Description: Full-Size Sport Utility Vehicle
Base MSRP Range: $56,215
Invoice Price Range: $49,188
Where built: Japan

Toyota's full-size Land Cruiser SUV scores a face-lift for 2006 with revised fascia front and back, high-gloss finish on 18-inch alloy wheels and new shades for body paint like Thunder Cloud and Pacific Blue.

The wagon's torque-heavy V8 engine gains Toyota's VVTL-i variable valve timing to boost output to 275 hp through a five-speed automatic transmission. A full-time 4WD traction mechanism on Land Cruiser employs an electronic control unit called Active TRAC which automatically transfers engine torque to wheels that maintain the best grip.

There's a new tire pressure monitor system (TPMS) aboard, plus options of Active Height Control (AHC-4) for wheel height control and the Toyota Electronic Modulated Suspension (TEMS). A cushy passenger compartment accommodates seven on three tiers of seats. Editions of 2006 show an updated instrument cluster with TPMS warning lamp and a red zone added to the analog tachometer.