Interesting new Australia LC version

[patrickfinley]

Land Cruiser - Collection | TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION GLOBAL WEBSITE

I can't believe I'm siding with Pagemaster here

Once again I think you are misinterpreting "light duty" and "reliability and dependability" off road.

Yes, many 70, 90, 120 and 150 series Land Cruisers are lighter in weight, have less payload capacity than the 100 and 200 series, but that does not make them any less qualified to tackle very difficult off road situations. They may even have lighter duty parts underneath because they do not need to support as much weight.

Remember, all of these vehicles are Land Cruisers.

As for the current Hilux, it is a relative of the Land Cruiser Prado and in many respects is much more practical for off road applications than the Land Cruiser. It is cost effective, fuel efficient, very easily modified, nimble in size with lots of payload room, and bulletproof. It has been used on many extreme expeditions around the world. Unfortunately the LC 100 and especially the 200 are growing so big they are becoming unwieldy in certain off road situations.

The LC 80 used to be the go to vehicle for difficult expeditions, now the Hilux is a strong contender. Don't get me wrong, I love my 100 series and count the days till I can own a 200. They are some of the most reliable and best built vehicles in the world that are made to withstand amazing abuse. That being said, these days, there are other excellent options for serious off road expeditions.

The picture below is from the current home page from the http://www.overlandjournal.com/


Edit: Ok...... I've been thinking about this, and if we where to compare fully stock vehicles, no mods whatsoever. I'd put the 100 or 200 series as the top contender for a ready made expedition rig. I'd put the Hilux 2nd, then the Prado. I still agree with what I said above.

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[tempestv8]

More photos of this "GX" model can be found here. It's a 6 speed auto with the twin turbo V8 diesel and 138 litre fuel tank. The top of the snorkel seems to be missing in these photos.

2011 TOYOTA LANDCRUISER GXL VDJ200R MY10 Cars For Sale in VIC - carsales.com.au - carsales.com.au

 

[NMuzj100]

Recommended retail price is $77,990**​

The Australian Dollar and the US are at near parity right now so that seems pretty steep to me. Not quite my idea of "bare bones".

How good is the twin turbo diesel ?

And why no love for the tailgate/liftgate combo ?

 

[RussKie]

How good is the twin turbo diesel?

mate, you wouldn't believe how good it is! i took one for a spin another day - i almost creamed my pants!

 

[cuisine]

this cars is available in Germany : Land Cruiser GRJ 200

 

[Haggis]

Then please explain the following:

1. Why can a 1st Gen Tundra 4x4 can carry and tow more than a 100 series Land Cruiser?

2. Why can a GX470 haul and tow the same as an LX470?

The Tundra/GX must be HD as well....right?

LOL, pagemaster

 

[Clint79]

this cars is available in Germany : Land Cruiser GRJ 200

That grj is the petrol v6 4.0L

 

[Letsgomoreplaces]

True, but the 200 series ifs front diff is huge compared to the 8" front solid axle version. There are armor car outfits now using the 200 chassis over the 79 chassis for its strength... Sounds crazy but true.

I have seen plenty more destroyed ifs hiluxs front bits than solid front diff hiluxs.
Yes there are strong aftermarket ifs bits but as far as stock ifs gos I'm not a fan.
Australia got the 76 series with manual,vinel,hubs,solid front diff. to replace the 105 series as the 200 was to princess and didn't offer a STD 205 series version for the mining company's besides the top of the range 200s the mining managers would drive.

You can have your factory rear spare tyre holder just have to toto the middle east to get it

 

[Dougal]

I heard about this the other day. Apparently it's demand from the big mining companies that has spurred Toyota to provide this. Would nice to have it on these shores for us enthusiasts but it seems highly unlikely Toyota would agree.

That's not a mining vehicle. It's a tourer. The snorkle isn't for water, that big head on it is a dust seperator.

 

[HDJ100L]

toyota do listen to the market!

Toyota has listened to the demands of miners, farmers and other customers by launching an even tougher LandCruiser 200 Series wagon.

The turbo-diesel GX has the features much-loved by owners who tend to torture, not just drive, their LandCruisers.

They include vinyl floors, twin barn doors at the rear (vertically hinged), 17-inch steel wheels, a snorkel, 93-litre main and 45-litre auxiliary fuel tanks, five seats, under-body protection plates and a standard car key.

Based on the GXL variant, the new GX is the spiritual successor to the 100 Series Standard Grade.

New GX is not without creature comforts, but they are designed to complement the tough work life of the vehicle and its owner.

