2016 Toyota Land Cruiser Real World MPG Test & Snowy Off-Road Review

[@The_Osprey]

I really like the new format integrating the MPG and off-road reviews together. I think that a car shopper would really appreciate all that info in one video.

[@TFLcar]

+Invincible Osprey Thank you for the feedback!

[@tkobvious]

+Invincible Osprey Except the fact that the way it's edited makes you wonder if the off-road portion is part of the mpg test. I'm pretty sure it's not, based on all of your previous videos..? The casual viewer may not be able to discern these are two separate tests. Not a criticism, just a suggestion to mention that the off-road part wasn't part of the mpg test.

[@thelongdaysofwheeling124]

Soo nice to see you guys actually saying, "wrong tires for the job" and "if you are going to do this, you should have a dedicated snow tire." Thanks for stepping up your game... and maybe even saving a life.

[@guyproulx1660]

the U.S companies can't build anything to compete with a Land Cruiser

[@samkirkham606]

nothing can compete with the land cruiser lol

[@zard1214]

There is like 2 other vehicle from top of my head that can compete with that and one of them is from toyota as well

[@badfish89]

guy proulx jeep wrangler Rubicon

[@guyproulx1660]

Badfish89 can the Jeep compete with the reliability of the Land Cruiser

[@zard1214]

I don't think Jeep and reliability goes together

[@Curryolla]

Loyal to Land Cruiser! Don't know what I'd do without my 1999 Toyota Land Cruiser. Once you go Land Cruiser, it's hard to leave!

[@garydean0308]

We have a 2014. It is awesome! We drove it 4000 miles to Alaska pulling a 14 foot trailer. I was going 50 mph up 5% grades with a loaded trailer.

[@TKKT1234]

Love the 2 in 1 format and editing! Can't wait for more 2016 Tacoma videos, even though I have one in my garage!!

[@The_Osprey]

+Terry Torancis Khuu Same here...about the reviews that is.

[@TFLcar]

+Terry Torancis Khuu Thank you for the feedback!

[@BillSprague]

Wow, with a set of B. F. Goodrich AT/KO2's it would rock that hill. Great test and Happy New Year!

[@Bobbybeb]

Most definitely.

[@KingAlphaLion81]

With those tires, it would annihilate that hill!!

[@lwfeagan]

Yep. Those are what I put on my 2013 a few months ago. So far I am loving them in the snow. You take a hit of around 0.2 mpg in mixed driving. Road noise is just a little more than stock and you can only hear it when you really try to.

[@KingAlphaLion81]

+Lance Feagan My truck is straight piped, who cares about road noise? Those are definitely the next set of tires I'm owning.

[@jorcktheoutcast8007]

I've got KO2's on my ram, 👌

[@robertcox96]

Love how they brought back the FJ80 format with the headlights, and "repurposed" the taillights from the 2013-2015 LX 570. Favorite Land Cruiser

[@lanceavats8881]

My aunt has an old land cruiser probably a 1990 or around there and that thing has over 200,000 miles on it and lots of adventuring trips off road and such on it. It is still reliable and it still runs perfectly and now with the problems she is having it is sitting outside in her front yard without maintenance for 90% of the year. I haven't driven it but I must say it is high quality.

[@dunhillsupramk3]

once you do maintenance and not try to kill it, it will last a million miles without a problem...

[@4wdsome444]

Most things last 200,000 miles it not unheard of for volvos, volkswagens and some toyotas to happily walk past 1 million

[@lorenzorossibordignon6725]

The best channel for truck reviews reviwing the best truck on earth!

[@Ben762]

Your videos are much better these days compared to some of your earlier ones. Cheers.

[@teccec]

I miss my 97' Land Cruiser. Would love to own one again.

[@conduit242]

Lol Nathan “floor it until you dig yourself in and THEN use crawl control and complain it doesn’t work” Adlen 🤣🙌

[@Guillotines_For_Globalists]

Now that's one good looking truck/SUV.

