Praga V3S vs Toyota Land Cruiser: Specs Compared

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Praga V3S

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Adam Hauner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

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Toyota Land Cruiser

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At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Praga V3SLength

6.91 m

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Toyota Land CruiserLength

3.793 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Praga V3Slarger figure on 3 of 3

Length+82%
Width+47%
Height+54%

Toyota Land Cruiserlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

9 of 27 rows sourced on both sides

6.91m

3.79m

Length+82%

All recorded figures & sources

6.91 m

Length

Single source

6.91 m (272 in)^[source]

3.793 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

Praga V3S and Toyota Land Cruiser configuration
Specification	Praga V3S	Toyota Land Cruiser
Manufacturer	Praga^[source]	Toyota^[source]
Production	1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)^[source]	1951–present^[source]
Layout	6×6^[source]	Front-engine, four-wheel-drive^[source]
Engine	7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel^[source]	3.4 L B I6 3.9 L F I6^[source]

Transmission	4-step^[source]	4-speed manual^[source]

Curb weight	5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)^[source]	1,425 kg (3,141.6 lb)^[source]

Country of origin	Czechoslovakia^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30	—

Class	—	Off-road vehicle Full-size SUV ( J )^[source]

Chassis	—	Body-on-frame^[source]

Also called	—	Toyota Jeep BJ (1951–1954)^[source]

Assembly	—	Japan: Toyota City ( Arakawa Auto Body )^[source]

Body style	—	2-door softtop^[source]

Wheelbase	—	2,400 mm (94.5 in)^[source]

Design and production context	—	In 1936, the Imperial Japanese Army introduced the Kurogane Type 95 Four Wheel Drive reconnaissance car. However, in a separate development, in 1941, the Japanese government asked Toyota to develop a light truck for the military. And after the Empire of Japan occupied the Philippines , then a self-governed American colony, during 1941–1942, a captured Bantam GP (or Willys MB) was sent to Japan for assessment and testing. Japanese military authorities subsequently requested that Toyota produce a similar vehicle, albeit with an altered external appearance.^[source] In 1950, the Korean War created demand for a military light utility vehicle. The United States government ordered 100 vehicles with the then-new Willys specifications and tasked Toyota to manufacture them. The Toyota "Jeep" BJ prototype was developed in January 1951. This came from the demand for military-type utility vehicles, much like the British Land Rover Series 1 that was developed in 1948. The Jeep BJ was larger than the original U.S. Jeep and more powerful courtesy of its Type B 3.4-litre six-cylinder OHV Four-stroke petrol engine which generated a power output of 63 kW (84 hp; 85 PS) at 3,600 rpm and 215 N⋅m (159 lb⋅ft) of torque at 1,600 rpm. It had a part-time four-wheel drive system like the Jeep. However, and unlike the Jeep, the Jeep BJ had no low-range transfer case . In July 1951, Toyota's test driver Ichiro Taira drove the next generation of the Jeep BJ prototype up to the sixth stage of Mount Fuji , the first vehicle to climb that height. The test was overseen by the National Police Agency (NPA). Impressed by this feat, the NPA quickly placed an order for 289 of these off-road vehicles, making the Jeep BJ their official patrol car.^[source]

Design and production context

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In 1936, the Imperial Japanese Army introduced the Kurogane Type 95 Four Wheel Drive reconnaissance car. However, in a separate development, in 1941, the Japanese government asked Toyota to develop a light truck for the military. And after the Empire of Japan occupied the Philippines , then a self-governed American colony, during 1941–1942, a captured Bantam GP (or Willys MB) was sent to Japan for assessment and testing. Japanese military authorities subsequently requested that Toyota produce a similar vehicle, albeit with an altered external appearance.^[source]

In 1950, the Korean War created demand for a military light utility vehicle. The United States government ordered 100 vehicles with the then-new Willys specifications and tasked Toyota to manufacture them. The Toyota "Jeep" BJ prototype was developed in January 1951. This came from the demand for military-type utility vehicles, much like the British Land Rover Series 1 that was developed in 1948. The Jeep BJ was larger than the original U.S. Jeep and more powerful courtesy of its Type B 3.4-litre six-cylinder OHV Four-stroke petrol engine which generated a power output of 63 kW (84 hp; 85 PS) at 3,600 rpm and 215 N⋅m (159 lb⋅ft) of torque at 1,600 rpm. It had a part-time four-wheel drive system like the Jeep. However, and unlike the Jeep, the Jeep BJ had no low-range transfer case . In July 1951, Toyota's test driver Ichiro Taira drove the next generation of the Jeep BJ prototype up to the sixth stage of Mount Fuji , the first vehicle to climb that height. The test was overseen by the National Police Agency (NPA). Impressed by this feat, the NPA quickly placed an order for 289 of these off-road vehicles, making the Jeep BJ their official patrol car.^[source]

Origin reported by inventory	—	Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 11, row 6, cell 4; revision 1347912314; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 5, cell 4; revision 1341802473; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 8, row 22, cell 3; revision 1377004866; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 67, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 19, cell 3; revision 1377658855; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 3, cell 3; revision 1377597373; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 37, row 28, cell 5; revision 1377394124; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 20, row 5, cell 3; revision 1376302551; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 11, row 12, cell 3; revision 1376486574; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 27, row 3, cell 3; revision 1377271970; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory country of origin column; table 2, row 50, cell 2; revision 1371454682; retrieved 2026-10-01 Austria^[source]Inventory country of origin column; table 2, row 52, cell 2; revision 1371454682; retrieved 2026-10-01 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 15, cell 2; revision 1375696849; retrieved 2026-10-01 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 7, cell 4; revision 1371891576; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 36, cell 3; revision 1377599444; retrieved 2026-10-01 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 4, cell 3; revision 1352605490; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 5, cell 3; revision 1377680091; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 4, cell 4; revision 1361593065; retrieved 2026-10-01 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 4, cell 4; revision 1353719247; retrieved 2026-09-30 Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 2, cell 4; revision 1367487973; retrieved 2026-09-30 United Arab Emirates^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1370867673; retrieved 2026-10-01 United Arab Emirates^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 27, cell 3; revision 1371936157; retrieved 2026-10-01

Origin reported by inventory

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Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 11, row 6, cell 4; revision 1347912314; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 5, cell 4; revision 1341802473; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 8, row 22, cell 3; revision 1377004866; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 67, cell 3; revision 1377737772; retrieved 2026-10-01

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 19, cell 3; revision 1377658855; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 3, cell 3; revision 1377597373; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 37, row 28, cell 5; revision 1377394124; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 20, row 5, cell 3; revision 1376302551; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 11, row 12, cell 3; revision 1376486574; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 27, row 3, cell 3; revision 1377271970; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory country of origin column; table 2, row 50, cell 2; revision 1371454682; retrieved 2026-10-01

Austria^[source]Inventory country of origin column; table 2, row 52, cell 2; revision 1371454682; retrieved 2026-10-01

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 15, cell 2; revision 1375696849; retrieved 2026-10-01

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 7, cell 4; revision 1371891576; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 36, cell 3; revision 1377599444; retrieved 2026-10-01

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 4, cell 3; revision 1352605490; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 10, row 5, cell 3; revision 1377680091; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 4, cell 4; revision 1361593065; retrieved 2026-10-01

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 4, cell 4; revision 1353719247; retrieved 2026-09-30

Japan^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 2, cell 4; revision 1367487973; retrieved 2026-09-30

United Arab Emirates^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 3, cell 2; revision 1370867673; retrieved 2026-10-01

United Arab Emirates^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 27, cell 3; revision 1371936157; retrieved 2026-10-01