1989 Toyota Land Cruiser | MotorWeek Retro Review

[@LizzyB123]

I still drive my 85 every day in 2021, and there's no reason it shouldn't go another 35 years. Truly fantastic trucks.

[@fernandorocha901]

I love Toyota Land Cruiser is great, confortable and durable truck

[@fernandorocha8459]

I love this Land Cruiser 85-88 is my favorites

[@blackice7408]

That gas mileage is ridiculous tho. A hellcat gets better gas mileage than that

[@fernandorocha-dx1wv]

@@blackice7408 Yes, Misses of Toyota Land Cruiser is gas mileage, is ridiculous true

[@blackice7408]

@fernandorocha-dx1wv and it's a NA 6 cylinder making under 200 hp. That's the crazy part. Then again it's old school. But that much fuel shooting into each cylinder making that little power being that inefficient is crazy. Even if it's reliable, what you're saving in future repairs is being used for fuel

[@JHMBB2]

It's funny watching these old reviews. I feel like a lot of the Japanese cars were considered "outdated" or "confused styling" yet these are the cars you still see on the road today and considered classics.

[@snowflower7668]

JHMBB2 From what I noticed, motor week tends to talk trash about most Japanese vehicles. Still I like the reviews they make :)

[@kenkozawa9810]

no kidding...side profile on this LC still looks fresh

[@exxusdrugstore300]

Yeah, I think they have a bit of a domestic bias. You especially notice it in the '91 SUV comparo, how the hell is an S10 Blazer superior to a 4runner?

[@nahidbepari5459]

Quality changes everything, even taste.

[@HeartTribe]

Just hating on NON USDM stuff lol

[@cizzlen07]

bruh that host is swaggin on everybody. just look at that super fresh XXL red jacket.

[@dkt1976dt]

I have a neighbor who owns a 1984 Toyota Land Cruiser and he drives it everyday.

[@zeeb7846]

wow. how many miles on it?

[@dkt1976dt]

+Zee B He has over 350,000 miles on it.

[@zeeb7846]

+Donald Thompson very cool. Thanks for the quick reply!

[@leonardoantonio8756]

I drive a 1985 jeep cj7 base model, 4 speed, inline six, every day since 2002, my dad drove it every day from the dealer to 2002

[@futtbuckerson483]

That's sick Leonardo there's a guy nears me who dailys a CJ I always see him with his son in the passenger seat it's gnarly.

[@eric19875]

Love these old reviews. The legend still survives these days and better than ever!

[@limpunsing224]

The most iconic off roader vehicle in my book, then & now

[@marshalmagooo3899]

Owned a 88. That rig had a soul. A smile always was on my face when I got behind the wheel

[@SANYUR]

Back in 85, my uncle had a 1985 Land Cruiser, similar to this one, that song he played, Ain't nothin' gonna to break my stride Nobody's gonna slow me down, oh-noI got to keep on movin'

[@V0KL3]

Absolutely love these old reviews! Keep 'em coming.

[@1992Tuomas]

Our neighbor drives 80's land cruiser and it has over 1,000,000 km in it.

[@moronsafetybot662]

KillinMachine damn

[@sashoxxx]

I have a 2005 Land Cruiser 120 Prado from new. It has 965,000 km's on the clock today. Only the transmission gave away 10k ago. And only due to harsh driving, heavy offroading, towing and carrying loads.

[@dvamateur]

Doesn't look old at all. It looks beautiful.

[@endospores]

The land cruiser interio might have seem dated back then, but ours still runs and the plastic interior and gauges are still in good shape and work after 34 years.

[@andrewwolf4430]

Anything that is on the market is dated. People use the term dated in a negative manner. If it lasts 35 years is was and is good

[@BigXSmoke1]

alot of thease old motor week vids used to be posted to the youtube page Bajabuster or something then they all got pulled a few years ago so its good to see them again

[@LoveMyZJ]

I thoroughly enjoy these throwback videos; please keep them coming!

[@JunkfoodZombieGuns]

That's my truck! Great vehicle for my offroading trips into the mountains. :)

[@Jamieson22]

Just got back from dropping my kids off at school in my 1988 FJ62 w/ 148k miles. Such a joy to drive. Smiles per gallon as they say!

[@hockeyfan6210]

I bet more then half of those toyotas from the 1980's are still out there

[@navywolf1753]

+cj oshie I saw one of these yesterday

[@mattadrev471]

+Sean O'Shea they are in Cali....EVERYWHERE in LA

[@sashoxxx]

I bet more than 2/3's are!

