The 90 Series Land Cruiser, also known as the Land Cruiser Prado or Land Cruiser Challenger, was introduced in May 1996 as an evolution of the 70 series-based Land Cruiser Prado. Its design remained medium duty, but the body was lengthened and steered toward a more passenger-oriented 4-wheel-drive (4WD) vehicle. In the UK it was called the Land Cruiser Colorado and replaced the 3rd gen 4Runner in that market. A number of engine variants were available during production including the 3.4L 5VZ-FE, a 3.0L 4-cylinder 1KZ-TE turbo diesel, a 2.7L 3RZ-FE, and a diesel 3.0L 1KD-FTV.