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Home » Toyota Land Cruiser 70 double cab LX

Toyota Land Cruiser 70 double cab LX

June 10, 2013 by Alastair Sloane

LandCruiser 70

 

LandCruiser 70
LandCruiser 70
LandCruiser 70
LandCruiser 70
LandCruiser 70
LandCruiser 70
LandCruiser 70
LandCruiser 70
LandCruiser 70
LandCruiser 70

 

[toggle title_open=”Car specifications” title_closed=”Car specifications” hide=”yes” border=”yes” style=”default” excerpt_length=”0″ read_more_text=”Read More” read_less_text=”Read Less” include_excerpt_html=”no”]Price: $79,880
Engine: 4.5 litre V8 turbodiesel, 151kW/430Nm
Transmission: Five-speed manual
Fuel economy: 11.1 litres/100km
Emissions: 304g/km
Equipment: Bluetooth, idle-up switch
Safety: Three-star ANCAP crash rating
Factory warranty: Three year/100,000km[/toggle]

 

All Toyota Land Cruisers aren’t luxury vehicles with things like a fridge between the two front seats. Below the loaded 200 series wagons is a whole other range, the 70 Series, with few frills and designed to work hard. These are favourites of high-country farmers, the mining industry, contractors and anyone else needing a vehicle that won’t falter when the going gets tough. Recently, the range was rounded out with a double cab ute, providing an ability to seat five, yet still carry a decent load on its tray. Everything about the ute is heavy-duty including its motor, the 4461cc turbocharged V8 diesel. You’d think the V8 would provide a knockout punch, but “lesser” rivals can do much the same, or better. The engine puts out 151kW and 430Nm of torque at 1200rpm. However, Nissan’s top Navara has a V6 with 170kW and 550Nm at 1750rpm. Ford’s new five cylinder 3.2 litre produces 147kW and 470Nm from 1500rpm. However, the ’Cruiser’s V8 is an off-road gem, it works away at a bit above idle, lazily dealing with whatever the track throws up and dismisses loads as though they weren’t there. On road, at 100km/h the engine’s doing 2400rpm in fifth gear and feels like it could do with a sixth. Full or empty, ride and handling are good for a beam-axle vehicle with rear leaf springs.  All this brawn isn’t cheap. In LX trim, it costs nearly $27,000 more than a Hilux double cab Tdi, and you still have to buy a deck, as Toyota sells it only as a cab-chassis. A more basic version is $73,680.

 

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Good features
Will work its heart out without complaint

Not so good
Really should have an automatic option

 

[box type=”tick” size=”large” style=”rounded”]Rating 8/10[/box]

 

Filed Under: Car reviews, Toyota Land Crusier 70 Tagged With: car re, Mitsubishi

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