[@jarydt1152]

I have a 1986 hj 61 sahara land cruiser and it's the dream

[@Stanislaw365]

I have owned three of these things, an 85, 88 and a 93, each of them had well over 200k miles and they were running strong as hell. In fact the 85 had never had it's engine taken apart with only preventative maintanance done to it. The others were taken apart for modifications, not because it was needed. The engines I had were all 3F, the 93 being fuel injected and all of them were manuals. I loved them so much. I never had any issues that were not caused by my own iresponsability or recklessness. The reviewer said it was a “mediocre" ride on the road, I disagree with that.

[@daison96]

Can you, if you have it, upload the 1991-1992 land cruiser/fj80??? I can't get enough of these vids!!! Keep 'em coming either way! Thanks!

[@trashpanda314]

How were the gauges dated? They look fine to me.

[@HDA_III]

Looks like 89 to me lol

[@brian45auto]

he had it right when he said " for a select few it's the only one."

[@mehriran1020]

I have a Toyota land cruiser 1992. Its never die. I driving it evry day. Best veichel I have.

[@JAYBud88]

Brings tears to my eyes these oldies

[@Aurrrrrrrgh]

It’s funny to watch these old videos and see how drastically the times have changed. They considered 107 inch wheelbase to be huge 😂.

[@XxLIVRAxX]

In South America you still see 80s, 90s and early 00s Land Cruisers all over the place, the 1984 70 series is still in production to this day with some updates, they are sold in fleets for comercial and industrial operators and for private use both SUV and pickups, a good ol' SUV, no BS, no gimmicks, also the Isuzu D-Max is great option if you want something more modern. 40 series are a hot collectable item nowdays, fully restored to spec or restomod will set you back a pretty penny but spare parts are still abundant.

[@enricofumi8072]

back when 4x4 were made to go off road.

[@rxonmymind8362]

Also with minimal know how you could fix it while offroad.

[@flight2k5]

I mean modern trucks can go off-road too

[@joshualaw375]

flight2k5 Not nearly as well as an old 4x4 SUV. New pickups are for the most part big, bulky, “family car” bro-dozers.

[@billyhughes9776]

@@joshualaw375 I see your point some what, but, my '15 4Runner TRD Pro would smoke a stock '89 Land Cruiser in any off-road situation. Even the modern Land Cruisers are better.

[@joshualaw375]

@@billyhughes9776 I don't doubt that, in fact that's not really what I was saying. I was primarily talking about newer pickup trucks. Although they have off-road capabilities, they are not nearly as solidly-built for the task. But I totally agree with you. Toyota has really kept up their superb standards for quality and capability. The biggest issue with newer 4x4s (mainly pickups) is price. When a vehicle costs nearly $60,000 it would be hard to see somebody risking that investment by wheeling it. That's really all I'm saying. :)

[@justinlegend8800]

Adjusted for inflation. This land cruiser is nearly 50% cheaper than the one of today.

[@jamesfrench7299]

Found in the most exotic locations around the world. Adopted as Australia's own off roader of choice.

[@boss12]

This is one of my favorite Toyotas.

[@obsidian00]

I miss this show...used to watch it after the Saturday Morning Cartoon block! All that being said, this is one of my dream rides!

[@johnnymason2460]

So did I. Those were great times.

[@truthseeker7899]

And still going strong 30 years later!!!

[@firstmusic00]

So don't drive it fast! You wouldn't hear me bitching about a Honda Civic not doing well off-road.

[@MrTLsnow]

You still see these on the road. How many Range Rovers do you see of that age? If you're on a safari in Africa you want something reliable.

[@cizzlen07]

+MrTLsnow you never see old RRs, only new ones because they go to shit so quick lol

[@frankmagana1408]

The old chevy suburban to old land cruiser ratio is crazy. For every 10 old suburbans, you see one land cruiser. For every 200 of the old land cruisers, you see one old range rover. I would only buy an old range so that i can gut it and replace with an LS engine

[@bogotstogoskiing]

Love my 89. I'll never get rid of it.

[@tomahawkstudios9688]

Man, I'd LOVE to trade my Grand Cherokee for this swagmobile

[@rodmunch69]

Wow, 60-0 in only 130ft? That's better than most SUV's today. Yes, today's SUVs are weighted down severely by all that safety nonsense, but still, on 80s tires, to bring down something that large, that quickly, is still impressive.

[@RonaldChapman-jg5xu]

Love these old cruisers!