[@xxijoseaixx224]

A off-road comparison of the Toyota Land Cruiser with others in its segment would be a great video!

[@marks6072]

I gotta say you guys at TFL are firing on all cylinders... Really comprehensive video with tons of valuable info!!!

[@cwehbe]

I'm surprised it even got up that far with the highway tires they have on! My question is, why on earth would Toyota put those tires on such an off road tough made truck? Put some BF Goodrich AT KO2 on her and she'll climb like a homesick angel!!

[@pepitopepito6598]

we know this car is fully capable for offroad, but toyota knows at the end of the day that the folks that end up buyin a land cruiser keep the car on the road majority of the time so they jus stuck on highway tires 😕

[@mike5981]

I remember my parents buying a Yukon back in 2008. It had so many problems GM had to buy it back. They went for a 2008 Land Cruiser and they couldn't have made a better choice. 340k miles and runs great. Now I use it to go off road and it's a beast. Love it how may friends wranglers break all the time and this beast just keeps on going weekend after weekend.

[@davidmorin2731]

Tires are SO important particularly in snow. Thank you for continually reiterating that. 👍

[@fabianhernandez3126]

Great format for the review looking forward to the next reviews on suvs and trucks. I hope the views enjoyed it as much as i did. much better than having them separately.

[@KingAlphaLion81]

Really good video TFL, I love the Gold Mine Hill section! Please keep them coming too!

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

When you're slogging across the arse end of nowhere, and your life depends on your motor being reliable, that's where you see people driving Toyota Land Cruisers.

[@The_Osprey]

+MrKeyboardCommando According to Doug Demuro all Range Rover owners secretly want to be Land Cruiser owners...but they like the creature comforts of a RR.

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

+Invincible Osprey I doubt that the majority of Range Rover owners even know there's such a thing as a Land Cruiser.

[@The_Osprey]

MrKeyboardCommando You may have a point. I read somewhere that the number one market for Range Rovers is...NEW YORK CITY. Unbelievable.

[@MrKeyboardCommando]

Invincible Osprey Range Rovers are, first and foremost, a highly desirable fashion item. Their on, and off, road ability is totally irrelevant.

[@jonathanscherer7482]

+MrKeyboardCommando Like the Hummer was? I live in Colorado, and each time I see a Hummer I have to wonder about the person driving it. I also give them wide birth. I'm still driving a 4Runner, which is now 10 years old. I have never had an issue, and I go up mountain roads without worry. Who wants to wake up at 12k ft atop a mountain to find their beloved yuppiemobile won't start? Or as with the new Jeep Cherokee, go into gear? Toyota gets a lot of heat for not going to transmissions with a higher number of gears sooner, but Jeep is learning the hard way the error of rushing out an untested platform. 9 speeds that don't work are not preferable to 5 that do. I've heard stories of people having the 9-speed replaced 4 times before they give up and trade it in. Jeep won't even recognize the lemon law on these things.

[@478675390qq]

land cruiser is one of legendary off road SUV Toyota made, its same as lexus Lx, but Lexus is more luxury.

[@Toyota4Life]

Big Beautiful SUV. Nice interior. This thing with big offroad tires. Unstopppable. Well worth the money This is the car you want to have when shit hits the fan.

[@quikagc5]

I have a '13 LX570 basically the same as the Land Cruiser and the most I've ever gotten on the highway is 17.1mpg at a steady 70mph with the six-speed auto, so it appears the 8-speed auto improves mpg up to 2mpg better. That's impressive!!

[@dunhillsupramk3]

well its basically the same engine so in theory you can buy the new 8speed transmission and install it in your SUV

[@Smrtsk8tr1]

Andre you are stepping your hosting up big time!

[@jairomvp]

like the part were the truck is going up and the camera man is running behind, that is an A+ for effort, the outcome shoot was fantastic even when running.

[@jackgrant586]

Love the Landcruiser!

[@martinmcdonald4207]

Try snow/winter tyres for this type of test to be fair to the machine.

