Equipment
4.1-liter turbodiesel four, portal axles, locking differentials, a four-wheel steering system. The list of modifications reported by the seller also includes a fuel system pre-heating kit, a parking pole, a Gamiviti roof rack, wood interior trim, heated front and rear seats, LED interior lighting, and a trunk-mounted subwoofer.
Condition
About 3000 Mega Cruisers were built, with the majority being military spec – less than 150 were civilian vehicles. For the buying public, the Mega Cruiser cost nearly 10 million yen when new, in the same ballpark as the Honda NSX.
Market commentary
You may not know this, but for a very brief time in the late 1990s, Toyota made an off-roader that dwarfed the Land Cruiser in both size and capability. To honor their achievement, Toyota named this behemoth the Mega Cruiser. This beast became legal for import in 2020 under the the 25-year import law, but they have eluded public auction. Until now. At first glance, that number seems absolutely irrational. But when you take a minute to think about how rare and important this vehicle is, it starts to make a little more sense—if only a little. It's likely this Mega Cruiser sale will remain a record because of its unique nature. This truck has many aftermarket upgrades that look factory installed, including a custom Gamiviti roof rack, heated front and rear seats, a refrigerator, much needed rear-view camera and parking sensors, and five tv screens that were installed more subtly than expected for the time. Most importantly, while all Mega Cruisers were right-hand drive from factory, this one has been converted to left-hand drive, one of only a handful of civilian Mega Cruisers to get such treatment. The seller states the conversion was done in the UAE, probably during the ownership of The Minister of the Interior of Kazakhstan.