Friday 27 / December / 2024
Muscat: Accolades never seem to dwindle for the Toyota Land Cruiser. Glowing terms testify to its Totally Unchallenged stature amongst high-performance 4WDs. “Integral to people’s lives on virtually every continent. You will find Toyota Land Cruisers cruising the roads in every corner of the globe. With legendary ruggedness and power, the Land Cruiser features a host of innovations that extend its mastery over the toughest terrain. It’s The Pride of the Land,” stated a site dedicated to the Land Cruiser.
To everyone’s delight, Toyota recently announced its ‘Festival of Joy’ making it even easier to own a Toyota Land Cruiser, loaded with benefits.
According to Saud Bahwan Automotive (SBA) spokesperson, “Now, it is really easy to own a Land Cruiser Wagon (LC 200 - 4.6 Litre or the 5.7 Litre versions) there are cash gifts ranging from OMR2,000 up to OMR3,000. Customers also enjoy 5 Years/50,000km services.” (Terms & Conditions apply. Benefits available until October 5, 2017, and for personal purchases only. Visit a Toyota showroom to know the exact details.)
“On its own, the Land Cruiser is a hot favourite. Now, with this promotion, the enthusiasm levels are touching a new high,” an enthusiast remarked.
Indeed, the Land Cruiser is in a class of its own. Enjoying a level of customer loyalty unmatched by any other SUV, the Land Cruiser is a sophisticated blend of off-road prowess, on-road comfort and unparalleled refinement. It also offers to seat up to eight passengers. The iconic 4WD rose to prominence more than 60 years ago. In the words of its Chief Engineer Sadayoshi Koyari, “The Land Cruiser, a true go-anywhere, all-terrain four-wheel drive SUV exceeded expectations all around the globe.”
“It's empowering to know that this vehicle can handle virtually any terrain in the world, and the Land Cruiser has the added appeal of being quiet, comfortable and surprisingly swift on the road. Throw in a good dose of its tastefully restrained styling and it's easy to see why the modern Land Cruiser is as impressive in its own way as those legendary Land Cruisers of yore,” observes a prominent website.
The Land Cruiser model proudly carries forward the vehicle’s legacy of phenomenal all-terrain performance and reliability. Indeed, it is one of the most technically advanced four-wheel drive vehicles ever produced and is equipped with a series of advanced dynamic and handling features. These have been further extended with the world-first turn assist, which works in conjunction with the crawl control function, multi-terrain monitor.
The crawl control system helps maintain a low uniform vehicle speed by automatically controlling the engine output and brake hydraulic pressure for reducing driver burden when in off-road conditions.
Helping drivers confirm their surroundings when driving off-road are features such as a multi-terrain monitor used in conjunction with multi-terrain select. The range of advanced active-driving control features extends to the active traction Control system, which ensures excellent vehicle handling functionality. Adding to the versatility of the Land Cruiser is the hill-start assist control system, which prevents vehicle rollback when stopping and then starting again on a steep incline or slippery surface.
In addition, the vehicle features active height control and adaptive variable suspension, a fully adjustable system that provides spring rate control to give exceptional performance off-road. It also regulates pitch and body roll on-road to maintain ride comfort and refinement.
The heart of the Land Cruiser’s capability is its 5.7-litre with dual VVT-i V8 engine, which produces 362 Horsepower and 54 Kg-m of Torque. The Land Cruiser is the first large SUV segment model with genuine off-road capabilities to offer a smooth and quiet 8-speed Automatic Transmission.
Advanced safety technologies that have gone into the making of the Land Cruiser have resulted in innovative features that include a pre-crash safety system that detects other vehicles or obstructions to warn the driver, perform evasive manoeuvres and automatically activate brakes when its sensors detect a high probability of a collision. Radar cruise control helps maintain a suitable vehicle-to-vehicle distance while following the preceding vehicle. A lane change assist system with blind spot monitor warns the driver if there is a vehicle on either side while changing the lane while the automatic high beam system detects oncoming headlamps and/or tail lamps of preceding vehicles and automatically switches to low beam to reduce glare.
The Land Cruiser is also available with 10 airbags and active headrests, elevating in-vehicle entertainment to a completely new level are the display screens with display angle adjustable mechanism that offer the ultimate in multimedia entertainment for rear seat passengers.
In Oman, the nationwide parts and service network of Saud Bahwan Automotive support Toyota’s outstanding product quality. No wonder then that today, Toyota is one of the most trusted and well-known brands.
