The Macan and LC, they complement each other well.
How is it for long, fast road trips?
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Very interesting feedback. RAV 4, highlander etc don’t work. I want, need and will use the off road capabilities, probably more than is designed. I already own a F250 diesel tremor, but prefer not to rack up miles empty on the highway in it, and it’s a tight fit in the garage in Tahoe. Also not a great snow vehicle. Honestly, my 5th gen 4runner was perfect. Why Toyota ruined that with this redesign is beyond me. I feel the Land Cruiser is the actual new 4runner. The new 4runner is awful, inside and out.
I can’t be the only person who wants a BOF mid size suv with good range and good off road ability that can be driven hours on the highway.
Bronco is ruled out as well as wranglers. I'm starting to think my vehicle doesn’t exist.
I can’t be the only person who wants a BOF mid size suv with good range and good off road ability that can be driven hours on the highway.
Bronco is ruled out as well as wranglers. I'm starting to think my vehicle doesn’t exist.
If the old 4 runner was the ticket for you, then most likely the LC will be very good too. The LC is better IMO in pretty much all ways including highway, they just both pretty much suck to eat up highway miles.
From me, my 3/4 ton truck is the road trip vehicle. Big, comfy and 440 (but really 380 or so) for range. Mileage on a good day 14.5. I also travel with 2 pups and I don’t like keeping them trapped for more than a few hours, so honestly, the LC would be fine.
The LC is better than my FJ, so much better, and our 4Runner is good, but frankly the mileage and distance between fill ups isn’t all that much better than my LC.
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I’m not sure what is expected from people for their vehicles and travel but the link, which I’ve not read, mostly because the idea of the “perfect vehicle” isn’t realistic. I’m sure all the vehicles have compromises.
I’ve idealized a 1994 Montero as my perfect vehicle, but mostly as it was what I drove from MidMo all over the US to the French/Italian alps. In truth the LC IMO would be so much better with a similar fuel range, better ride quality, and just in general more of a pleasure than the Monte. But ask me on the right day and that Monte was the best vehicle ever.
Long and rambling, as with Tinker “review” it’s mostly how you feel not really about the vehicle.
The LC is better than my FJ, so much better, and our 4Runner is good, but frankly the mileage and distance between fill ups isn’t all that much better than my LC.
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I’m not sure what is expected from people for their vehicles and travel but the link, which I’ve not read, mostly because the idea of the “perfect vehicle” isn’t realistic. I’m sure all the vehicles have compromises.
I’ve idealized a 1994 Montero as my perfect vehicle, but mostly as it was what I drove from MidMo all over the US to the French/Italian alps. In truth the LC IMO would be so much better with a similar fuel range, better ride quality, and just in general more of a pleasure than the Monte. But ask me on the right day and that Monte was the best vehicle ever.
Long and rambling, as with Tinker “review” it’s mostly how you feel not really about the vehicle.
you get a pass because you said you didn't read it, but it lists jeep wrangler as #2.From me, my 3/4 ton truck is the road trip vehicle. Big, comfy and 440 (but really 380 or so) for range. Mileage on a good day 14.5. I also travel with 2 pups and I don’t like keeping them trapped for more than a few hours, so honestly, the LC would be fine.
The LC is better than my FJ, so much better, and our 4Runner is good, but frankly the mileage and distance between fill ups isn’t all that much better than my LC.
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I’m not sure what is expected from people for their vehicles and travel but the link, which I’ve not read, mostly because the idea of the “perfect vehicle” isn’t realistic. I’m sure all the vehicles have compromises.
I’ve idealized a 1994 Montero as my perfect vehicle, but mostly as it was what I drove from MidMo all over the US to the French/Italian alps. In truth the LC IMO would be so much better with a similar fuel range, better ride quality, and just in general more of a pleasure than the Monte. But ask me on the right day and that Monte was the best vehicle ever.
Long and rambling, as with Tinker “review” it’s mostly how you feel not really about the vehicle.
coming from a 2-door rubicon, the roadtrip is so bad that your destination has to be worth it.you get a pass because you said you didn't read it, but it lists jeep wrangler as #2.
Maybe if I was a lot younger it could be good, for the experience. But yes, as a long road trip vehicle, it wouldn’t be my choice.
I was walking dogs, trying to type, read the thread and pick up poo, so, I didn’t read the article. I will shortly. Not as easy as it looks.
