Toyota unveils fresh-faced LandCruiser - Motoring
Toyota has lifted the official veil from the facelifted LandCruiser we saw in leaked images in May and June . As we revealed exclusively in early May, the upgraded MY16 200 Series off-roader will arrive here in the second half of October — a... Chief among the technical changes are performance and safety upgrades, although only the Sahara flagship – which continues to top a seven-variant range, pricing for which is yet to be announced – receives new radar- and camera- based driver safety... They include Lane Departure Alert, Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Automatic High Beam and Pre-Collision Safety System, which can warn the driver of a possible collision and automatically apply the brakes. Both of the LandCruiser's V8 engines receive upgrades, the 4. 5-litre twin-turbo diesel gaining new fuel-injectors, revised mapping and a diesel particulate filter (DPF) with impact protection, all of which increases peak power by 5kW or 2. 5 per... Power and torque outputs remain unchanged at a respective 227kW and 439Nm, but the petrol V8 now also meets Euro 5 standards and offers reduced fuel consumption, although Toyota doesn't say by how much. Source: www.motoring.com.au
