FIGURES
3.3 L, V6 turbodiesel
10-speed automatic
3 year/100 000 km warranty
9 services/90 000 km service plan
225 kW; 700 Nm
Priced from R1 283 200 toyota.co.za
Its predecessor, the Land Cruiser 200, was launched 15 years ago. Prior to that, it was first the 60 series that graced our bushveld tracks and deep dongas, from 1980– 81. Next was the 80 series, from 1991–98, and then the 100 series from 1998–2007. Following in the giant tyre tracks of its ancestors, the long-awaited Land Cruiser 300 (or LC 300) is now here.
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