Four-pot Toyota Land Cruiser 70-series shows less can be more

Combination of the 2.8 GD-6 engine and automatic gearbox might anger staunch 70-series purists, but the final result impresses significantly.Four decades of evolution

One of the biggest queries involved whether the unit would succeed in moving the 79 along with four-cylinder instead of at least six. An area where the LC 70’s age is still most prevalent, the fitting of the automatic ‘box required a completely new centre console that appears rudimentary and almost aftermarket in appearance despite being anything but.

In addition, several specification items from the Australian model is also absent, namely the type-C USB ports, the 4.2-inch TFT instrument cluster display, the 6.7-inch infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the reverse camera and all of the safety systems required for the resumption of sales in Japan.

Along with the lack of a height-adjustable steering column and legroom that could be described as cramped for double cab, the continues rebooting of the infotainment system proved irksome just as had on the V8, with the same applying to quality of the sound system. What’s more, the six-speed ‘box shifts with relative smoothness and in sync with the engine’s amount of twist, although on the odd occasion, it did require a shift to manual mode to avoid hunting and skipping a few ratios on descents.

What’s more, the V8’s short gearing also prevailed. While better than the GD-6 from 0-20 km/h and 0-40 km/h, it runs out of puff from there with the crucial overtaking speed from 60-100 km/h in third gear taking 8.5 second versus 6.2 seconds.

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