Compare the2022 Land Rover Range RoverVS 2021 Toyota Land Cruiser

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Fuel Economy and Range
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Land Rover Range Rover have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision. The Toyota Land Cruiser doesn’t offer pretensioners for the rear seat belts.

Both the Range Rover and Land Cruiser have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Range Rover has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The Land Cruiser’s child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

For better protection of the passenger compartment, the Range Rover uses safety cell construction with a three-dimensional high-strength frame that surrounds the passenger compartment. It provides extra impact protection and a sturdy mounting location for door hardware and side impact beams. The Land Cruiser uses a body-on-frame design, which has no frame members above the floor of the vehicle.

Both the Range Rover and the Land Cruiser have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, all wheel drive, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, available blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

Warranty

The Range Rover comes with a full 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Land Cruiser’s 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 14,000 miles sooner.

The Range Rover’s corrosion warranty is 1 year longer than the Land Cruiser’s (6 vs. 5 years).

Reliability

To reliably start during all conditions and help handle large electrical loads, the Range Rover has a standard 1600-amp battery. The Land Cruiser’s 650-amp battery isn’t as powerful.

The battery on the Range Rover is in the trunk, which protects it from hot underhood temperatures that can degrade battery life. By keeping the Range Rover’s battery 20 to 30 degrees cooler, its life is increased by years. The Land Cruiser’s battery is in the hot engine compartment.

Engine

The Range Rover P400’s standard 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cylinder hybrid produces 14 more horsepower (395 vs. 381) and 4 lbs.-ft. more torque (405 vs. 401) than the Land Cruiser’s 5.7 DOHC V8. The Range Rover P525’s standard 5.0 supercharged V8 produces 137 more horsepower (518 vs. 381) and 60 lbs.-ft. more torque (461 vs. 401) than the Land Cruiser’s 5.7 DOHC V8. The Range Rover SVAutobiography’s standard 5.0 supercharged V8 produces 176 more horsepower (557 vs. 381) and 115 lbs.-ft. more torque (516 vs. 401) than the Land Cruiser’s 5.7 DOHC V8.

As tested in Motor Trend the Range Rover P525 is faster than the Toyota Land Cruiser:

	Range Rover	Land Cruiser
Zero to 30 MPH	1.7 sec	2.3 sec
Zero to 60 MPH	4.6 sec	6.8 sec
Zero to 80 MPH	7.4 sec	11.5 sec
Passing 45 to 65 MPH	2.3 sec	3.6 sec
Quarter Mile	13.1 sec	15.2 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	108.3 MPH	91.2 MPH

Fuel Economy and Range

On the EPA test cycle the Range Rover gets better mileage than the Land Cruiser:

			MPG
Range Rover
	AWD	5.0 supercharged V8	16 city/21 hwy
		5.0 supercharged V8	14 city/19 hwy
		LWB 5.0 supercharged V8	13 city/19 hwy
		P360 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	18 city/23 hwy
		P400 3.0 turbo/supercharged 6-cyl. Hybrid	18 city/23 hwy
Land Cruiser
	AWD	5.7 DOHC V8	13 city/17 hwy

Regenerative brakes improve the Range Rover’s fuel efficiency by converting inertia back into energy instead of wasting it. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer a regenerative braking system.

In heavy traffic or at stop lights the Range Rover’s engine automatically turns off when the vehicle is stopped, saving fuel and reducing pollution. The engine is automatically restarted when the driver gets ready to move again. If the conditions warrant or the driver wishes, the system can be manually disabled at any time for the duration of a trip (not available P360/P400). The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer an automatic engine start/stop system.

The Range Rover has 2.9 gallons more fuel capacity than the Land Cruiser (27.5 vs. 24.6 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the Range Rover’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Land Cruiser:

	Range Rover	Land Cruiser
Front Rotors	15 inches	14 inches
Rear Rotors	14.4 inches	13.6 inches

The Range Rover stops much shorter than the Land Cruiser:

	Range Rover	Land Cruiser
70 to 0 MPH	174 feet	184 feet	Car and Driver
60 to 0 MPH	118 feet	127 feet	Motor Trend
60 to 0 MPH (Wet)	144 feet	158 feet	Consumer Reports

Tires and Wheels

The Range Rover’s optional tires provide better handling because they have a lower 40 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Land Cruiser’s 60 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Range Rover has standard 19-inch wheels. Only 18-inch wheels are available on the Land Cruiser. The Range Rover offers optional 22-inch wheels.

Suspension and Handling

For superior ride and handling, the Land Rover Range Rover has fully independent front and rear suspensions. An independent suspension allows the wheels to follow the road at the best angle for gripping the pavement, without compromising ride comfort. The Toyota Land Cruiser has a solid rear axle, with a non-independent rear suspension.