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Update on trip, I just got home 2 days ago. I was getting 23.5mpg while traveling between 80-85mph through new Mexico, Colorado, and Kansas on 91 octane. I noticed after I got into Missouri, I started finding 93 octane at stations and also my mpg went up to 25mph while cruising between 80-90mph. In total, I covered 3,900 miles in 8 days and unbelievably, not a single member of my family complained about the drive the entire time which has never been done on a trip before owning the lc 
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.Buy an F150 Raptor. It will do all the offroading you will likely need (unless you are going on really narrow trails or doing technical rock crawling). It has 500 mile range, and at those speeds will get nearly the same MPG. I averaged 17.2 mpg in my previous raptors on highway, and average. 17.5 in my LC at those high speeds. LC isnt terrible at high speeds, but it doesnt even come close to rivaling the comfort on long trips.
lf the 5th gen was your ideal, then the LC250 will work well for you and you'll be happy with it. It is essentially the 5th gen refined and improved. It rides substantially better. It has a simple no thrills interior. And the power and transmission are vastly improved. It also gets better MPG in most scenarios. Plus, the full-time 4WD is awesome for handling, wet, and snow and somehow doesn't seem to impact MPG compared to the 6th gen. The only real issue in the western US particularly is the small fuel tank, which can be remedied with an expansion tank or by carrying extra fuel
Every time I see a raptor I still kinda wish I had one. Never drove it but hearing folks speak about how comfy it is on the highway just adds to my desire for it.
However I have historically kept my cars for over 100k and really valued reliability this go around.
I’m hopeful with some sound deadening and upgraded suspension the LC can be an even better highway cruiser.
There are still a lot of people around who remember the introduction of 4 cylinder engines in the 70s and 80s as a response to the fuel availability crisis then. Reflexively, “4 cylinder engine” represents something to them, and it’s not the same thing these engines deliver.
These engines are probably going to have issues that the 4.0l did not have, if only because they have parts and mechanisms not present in the old design. If it’s not there it can’t break, and all that. But I am confident that manufacturing processes in general and Toyota’s commitment to quality specifically will keep these vehicles on the right side of the reliability curve - which itself is moving right in general.
I drive ours back and forth the ~120 highway miles between our two homes regularly. It’s fine as a road car, if not necessarily as plush as a Mercedes GLE or as fast as a Cayenne. But it has a great personality and is a cool car. The best thing about it is that there’s very little it cannot do at least competently, which I couldn’t even say for the GLE or the Cayenne, which are specialized in their own ways.
I made the run back to MT in Sept. 24 from Bay Area. Had a Yakima Skybox on top and was getting close to 24 mpg . Run up to Tahoe was smooth with no issues. The new transmission is certainly a needed improvement over my old 2020 ORP 4Runner. GX550s are scarce around here with the closest dealer in Spokane, WA. Even scarce at that dealership. LC is quite comfortable for long trips. Toyota seems to like the 4 cyl turbo so don't count on a v6 anytime soon. The hybrid does work well on the new LC.
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I can’t speak to the GX, but I can speak to the powertrain. In my wife’s 2025 Sequoia LTD TRD OR, above 75 mph (no hybrid in use at that speed) we average around 16 mpg. I’m sure the GX is lighter, but that’s a wash with aerodynamics. That V6TT is a monster, but it’s thirsty under speed, and we live in flatland. I’m interested to see which does better when my LC58 is delivered Tuesday.
I sold a 5th Gen 4Runner for this LC250 and could not be happier. If you liked your 5th gen, I think you will love the LC. The only downside I can think of is the fuel tank capacity, but then when I think on it, I am not sure I would have even noted this issue myself had it not been mentioned in forums and critics of the vehicle. It just requires a fill up a few miles sooner. As for road trips the LC is like a dream compared to that 5th Gen 4Runner and really compared to most vehicles, in my opinion.
Just completed a 3 day SF to Sand Diego to SF trip and I can attest to the LC’s comfort on long road trips. It also got great mileage on the way home. The trip there bogged down in LA and added 3 hours of stop and go traffic to the trip. The LC’s autopilot was so good and automatically kept pace with the cars ahead of me making the extended traffic bearable. Overall, it was easy to drive and the seats were comfortable in 3 hour stretches.
I see comments about range but I can’t out stamina the range. I stop every 2.5 -3 hours max to stretch and walk around a bit and I fill up then. No big deal. I’m not sure, other than overlanding, where you will need to go 300+ miles between gas stations so the tank size isn’t an issue for me.
I see comments about range but I can’t out stamina the range. I stop every 2.5 -3 hours max to stretch and walk around a bit and I fill up then. No big deal. I’m not sure, other than overlanding, where you will need to go 300+ miles between gas stations so the tank size isn’t an issue for me.
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Agree that range on road trip is no issue as I like to stop. I don’t overland but I could see it being an obvious issue. I do think a bigger tank for not having to fill up so often day to day would be nice, but it’s not the end of the world to me. Plenty of gas stations around and easy to pop in for 5 mins
Per car and driver and motor trend 75mph test nothings and Landcruiser have the same mpg. So the range at those speeds goes to gx. Where gx falls short in mpg is in street driving.
The gx is also much quieter on the freeway due to more insulation and acoustic glass
If you tow the advantage goes to gx
It’s also got a much higher top end performance. So freeway overtakes uphill driving also favors the gx
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