Toyota FJ Cruiser LPG by STAG - gas in the mud

Being a petrolhead can take different forms, with customising, engine tweaks, fancy paint schemes or rebuilding your ride from the ground up being just a few examples. Some manage to find compromise between motoring and contact with nature. They call it offroading and they use some extraordinary gear for that. But everything comes at a price...

Most cars used for off-the-beaten-track fun are diesels. Why? Because oil burners are commonly considered cheapest for the job. They are generally estimated to consume 11-15 litres of fuel per 100 km, while petrol powered equivalents, typically sporting large capacity 6- and 8-pots for appropriate torque supply, would only suffice with 20-25 l/100 km. Conversion to autogas could be the solution – it cuts the fuel bill considerably and makes the running costs comparable to those of a diesel with the added value of power well in excess of 200 PS instead of 110-130 PS you normally get from an oil-sipper. And so we arrive at the car we're about to present to you – a serious offroader with a petrol-engine given the LPG treatment, converted and used by AC, an autogas system manufacturer from Białystok, Poland.