Conquering The Wild: Toyota Land Cruiser 79 Tackles The Rugged Richtersveld

It started with a Toyota Hilux GR Sport III and ended with a Land Cruiser 79.

I had put in my request for a December car with Toyota during the launch of the GR Sport III knowing that we would again be going to remote places that required the type of vehicle able to handle the harshest conditions, had 4x4 and could tow an offroad trailer.

A couple of months later during the last race of the South African Rally-Raid Championship Toyota had a 79 Series as part of their fleet for us to follow the race and I happened to mention that it would be the ideal car to travel to the Ais Ais Richtersveld Transfrontier Park.

Toyota asked whether I was serious, and a week or two later the booking confirmation came through.

We would be driving an icon.