[@alee6719]

TFL Truck I like this format, I like the real world mpg testing and you threw in the off road capabilities. Maybe in the middle of the off roading you could do a check up of the guys on the 100 mile loop. Good job guys.

[@USA4thewin]

Best car on the planet hands down

[@randyhowell4860]

I have a 2016 Landcruiser with BFG KO 2s on it. It will go anywhere.

[@jcpoiuy]

@Randy- how are KO2s on snowy and icy roads? I know they are excellent for gripping and climbing but looking at getting them more so for midwest snowy and blizzard conditions (mostly interstate and on road). Just curious- thanks.

[@TheHoth1]

Oh, my G37Xs does 19mpg. Can't believe a V8 SUV can also do 19mpg. Even they are highway miles, it is still impressive!

[@smert_rashistskiy_pederacii]

Nice car (truck) but I still can't understand why people in USA don't use winter tires when it's cold and snowing outside. For me it is an obvious procedure - change tyres before winter. And Andrey should know it very well since he is from Russia. So even this test-drive might be finished non optimistic for drivers and cruiser in that forest on summer tyres. So please tell me - winter tyres are common to use or no one heard of them in US even in those states where snow 'n' ice are usual in winter? Sorry for my English.

[@smert_rashistskiy_pederacii]

***** In CA state I also do not see a reason to put on winter tires when there is only rain in winter. But I guess there are a few states in US where roads are coated by the snow during the winter season? And in the news and KZbin I see that people can't drive and even light snow called snow storm. Mostly because of all season tires. I tried to use that type of tires one season but they are only for summer time and in winter they are really sucks. In this video guys showed that this expensive LC quite weak even on light snow and the reason again those all season tires. Because everyone know that on winter tires like Continental or Nokian this truck would become a Jeep Wrangler in a mud. But on tires from dealer it can't drive even in there where they tested it.

[@Bobbybeb]

Well in my home state of Kentucky, winters can greatly vary and are very unpredictable. In my region of the state, all season tires are okay year round.

[@gamebredduramax2577]

here in the U.S most people with trucks and suv's use all terrain type tires to get the best of both worlds for wet, dry,or snowy surfaces,instead of a dedicated tire 1 way or the other.

[@FCFordLord]

In the USA, we have all terrain/all season tires that outperform similarly priced snow tires. IE A $400 set of all seasons generally outperforms a set of $400 snow tires, and you end up not needing two sets. I tried the snow tire route before, there was no benefits over the all seasons I have. In some winter conditions, snow tires were actually worse.

[@Bobbybeb]

+FCFordLord I think the snow tires are made with a softer rubber similar to off road tires. They are suppose to grip better in snow but usually have poor wet traction performance. We have all season tires on the 4runner and had an unusual heavy snow fall last year and the all season tires performed great, given the fact they had deep tread.

[@larryspiller15]

I love this new style! this video was so good. Maybe wouldn't of minded some in vehicle content during the mpg but it's no big deal.

[@Captainflood01]

They should get the twin turbo diesel that we have in Australia

[@retiredafce3373]

That would be great but I think it is an emissions thing. I won't be surprised if Toyota installs the Cummings Diesel they plan on installing in the Tundra.

[@ivywells3901]

+Retired AF CE it's cummins there is no damn g in it.

[@retiredafce3373]

Ivy Wells spell check. I sincerely apologize for the spelling mistake.

[@The_Osprey]

+Ben Flood That would be amazing but they won't sell them here. Just this year we finally got the Range Rover with a diesel.

[@gamebredduramax2577]

+Retired AF CE whats wierd is when the 5.0 cummins was introduced it was suposed to go in the tundra according to all the talk,but then nissan titan hit the market 1st with the cummins v8,so where is toyota at on that diesel for the tundra now? thats my question.

[@nelson4568]

I have a 2005 Land Cruiser with a 4.7L that has 69,997 miles, bought it new 10.5 years ago. It runs like clockwork. The frame has a touch of rust here and there, the rotors were just replaced along with the belts and battery. Other than that, not a single problem. So heres to another 10 years

[@tritchie6272]

I gotta say Andrea is an improvement over Roman!

