Land Rover Defender 1998 vs Toyota Land Cruiser 1998
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.5 Diesel | 4.2 Diesel | |
| Camshaft drive: | Double-row timing chain | Timing belt | |
| Engine chain usually needs to be replaced less often than the timing belt, but the cost of replacing the chain is usually higher. Chain motors are considered to be more reliable, but noisier and more vibration generating. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 122 HP | 204 HP | |
| Torque: | 300 NM | 430 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 17.5 seconds | 13.1 seconds | |
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Toyota Land Cruiser is a more dynamic driving. Land Rover Defender engine produces 82 HP less power than Toyota Land Cruiser, whereas torque is 130 NM less than Toyota Land Cruiser. Due to the lower power, Land Rover Defender reaches 100 km/h speed 4.4 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 10.1 | 12.6 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 10.7 l/100km | 14.1 l/100km | |
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The Land Rover Defender is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Land Rover Defender consumes 2.5 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 375 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Land Rover Defender consumes 3.4 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Toyota Land Cruiser. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 60 litres | 96 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 590 km in combined cycle | 760 km in combined cycle | |
| 660 km on highway | 880 km on highway | ||
| 560 km with real consumption | 680 km with real consumption | ||
| Toyota Land Cruiser 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 | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 480'000 km | 560'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used, but under equal conditions the average life of a Toyota Land Cruiser engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 4 years | 10 years | |
| Engine spread: | Used also on Land Rover Discovery | Used only for this car | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 3.88 m | 4.89 m | |
| Width: | 1.79 m | 1.94 m | |
| Height: | 2.08 m | 1.88 m | |
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Land Rover Defender is smaller, but higher. Land Rover Defender is 101 cm shorter than the Toyota Land Cruiser, 15 cm narrower, while the height of Land Rover Defender is 20 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | no data | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 11.7 meters | 11.8 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Land Rover Defender is 0.1 metres less than that of the Toyota Land Cruiser. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 3`500 | 3`500 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | no data | no data | |
| Average price (€): | 9600 | 7800 | |
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