TOYOTA LANDCRUISER VX & AMAZON (1990- TO DATE)landcruiser丰田VX毒剂与亚马逊(1990年至今)
In these ecologically friendly times, the Toyota Landcruiser Amazon is a refreshingly unabashed 4x4 throwback.这些生态环境时代,是一个清新亚马逊landcruiser丰田露骨4-4情调. Big when it?s trendy to be small, unfashionably square, unashamedly thirsty and hugely expensive, the Amazon and its elder incarnation, the Landcruiser VX, are firmly from the old school and all the better for it.大当?收盘时尚有小unfashionably广场,彻头彻尾口渴、花大钱,亚马逊及其长辈化身,landcruiserVX毒剂,坚决从旧学校和所有美好. Sometimes it has to be said, size matters, and judged by that criterion the Landcruiser is certainly significant.有时也可以说,大小事情,landcruiser的标准来衡量,当然是重要的. More often seen climbing a kerb in the high street than corralling livestock, the British interpretation of the Landcruiser?s function has often missed the mark.往往在路边攀爬一个高街比网罗牲畜英国诠释的landcruiser?S函数常常错过马克. Nonetheless, as a used buy it has a certain charm, and in those rare instances where its size and ruggedness are actually put to the test, it?s guaranteed to come up trumps every time.尽管如此,买它用来作为某种神韵而在这些罕见的情况下,其大小与粗犷实际上受到考验,?收盘保证每次拿出天时地利人和.
HISTORY历史
The Landcruiser has been around for a very long time.landcruiser已经谈了很久. The VX model was launched in the UK in 1990 and originally came only with a 4.2-litre turbo diesel engine.VX的模式推出了1990年在英国和原先来有了四点二公升柴油涡轮引擎. This model was revised in November 1992, when it received a mild facelift, ABS and improved suspension.这一模式修改1992年11月,当接到轻度改版,ABS的完善停牌. The automatic model received cleverer four-speed transmission, leather upholstery and air conditioning.自动模式收到聪明四个高速传输、皮革座垫、空调. A number of minor trim updates took place prior to the launch in May 1995 of the 24-valve VX 4.2 diesel and the VX 4.5-litre petrol version.一些小浪更新之前发生在1995年5月推出的24气门柴油和VX毒剂VX的四月二日4.5公升汽油版. The new diesel unit generated 168bhp whilst the huge petrol engine developed 202bhp.新柴油股产生巨大而汽油发动机168bhp发达202bhp. Not too impressive unless you bear in mind that it was tuned for low-down torque, of which it had enough to tow trees out of the ground.除非你印象不太记它收看下流扭矩、它有足够的树木,可以拉动出地面.
The Amazon badging came about in February 1997 to differentiate the biggest Toyota from its smaller Colorado sibling.亚马逊身份卡,约于1997年2月从丰田的最大区别较小科罗拉多弟妹. In April 1998 the ?100 Series?1998年4月的?100系列? Landcruiser Amazon was launched, making the product line a proper stand-alone one rather than a badge engineering exercise.landcruiser亚马逊推出,使产品线适当自成一体而非一个徽章工兵演习. Two engines were on offer, a 4.2-litre turbo diesel, and a monstrous 4.7-litre petrol unit.两个引擎分别售出了4.2公升柴油涡轮、滔天4.7公升汽油股. The Amazon now had power as well as size.亚马逊现在已经功率以及大小.
WHAT YOU GET 什么才叫 
The Landcruiser Amazon and VX ranges are both enormous, rugged and reasonably expensive on the used market.亚马逊和VX的landcruiser幅度都很大,崎岖不平,合理使用昂贵的市场. The VX and early Amazon models are good if you need a spacious, go-anywhere vehicle, but it really is worth stretching the finances that bit further and opting for the ?Series 100?早期的VX和亚马逊模式是好的,如果你需要一个宽敞、任我行地方车辆但真正值得进一步拉比特的财政和选择的?100系列? Amazon.亚马逊. This is a far more accomplished car on tarmac, and interior sophistication was also radically improved over the early Amazons.这是一个远比完成车在停机坪,也是从根本上改善了室内精密的早期亚马逊. One way to imagine this car is to visualise a Lexus with high ground clearance and three rows of seats.想象这是一种勇于承担的凌志轿车高地上清三排座位.
