# Toyota Land Cruiser

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-land-cruiser/

10 people recommended Toyota Land Cruiser in Hacker News comments, 5 had mixed feelings and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 12 months, in 8 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Recommended for long-lasting, proven reliability and capability in harsh terrain. Critics point to poor fuel economy and few airbags.

Summary written by Claude from 16 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Long life and proven reliability (4 comments in the sample): "The Toyota Landcruiser famously had a minimum 25-year-life for each and every single component." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46064473)) "The last car on earth will probably be somebody's Toyota pickup or Land Cruiser from c. 2010." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48325429)) "those things will do 1Mm miles in harsh terrain" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46974859))
- Handles harsh terrain and battle damage (3 comments in the sample): "it's a system that's designed to take battle damage and keep on going, but in sublime comfort the entire time" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016352)) "is the vehicle of choice for the most demanding use" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46844885)) "like the ones that can cross deserts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48924895))

## What people warn about

- Weaker safety, visibility and airbags (2 comments in the sample): "Horrible mileage, makes everything less safe, less agility, less visibility, all to cosplay." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925906)) "I don't think it even has air bags." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50061697))

## Other off-road SUVs people recommend

- [Toyota 4Runner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-4runner/): 9 recommend, 2 mixed, 3 criticize
- [Toyota Land Cruiser 70](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-land-cruiser-70-series/): 5 recommend, 0 mixed, 0 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.toyota.com/)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Toyota Land Cruiser", https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-land-cruiser/ (10 recommend, 5 mixed, 2 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.