Toyota's Costliest Car Gets 2.15 Lakh Costlier
The Toyota Land Cruiser, already the most expensive vehicle in Toyota's line-up sold through standard dealerships here, has become costlier by up to Rs 2.15 lakh. The revised prices came into effect in May 2026. Post-hike, the Land Cruiser ZX is priced at Rs 2.42 crore and the GR-S sits at Rs 2.47 crore, both ex-showroom Delhi. This follows an earlier price increase across Toyota's line-up in April 2026.
The Land Cruiser is a CBU (completely built unit), meaning it is imported as a fully built unit from Japan with no local assembly. Every cost increase in the supply chain, whether driven by logistics, currency movements, or import duties, is reflected directly in the ex-showroom price without the buffer that local assembly provides. Toyota has passed on cost increases across two consecutive months, which points to a sustained structural shift in the vehicle's landed cost rather than a one-time correction.
The Land Cruiser is offered in two variants. The ZX is the more conventional of the two, powered by a 3.3-litre V6 twin-turbocharged diesel producing 304 bhp and 700 Nm, paired with a 10-speed automatic gearbox. It is a five-seater with a 110-litre fuel tank, ventilated leather seats, a 360-degree camera, and five drive modes including Comfort, Eco, Normal, Sport S, and Sport S+.
The GR-S is the serious off-road specification. Over and above the ZX's equipment, it adds front and rear electronic differential locks, crawl control, an optimised suspension stroke with the longest wheel articulation of any Land Cruiser generation, and approach and departure angles of 32 degrees and 26.5 degrees respectively.
Ground clearance is 230 mm. The GR-S is the variant you buy if you actually plan to take the car off a sealed surface. Its pre-hike price was Rs 2.41 crore ex-showroom Delhi, revised upward with the May increase. On-road in Delhi, you are now looking at roughly Rs 2.61 crore for the GR-S.
The 300 Series Land Cruiser was so heavily booked globally on launch that Toyota itself issued a statement in early 2022 confirming a four-year waiting period worldwide. That extreme figure normalised over time as production settled, but the Land Cruiser's demand story here has remained consistently strong. When bookings reopened domestically in February 2025, there was no shortage of takers even at a price north of Rs 2 crore.
Current waiting periods are around two months on the ZX, which is almost unheard of for this nameplate historically. That tighter availability reflects both improved supply chain conditions post-pandemic and a well-managed allocation model by Toyota Kirloskar Motor. The ARAI-rated fuel efficiency is 11 kmpl for the diesel, modest by any measure, but not a number that typically enters the decision-making process at this price level.
At Rs 2.42 crore, the Land Cruiser ZX sits well below JLR's recently repriced Range Rover Sport SV at Rs 2.95 crore and the GR-S is within range of high-spec BMW X7 and Mercedes-Benz GLS AMG Line variants. But comparisons across these cars miss the point that buyers at this level are making.
The Land Cruiser's residual value retention is among the best of any SUV in this segment, partly because supply remains constrained relative to demand, and partly because its durability record across markets is documented over decades rather than assumed.
The April-to-May consecutive increases total Rs 3 to Rs 3.50 lakh depending on variant. As a percentage of the purchase price, that is under two percent. The waiting list will not shorten as a result.