The Economist famously has the Big Mac index to compare costs between countries. I tried to do the same with Land Cruisers...and it's a mess. First, not all countries sell the Land Cruiser 200. Plus, there are different engines. And unhelpfully, I have not taken taxes into account. I have a feeling that with taxes, countries like Norway would have the most expensive cars.
I took 10 representative countries and found the following:
China, Land Cruiser 200 (Made In China), 4.6l gas, VX-R trim, $173,649
Australia, Land Cruiser 200, 4.6l gas, Sahara trim, $86,167
U.S.A., Land Cruiser 200, 5.7l gas, $83,825
Saudi Arabia, Land Cruiser 200, 5.7l, $75,993
Mexico, Land Cruiser 200, 5.7l gas, $75,346
Brazil, SW4 (Like a Fortuner), 4.0l gas, $68,426
South Africa, Land Cruiser 200, 4.5l diesel, $67,968
Japan, Land Cruiser 200, 4.6l gas, ZX trim, $66,859
Norway, Prado, 2.9l diesel, $57,073
France, Prado, 2.8l diesel, Lounge trim, $54,171
Are you sure tax s are not already included in the prices?
ReplyDeleteWhy there is no Russia in a list?
ReplyDeleteLC is one of the most popular SUV on the local market, and it costs here less than $70k.
In Argentina it's 173800, with taxes, for the 4.5 diesel. So we win? almost? It's a sad thing to win :(
ReplyDeletehttp://www.toyota.com.ar/showroom/land-cruiser-200/
Cheapest one in Baku 4.6 petrol 95 000 $
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