BIG EASY

THE REVISED TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 70 SERIES IS HERE, COMPLETE WITH AN INLINE FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE AND AUTO TRANSMISSION OPTION SELLING ALONGSIDE THE EXISTING V8 AND MANUAL COMBINATION. CAN THE FOUR-POT LIVE UP TO THE LEGENDARY LC70 NAMEPLATE? LET’S FIND OUT …

WORDS MATT RAUDONIKIS

IT’S been the topic of so much negative chatter ever since Toyota announced that it would be fitting a four-cylinder engine in its legendary 70 Series range of LandCruisers, but now that the covers are off and we’ve driven the facelifted LC70, we have to say that any negativity was unwarranted. Yep, the four-cylinder engine and six-speed automatic transmission 70s do everything that theV8 models do … and they do most things better! For those who still want aV8 engine and manual gearbox, Toyota still offers that combination across the range, but the order books for them remain closed while the company tries to fulfil a 12-month backlog ofV8 70 orders. In the meantime, Toyota will happily sell you a four-cylinder model and, reading between the lines, the days of theV8…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2024

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