It wasn’t that long ago that if you got a Toyota LandCruiser Sahara , you were getting the top-dog SUV from the Japanese brand. Then, things changed with the 300 Series of 2021. The Sahara got shuffled down, to the point where there are actually two LandCruiser grades sitting above it in price.
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Those variants, the GR Sport and Sahara ZX, are only available with five seats so the Sahara does at least have the title of fanciest seven-seat LandCruiser (though as has been the case for decades, there’s the LandCruiser’s fancy LX cousin from Lexus). The LandCruiser 300 Series may have only launched in 2021 but its evolutionary styling means it’s already looking a bit old. The Sahara’s 18-inch alloy wheels also aren’t anything flash, though its footwear is better-suited for off-roading than the chrome-finished 20s and lower-profile rubber of the Sahara ZX.
WATCH: Paul’s video review of the 2022 Toyota LandCruiser VX Inside, the LandCruiser is also still running Toyota’s old-infotainment multimedia system, despite models like the cheaper Corolla moving to the brand’s latest generation of in-car tech. Reports out of Japan earlier this year suggested such an update is around the corner. Still, it’s not as though the 300 Series has become a fossil in the space of just three years.
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