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    16 July 2018

    This V12-powered Land Cruiser is one FJ you won't see bush-bashing

    By Mitchell TulkMitchell Tulk
    • Hmmmmm, I think it needs to be lower. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs) Hmmmmm, I think it needs to be lower. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs)
    • There's a hint of American hot rod about this FJ. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs) There's a hint of American hot rod about this FJ. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs)

    Toyota’s Land Cruiser is usually a rough and tough off-roader, able to conquer whatever nature throws at it.

    However, this BMW V12-powered Land Cruiser hot rod, which has been chopped and slammed on its guts wouldn’t even get over a pebble.

    Nicknamed the "Land Kreuzer", Mad Goat Customs based in Pennsylvania, United States is behind this Frankenstein creation.

    • This FJ could also work as a rat rod. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs) This FJ could also work as a rat rod. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs)
    • Need to show this FJ has something a bit more special under the hood. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs) Need to show this FJ has something a bit more special under the hood. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs)
    • Sorry, no room for rear passengers. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs) Sorry, no room for rear passengers. (image credit: Mad Goat Customs)

    The team took the body of a '68 FJ40 and gave it a five-inch top chop, sectioned three inches out of the body and also cut another three inches from the rockers.

    Under the skin, a wild variety of parts such as the brakes from a C5 Corvette, a Mustang steering rack, a Pontiac GTO (Holden Monaro) limited slip diff and Porsche 930 CV joints have been mated together along with a long list of custom components.

    The 5.0-litre V12 is sourced from a BMW 7 Series and is connected to a six-speed manual, originally found in a BMW M5 V8.

    Only 224kW/447Nm from a 5.0-litre V12? (image credit: Mad Goat Customs) Only 224kW/447Nm from a 5.0-litre V12? (image credit: Mad Goat Customs)

    Power is rated at 224kW/447Nm, not overly impressive, but the engine has remained largely untouched unlike the rest of the car.

    Do you like the idea of a slammed and V12-powered Land Cruiser? Let us know in the comments.

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