The release of the updated Land Cruiser 70 from the 80s will begin in Japan (5 photos)

Toyota Land Cruiser 70 is perhaps the most respected and deserved Japanese SUV. He received his high prestige for increased reliability and excellent performance. It first appeared back in 1984 year and is still produced almost unchanged. Recently there were rumors that Toyota was going to withdraw the car from production, but in companies said that the veteran would not only remain on the assembly line, but also find a second youth.





The secret behind the popularity of the Land Cruiser 70 is quite simple and stems from its design. This is a relatively simple frame machine with classic transmission of the Part Time type with a hard-wired full drive and two continuous bridges. New for 2023 is the new 4-cylinder 2.8-liter turbodiesel engine with a capacity of 204 hp The unit has proven itself well on Prado and Hilux, but for fans truly "condo" solutions in the range, the old 4.5-liter 205 hp V8 turbodiesel Interestingly, in pair with the new unit, for the first time after a 20-year break, an automatic transmission was attached gears, while the V8 version was aggregated with a 5-speed "mechanics".

The main highlight of the 2023 Land Cruiser 70 is updated appearance. The SUV returned to the traditional design with round headlights, large turn signals and a huge old-fashioned TOYOTA logo on the grille. In addition, they completely redesigned plumage: they narrowed the facade, thereby highlighting the front wings, which is why the new 70-ka became very similar to the car of the first series of the sample of the middle 1980s The only, in my opinion, unsuccessful stylistic decision rear lights were transferred from the body to the bumper.

In accordance with modern realities, the interior and equipment have been finalized. Now the 70 got a new dashboard with a tiny 4-inch trip computer screen, a modern multimedia system with a screen 7" and a steering wheel with control buttons. The rest of the front panel preserved as on the machine of the previous generation. In addition to this, 70 acquired an automatic headlight switch and a system markup recognition. The latter performs exclusively a notification function and does not participate in the control of the machine.

To the delight of all fans of the brand, to release a new the SUV will be in Japan, at its "historic" factory in the prefecture Aichi.