Land Rover Defender 2019 vs Toyota Land Cruiser 2015
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Diesel | 4.5 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing chain | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 200 HP | 249 HP | |
| Torque: | 430 NM | 650 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.3 seconds | n/a seconds | |
| Land Rover Defender engine produces 49 HP less power than Toyota Land Cruiser, whereas torque is 220 NM less than Toyota Land Cruiser. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 7.7 | 9.5 | |
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The Land Rover Defender is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Land Rover Defender consumes 1.8 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Toyota Land Cruiser, which means that by driving the Land Rover Defender over 15,000 km in a year you can save 270 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 90 litres | 93 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1160 km in combined cycle | 970 km in combined cycle | |
| Land Rover Defender gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 9 years | 19 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 4 other car models, including Jaguar XF, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Jaguar E-Pace | Used also on Lexus LX | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
| Hydraulic tappets: | yes | no | |
| The Land Rover Defender engine has hydraulic tappets (lifters), providing quieter operation and no need for periodic adjustment, but they are more complex in design and can cause serious engine damage in case of failure. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 5.02 m | 4.95 m | |
| Width: | 2.01 m | 1.98 m | |
| Height: | 1.97 m | 1.96 m | |
| Both cars are similar in size. Land Rover Defender is 7 cm longer than the Toyota Land Cruiser, 3 cm wider, while the height of Land Rover Defender is 1 cm higher. | |||
| Seats: | 7 seats | 5 seats | |
| Trunk capacity: | 231 litres | no data | |
| Trunk capacity with 7 seats: | 231 litres | no data | |
| Trunk capacity with 5 seats: | 972 litres | no data | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down, if possible |
2233 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 13.1 meters | 11.8 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Land Rover Defender is 1.3 metres more than that of the Toyota Land Cruiser, which means Land Rover Defender can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight: | 3`215 kg | 3`350 kg | |
| Net weight: | 2`305 kg | 2`640 kg | |
| Load capacity: | 910 kg | 710 kg | |
| Land Rover Defender load capacity (permitted cargo and passenger weight) is par apmēram 22 procentiem more than Toyota Land Cruiser. Therefore, Land Rover Defender is more suitable for longer family trips or transporting heavier loads. | |||
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 58 000 | 54 600 | |
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