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<blockquote data-quote="Cowabunga" data-source="post: 7550611" data-attributes="member: 718"><p>This is the 'small' Land Cruiser 150. The 'real' Land Cruiser can tow 3.5 tons and has either a straight six or V eight engine, designated the 80, 100, or 200 depending on age, or the Amazon in UK. Not the little 2.4 or 2.8 four cylinder unit which used to be called the Colorado in the UK but Prado in many areas. All of them are full time four wheel drive in the UK but may be part time in other territories.</p><p></p><p>I've no idea why the Prado is only rated to tow 3.0 tons, or 2.8 in some versions. They are certainly capable and do tow 3.5 tons for some people. Unlike many people with probably less experience, I don't rate the Land Cruiser 100 [Amazon] as being the best tow vehicle. It is nowhere near as stable and planted or comfortable with a box as a Range Rover or even, I'm afraid to say it, the Ford Ranger T6. In fact I would go as far as to say that when towing no more than 3 tons, I rated our Isuzu Trooper 3.1 long wheelbase as far more relaxing a drive. Not as powerful, but adequately so and a far better engine performance than the VM engine'd Range Rover I mentioned previously. The Trooper did like a drink though, possibly because its engine was indirect injection like the very early Colorado.</p><p></p><p>Remember that the old Defender also has coil springs. Must say that these did compromise the load carrying capacity of the 110 even after I uprated the rear springs. It still drove like a poorly designed boat and squatted massively with a ton in the deck. One had to drive very carefully indeed when loaded. In contrast the Ranger shrugs off a ton load and drives perfectly well. In a different league in fact. That's where leaf springs come into their own and why all serious pickups apart from the discontinued Defender and most current Navara models have leaf springs at the back.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cowabunga, post: 7550611, member: 718"] This is the 'small' Land Cruiser 150. The 'real' Land Cruiser can tow 3.5 tons and has either a straight six or V eight engine, designated the 80, 100, or 200 depending on age, or the Amazon in UK. Not the little 2.4 or 2.8 four cylinder unit which used to be called the Colorado in the UK but Prado in many areas. All of them are full time four wheel drive in the UK but may be part time in other territories. I've no idea why the Prado is only rated to tow 3.0 tons, or 2.8 in some versions. They are certainly capable and do tow 3.5 tons for some people. Unlike many people with probably less experience, I don't rate the Land Cruiser 100 [Amazon] as being the best tow vehicle. It is nowhere near as stable and planted or comfortable with a box as a Range Rover or even, I'm afraid to say it, the Ford Ranger T6. In fact I would go as far as to say that when towing no more than 3 tons, I rated our Isuzu Trooper 3.1 long wheelbase as far more relaxing a drive. Not as powerful, but adequately so and a far better engine performance than the VM engine'd Range Rover I mentioned previously. The Trooper did like a drink though, possibly because its engine was indirect injection like the very early Colorado. Remember that the old Defender also has coil springs. Must say that these did compromise the load carrying capacity of the 110 even after I uprated the rear springs. It still drove like a poorly designed boat and squatted massively with a ton in the deck. One had to drive very carefully indeed when loaded. In contrast the Ranger shrugs off a ton load and drives perfectly well. In a different league in fact. That's where leaf springs come into their own and why all serious pickups apart from the discontinued Defender and most current Navara models have leaf springs at the back. [/QUOTE]
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