Hello friends, once again we're in the 
4x4 Raid Adventure Circuit, in Ocaña
Toledo and today we 
bring you a very top 4x4 comparative test
the first of our competitors is 
the already known Toyota Land Cruiser
Limited with all the off-road gadgets offered by 
Toyota in Europe including its wonderful
Crawl Control. This is a classic car 
with a truck architecture
laden chassis, rigid rear axle, and it'll face face today
his match, and the opponent is no 
other than this huge Land Rover
Discovery it's a top-end V6 HSE version 
with all the options and all
gadgets that Land Rover has, 
including its own autonomous Crawl
Control, as well as diff-locks and all the options of
air suspension and all, 
it has absolutely all 4x4 options
In this configuration this car starts 
as clear favorite because it has much
better attack, departure and breakover angles much greater ground clearance a
traction system very similar to that of the 
Toyota but especially with those angles
it should be able to win at some 
point. Anyway it will have to show
its advantages with facts, so  
let's start with the test
just today that the circuit is 
filled with mud. Let's go!
The Toyota Land Cruiser is already a veteran of our channel and hardly needs
introduction. it's a classic 4x4 
of the few remaining with
separate body and rigid rear axle 
that are combined with
first level traction electronics
and make a very hard and effective product
against it we can say that it is somewhat 
outdated in some respects like
the interior, rather coarse and a central screen
with such a low definition level that it 
makes almost useless the aid exterior cameras
The Land Rover Discovery shows
more modern lines that hide 
its enormous size of almost
5 meters long. It has a 
monocoque aluminum chassis and
independent pneumatic suspension in the 4 wheels, together with traction electronics
as advanced as that of the Toyota
inside we find an almost perfect combination of luxury
roominess and modernity far superior 
in all respects to the Toyota's interior
even in the space 
available for its seven occupants
In our Diariomotor 4x4 Index, the
Land Cruiser Limited reaches a
score of 85.1 
points while the Discovery in this
V6 configuration with 4x4 all 
accessories stays clearly
ahead with no less than 94.6 
points out of a target of 100
The difference between the two in favor of the Discovery is due to its incredible
ground clearance of 28 cm 
and outstanding attack, departure and breakover angles
of 34º 30º and 27.5 ° 
respectively although these
angles have a small trick. To 
take them to the maximum
you have to rise the air suspension to the limit and remove
the lower front and rear plastic covers
The Toyota has 21.5 centimeters 
of ground clearance and angles of
31º 26º and 22º that are excellent angles
but fall behind this rival
today 
It has much better cameras
because of their high 
definition while the maximum torque of
700 Nm of the V6 Land Rover engine make the 450 Nm of the Land Cruiser seem small
tough it has to move, it's true, a slightly higher weight
The Discovery exceeds 2,300 kg
The first test of our comparative are 
our traditional dubbies but with
a huge difference. Today we 
go downwards because
the grip of the circuit today is 
null and we can't control the
cars climbing up. We have also added an additional item a
500 ml glass filled to the top and 
leveled horizontally with the hood of the
car, Although the car is not 
horizontal and the water is also a
bit inclined afterwards we'll put the Discovery
in this same position and 
circumstances will be identical for
both cars. I get in the car, I go through 
the dubbies, and the car that carries less
water will be the worst in this 
test because it may have inclined the most
or it has gone more abruptly so 
let's get in and see what happens
with the water
I get inside, buckle up
close the window
and now I will switch on the Crawl Control 
at the slowest possible speed
to do everything as softly as I can, I release the brake
the water is beginning to fall, but it will go out much more
in the deepest area 
but we will see how little can
this car tip or how much 
it can stay horizontal through
such deep obstacles. 
I feel the wheels get inside
it goes very slowly 
I just try to drive in the
middle 
just in the middle
Roughness also penalizes 
logically
It is been hard even to
pull because there is now a very thin mud
very, very thin 
we don't have grip, it's clay is clay
Much water is falling so 
I keep moving as slowly
Trying to keep the car in the 
middle
we reach the last phase that is the deepest hole I think the latter is the
most profound 
and is also when the car suffers the most
then we'll see how the Discovery manages this and I am coming to the end
...last tip...
