A conversation with Alexander Wohlfarth about 25 years of Buschtaxi.net and 75 years of the Land Cruiser, about what it is really all about and which Buschtaxi is the best one. Ten years after our last chat, time to catch up with the man who, in 2001, simply got on with it.
On 1 August 1951 Toyota first showed the Jeep BJ to the public. Exactly 75 years later I was standing in the Toyota Collection in Cologne among Land Cruisers spanning decades. Here's the off-road day, why Toyota lost its first contract and still became a legend, and what the new Hilux can do as a mild hybrid and an EV.
Advertisement: The QUQUQ box turns the Toyota Land Cruiser 250 or 150, and many other vehicles, into a full mini-camper in minutes. Kitchen, bed and storage in one box, made in Germany.
Advertisement: Joiner Nathan built the second interior for his Toyota Land Cruiser HZJ78, a modular birch-ply build around the Auer boxes and the BOXIO modules, with an integrated sink and stove.
Headspace Campers from Australia builds pop-top roofs for the Land Rover Defender 90/110 and Toyota Troopy that keep the original roof, with standing height, big windows and a Fit It Yourself option.
Toyota has unveiled the new Land Cruiser Prado 250. A look at the design, the disconnectable anti-roll bar, the drivetrain and the limited First Edition.