[@TheCarCrazyGuy]

Haven't heard anyone mention Laforza in years, lol

[@prisoneralex2752]

Love these videos!

[@Keiji1978]

The toughest 4X4 in the world It's still seen anywhere especially in severe places...

[@mark2073]

@Matthew Caughey 70 series

[@aky19832001]

If they thought this Land cruiser was big, the 2018 has a wheel base 112.2 and 194.9 length vs the 1989 107 wheel base and 184 length. The 1989 Land cruiser base price is 20k base price, which is $41,616.68 in today's money. It's Doubled in price, but the question is, has it doubled in performance? Maybe. Depending on what you want. Off road, I think it's the same. On road is where we obviously see the difference.

[@mervinprone]

$20,000 for a brand new Land Cruiser? What a time.

[@LezeilGaudite]

Which is around 55,000 usd today.

[@nathanmcdonald610]

Haha wasn't expecting an appearance from Jim Morrison at 2:51.

[@localfox1000]

I like the gentleman's accent. Like something out of The Great Gatsby.

[@danielrickel2639]

love the inline 6cyl. for offroading nothing can beat the torque of an inline (not v6)6cyl.

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

I rather have that Land Cruiser than a new one any day!👌🥰👍

[@Logicsupremacy]

$22000 for a brand new Land Cruiser sounds astounding lol.

[@mrobinson4210]

$22,000 in 1986 is $50,000 in 2018 dollars. Inflation is a bitch.

[@cdierauer]

So really the 2021 LC shouldn’t be much over $50k going by inflation and yet it’s close to double that. $50K for a new LC today would be a steal!

[@johnnymason2460]

If the current Land Cruiser(the version that we get as the LX600) was available in America, it would be more than $100,000 today.

[@hugtango]

ergonomic is fantastic and that rig is really easy to drive..... still in 2023 12HT with 250k miles zero problem

[@chrisxaf1237]

this engine was based on the chevy 235 straight 6 used from '39 to '63

[@gunyoda2356]

chris xaf12 I never knew that. That’s cool to hear. I used to have a 52’ chevy with the 235, it was a great engine.

[@redneon06]

I love Throwback Thursdays

[@craiggraves5599]

I rather have that 89 cruiser over a 2019 Range Rover. Less maintenance and better reliability

[@johneldepresso]

Craig Graves and arguably more capabilities

[@PantherP74]

$20,000 then, $80,000 now. Wow.

[@PremierAutoMan86]

Gotta love inflation lol, and the Land Cruiser/LX570 still competes with the Range Rover

[@cargueone1971]

Well adjusting for inflation, blue collar workers made a lot more than us today too.

[@enterBJ40]

And beat' em in every section

[@adelaideautowashes]

The best sub-model Land Cruiser you can get is the Sahara which starts at A$123,504

[@mark2073]

@Take the red pill I was going to post something to that effect but you beat me to it. They lie about inflation too, it's way higher than they say it is. Inflation is from the FR printing up money out of nothing, giving it to their buddies at the commercial banks which then go buy everything up and all this new money inflates prices. No wonder they try to convince us inflation is lower than it actually is.

[@thefallingpi341]

my dad has 3 60 series’ 2 saharas, 1 standard one sahara has dual head lights, the other has single headlights, and the standard one has single headlights

[@claytoncoolidge992]

Love how yota actually knew that it was not really a braud audience but a very small cult following and really didn't care what the majority of people thought about it.

[@archechme]

I've always wanted a Toyota Land Cru.

[@fijitears]

So cool from in a Utah town or on a wild safari.

[@targetrender9529]

That was the nicest looking land cruiser.

[@zhbvenkhoReload]

My friennd from Africa told me this is the only truck you need, if you were to get a vehicle.

[@marshalmagooo3899]

Owned an 89...swiss army knife tough. It was far superior to my Montero and Trooper. Hated .mechanics but loved the gas stations

[@futsuu]

ooo the West Coast!!! How exotic.

[@nancyinboise2160]

This model was used in the series Grimm

[@bliglum]

Jebus! What happened to the price of the Land Cruiser?!? $20,900 inflation adjusted is only $40,000! Yet a new Cruiser today costs TWICE that!! Damn! Exclamation!!

[@45shrike]

+bliglum The 4Runner filled the old LC spot.

[@amv12vantage]

Also consider how basic and utilitarian vehicles were back then. Today we can have 300 hp and 30 mpg in complete comfort and a quiet ride. Music on demand with no commercials for the journey or even watching a movie.

