END OF THE LINE: TOYOTA ENDS PRODUCTION OF ITS V8 ENGINE

ORDER BOOKS SLAM SHUT FOR TOYOTA’S VENERABLE V8 ENGINE

WORDS TRISTAN TANCREDI

TOYOTA has slammed shut its order books forV8-powered 70 Series models, effectively ending the run of its 1VD-FTV 4.5-litre turbo-dieselV8 engine. Orders have been paused for almost two years for theV8-powered 70 Series, and Toyota has now declared they will not be reopened. The Japanese marque instead will aim to deliver existing orders. The final production of theV8 Wagon, TroopCarrier, and WorkMate and GX pickups is set to take place in September this year. These customers can expect to receive their vehicles late in 2024 or early in 2025. However, Toyota says production will continue to the end of 2025 to meet the high demand of 79 Series GXL single- and double-cab utes. Toyota Australia’s vice president of sales, marketing and franchise operations, Sean Hanley, said the decision to boot theV8 was inevitable…

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