The front and rear suspension of the Range Rover uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the Land Cruiser, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The Range Rover has a standard driver-adjustable suspension system. It allows the driver to choose between an extra-supple ride, reducing fatigue on long trips, or a sport setting, which allows maximum control for tricky roads or off-road. The Land Cruiser’s suspension doesn’t offer adjustable shock absorbers.

The Range Rover has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The Range Rover’s height leveling suspension allows the driver to raise ride height for better off-road clearance and then lower it again for easier entering and exiting and better on-road handling. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

The Range Rover’s drift compensation steering can automatically compensate for road conditions which would cause the vehicle to drift from side to side, helping the driver to keep the vehicle straight more easily. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer drift compensation steering.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Range Rover’s wheelbase is 2.8 inches longer than on the Land Cruiser (115 inches vs. 112.2 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Range Rover is 1.8 inches wider in the front and 1.7 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the Land Cruiser.

The Range Rover SVAutobiography handles at .78 G’s, while the Land Cruiser pulls only .74 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The Range Rover executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 2.2 seconds quicker than the Land Cruiser (26.7 seconds @ .71 average G’s vs. 28.9 seconds @ .58 average G’s).

For greater off-road capability the Range Rover has a 2.8 inches greater minimum ground clearance than the Land Cruiser (11.7 vs. 8.9 inches), allowing the Range Rover to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

Chassis

The Land Rover Range Rover may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 100 to 700 pounds less than the Toyota Land Cruiser.

Unibody construction lowers the Range Rover’s center of gravity significantly without reducing ground clearance. This contributes to better on the road handling and better off-road performance and stability. In addition, unibody construction makes the chassis stiffer, improving handling and reducing squeaks and rattles. The Land Cruiser uses body-on-frame design instead.

The front grille of the Range Rover Diesel uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

As tested by Car and Driver, the interior of the Range Rover SVAutobiography is quieter than the Land Cruiser:

	Range Rover	Land Cruiser
Full-Throttle	70 dB	74 dB
70 MPH Cruising	62 dB	68 dB

Passenger Space

The Range Rover has .9 inches more front headroom, .3 inches more rear headroom and 4.8 inches more rear legroom than the Land Cruiser.

Flexibility is maximized at the game, campground or a drive-in theatre in the Range Rover SVAutobiography Long Wheelbase when its optional tailgating rear seats are deployed, allowing people to sit facing out of the tailgate. (Do not use while vehicle is in motion.) The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer tailgating seats.

Cargo Capacity

The Range Rover has a much larger cargo volume than the Land Cruiser with its rear seat up (34.5 vs. 16.1 cubic feet).

The Range Rover SVAutobiography’s optional sliding cargo floor makes loading and unloading cargo easier and safer. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer a sliding load floor.

Pressing a switch automatically lowers or raises the Range Rover’s rear seats, to make changing between cargo and passengers easier. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer automatic folding seats.

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the Range Rover’s tailgate can be opened and closed just by waving your foot, leaving your hands completely free. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its tailgate, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

Ergonomics

The Range Rover has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

Unlike the driver-only memory system in the Land Cruiser, the Range Rover offers an optional passenger memory, so that when drivers switch, the memory setting adjusts the driver’s seat, steering wheel position and outside mirror angle and the front passenger seat also adjusts to the new passenger’s preset preferences.

The Range Rover offers an optional heads-up display that projects speed and navigation instruction readouts in front of the driver’s line of sight, allowing drivers to view information without diverting their eyes from the road. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer a heads-up display.

The Range Rover’s power parking brake sets with one touch and releases with one touch or automatically. The Land Cruiser has a lever-type parking brake that has to be strenuously raised to engage properly. It has to be lifted up more and a button depressed to release it.

The power windows standard on both the Range Rover and the Land Cruiser have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the Range Rover is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The Land Cruiser prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.

Manual rear side window sunshades are available in the Range Rover to help block heat and glare for the rear passengers. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer rear side window sunshades.

The Range Rover’s power mirror controls are mounted on the door for easy access. The Land Cruiser’s power mirror controls are on the dash where they are possibly hidden by the steering wheel and are awkward to manipulate.

The Range Rover Westminster/Autobiography/SVA has standard front air conditioned seats and the Range Rover offers them optionally in the rear. This keeps the passengers comfortable and takes the sting out of hot seats in summer. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats for the second row.

The Range Rover (except Base) offers optional massaging front and rear seats (rear heaters not available on Base/Westminster). Massaging seats aren’t available in the Land Cruiser.

The Range Rover’s optional Park Assist can parallel park or back into a parking spot by itself, with the driver only controlling speed with the brake pedal. The Land Cruiser doesn’t offer an automated parking system.

Recommendations

The Land Rover Range Rover outsold the Toyota Land Cruiser by over three to one during the 2021 model year.