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Toyota Land Cruiser

The reference heavy-duty 4x4, sold everywhere pavement ends. Long service life keeps decades of drivetrain technology on the road simultaneously, from mechanically injected diesels to twin-turbo V6s.

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Toyota Land Cruiser
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Generations

  • J60 to J80 1980–1998

    The solid-axle era with the 1HZ and 1HD diesels — mechanical injection on most, so a scan tool has little to read.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Toyota J
    Engines
    • 4.0 straight-six — 3F-E · petrol
    • 4.5 straight-six — 1FZ-FE · petrol
    • 4.2 diesel — 1HZ · diesel
    • 4.2 turbo diesel — 1HD-T · diesel
    • 4.2 — petrol · 6-cylinder, US market 1984-1987
    • 4.0 straight-six — petrol · 1984 - 1988
    • 3.4 — diesel · 1980 - 1986
    • 4.0 straight-six — 12H-T · diesel · 1982 - 1990
    Transmissions
    4-speed H41F or H42F manual · 4-speed A440F automatic · 5-speed H55F manual
    Drivetrain
    Part-time four-wheel drive with low range · Four-wheel drive
  • J100 1998–2007

    The last simple one; OBD-II but largely conventional systems.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Toyota J100
    Engines
    • 4.5 straight-six — 1FZ-FE · petrol
    • 4.7 V8 — 2UZ-FE · petrol · 170–212 kW (228–284 hp) · 410–448 Nm (302–330 lb-ft)
    • 4.2 1HZ straight-six — 1HZ · diesel
    • 4.2 1HD-FTE straight-six — 1HD-FTE · diesel
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Four-wheel drive
  • J200 2007–2021

    1VD-FTV V8 diesel in most markets — common-rail and DPF codes on a chassis expected to reach 500,000 km.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Toyota J200
    Engines
    • 4.0 V6 — 1GR-FE · petrol · 167–207 kW (224–278 hp) · 361–380 Nm (266–280 lb-ft)
    • 4.6 V8 — 1UR-FE · petrol · 227–234 kW (304–314 hp) · 439–460 Nm (324–339 lb-ft)
    • 4.7 V8 — 2UZ-FE · petrol · 170–212 kW (228–284 hp) · 410–448 Nm (302–330 lb-ft)
    • 5.7 V8 — 3UR-FE · petrol · 284 kW (381 hp) · 544 Nm (401 lb-ft)
    • 4.5 V8 — 1VD-FTV · diesel · 200–210 kW (268–282 hp) · 650 Nm (479 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 8-speed automatic · 5-speed automatic
    Drivetrain
    Four-wheel drive
  • J300 2021–present

    Twin-turbo V6 petrol and diesel replace the V8s.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Toyota TNGA-F
    Engines
    • 3.5 twin-turbo V6 — V35A-FTS · petrol · 549–650 Nm (405–479 lb-ft)
    • 3.3 twin-turbo V6 — F33A-FTV · diesel · 220–227 kW (295–304 hp) · 700 Nm (516 lb-ft)
    • 2.4 turbo hybrid — T24A-FTS · hybrid · 329–460 Nm (243–339 lb-ft)
    • 4.0 V6 — 1GR-FE · petrol · 167 kW (224 hp) · 361–380 Nm (266–280 lb-ft) · GRJ300
    Transmissions
    6-speed automatic (GRJ300) AC60F · 10-speed AWR10L65 automatic
    Drivetrain
    Four-wheel drive

Service information

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