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70 Series
8 October 2026
Chery says the boxy SUV is here to stay. The 70 Series got there in 1984.Chery's global design director says the square-edged off-roader is a permanent shape, not a fad, and the brand's iCaur range arrives in Australia early in 2027 to prov...
29 September 2026
The MGU9 Electric Ute Has 325kW and 3500kg Towing. The LandCruiser 70 Still Has a 30-Year Head Start.MG has confirmed full specs for the MGU9 EV ahead of its Australian launch, and on paper it's genuinely impressive. B...
26 September 2026
Hydrogen HiLux confirmed for 2028: what it means for the LandCruiser 70Toyota has confirmed a hydrogen fuel-cell HiLux for 2028, and it's expected to reach Australia. That puts real pressu...
25 September 2026
Toyota Built The 1997 Land Cruiser To Be Thrashed. This One Averaged 275 km A YearA preserved 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser that has averaged about 275 km a year is up for auction at Monterey Car Week, al...
7 September 2026
What a 250 Series Prado can actually towToyota rates the 250 Series Prado to 3,500 kg braked. Its GCM says you won't get there with the family aboard. The ar...
1 September 2026
V8 or 2.8: Why Toyota Made the Swap, and Which 70 Series to BuyToyota didn't retire the 4.5-litre V8 because it was beaten. The 2.8 matches it on power and beats it on torque, and ...
29 August 2026
Nissan Plans Five New Body-on-Frame 4WDs in Two Years, and the Prado Is the TargetNissan is betting its recovery on a shared ladder-frame family: a revived Xterra, a new Frontier and three more 4WDs ...
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...
70 Series
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 the Minister's September 2026 decision changes, wh...
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 ...
15 August 2026
626hp V8 or 341kW Hybrid: Where the Big Engine Goes NextLand Rover's reply to the end of the big engine is a 4.4 litre twin turbo V8 making 626 horsepower in a limited run D...
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.
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 is one of the most sought-after used 4WDs in Australia, but not every example is equal. Her...
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...
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...
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 sale in Japan from 14 May 2026. It sits below the 25...
28 July 2026
LandCruiser 70 Series: Forty Years of the Unstoppable WorkhorseToyota launched the LandCruiser 70 in 1984 to replace the 40 Series, and it has outlasted rivals, trends and Toyota's...
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 ...
8 October 2026
Chery says the boxy SUV is here to stay. The 70 Series got there in 1984.Chery's global design director says the square-edged off-roader is a permanent shape, not a fad, and the brand's iCaur range arrives in Australia early in 2027 to prov...
29 September 2026
The MGU9 Electric Ute Has 325kW and 3500kg Towing. The LandCruiser 70 Still Has a 30-Year Head Start.MG has confirmed full specs for the MGU9 EV ahead of its Australian launch, and on paper it's genuinely impressive. B...
26 September 2026
Hydrogen HiLux confirmed for 2028: what it means for the LandCruiser 70Toyota has confirmed a hydrogen fuel-cell HiLux for 2028, and it's expected to reach Australia. That puts real pressu...
25 September 2026
Toyota Built The 1997 Land Cruiser To Be Thrashed. This One Averaged 275 km A YearA preserved 1997 Toyota Land Cruiser that has averaged about 275 km a year is up for auction at Monterey Car Week, al...
7 September 2026
What a 250 Series Prado can actually towToyota rates the 250 Series Prado to 3,500 kg braked. Its GCM says you won't get there with the family aboard. The ar...
1 September 2026
V8 or 2.8: Why Toyota Made the Swap, and Which 70 Series to BuyToyota didn't retire the 4.5-litre V8 because it was beaten. The 2.8 matches it on power and beats it on torque, and ...
29 August 2026
Nissan Plans Five New Body-on-Frame 4WDs in Two Years, and the Prado Is the TargetNissan is betting its recovery on a shared ladder-frame family: a revived Xterra, a new Frontier and three more 4WDs ...
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...
70 Series
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 the Minister's September 2026 decision changes, wh...
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 ...
15 August 2026
626hp V8 or 341kW Hybrid: Where the Big Engine Goes NextLand Rover's reply to the end of the big engine is a 4.4 litre twin turbo V8 making 626 horsepower in a limited run D...
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.
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 is one of the most sought-after used 4WDs in Australia, but not every example is equal. Her...
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...
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...
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 sale in Japan from 14 May 2026. It sits below the 25...
28 July 2026
LandCruiser 70 Series: Forty Years of the Unstoppable WorkhorseToyota launched the LandCruiser 70 in 1984 to replace the 40 Series, and it has outlasted rivals, trends and Toyota's...
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 ...