Finally, wow! it's been abrupt but 
that's it and we're going out
gently, as smoothly as I can, the 
last wheel passing through the obstacles
and
we leave the dubbies 
let's see how much water is left
putting the glass horizontally 
we will see what happens
We've finished the test, we have taken out 
carefully the suction cup
and since the glass has two opposed scales I'm going to level it
so you can see how much 
water is left
if the camera comes close,
we can see that are exactly 400 ml
400 ml of water 
Let's see how the Discovery manages this test
Let's go with the dubbies, let's go with the 
Discovery. From the same position
of the front wheel, glass filled to the top and 
aligned with the body
now the car is a bit tilted 
but the glass is aligned horizontally
with the body 
Let's see how much water
the Discovery sheds
Let's do this, I start
I'll put the Crawl Control, in this 
case it's called All Terrain Progress Control
because it is from Land Rover, I set the minimum speed that is allowed
minimum speed that allows me
it's like 2 or 3 km/h it's a lot like the Toyota
and let us go on
the softer car, the one that has the biggest 
suspension travel, and the one that stays more balanced
will be the winner of 
this test if we can establish
enough difference
If they keep around 400 ml they should be given a tie result. It stands still
I won't do anything with the pedals, just wait for the car itself to go out
the car drives itself, I do nothing I
establish the minimum speed and that's it. 
I can hear the chassis bending
quite much
I can hear the chassis bending quite much
in this car. The Land Cruiser does not have
any interior noise even 
through these obstacles
with so much torsion. We get to the end and I will stop right by the tire where
I stopped before
which is just here. Perfect. I swich it off
and let's see 
how much water is left
We've finished the test with the Discovery and this is the result 400 ml
accurate in the two opposite scales 
exactly the same as the
Toyota Land Cruiser. It has been a perfect and absolute draw
None of them has done it better than the other in this first test
Let's go with the next test, an 
axle twisting very deep and very
slippery. Crawl Control, maximum
speed, leave the pedals
and let's see how the Toyota goes up. Let's go up
this is the steepest point
the firs axle twister arrives
easy up here, it slips 
a little but it goes up easily
The truth is that it has been 
very easy. Let's see if
the Discovery makes it
I'm already in the Discovery at the same 
climb with the slippery axle twisting
All Terrain Progress Control at the same rate as before 15 km/h
to mimic the Toyota Crawl Control, release the brake and
From here the car will do everything but to move the steering wheel let's see
how the Land Rover robot goes up
this slope is very steep but hey!  
It has done it with overwhelming authority
It has climbed very easily, it has almost exactly matched the Toyota
Land Cruiser. I can't establish a winner in this test
because it is the same 
we will continue to increase
difficulty
Taking advantage of the circuit, that is 
full of mud we will make a
suicide test in a very deep pool 
of mud here specifically
it's about 50 cm
about 50 cm of mud 
depth, we'll get the cars through
here in what is probably the 
most spectacular test that you have seen
in mud in our channel
we will leave the stick here
I wear a kilo of mud on each foot 
and we will see
what the Toyota Land Cruiser can do
I must climb back 
to shake a little the kilo of mud
I've in each shoe 
I get inside and have the rope
hooked to the car 
because it's practically impossible
we manage to get out at first so I'll keep it here to avoid
having to get my feet in the mud to 
rescue
I fasten the seatbelt
and let's go
hand break out 
and instructions for use on Multi Terrain
mode
Multi Terrain in mud mode Crawl Control at 
maximum speed,
which is not high but is the highest it has and I have so much faith in getting stuck
that I have the rope in the car. Maximum 
speed of Crawl Control I get into the mud
It's specially deep to the right side 
and let's see if it comes out
It's absolutely stuck. I try to steer, I try to steer... It can't
reverse
reverse 
it is so stuck that I do not feel that
the car is doing anything. This was 
predictable, this pool is impossible to
get out 
so we have to call rescue
game over with the Toyota Land Cruiser
I'm in the Discovery and I'm going to 
get into the mud hole in suicidal plan
because you have already seen what 
happened with the Land Cruiser again
All Terrain Progress Control at maximum speed maximum, at 20 km/h
I will not reach that speed from here to there
Mud mode, pure electronics and we´re 
simply going to see what the car does
itself I remove the feet from the 
pedals and let's see if it gets or not to the other side
Go!
