air conditioning system , but an element of independent functioning and that some people will be very useful . In presenting this model of water bottles that were inside was cold - very cold to say , after an hour of travel.
Since mid- 2012 there will be three new pieces of equipment : a vision system body environment using four cameras (" Multi -terrain Monitor ") , a device that allows you to see the angle of rotation of the direction on the screen that is in the dashboard and a browser ( " Toyota Touch Pro ") with DVD , rear view camera and Bluetooth hands-free system for mobile phones with ability to play through the stereo content of emails and SMS and Google local search .
Securing a Land Cruiser 200 4.5 D - 4D 286 hp V8 -equipped with " VXL " sale from € 96,100 , is costly. Thus, for a driver married 50 years with over 30 card -six without casualties , residing in the province of Seville , use the car every day , scroll to 15 000 km per year , park in a single garage, the policy more affordable it costs € 1,627 as our insurance comparator . It is a premium Mutua Madrileña , good price quality ratio : 7.15 out of 10. Mapfre insurance with out for much more ( € 5713 ), but has a higher quality versus 4.30 -8.37 - .
One option to reduce the cost of the policy is to opt for a premium with excess . Is available from € 897 , € 900 franchise - also with Mutua Madrileña . Lowering the franchise to 300 € represents a premium of 154 € .
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