The Toyota Mega Cruiser is Japan's greatest off-road machine.
The circumstances surrounding Japanese automotive manufacturing in the Nineties and the crop of unique, wonderfully overengineered, technically advanced vehicles born during this period are legendary. Supras, Skylines, Wankel RX-7s, and the original NSX elicit just as strong emotions today as they did when their images first hit PlayStation discs.
Seeing a Mega Cruiser for the first time is a funny thing. Your mind will be forgiven for initially thinking it’s some kind of kit-Hummer, but don’t call the Toyota a knockoff. With factory dimensions of 200.4 x 85.4 x 81.7, it is a full 16 inches longer and nearly seven inches taller than the Humvee, but also an inch slimmer.
For maximum ground clearance, Toyota engineers imbued all examples of their giant baby with portal axles. This technology relocates the differential yokes skyward from their traditional low-hanging position midway along the wheel centerline by connecting each axle to gearboxes that direct power down to the wheel hub units. Outside of a Mega Cruiser, the only places you are likely to come face-to-face with portal axles is by rolling yourself under an H1 or a modern G550 4x4.
Drive-wise, the H1 and TMC feel like mirror images of each other, save for the noticeable maneuvering prowess of the Toyota. They offer similarly poor acceleration as the Hummer’s extra ponies have more weight to haul around.
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