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Toyota 70 Series lives on
The venerable 70 Series gets an upgrade which includes five-star safety ratingToyota has re-engineered the LandCruiser 70 Series single cab-chassis to achieve a five-star ANCAP safety rating as part of an across-the-range upgrade.
Single cab-chassis variants benefit from a larger and stiffer chassis, additional airbags, revised body panels, new front seats and other changes that improve its safety performance.
All 70 Series variants receive a full electronic safety package of vehicle stability control (VSC), active traction control (A-TRC), hill-start assist control (HAC), brake assist and electronic brake-force distribution in addition to the existing ABS.
Other improvements include engine upgrades that have reduced fuel consumption by up to 10 per cent while resulting in improved responsiveness, more relaxed driving and lower emissions.
The high-torque 4.5-litre turbo-diesel V8 engine has gained a diesel particulate filter and piezo-electric injectors while the five-speed manual transmission's gearing is taller in second and fifth gears. Cruise control is new to the standard equipment list.
Additional upgrades to the WorkMate grade include replacing split-rim steel wheels with a wider single-piece 16-inch design, matched for the first time to tubeless tyres.
Toyota says its Australian engineers, supported by colleagues from Toyota in Japan, conducted extensive local development and evaluation over the past five years, including recalibrating the suspension to match the new frame.
The changes to the LandCruiser 70 Series have resulted in modest price rises. Single cab-chassis variants, which receive the most widespread updates, have had their listed retail prices rise by $5,500 while the price rise for the double cab-chassis, wagon and troop carrier has been limited to $3,000, or 4.5 to 5.2 per cent.
Toyota Australia's executive director sales and marketing Tony Cramb said the comprehensive updates were specifically designed and engineered to meet the varied demands of business and private buyers.
"These extensive engineering and specification updates guarantee the future for the LandCruiser 70 Series and its unrivalled combination of reliability, towing, payload and off-road ability," Mr Cramb said.
"For more than 30 years, miners, farmers, governments and many other users have turned to the go-anywhere 70 Series to traverse the most inhospitable terrain and complete the toughest jobs.
"Such is the popularity of the 70 Series, Australian customers continue to buy around 8000 a year come rain, hail or shine," Mr Cramb said.
Cramb said that single cabs are now fitted with five airbags, gaining two side curtain-shield airbags and a driver's knee airbag in addition to its existing driver and front-passenger airbags.
New bucket seats enhance safety, comfort and ergonomics with a new structure that helps prevent whiplash. Revised mounting points contribute to the overall safety rating while new coverings deliver greater side bolstering and lumbar support.
Other improvements for this top-selling variant include under-dash padding for the passenger and relocation of the steering link behind the front axle, for increased safety.
Telescopic dampers have been recalibrated during local tuning of the single cab's robust suspension set-up to complement the stiffer frame.
Combined-cycle fuel consumption for LandCruiser's 151kW/430Nm turbo-diesel engine falls to 10.7 litres/100km, an improvement of as much as 10.1 per cent.
The LandCruiser 70 Series range retains its maximum 3500kg towing capacity at the same time.
The new range is covered by Toyota Service Advantage capped-price servicing at $340 per service.
Pricing:
The WorkMate Wagon is priced from $60,990, while the GXL Wagon is $64,990.
The WorkMate Wagon is priced from $60,990, while the GXL Wagon is $64,990.
Double cab-chassis WorkMate starts at $64,990 with the GXL at $68,990.
Single cab-chassis WorkMate is $62,490, GX is $64,490 and the GXL $66,490
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