Toyota’s 2010 Land Cruiser debuted in the U.S. with its popular 2008 dual Variable Valve Timing Intelligent engine still intact. This 5.7-liter double overhead camshaft (DOHC) 32-valve electronic fuel injection (EFI) V8 boasts 381 horsepower @ 5600 rpm and 401 pound-feet of torque @ 3600 rpm. The power of the Toyota-designed “smart” engine adequately compensates for the SUV’s 5,688-pound curb weight.

The engine first appeared in the United States in the company’s Tundra pick-up truck in 2007, coinciding with Toyota’s 50th anniversary of its entry into the U.S. automobile market. VVT-i engines were incorporated into the Land Cruiser the following year. The newly-designed engine was part of an overall redesign of the Cruiser.

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