With 65% of buyers opting for the turbo diesel model thanks to the lower asking price, the manual transmission option and the 25mpg capability.有65%的买家选择模型由于下游柴油涡轮开价人工选择和25mpg传输能力. Most come fitted with air conditioning, cruise control, ABS, remote central locking, twin airbags, a CD system with autochanger, alloy wheels and side steps.最开装有空调、巡航控制、ABS的远中央锁、双气袋、影音系统autochanger,合金车轮和方步骤. Plus of course those two extra (removable) foldaway seats in the rear.当然这两个额外加(摘)折叠座位的后方. The detailed touches are especially impressive.详细触及尤其可观. The heated rear side windows, the power-operated rear quarter vents and the way the air conditioning splits the climate front and rear.后座车窗热烈、电力操作方式和后方季空调通风口分裂气候前方和后方. Plus of course, there are a huge number of cup holders; this, after all, is a car you can stretch out and relax in. If, in this eco-friendly world, you question a car like the Landcruiser Amazon, then you're not alone.加上当然,也有大量持杯;但这毕竟是你能伸出车、休闲进来,如果在这个生态世界你问一辆landcruiser像亚马逊,那么你并不孤单. Even Toyota's Chief Engineer Takeo Kondo "regrets" that its sheer bulk couldn't have somehow been reduced.甚至丰田的总工程师福田近藤"遗憾",它简直有点散装不能降低.
WHAT YOU PAY 您付出
Toyota Landcruiser VX models start at around £4,000 for a 1990 H-registered 4.2-litre turbodiesel manual five-seater.丰田landcruiser左右开始的VX型号为1990英镑,4000H型录4.2-5公升turbodiesel手册座位. Expect to pay around £500 more for the automatic version, and don?t entertain any seller trying to charge more for the eight-seat version.预计支付约500英镑以上的自动版本而鲍思?卖方收取任何试图笔咫尺更多的八个议席版本. The first 4.5-litre petrol VXs start at around £6,000 for the eight-seater automatic.首4.5公升汽油vxs开始为6000英镑左右八人座自动. Prices for this model go up to just over £9,000 for the last of the 1997 p-plate cars.这种模式的价格涨到了9000英镑,略高于去年的97-钢板车.
The Amazon models start at £9,000 for a 1997 P-plated 4.2 turbodiesel GX eight-seater.亚马逊型号为9000英镑,1997年开始在磷镀turbodieselgx二月四日八人座. These models are perfectly capable in their own right, but pale compared to the later Series 100 range.这些模式完全有能力在自己的权利,但比起后来苍白系列100射程. Prices for the more modern iteration of the Amazon begin at £14,000 for a 1998 R-registered Amazon 4.2 TD GX manual with seven seats.价格较现代迭代亚马逊开始为14000英镑1998住宅登记手册亚马逊四月二日运输署gx七席. Automatic values for this model tend to be around £400 less.此型自动价值观往往是少400英镑左右. To get hold of the mighty 4.7-litre petrol version, you?d need to budget at least £13,500 for a 1998 R-plated seven seater auto, rising to £16,000 for the same car on 1999 T-plates.抱紧威猛4.7公升汽油版你?丁预算至少需要1998英镑为1.35住宅镀七个座位的汽车,英镑上升到1.6万1999笔为同一汽车板. Insurance ranges from Group 13 for lower end models up to Group 16 for the leviathan 4.7-litre model.保险集团13不等低端型号多达16组的庞然大物4.7公升的模式.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR 寻找什么
The Landcruiser VX and Amazon models are largely reliable, as would be expected from any Toyota product.landcruiserVX和亚马逊的模式基本上可靠,预计将有来自任何丰田产品. The only problem with claiming to be the biggest and toughest is that, just occasionally, some people will attempt to find out just how tough it is.自称是唯一的问题是最大和最棘手的是,只偶尔有些人会试图找出是多么艰难. Therefore, check the underside of the car for damage to the exhaust, steering and suspension.因此,然后根据检查汽车尾气损害、督导及停牌. Transmissions can become worn on older vehicles or those which have done a lot of towing, and some of the early turbodiesel engines may now be getting a little smoky.变速器能够成为心魄还是那些老车做了大量的拖车、有的引擎可能已初turbodiesel黑烟越来越多. Buy the latest of these that you can afford and always look for a decent service history.最近你买得起这些总是寻找体面和服务历史. Otherwise, the Landcruiser is one of the hardiest examples of its ilk.否则,landcruiser是瘠薄的例子之流.
