FAMILY MATTERS
THIS superb 200 Series is the family vehicle of BAW Automotive’s owners – their daily driver, their tourer and the vehicle used to pick their three kids up from school. That’s a tough gig for any vehicle, let alone something so unique and heavily customised. With a 350mm chassis extension, the ¾-sized Boss Aluminium canopy is the perfect match. Amy Westbrook, BAW GM and owner of this 200 Series, told us they leave it empty for the 9 to 5, then load it up for trips away to keep the vehicle versatile.
A Jungle 4x4 front bar is a unique choice and gives the front end of the 200 Series an aggressive look. It’s also the perfect place to mount the 17,000lb Sherpa winch, which should have enough grunt to pull the fully loaded Cruiser and a camper out of any bog.
Inside the Boss Aluminium canopy is plenty of space left for clothes bags or firewood runs, and still loads of full-time storage options, including an Engel fridge mounted to a Clearview Easy Slide. Being a family vehicle the LC200 has to be good at everything, not just a great camping 4x4. A job well done, I say.
The interior and seats in the BAW Automotive 200 Series are a work of art, with custom leather work, green stitching and the BAW logo prominent throughout. You have to see this thing in the flesh, to truly appreciate how much work has gone in to it.
Adjustable high-end King suspension has been used on all four corners. In typical BAW Automotive fashion, even the coil springs and upper control arms have been given attention with a slash of green paint.
There’s a total of six tyres bolted to the BAW 200 Series, with the preferred choice of rubber being Yokohama X-AT in a 285x70r17 size mounted to ROH Sniper alloy wheels.
The rear end of the 200 Series sees a JMACX rear axle housing for increased strength, and to help allow the GVM upgrade to 4200kg. A Brown Davis 185L long-range fuel tank provides a decent increase in touring range.
The Boss Aluminium 270-degree awning sets up in next to no time according to the BAW team, and provides loads of shelter from the scorching Queensland sun.
Engine performance hasn’t been left standard as you’d expect, starting with a Safari Armax performance ECU and PWR thermo fans mounted on top of the factory intercooler for lower intake temps. A Torqit DPF back exhaust adds a nice note to the grumpy twin-turbo V8 diesel.
The 150W of solar mounted to a Rhino-rack Pioneer platform gives charge to the Invicta lithium battery system when parked up. The roof platform is also the perfect place for the Xray Vision quad-optic light bar and four Maxtrax recovery boards mounted on the driver’s side.