Full-size four-wheel-drive SUV manufactured by Toyota
Motor vehicle
Toyota Mega Cruiser
A Toyota Mega Cruiser BXD20 used by the Japanese-Air Self Defense Forces at Hamamatsu Air Base.
Overview
Manufacturer
Toyota
Production
1995–2001 3,000 produced
Assembly
Japan: Gifu (Gifu Auto Body)[1]
Body and chassis
Class
Full-size SUV
Body style
4-door SUV
Layout
Front-engine, four-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine
4.1L 15B-FTE I4 (turbo-diesel)
Transmission
4-speed Aisin A443F automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase
3,395 mm (133.7 in)
Length
5,090 mm (200.4 in)
Width
2,170 mm (85.4 in)
Height
2,075 mm (81.7 in)
Curb weight
2,850 kg (6,283 lb)
The Toyota Mega Cruiser (Japanese: トヨタ・メガクルーザー, Toyota Megakurūzā) is a large, heavy-duty four-wheel-drive SUV introduced by Toyota in 1995. As the largest 4WD vehicle ever built by Toyota, its design resembles that of the Humvee and Hummer H1.[2]
Like the Humvee, the Mega Cruiser was originally designed primarily for military use[3] with the vehicle seeing duty as a transport vehicle in the Japan Self Defense Forces (see ja:高機動車).[4]
Sold exclusively in Japan via Toyota Store locations, the Mega Cruiser was also used by prefectural police, the Japan Auto Federation and fire/rescue departments.[2] As of 2020, it was reported that Toyota had produced 3,000 units before production was halted.[3][5] A total of 133 Mega Cruisers were sold to civilians.[6]
^"Toyota Mega Cruiser: 25 years of the daddy of SUVs". UK: Toyota. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
^ abShimizu Michiaki. "GM・ハマーH1" [GM/Hummer H1] (PDF). Japan: Toyota. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 January 2015.
^ abWelham, Ben (2019). "Here's why the Toyota Mega Cruiser is better than a Hummer". Drive Tribe. UK. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
^Sarne, Vernon B. (21 November 2014). "Toyota Mega Cruiser is the only Japanese surplus vehicle we want". Top Gear. The Philippines. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
^Gold, Aaron (9 November 2019). "Toyota Mega Cruiser: Did You Know Toyota Made a Hummer H1 Lookalike?". Automobile. US. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
^Gilboy, James (31 December 2019). "The 1995 Toyota Mega Cruiser, King of Off-Roaders, Is Legal to Import in 2020". The Drive.
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