Unveiled in Australia last week, Toyota has formally revealed pricing of the manual four-cylinder Land Cruiser 70-series in South Africa.
Realigned Land Cruiser 70-series range has also seen the V8-powered 76 station wagon being dropped.Having made its debut in Australia last week, Toyota South Africa Motors has officially confirmed availability of the manual gearbox on select version of the 2.8 GD-6 engine Land Cruiser 70-series.
A contrast to Australia where the 76, 78 Troop Carrier and double chassis cab version of the 79 are offered with the transmission, TSAM also confirmed that arrival of the manual 76 has resulted in the 4.5 D-4D option being dropped, though it remains available for now on the 79 double cab with the local market 78 still making do with the normally aspirated 4.2-litre straight-six diesel.
While likely to the formally detailed soon, the introduction of the manual on the 2.8 GD-6 comes with the same 150 kW output, but a 50 Nm reduction in torque to 450 Nm.As in the Australia, the ‘box is likely to have the same differences as that used in the V8, namely a new flywheel, triple synchronisation on first gear, a new flywheel, a 12-inch clutch and revised ratios as a means of reducing fuel consumption and engine noise at high speeds.
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