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00:02 We are here with Toyota in Australia,
00:09 the spiritual home, if you will,
00:11 of the iconic Land Cruiser.
00:13 Land Cruisers help settle modern Australia
00:16 and are found absolutely everywhere,
00:19 from the city to the outback,
00:21 where they're used as workhorses in mining and agriculture.
00:25 Land Cruisers are legendary across this continent
00:28 for their durability and reliability.
00:31 So, what's new with the 2016 Land Cruiser?
00:35 Well, it has new sheet metal from the A-pillar forward,
00:38 including a revised grill and double bubble hood,
00:41 luxurious semi-aniline leather.
00:43 It also has an eight-speed automatic transmission,
00:46 for the first time in a Toyota vehicle.
00:48 There's also various terrain modes,
00:50 including multi-terrain select and crawl control.
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00:57 The redesigned 2016 Land Cruiser
01:10 builds upon decades of experience off-road.
01:12 Now, we've been all over Australia,
01:19 in Adelaide, and then went to Port Augusta,
01:22 saw some phenomenal sights, climbed some ridges,
01:25 and saw some millions and millions of year-old fossils.
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01:33 And this new tight turn control,
01:46 you actually lock the inside wheel
01:48 and drag it, similar to the way a tank would turn,
01:51 to get around very tight corners.
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01:56 Up and down steep trails of dirt roads
02:09 through Australia's iconic Flinders Mountain Ranges,
02:13 our Land Cruiser never missed a beat.
02:15 And we finished up the trip here,
02:18 about 120 miles south of Sydney,
02:22 at the Toyota Land Cruiser Club of Australia's
02:24 fantastic off-road facility, Willow Glen.
02:29 We've tested this vehicle,
02:30 this beast, the 200 Series Land Cruiser,
02:35 has been basically unstoppable.
02:37 We've taken it on some tremendously challenging trails,
02:41 and it's actually kind of,
02:44 the trails look a lot harder
02:46 when you're standing next to them,
02:47 but this truck makes it look so easy
02:50 with all of the fantastic controls,
02:53 and traction, and grip,
02:55 and just all the qualities that make a Land Cruiser a legend.
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