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From: RZAA80@email.sps.mot.com (<true_name> Jim Chott </true_name> )
Subject: Re: Toyota Land Cruiser worth it?
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In article , tvervaek@col.hp.com (<true_name> Tom
Vervaeke </true_name> ) wrote:
> 
> My wife and I looked at, and drove one last fall. This was a 1992 model.
> It was WAYYYYYYYYY underpowered. I could not imagine driving it in the
> mountains here in Colorado at anything approaching highway speeds. I
> have read that the new 1993 models have a newer, improved hp engine. 
> 
> I'm quite serious that I laughed in the salesman face when he said "once
> it's broken in it will feel more powerful". I had been used to driving a
> Jeep 4.0L 190hp engine. I believe the 92's Land Cruisers (Land Yachts)
> were 3.0L, the sames as the 4Runner, which is also underpowered (in my

The 91 and 92 Cruisers run the 4.0L straight 6 which only has about 150hp 
and 220lb-ft of torque.  Plenty off-highway, marginal on the highway.
The 93 has a much improved 4.2L straight 6 with >200hp and 275ft-lb torque.

> They are big cars, very roomy, but nothing spectacular.

If you take them on rough trails, you'll see the difference.  The Cruiser
is an order of magnitude better in off-highway ability.

<true_name> Jim Chott                             </true_name> 85 Toyota 4WD pickup
rzaa80@email.sps.mot.com             72 LeMans Sport Convertible
Tempe, Arizona