[@edc6644]

Airbags? All the mandatory safety features? Not to mention epa gas mileage.

[@Jeymez]

how about Land Rover, over a 100 grand today.

[@bjbabin9160]

The quintessential SUV of choice, for Preppies.

[@mark2073]

Preppies or Preppers????

[@chrisdooley6468]

Jesus I thought the Range Rover test I just watched was slow in the performance section but good grief lol. But all that and if still take one of these if I had to do regular stuff off road.

[@luismanuelvrf]

Very popular in Paraguay at that time, despite not being big car market

[@chuckycheese84]

"Top line cassette unit"

[@renovation5093]

I saw a badass diesel version here in the states. It's called an hj61.

[@rags2rigsrevivingtheoldcru156]

Yep, the best version :)

[@therealjayseh]

Rachel Wando (Linda Hamilton) drives one of these in Dante's Peak 😊

[@michealcorleone665]

Hahahaha it said land bruiser😂😂😂 motor week reppin the bloods since 89

[@geejayhey]

A radio with no cassette. Never seen that in the UK.

[@phils.3178]

Seeing this on the slalom is hilarious

[@geejayhey]

The Spirited Man, Van Neistat, saw this review in 1989 and I'm glad he did.

[@SexyAndlKnowIt]

84 civic/crx si, first and second gen rx-7, 240sx, 200sx, and the Celica All trac turbo!

[@martyisabeliever]

Long live the Land Crusher

[@ScaryGhost1]

Love me two times! Nice

[@vegasbob]

I would love to drive one of those right now.

[@pdxcaveman05]

Do you have a retro review of the T-100 and 2000-2003 Tundra?

[@nageorgiou2]

I love the Land Cru

[@jerseattle0722]

Love that car

[@Soarerfox]

i would love to get my hands on one of these

[@Tbolt1000TForLife]

ah the good old fj60 land cruiser, imho the best land cruiser ever made!!!!!!

[@maximilianoluera6679]

Definitely, afterwards they became to ugly, bloated, and expensive!

[@KingstonChickens]

Nice! I'm excited to see the jeep wrangler (yj and tj). Are you still expecting to play them in November?

[@Motorweek]

Indeed

[@tamomo100]

$22,000 brand new?! I’ll take this model year anytime of the day!

[@1985toyotacamry]

To be fair adjusted to inflation for that is 51k. Although you can get a Sequoia around the same amount of money

[@tamomo100]

@@1985toyotacamry As I’ve said, I’ll take this LC anytime of the day!

[@ferretman6790]

Family members of mine in Florida own one of these. They drive it every day and yet, it still looks like it had just rolled off the factory today.

[@rosariovalenzuela5425]

Here's a MotorWeek Review of the 1989 Toyota Land Cruiser.

[@Vanguardkl]

Oh? I thought I was watching Doug Demuro review a range rover. Thanks for that useful tip

[@justoneofmany]

If these old Toyota trucks and SUVs weren’t so slow, they would be worthy of driving today. But they are really slow. Still excellent cars.

[@patdtrue1483]

The braking seems better than most newer SUV'S

[@hughgarbarini4558]

0:52 “land Bruiser” really?

[@alfamonk]

2:30 either that dude is 7foot tall or those are the shortest seat backs in existence.

[@TonyChin226]

The headrest was at his shoulders lol

[@ianhallam9928]

Who'd thought back then it would've tripled it's value by today

[@Mr.Engineer.]

Thats the Land Bruiser barking at you! :D

[@tinhinnh]

Wow it looks so much longer than 184” - thats only slightly longer than todays compacts

[@salvadorjasmin5809]

Love life ..👷‍♂️☘☘people property old news vehicles money power respect..

[@Pman595]

Could you release the next generation review (1990-1997)?

[@Icecold185]

I can’t believe he ripped the gauges and interior that hard. I think the gauges are very well laid out and ergonomic but just me

[@sergiupuscasu2496]

So they were rare back then as well, huh. Times haven’t changed for the Land Cruiser, since they’re also rare today. Just not so rare that Toyota doesn’t have at least one or two laying around in stock.

[@davids7396]

Not sure if it's still sold in USA but out side its amazing how now it's more expensive than a range Rover. Also I bet that car is still running

[@hendo337]

Shame they didn't send the big diesels over here that won over the Australians.

[@richardbishop8666]

She said top-of-the-line to set unit!!! Ohh 1989 if only I could get back!

[@davidvalenzuela4529]

Here's A MotorWeek Retro Review of the Toyota Land Cruiser from 1989.