丰田近日在法兰克福车展发布了2018款兰德酷路泽升级版车型。这款采用非承载车身的SUV外观有多处改款，包括重新设计前脸，新的格栅更为复杂，散热孔更大，可以更有效的为引擎降温。虽然垂直竖条格栅并非人见人爱，但改款后的前大灯却比先前更好看，让新车更突出现代感，同时高端版本的大灯内部整合了LED日间行驶灯。新车比老款车长度增加了60毫米，前保险杠也进行了改款，轮拱也是新的，而后保险杠同样进行了小改款。新的合金轮圈尺寸涵盖17-19英寸，尾灯组标配LED刹车灯。此外，新车还增加了青铜色金属漆涂装和午夜翡翠蓝涂装。车厢内进行了广泛改款，从仪表板到各种开关都与老款车不同。其中信息娱乐系统集成了8英寸显示屏，仪表群采用4.2英寸中置显示屏，新的方向盘取自兰德酷路泽V8版本，同时仪表板增加了白色背光。至于动力系统，包括2.8升四缸柴油引擎，功率133千瓦/177马力，扭矩450牛米，可搭配六速自动变速器，如果配备六速手动变速器则扭矩降至420牛米。搭载这两种动力总成的车型最高时速均为175公里，但手动版百公里加速时间比自动版快0.6秒，为12.1秒。而汽油版车型搭载2.7升引擎，功率120千瓦/161马力，扭矩246牛米，搭配五速手动或六速自动变速器。手动版最高时速165公里，自动版最高160公里。另一台4.0升汽油引擎功率183千瓦/249马力，扭矩381牛米，可搭配六速自动变速器。
2018 Toyota Land Cruiser Gets New Look, Higher Quality Interior
Images of the thoroughly 2018 Land Cruiser emerged onto the web many months ago and it’s only now Toyota has decided to unveil its updated off-roader for the IAA show. The body-on-frame SUV has gone through quite a few changes, starting with the exterior now featuring a thoroughly redesigned front fascia. The cosmetic surgeons were tasked to come up with a new grille that has an intricate design and comes with generous openings to ensure effective engine cooling.
While we’re not big fans of the grille and its wide vertical bars, the reshaped headlights flanking it are much nicer than before and come to give the Land Cruiser a more modern look also helped by the implementation of LED daytime running lights on the upper-spec models.
60 millimeters (2.3 inches) longer than its predecessor, the reputable SUV has also gone under the knife to receive a reshaped front bumper and new fenders, while the rear bumper has been given a nip and tuck as well. Fresh alloy wheels ranging in size from 17 to 19 inches are also part of the package, as are the taillights equipped with LEDs for the brakes.
Rounding off the changes on the outside are the Avant-Garde Bronze metallic and Midnight Emerald Blue paints joining the existing eight shades.
Stepping inside, Toyota says it has dialed the quality up a notch by tweaking everything from the dashboard to the switchgear. Changes include a bigger eight-inch display for the infotainment system, a 4.2-inch color central screen in the instrument cluster, a new steering wheel borrowed from the Land Cruiser V8, and white illumination for the instrument panel.
As far as the oily bits are concerned, engine choices will depend from where you’ll be buying the Land Cruiser in Europe. It’s going to be offered in more than 190 countries all over the world, thus making it the model with the broadest availability from Toyota.
One of the engines that will find its way underneath the new hood will be a 2.8-liter, four-cylinder diesel rated at 177 hp (133 kW) and 332 lb-ft (450 Nm) of torque when paired with the six-speed automatic transmission. Go for the six-speed manual and torque and you will have to make do with 310 lb-ft (420 Nm). Both enable the Land Cruiser to top out at 109 mph (175 kph), but the version with the manual is 0.6 seconds quicker in the sprint to 62 mph (100 kph), which takes 12.1 seconds.
If you would rather have a gasoline engine, the 2.7-liter mill produces 161 hp (120 kW) and 181 lb-ft (246 Nm) delivered to the road through either a five-speed (yes, five) manual or a six-speed automatic. Not that top speed matters a great deal in this case, but the manual version maxes out at 103 mph (165 kph) whereas the auto does 100 mph (160 kph).
For more gasoline punch, the 4.0-liter comes exclusively with a six-speed auto and generates 249 hp (183 kW) and a peak torque of 281 lb-ft (381 Nm).