Toyota Land Cruiser V8 review

The ideal of course is not to crash at all and to that aim Toyota has included an array of technology. The active traction control (there’s that word again) can identify the wheel losing grip and specifically reduce torque to that wheel. That means power can carry on being delivered to the other three, thus returning the car to full grip extremely quickly.

With this amount of protection, you can confidently load up the family and the vast amount of luggage the average holiday requires these days without worrying about your cargo.

You certainly get plenty of flexibility with the seating. Open the double deck tailgate, and you can flip the two rear seats to the side, and increase boot space again to an impressive 1,267 litres by folding the middle seat backs down. But despite all that space and the imposing presence, the Land Cruiser is actually pretty compact for what it is, measuring under 5m end to end.

So far Toyota has sold over a five million Land Cruiser models to 188 different countries and regions worldwide. With the latest V8, you could visit each one and not break a sweat.