Land Rover Defender vs Toyota Land Cruiser 300
Price, engines, mileage, size and safety, side by side. On-road prices are for Delhi, including registration, road tax and insurance.
Land Rover Defender: ₹1.23–3.02 crore on-road in Delhi. All 15 variants and prices
Toyota Land Cruiser 300: ₹2.57–2.65 crore on-road in Delhi. All 2 variants and prices
What sets them apart
- Cheaper to buy: Defender, from ₹1.23 crore against ₹2.57 crore on-road in Delhi (₹1.33 crore less)
- Top variant: Defender: ₹3.02 crore | Land Cruiser 300: ₹2.65 crore
- More powerful: Defender, up to 635 PS against 309 PS
- Longer: Defender, by 373 mm, with a 173 mm longer wheelbase
- More ground clearance: Defender, up to 323 mm against 240 mm
- Crash-test rating: Both 5 stars
- More airbags: Land Cruiser 300, up to 10 against 6
- Only the Defender has: A petrol engine, a mild hybrid petrol variant and a mild hybrid diesel variant
- Only the Land Cruiser 300 has: A diesel engine
- Seats: Defender: 5 or 8 seats | Land Cruiser 300: 5 seats
- Warranty: Defender: 3 years / 1,00,000 km | Land Cruiser 300: 3 years
- Variants on sale: Defender: 15 variants | Land Cruiser 300: 2 variants
Defender vs Land Cruiser 300: side by side
| Defender | Land Cruiser 300 | |
|---|---|---|
| On-road, Delhi | ₹1.23–3.02 crore | ₹2.57–2.65 crore |
| Ex-showroom | ₹1.07–2.62 crore | ₹2.18–2.25 crore |
| Variants | 15 | 2 |
| Body | SUV | SUV |
| Seats | 5 or 8 | 5 |
| Fuel | Petrol, Mild hybrid petrol, Mild hybrid diesel | Diesel |
| Engines | 2.0-litre turbo petrol; 5.0-litre turbo petrol; 4.4-litre turbo mild hybrid petrol; 3.0-litre turbo mild hybrid diesel | 3.4-litre turbo diesel |
| Gearbox | Automatic (AT) | Automatic (AT) |
| Power | 300–635 PS | 309 PS |
| Torque | 550–750 Nm | 700 Nm |
| Claimed mileage | Petrol 6.8–8.3 km/l; Mild hybrid petrol 7.3 km/l; Mild hybrid diesel 10.8 km/l | Diesel 11 km/l |
| Length | 4,583–5,358 mm | 4,960–4,985 mm |
| Width | 2,008–2,105 mm | 1,980–1,990 mm |
| Height | 1,967–1,995 mm | 1,955 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,587–3,023 mm | 2,850 mm |
| Ground clearance | 293–323 mm | 240 mm |
| Boot | 297–786 litres | — |
| Fuel tank | 89–90 litres | 110 litres |
| Kerb weight | 2,225–2,670 kg | 2,600–2,620 kg |
| Crash-test rating | 5 stars | 5 stars |
| Airbags | 6 | 10 |
| Warranty | 3 years / 1,00,000 km | 3 years |
Which one is right for you?
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Claimed mileage and range are the figures from official tests (ARAI or MIDC), which run higher than everyday driving. Boot space and kerb weight are published figures, left blank where none is published.