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70 Series
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 LandCruiser is now a hybrid V6 and the 70 Series V8 is g...
14 August 2026
Where to start on a 250 Series LandCruiser Prado buildThe 250 Series Prado is a clean sheet. That is exciting and a little paralysing. Here is a sane order to build it in.
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...
11 August 2026
Used 70 Series Buying Guide 2026: What to Check, Era by EraThe 70 Series LandCruiser remains one of the most sought-after used 4WDs in Australia, but not every example is equal...
5 August 2026
Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster Long-Term Review: What It Means for the LandCruiser 70 SeriesThe Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster is being put through a proper long-term test in Australia, and the question it keeps ...
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 has set the off-road wo...
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...
28 July 2026
LandCruiser 70 Series: Forty Years of the Unstoppable WorkhorseLaunched in 1984 to replace the beloved 40 Series, the LandCruiser 70 has outlasted rivals, trends, and even Toyota's...
70 Series
27 July 2026
VDJ79, HZJ75, GRJ76, GDJ: LandCruiser 70 Series model codes explainedEvery Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series wears a chassis code that tells you exactly what engine sits under the bonnet and what body it rides on. Here is how to decode them,...
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 LandCruiser is now a hybrid V6 and the 70 Series V8 is g...
14 August 2026
Where to start on a 250 Series LandCruiser Prado buildThe 250 Series Prado is a clean sheet. That is exciting and a little paralysing. Here is a sane order to build it in.
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...
11 August 2026
Used 70 Series Buying Guide 2026: What to Check, Era by EraThe 70 Series LandCruiser remains one of the most sought-after used 4WDs in Australia, but not every example is equal...
5 August 2026
Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster Long-Term Review: What It Means for the LandCruiser 70 SeriesThe Ineos Grenadier Trialmaster is being put through a proper long-term test in Australia, and the question it keeps ...
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 has set the off-road wo...
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...
28 July 2026
LandCruiser 70 Series: Forty Years of the Unstoppable WorkhorseLaunched in 1984 to replace the beloved 40 Series, the LandCruiser 70 has outlasted rivals, trends, and even Toyota's...
70 Series
27 July 2026
VDJ79, HZJ75, GRJ76, GDJ: LandCruiser 70 Series model codes explainedEvery Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series wears a chassis code that tells you exactly what engine sits under the bonnet and what body it rides on. Here is how to decode them,...