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Toyota Land Cruiser 79

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ToyotaLand Cruiser 79

GXL single-cab chassis, Australian specification

Power
205 PS
0–100
13.7 s
Top speed
165 km/h

Toyota Land Cruiser 79 2023

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Photographs: 4x4pro, CC BY-SA 4.0; Johannes Maximilian, CC BY-SA 4.0; Ethan Llamas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative of the model.

Curator’s note

The workhorse Land Cruiser, with a turbo-diesel V8 and a ladder frame built for the hardest roads.

The 79 is the pick-up version of the 70 Series, the most traditional Land Cruiser still in production. Its 4.5-litre turbo-diesel V8, solid axles and ladder frame put durability and load-carrying ahead of comfort.

  • Turbo-diesel 1VD-FTV V8
  • Solid front and rear axles
  • Ladder-frame chassis
  • Part-time four-wheel drive with low range
0–100 km/h13.7s139th of 140 · best 1.8 s
Top speed165km/h139th of 140 · best 420 km/h
Power202hp123rd of 140 · best 1,888 hp
Torque430Nm103rd of 140 · best 2,360 Nm
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The story

Toyota Land Cruiser 79

The 70 Series arrived in 1984 and has stayed in production while the 80, 100 and 200 Series came and went. The 79 single cab is the version most often seen working on farms, in mines and in remote areas.

The 1VD-FTV V8 joined the range in 2007. Toyota has updated the 70 Series in stages since then, adding safety equipment and a revised front end in 2023.

Generation
70 Series, 1984 onwards
Built in
Yoshiwara plant, Toyota Auto Body, Japan
Gearbox
5-speed manual
Kerb weight
2,195 kg

Character

Comfort 3 Pace 3 Off-road 10 Tech 3 Presence 8

Dimensions

5,230 mm long 3,180 mm wheelbase 1,955 mm Width 1,870 mm
01

Toyota marked 40 years of the 70 Series in 2024.

02

Toyota does not publish acceleration or top speed; the 13.7 s and 165 km/h shown were measured by CAR magazine (South Africa) on a double cab.

03

Power is 205 PS in metric horsepower.

04

Weight figure is kerb weight.

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