[@swada02]

+T Ritchie LOL Its Romans channel

[@tritchie6272]

swada02 Well hopefully he will let Andrea continue replace him often on video. To me Andra is more about the auto and Roman more about stupid JR high type jokes.Every once in a blue moon Roman will give a good review but Andra seems more consistent.

[@4wdsome444]

Haha

[@scholz222]

Good work guys - love this format!

[@reggiebuffat]

Lunch, coffee, and shower. Winner of the trucker combo.

[@aujla7564]

with some offroading tires with better threads it would go up hills as with other vehicles tested

[@lfsracer79]

It needs winter tires.

[@Bobbybeb]

I'm sure if requested, Toyota would swap out the tires at the dealership at no charge at the time of purchase. Most people here in states that buy a land cruiser will probably only use it on the road and Toyota rather have ride comfort over aggressive tires.

[@aujla7564]

Bobby0345 yeah cars usually with come with all seasons its ur pick if u want snow ....or trail tires

[@tacominded4582]

Thanks for the video. Like the Land Cruisers especially the older models.

[@manveerbajwa2206]

Thank you for doing this review, it was amazing! Could u do a review of the all new 2016 Lexus lx 570 and show the difference between the land cruiser and the lx

[@dan4932001]

Shower time guys!!

[@gregorytaylor2629]

Totally agree on tires. Put a set of bfgoodrich all terrains on it and it would be almost unstoppable.

[@taumax]

Can you guys do a time lapse video of the whole trip up Gold Mine hill with some commentary? That would give viewers better context of how hard this trail is.

[@yeahman1975]

This is years ago, i wish toyota would see this and start putting on Some great All Terrains stock

[@islanddrives2355]

TFL, i love your reviews, what cameras do you use?

[@TFLtruck]

Sony action cams and other Sony video cameras

[@Jusaguy000]

+The Fast Lane Truck I see a htc re!

[@HostDogg]

+The Fast Lane Truck Your t-shirt says 'pimp' in russian. Do you know it?

[@4wdsome444]

Eugene Stepanov its a picture of andre, they are taking the piss out of him. Quite funny

[@Roadhouse442]

This video was great. Wish I could afford a Land Cruiser! Leasing a 2018 Outback right now. Even though I can't afford the Land Cruiser, definitely looking forward to getting a 4Runner, especially for the price.

[@hannahbrown3537]

I'm buying one next year!!!!

[@rxonmymind8362]

Hannah Brown Did you buy one?

[@jcpoiuy]

Yes, I need to know as well. Did you buy one?

[@weekenderwarriors1590]

Have you bought one yet

[@WA-uq1rh]

Great vehicle, great review and great channel. Nathan, I would have liked to hear the rest of your statement before you got interrupted at 1:25 about filling gas in summer. Thx guys!

[@456123defabc]

I just drove the twin turbo diesel and managed to get 25mpg, it also can do 0-60 around 8.2 secs.

[@LarryC213]

+qwerty, I wish we could have that engine here.

[@jiggs509]

+LarryC213 so everyone can complain that it costs 110k? Lol

[@LarryC213]

Jean Michel Duval, Well, you or someone else might complain, but I wouldn't really care.

[@sodp]

isnt the LR4 more of a comparison rather than Discovery sport ?

[@maxburgess7040]

the key is in the situations where you could get stuck is to NOT STOP

[@RobertCarrizal]

When In brought it for my dad 2019 Toyota Land Cruiser was two trade in old 2006 sequoia and 2013 Tacoma and then I’ll be ready for on July 25th El Paso test mpg is hopefully some 20 mpg!!!

[@Offshore1977]

I love watching your videos. Especially these goldmine videos. Only thing I ask is if you could be a little more clear when the vehicle finishes stage 1,2,3. It becomes a little confusing to decipher which stage it is completing. Thanks for the great video guys and keep them coming.