REPLACEMENT PARTS 替换零件
(approx based on a 1998 Amazon 4.2 TD) Landcruiser parts aren?t cheap, nor do they tip over into exorbitance.(大约1998基于亚马逊运输署四月二日)landcruiser零部件西哈莫尼?笔便宜,也不比成蝶过高. A new clutch assembly kit retails at around £360, whilst a new radiator will be £411.Exhaust prices depend on whether the car is fitted with a double catalyst twin front pipe.新组装离合器套零售360英镑左右,虽然新散热器411.exhaust英镑的价格将取决于车装有双管催化剂孪生阵线. These parts are £1,576 a throw, although the unit for single-pipe equipped cars is just over £400.这些零件是30,330英镑扔了,虽然股单管配车刚好超过400英镑. A new alternator works out at around £325, whilst a new starter motor requires the thick end of £375.新发电机厂出325英镑左右,而新的起动马达需要375英镑底厚. A replacement headlamp unit is £150, so go easy in the rough stuff.更换前照灯股150英镑,所以容易走的粗糙的鬼话.
ON THE ROAD 在路上
On the road, the Landcruiser Amazon trades punches with its British and German rivals.在路上,landcruiser亚马逊行业拳以其英国和德国的对手. On one hand, it's quieter; on the move, even the turbo diesel is near silent, while the V8 is hardly audible at all.一方面,它的宁静;关于举动,甚至是柴油涡轮附近缄默而V8的几乎所有发声. On the other however, it's more susceptible to body roll, something you can limit by paying extra for the Active Height Control system.对其它然而,它更容易受到身体册你可以有限制的主动付出额外的高度控制系统.
This is basically similar to the air suspension system pioneered by the Range Rover and is said to provide better steering stability and ride comfort.这基本上是相同的空气悬架系统,是国内首创的射程孚说,为了提供更好的指导平顺稳定. It allows you to raise the car by 50mm for heavy off road work or lower it by the same amount to aid entry and exit.它允许你把50mm的重型越野车的工作或降低它的援助金额相同入出境. This was originally developed to aid oil sheikhs who kept tripping over their robes getting in and out...这原本开发援助石油酋长窝藏他们的长袍绊倒困难户、出::
Those for whom off road capability is a greater priority will be pleased to find that the ladder chassis is even tougher and the body now 50% more rigid.那些被越野能力将是一大重点高兴发现阶梯底盘是更强硬、身体僵硬,现在50%以上. There are also adjustable dampers and lockable centre and rear differentials.还有可调阻尼和加锁中心和后方的差别. In other words, what you can't drive through in this car, you can't drive through - period.换句话说,你不能驾驶此车通过,你不能驾驶直通时期.
OVERALL 总体
If you?re not after the most trendy four-wheel drive, but instead put a premium on size and capability, the Landcruiser VX and Amazon models are probably the best choice available.如果你?以后不要再最时髦四轮驱动,而是把保费放在规模和能力,landcruiserVX和亚马逊的模式可能是最佳选择. Whilst they?re not cheap to buy, and will never be cheap to run, the big Toyota remains one of the best tools for tackling the seriously rough stuff.当他们?重不便宜买,也不会被廉价办、大丰田仍然是最好的手段对付严重粗糙的鬼话. The Landcruiser brand has become a cult, standing for bulletproof reliability and commonsense engineering.landcruiser的品牌已成为邪教,站在防弹可靠性工程与常识. A used ?cruiser is the best way to offset those high new prices.一个用?巡洋舰是最好抵销这些新价格偏高.
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