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Ranger Super Duty Claims It Outsold the LandCruiser 70 Series. The Numbers Are Murkier Than That 28 August 2026 Ranger Super Duty Claims It Outsold the LandCruiser 70 Series. The Numbers Are Murkier Than ThatFord's marketing director says the Ranger Super Duty outsold the LandCruiser 70 Series in the first quarter of 2026. The VFACTS data that supposedly backs the claim co... Change or Die: How Australia's Design Rules Keep Rewriting the LandCruiser 70 Series 26 August 2026 Change or Die: How Australia's Design Rules Keep Rewriting the LandCruiser 70 SeriesEvery major change to the 70 Series in a decade was ordered by regulation, not asked for by a buyer. The rulebook tha... Is this the end of the LandCruiser 70 Series? The new emissions penalty explained 25 August 2026 Is this the end of the LandCruiser 70 Series? The new emissions penalty explainedFrom 1 July 2027, new 70 Series LandCruisers can count toward Toyota's emissions average under the NVES. Here's what ... Mini Countryman in blue camouflage with a rooftop tent, parked by a lake at sunset 25 August 2026 Mini Builds an Off-Road Countryman. The Jimny Has Been Doing It for DecadesMini has confirmed an off-road Countryman Edition for October. It arrives in a space the Suzuki Jimny has owned for y... A 76 Series wagon and a longer 78 Series Troopcarrier in side profile, showing the wheelbase difference 24 August 2026 Wagon or Troopcarrier: The 70 Series Wheelbase Argument Toyota Started in the 90sTwo 1990s Prados shared an engine and split on wheelbase, and that argument is still running. Today it's a 76 Series ... 70 Series Problems Nobody Talks About: The LandCruiser Cabin, Explained 21 August 2026 70 Series Problems Nobody Talks About: The LandCruiser Cabin, ExplainedThe LandCruiser 70 Series earns its reputation on axles, diffs and decades of reliability. The bit you sit in for ten... Two Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series utes side by side, older round headlight front end beside the newer squared one 20 August 2026 70 Series Facelift vs Pre-Facelift: An Honest Buyer's GuideThe 2023 facelift split the 70 Series community down the middle. Here's what actually changed, what stayed the same, ... Suzuki Jimny fitted with a Urnieta bull bar, snorkel and roof rack on a red dirt track in the bush 19 August 2026 Building a Jimny for the tracks: protection and storage that lastsA Jimny will get you into places bigger 4WDs can't. Building it to survive the trip and carry your gear is the part w... 70 SeriesA working white LandCruiser 79 Series dual cab with a canopy beside a green Ford Ranger Super Duty on a farm yard 18 August 2026 Ford Ranger Super Duty vs LandCruiser 79: Has the King Finally Met Its Match?The Ford Ranger Super Duty has been called the best new 4x4 in decades, and it was aimed at the LandCruiser 79 Series from day one. So where does that leave the platfo... LandCruiser 70 Series Auto Orders Reopen: AdBlue Added for 2026 17 August 2026 LandCruiser 70 Series Auto Orders Reopen: AdBlue Added for 2026Toyota Australia has reopened automatic 70 Series orders, with a 20 litre AdBlue tank added for Euro VI compliance. H... Defender Dakar: Land Rover builds a 626hp V8 while the LandCruiser goes hybrid 15 August 2026 Defender Dakar: Land Rover builds a 626hp V8 while the LandCruiser goes hybridLand Rover has turned its Dakar class winner into a road car with a 4.4 litre twin turbo V8. Toyota's flagship LandCr... Where to start on a 250 Series LandCruiser Prado build 14 August 2026 Where to start on a 250 Series LandCruiser Prado buildThe 250 Series Prado is a clean sheet, which is exciting and a little paralysing. Here's a sane order to build it in. LandCruiser 70 Series SWB: The Short Wheelbase Three-Door We Never Got 13 August 2026 LandCruiser 70 Series SWB: The Short Wheelbase Three-Door We Never GotToyota has released a new video showcasing the short wheelbase LandCruiser 70 Series, a three-door variant with a 2,3... White Toyota LandCruiser 79 Series dual cab with a tray, canopy, safari roof cage and spotlights, parked in open scrub country 12 August 2026 79 Series GVM Upgrade and Payload Explained: What Every LandCruiser Owner Needs to KnowGVM and payload are two of the most misunderstood numbers on your 79 Series, and getting them wrong can void your ins... Used 70 Series Buying Guide 2026: What to Check, Era by Era 11 August 2026 Used 70 Series Buying Guide 2026: What to Check, Era by EraThe 70 Series LandCruiser is one of the most sought-after used 4WDs in Australia, but not every example is equal. Her... 300 Series Hybrid: Most Powerful LandCruiser Ever Priced from $156K 10 August 2026 300 Series Hybrid: Most Powerful LandCruiser Ever Priced from $156KToyota has confirmed pricing for the 300 Series Performance Hybrid ahead of a mid-year Australian launch, with the GR... 70 SeriesFord's 2026 Ranger Refresh Forces the Question: What Does a LandCruiser 70 Series Actually Cost You? 7 August 2026 Ford's 2026 Ranger Refresh Forces the Question: What Does a LandCruiser 70 Series Actually Cost You?Ford has overhauled the Ranger and Everest mid-cycle, dropping the bi-turbo diesel and spreading the V6 across the whole range. With prices now running deep into LandC... HiLux vs Navara vs the 70 Series: Has the New Nissan Changed the Argument? 6 August 2026 HiLux vs Navara vs the 70 Series: Has the New Nissan Changed the Argument?Nissan's strongest dual-cab yet now sits within a few thousand dollars of the HiLux, and the spec sheets are closer t... Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster Long-Term Review: What It Means for the LandCruiser 70 Series 5 August 2026 Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster Long-Term Review: What It Means for the LandCruiser 70 SeriesThe Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster is in a proper long-term test in Australia, and the question it keeps raising is whet... JAC Hunter PHEV at $49,988: what it means for the LandCruiser 70 4 August 2026 JAC Hunter PHEV at $49,988: what it means for the LandCruiser 70The JAC Hunter PHEV arrives with a $49,988 starting price and 1010Nm on tap, and it's aimed at buyers who might other... Mystery Prototype Could Be Toyota's New Land Cruiser EV Soft-Roader 3 August 2026 Mystery Prototype Could Be Toyota's New Land Cruiser EV Soft-RoaderA camouflaged prototype photographed at Toyota's Tahara plant next to a Land Cruiser GR Sport could be the production... Render of the 2026 Toyota Hilux dual cab at a Japanese port at dawn 2 August 2026 Toyota Launches Completely Redesigned Hilux in JapanToyota has unveiled a fully redesigned Hilux in Japan, with a new design language, updated cabin technology and refin... Render of a camouflaged GAZOO Racing Hilux rally raid prototype crossing desert dunes 1 August 2026 GAZOO Racing to Further Advance FCEV Development Through the Dakar RallyToyota's motorsport arm has confirmed it will run a hydrogen fuel cell-powered Hilux at the 2027 Dakar Rally, a signi... Render of the Toyota Land Cruiser FJ on a gravel forestry track in cedar forest 31 July 2026 Toyota Launches All-New Land Cruiser "FJ" Series in JapanToyota has officially added a fourth series to its Land Cruiser family, with the compact, ladder-frame FJ going on sa...