[@wildbill23c]

Fuel economy will vary a lot depending on fuel quality, driver, location, temperature, etc. A guy on a Toyota Tundra forum just threw a transfer case from a land cruiser into his tundra to give the tundra the full time 4WD option as well as the part time 4WD option. I wouldn't really be running that hill with those tires, but it goes to show they are quite capable. Traction control is way too intrusive in these situations, but I can see why it needs to be there for those who can't drive worth crap LOL. I turn the traction control off in my truck whenever I'm in 4WD so I have more control. Trouble is there wasn't an actual fuel economy test, you can't measure fuel economy while playing in the snow LOL.

[@MichaelMiller-rg6or]

You guys should do goldmine hill again under normal conditions with the land cruiser.

[@NL-in6uj]

77k Miles on my 2005 and it still runs like a clock!!

[@towncar16]

wow thats great mpg for what it is go Toyota!!!

[@romanticdonkey468]

Some in the comments saying they wish they would spec with a diesel. Here in the states, that means dealing with diesel exhaust fluid and the diesel particulate filter for emissions. This is nothing but a headache. I’d rather have the 5.7L. It is bulletproof and will give you 300k+ miles of life easily. Keep it simple. Keep it Toyota.

[@ErikTaraldsen]

Would be cool if you could have two identical veichles with propper snow tires on one and all seasons on the other.

[@Dankcatvacs]

great review dr.robotnik

[@Fadic4]

I'm surprised that even with the crawl control it was stuck. I guess the tires were that bad.

[@NuclearGrizzly]

I wonder why when Toyota/Lexus went to the 8 speed transmission the MPG stayed the same as with the 6 speed offering? Same for Land Rover.

[@gasolara2002]

The guys are right. Better tires needs to be on the truck. Its an excellent truck. I wish my 80 series got 19 Mpg. But i stil love it

[@TheCoolHani]

u can also deflate the tires a bit to get more traction... 18PSI should do it...

[@Kevinnguyendohrr9231]

DO A 2016 LEXUS LX

[@eddiethecounsel]

Just a thought: it would be interesting to fing out the mpg if the car is fully loaded woth 4 passengers and luggage.

[@bmecalgary]

Need that 8 speed in the Tundra to make it more competitive.

[@charlieboozer82]

Please, Nathan, finish your thought about why a vehicle holds less gas when the temp is colder. I live in Cincinnati and my Ford Fusion does this, and I am clueless as to why the tank holds more when it's warm and less when it's cold.

[@corrollaS2010]

lmao I love it the yota did better than the pro 4x titan and I know yall did the test with both on this day you can see the titan in the background in the beginning

[@1guyin10]

You guys need to update your website with a summary list of these tests. Please? :-)

[@aj6782004]

es una land cruiser...que esperaban....lo mejor de lo mejor

[@Jesco2841]

It would have been interesting if they would start lowering the pressure of the tires to make up for the fact that those all season skinny tires don't cut it.

[@FCFordLord]

Skinny tires are better for snow.

[@mshmsh813]

+FCFordLord true .. maybe he meant if you are in the sand in that case it is true

[@Jesco2841]

+FCFordLord Isn't that why those big Arctic Trucks and Expedition trucks have the widest tires possible? I would think that would help. I've haven't wheeled much in snow, but low tire pressure helps with everything else...

[@mshmsh813]

C0MPUTER101 too wide tires mean too much rubber on the road and too much rubber on snow is no good. too much rubber on sand gives you grip .. snow and rubber aren't friends

[@urodoctormr]

I can get 20mpg on highway with our 2013 lx570 (Lexus land-cruiser)

[@Kevinnguyendohrr9231]

+scottd you have one

[@aujla7564]

yeah but there are higher in altitude

[@urodoctormr]

+Sartaj Aujla I was just referring to the EPA ratings, they tend to differ

[@urodoctormr]

+Kevin Nguyen well I don't, considering I'm only 18 and I have an small income... But my parents own one

[@Kevinnguyendohrr9231]

scottd me to my parents owns it.

[@manuelguevara1286]

I would love to see the Honda Pilot in these conditions, its that possible? Just to compare the performance on the same trial but with different conditions.

