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By redesigning the 2024 Land Cruiser, Toyota reinforces its commitment to offroad excellence. In this episode, we share our first impressions of the new Land Cruiser, highlighting its hybrid powertrain, nostalgic design elements, and offroad capabilities. We also explore how Consumer Reports' new CR Recommended initiative enhances value for car buyers. Additionally, we look at whether frontwheeldrive EVs offer any real benefit.

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SHOW NOTES

00:00 Introduction
00:16 Overview: 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser
03:09 Land Cruiser’s History
04:38 New and Different
06:56 Driving
09:45 Things We Dislike
14:18 The Ride
15:08 Interior
15:48 Controls
16:27 Visibility
17:03 Do We Like It?
18:59 Would We Buy It?
23:33 Question #1: What is CR Recommended?
28:19 Question #2: Are there any significant benefits to using a frontwheeldrive configuration for EVs?

  
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