2025 Ford Bronco vs 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser
If you’re looking for a rugged SUV with superior off-road features, it doesn't get much better than a Ford Bronco. To show you how much better it is, we’ll compare it to another vehicle that occupies the same market the returning 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser.
Key takeaways
- The Bronco offers 2-door variants, making it a nimble off-road machine.
- The Bronco offers a manual transmission, making it the perfect option for off-road enthusiasts that want to be in total control.
- For its price, the Land Cruiser should be the best option of the two, but it comes with cheap feeling materials for the base trim.
Which has a better price: Bronco, and it’s not close.
Comparatively, the prices for the Bronco are much better, and if you’re looking for a rugged off-road machine, the extra features that the Land Cruiser comes with take that charm away.
The Bronco has a starting price of $37,995, compared to the Land Cruiser’s $56,700. While the Land Cruiser does come with better features on its starting trim, it takes the barebones feel away. Feeling like just another vehicle that has off-road features, rather than an off-road focused vehicle.
Looking at the Bronco lineup, there’s a few trims that come in under the Land Cruiser’s price. The trims are the Base, Big Bend, Outer Banks, Heritage, and Badlands. All of these start less than $56,000, making it easy to shop around.
Comparing the features of the base Land Cruiser, to the Badlands that starts at $50,095, the Badlands comes with a larger infotainment screen that is 12-inches. Both models also come with heated seats for the front row, as well as a heated steering wheel for the driver. Being that the Bronco has a lower price, the Land Cruiser isn’t really worth it. Car and Driver also notes that the materials on the base trim of the Land Cruiser are “cheap-feeling”, and for the price, you’d want something that has a higher build quality.
On the least expensive Bronco, you can opt for the Sasquatch package. This comes with the HOSS 1.0 system, this is for High-Performance, Off-Road, Stability, and Suspension. Also coming with massive 35-inch tires.
Which one has more engine options: Bronco
In a world that has been shifting to a greener future, the Land Cruiser follows suit. This model year the Land Cruiser comes with a 2.4L hybrid powertrain. This setup produces 326 horsepower.
While hybrid options are great in some situations, the mild hybrid is even better. The Bronco comes with a pair of these engines. The first one being a 2.3L I4 that can produce 300 horsepower. This engine can be mated to a 10-speed automatic or a 7-speed manual. The other engine is the optional 2.7L V6 that produces 330 horsepower. This engine comes mated to a 10-speed automatic.
Which model has better maneuverability: Bronco
If true off-roading is what you’re looking for, the Bronco is better equipped. While both models offer 4-door variants, only the Bronco offers 2-door variants. Being that the Bronco comes with a 2-door variant, that also means that it comes with a tighter turning radius, on tough trails, this will be an important feature. The overall length is 173.7-inches, while the wheelbase is 100.4-inches.
The Land Cruiser comes with longer dimensions, with the overall length being 196.4-inches, and the wheelbase is 112.2-inches. The larger sizes can make for rougher turns and even keep you from certain trails completely.
Which is better for off-roading: Bronco or Land Cruiser?
While the Land Cruiser did its best, the Bronco is better for a number of reasons. For its price, you can get a lot more to fully build out your Bronco to be an off-road monster, while still costing less than the Land Cruiser. If you want to get behind the wheel for a test drive, come see us today here at Banner Ford in Monroe. We’ll show you what we have and help you out with other requests!
