Australasian Dirt Bike — January 2018

CATEGORY

Truck and trailer

Vehicle:Toyota LandCruiser Altitude

CARGO COMPARO | 4WD v VAN v UTE v SUV

Cruisability:AToyotaLandcruiser

with the enclosed trailer is the

pinnacle of dirtbike hauling. On the

highwayitshines.Widelanesand

fastspeeds.NoU-turnsorchopping

traffic. The vehicle we tested was

equippedwitha4.5-litretwin-turbo

V8dieselsoitateupthehighway

kays,nomatterhowheavytheload.

Most four-wheel-drive wagons come

with cruise control, which makes the

highwayeveneasier.

8/10

Nickability: The truck-and-trailer

comboisperfectforthetheft-

conscious. The trailer enclosure

meansthievescan’tseewhatyou’re

carryingandwhenyou’reatthetrack

you don’t need to worry about

someonestealingyourtools.

Theonlytimesomeoneisgoingto

nick your toys is if they rip the trailer

offthetowbar,orhotwirethetow

vehicle.

7/ 10

Versatility: A four-wheel-drive

wagon with a trailer will go almost

anywhere. You will be limited by the

trailer’s ground clearance but

slippery, wet grass, or a rough dirt

road will not stop a Landcruiser

draggingasled.But,intraffic,itisa

nightmareand,ifyouliveina

built-up city with apartment-style

living, finding room for a trailer and

four-wheel-drive in skinny streets

can test your patience. You can

unhookthetrailerandusethe

vehicleasaneverydaydriver.

6/10

Idiot resistance: Driving with a

trailer sucks. While I do like a good

reverse challenge, finding car parks

for it when doing the Maccas run and

turning around in inner-city streets

is a nightmare. If you live in the

’burbs, this isn’t such an issue but

with housing density increasing,

haulingatrailerisonlygoingto get

worse for some.

2/10

114 | JANUARY 2018 http://www.adbmag.com.au

Don’t even try to make a U-turn in the CBD We actually don’t know who these people are Plenty of room for the kids