[@ClassicJunk88]

i didnt know about the temperature difference thing one night when i filled up in my car when a cold front came through, had to wait 5 mins for the fuel to drain out of my 99 altima.

[@zeeb7846]

why did you need the fuel to drain out of your Altima?

[@greencell8731]

nice as compared to previous land cruiser

[@Rhaspun]

i wish the Landcruiser came with a delete option for the 3rd row seats. I'll prefer a larger cargo area. Too bad dealers don't offer that on their own.

[@DjLucasStable]

i forget did you take your jeep wrangler rubicon hardrock up gold mine hill

[@gaganbrar6628]

you guys are the best keep up the great work!!!!

[@aaaviation1]

hey guys, would appreciate a road test of the similar LX570 and test the practicality and performance and the refinement vs cars like the escalade and Range Rover if possible?

[@Shomanchik]

Is it "сутенер" on the T-shirt?

[@ArmandoMachado92]

You need to get your hands on a Land Cruiser PRADO! :D

[@MineMoore]

Armando Machado nah 200 series is better but the americans have the trash petrol version

[@santiagocarrillo6577]

Nomadic fanatic theme song at the beginning of the off road test

[@w1llyma1l]

I wanna see land.c off roading with full passenger. I never find any video

[@WildOutdoorLiving]

I wish they would bring the 70 series back to the US.

[@baltimoretvmounting1543]

Think about this: Would you say that it is the tires OR could it be weight? The tires seemed to be cleaning as they should, I have the same tire on my FJ and it hops over similiar bumps in the snow. I'm not defending the tires- just trying to think of the real problem in that STOP/ GO on a snowy hill challenge.

[@josemuniz2878]

Do people lift this cars like they do with truck? Great review TFL!

[@АлександрСтепкин-г5с]

Надпись на футболке "Сутенер"?

[@5JSG]

The legend lives on....Just needs better work boots.

[@DPACGJ]

Have you tested the consistency of your "click - wait 30 seconds - click" method? Does it vary from pump to pump? I suspect that there is a great deal of variability. This can radically change your "measured" mileage, especially for very efficient vehicles where a small variance in fuel measured makes a huge difference in the mileage calculation.

[@TheUnorthodoxx]

On hot days it is recommended to do what when it comes to fueling? After the honking horn the sentence was never finished.

[@Bobbybeb]

Well they have used the same gas station. Gas stations are usually well regulated and tested to make sure the amount is correct. But like anything mechanical, the pumps can fail or vary when measuring the amount of fuel.

[@jamesbeaman6337]

+Bobby0345 They also make a point to use the same pump both times so that takes out any pump to pump differences.

[@johnedgard861]

Hahaha the poor bloke running behind the car at 3:30 had me cracking up.

[@robertfernandez4516]

4/5 flakes! BS. Take that Land Cruiser back in the summer when there is no snow and you will get 5/5. You can't fault Toyota for stock tires. Ask Toyota to hurry up with their diesel version for their vehicles. They won't take my phone calls anymore.

[@zeeb7846]

lol. You are right.

[@NaijaBoiTellEm]

+Robert Fernandez Yea, but it was based on the stock tires in the snow. We, including the reviewers, know that Land Cruiser is world-renown for a reason. Andre and Nathan are just pointing out that one would most likely have to replace the tires if off-roading if there is snow involved.

[@dunhillsupramk3]

they already have a diesel engine for this land cruiser, unfortunately Toyota don't sell it in the US...

[@shaunr5450]

All those bells and whistles are severely compromised by those tires.

[@KingAlphaLion81]

That's one sweet machine, but that price tag hurts. Toyota did a good job on it.

[@oldschool1928]

These things are so dang reliable, the depreciation is slow. Even the pre-owned models are still pricey. They're also rare and hard to find.

[@est189]

How do they get ahold of all these cars? Do the dealerships just give it to them for testing?

[@ridingwithroman1530]

Filling up like they do is a good way to damage the fuel evap system