They include a single CD player, manual air-conditioning, power windows with driver's auto up/down and power-operated exterior mirrors.

There is no skimping on protection because the new variant keeps all the GXL safety equipment, which is important for drivers and for the OH&S requirements of companies running fleets.

It includes driver and front-passenger airbags, curtain-shield airbags, vehicle stability control, active traction control, hill-start assist, multi-terrain anti-skid brakes and Toyota CRAWL - effectively an off-road cruise-control system.

The GX has a 195kW/650Nm 4.5-litre V8 twin-turbo diesel engine, six-speed automatic transmission, full-time 4WD with Torsen limited-slip centre differential and two-speed transfer case.

Other features include a 60/40 split-fold rear seat with adjustable seat-back recline and adjustable head restraints and tilt-and-telescopic steering-column adjustment.

Its four-spoke urethane steering wheel has control switches for the four-speaker CD tuner audio unit.

The audio head unit has facia-mounted 3.5mm AUX/USB# input, MP3/WMA compatibility and Bluetooth™*# hands-free/audio streaming capability.

Cabin storage locations include a centre console box, front and rear door pockets, front-seat cup holders, and map pockets on the back of the driver and front-passenger seats.

The spare wheel is mounted underneath the cargo floor.

Recommended retail price is $77,990**. LandCruiser GX is also covered by Toyota Service Advantage capped-price servicing at just $210 per service***.


So why in the world does the president of toyota USA won't listen?! It's not about the price that the Land cruiser it's about the model and the spec that was wrongly import to the market!

I hope that TOYOTA USA listen to what the market want! There are alot of option s in the land cruiser that is not really important.

I believe if toyota will introduce the model GX in USA. sales will increase or even double from the current sales figue! why not give it a try for a 1000 units.

 

[Dougal]

So why in the world does the president of toyota USA won't listen?! It's not about the price that the Land cruiser it's about the model and the spec that was wrongly import to the market!

I hope that TOYOTA USA listen to what the market want! There are alot of option s in the land cruiser that is not really important.

I believe if toyota will introduce the model GX in USA. sales will increase or even double from the current sales figue! why not give it a try for a 1000 units.

Toyota USA want everyone to buy their hybrids, not their diesel landcruisers. They can make far more money selling green-wash to ill informed celebrities than selling diesel vehicles that actually reduce the load on the planet.

 

[NQCruiser]

I know you guys don't get the diesel models over there, but anyone who thinks a 120/150 D4D series Prado can tow the same as a 200 D4D is smoking crack. Just because the label on the towbar says you can, doesn't mean you should. The 200 would drag the 120/150 around like a toy. My 200 diesel has bigger springs a HD towbar with loadsharing system & bisalloy towball and is now upgraded to a 4500kg towing capacity - which it will pull with ease, as well as still being able to do highway speeds. We have 6x 120 series Prado D4D's and they are rubbish for towing in comparison to the 200, and you couldn't do highway speeds with 2/3's of that weight on (much less keep the fuel up).

There are also plenty of photo's around from mine sites of Prados with large cracks through the bodywork near the firewall from being used on corrugated & rough roads in the mines, blamed on the non-factory bullbars being too heavy. I haven 't seen too much about the newer 150 Prado's yet, so hopefully this has been addressed.

FWIW I like the 120 & 150 Prado's - they're the only late model LandCruisers that I would ever be able to afford, and therein lies their market!!

 

[UltimateSetofTools]

G'day. Can someone down under look up the part number for these 17x8 steel wheels and post it? It would be pretty cool if there was a way to buy them in other places, and the part number is the key to everything.

 

[tempestv8]

The steel wheel is a 17" diameter wheel, so it will require tyres with more sidewall profile. The wheel is 8" wide, as in 17"x8JJ

Part number is as per this picture of the label (42611-60630)

You will also need new wheel nuts to suit the steel wheel.

The part number for the nut is 90942-01101 and of course you will need 5 per wheel.

 

[OGBeno]

The steel wheel is a 17" diameter wheel, so it will require tyres with more sidewall profile. The wheel is 8" wide, as in 17"x8JJ

Part number is as per this picture of the label (42611-60630)

You will also need new wheel nuts to suit the steel wheel.

The part number for the nut is 90942-01101 and of course you will need 5 per wheel.

Same as the later 100 series steel wheels.

 

[GX-R]

This may be slightly off-topic how ever i was just wondering ,

has their been any mechanical changes involving the chassis / suspension, in the 200 since it was released ?

 

[flyfish4life]

Supposedly they tweaked the suspension for 2013.