Ok, it gets stuck like the Land Cruiser, I try to go backwards
This does move backwards for 
some reason not much and I'll try
to get me out of here I doubt I'll 
try I'll try and see what
happens
there as a step. I feel I won't get out and I don't want do dig myself in
Let's try to get it out. It doesn't go backwards either, nor forward, last attempt
there is a step
there as a stepping stone
Maybe if I swing it I may 
get out but I think it won't happen
swingin it, swingin it
I've managed to get out
Now I have the doubt, if the Toyota would 
have done it anyway if
I had swing it the hard way
so let's return to the Toyota and then 
going back to get into the hole
and see if I can swing it out of the 
hole
to overcome the obstacle I will use 
just the Multi Terrain System and the right pedal
A bit of throttle go for 
it with a little bit of inertia almost nothing
to let it go by traction or not leave 
I get all the way into the pool
the critical point comes, I think I'll 
save it think I'll get out
But I move backwards 
 I'll fight a little
fight a little
and see if now with a bit of 
inertia and a little luck the "mud and sand"
gets me out of here I think 
that if will do it
I'm out
Needless to rescue 
watching the images from outside gives the
feeling that the Discovery was 
more capable smoothing the way out
for the Toyota which finds 
a somewhat softer step to escape
from the pool on the second attempt
we will now try an obstacle that 
we have never tried in this circuit
Since it's all muddy, we had 
to search again what could be the most
difficult we could attempt today. In this case it's a very pronounced slope
on the right side of the one we 
call "The Wall" with
a little less gradient and a deep hole 
up the top
It will create a an axle twist at the 
worst time. The car has
Multi Terrain in mud mode, Crawl Control 
at full speed and I will let
the car to do all the work and we'll see what happens
Multi Terrain in mud mode, Crawl Control 
at full speed, that is slow
but it is what gives this Toyota Crawl Control. I'm going up and I do not touch
the pedals let's see what it can do here. Right now we go
up with high difficulty but when 
we got to the axle twist...
we get there, first wheel on the left, it goes on, ok
it goes well, second top step, axles crossing
I work a little with the steering, just in case it helps
but it is stuck, it's stuck
Ok, let's do one thing. I go backwards, Crawl Control at minimum speed
to keep control downward and now I'm going to keep the Multi Terrain in
mud mode
and from here I'll 
do something we've never done in
our tests so far at this 
circuit, that is is go on in full throttle
with all the momentum we can take that will be very little because there is no
grip getting up and if it goes, it goes. 
Full throttle, I go with full throttle
full throttle, it remains stuck on the step but
it gets to the top, the very hard way, but it gets there
let's see what the Land Rover Discovery can do here
I'm inside of the Land Rover 
Discovery and we will try to climb the
slope again so let's put 
mud mode
let's put All Terrain Progress 
Control at a maximum speed
in this case I can change it at the steering wheel, but it's very high I'll put 20 km/h
which is enough 
faster than you can go on
the Toyota Land Cruiser, if I put it at 30 I think it will be just the same because
we have not enough time to get that speed 
I will try to climb with the "robot" and
then I'll try to do it if 
it does not climb alone with the automatism
I will try to climb to the 
top the hard way as I did with the Toyota
Let's see if we can climb up here or not 
with the Discovery
It goes up automatically, working 
with enormous difficulties, it seems
ok here, we got here well, It releases the accelerator I don't know why
that is something that makes 
the automation itself It's climbing very
well well well and it gets to the top with 
authority it goes up with authority
automatically The Land Rover Discovery has come to the top
without touching the pedals 
while the Land Cruiser
I had to disconnect the Crawl Control Press the throttle and climb with inertia
Therefore in this trial there has been a 
winner but perhaps with a narrow margin
it has done better, in my opinion, the 
Discovery
The afternoon comes in the Ocaña Circuit 
it's getting very cold and
let's draw some conclusions to 
close our comparative test
Let's start talking about the Toyota Land 
Cruiser our 4x4 hero that
Once again has shown highly effective. Its traction control system is
highly solid even on mud 
plus the Land Cruiser has shown
an advantage over the Land Rover that is its rigidity it's a car that
doesn't twist which makes me think 
that in the long run would be a harder car
and more solid to suffer hard times, however let's go with the
Discovery 
its traction system has been
absolutely equal to that of the land cruiser 
its electronics, diff locks
everything has been an absolute draw even
their suspensions incline level 
everything has been a tie in this test
yet despite being an aluminium car 
that creaks a bit when twisted
and gives me a feeling of greater flex in the 
chassis, for groud clearance it's a much better car
than the Land Cruiser, (ground clearance, attack, departure and breakover angles)
and ultimately the only evidence 
that there has been minimal
difference it's been for the 
Discovery that has been able to climb the
slope with axle twisting with its 
own Crawl Control alone while the
Land Cruiser has needed more 
aggressiveness on my part therefore
for those two small details, dimensions 
that minimum minimum better traction
I consider the winner, for the minimum 
difference in this comparison the Land
Rover Discovery. Anyway I think that each of these cars
would be more accurate, depending on the circumstances
For specific obstacles this car 
brings more height and similar
or even better traction capacity
than the Land Cruiser, and for extreme hardness of many many kilometers on
very hostile terrain with stones I would  perhaps trust a little more in the steel, classic
truck chassis of the Toyota Land 
Cruiser and in its general, long-term stiffness
Anyway, the test 
has been so close that we expect
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