Toyota has reintroduced the manual gearbox to the Land Cruiser 70-series in Australia for the first time since dropping it with the V8 diesel.
Combination of the manual and 2.8-litre oil-burner remains an uncertainty for South Africa where the manual-only 4.5 D4-D V8 remains available.
Dropped when sales of the 4.5 D-4D V8 turbodiesel engine ceased in Australia earlier this year, Toyota has sprung a surprise by re-introducing the manual gearbox to the four-cylinder Land Cruiser 70-series on no less than five derivatives Down Under.Offered until now only with a six-speed automatic in conjunction with the 150kW/500Nm, 2.8 GD-6, the manual, unlike in the Fortuner and Hilux, has had its ratio count dropped from six to five and its torque to 450 Nm with power unchanged at 150 kW.
“When we discontinued the V8 Land Cruiser 70 Series earlier this year, we know there were some customers lamenting the absence of a manual gearbox in the range, so we wanted to ensure we were able to offer all our customers a range of powertrain options and this new manual fits the bill perfectly,” Toyota Australia’s Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, Sean Hanley, said in a statement.
This will, however, soon change as per Toyota South Africa’s Senior Vice-President for Sales and Marketing, Leon Theron telling the assembled media at the brand’s annual State of the Motor Industry conference in January that, “[theDown Under, pricing for the Land Cruiser 70-series starts at $75 600 for the workhorse 76 WorkMate automatic and ends at $83 500 for the 79 double chassis cab GXL automatic.
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