Toyota says there’s nonetheless loads of life left in its LandCruiser 70 Collection, however that reportedly doesn’t prolong to its turbo-diesel V8.

South African outlet Vehicles.co.za stories the 1VD-FTV 4.5-litre turbo-diesel V8 might be retired from the 76 Collection wagon in August 2024, earlier than being retired from single-cab and dual-cab fashions in August 2025.

It warns there could possibly be some minor leeway in these dates, however speculates that is doubtless a world manufacturing determination reasonably than one for particularly for the South African market.

It additionally stories no discontinuation date has been set for the even older 4.0-litre petrol V6 and 4.2-litre diesel inline-six engines provided within the 70 Collection vary in different markets.

The diesel six dates again to 1990, the petrol V6 to 2002, and the diesel V8 to 2007.

Toyota lately transplanted its 1GD-FTV turbo-diesel 2.8-litre four-cylinder engine into the up to date 70 Collection.

It’s being offered alongside the venerable V8 in Australia and fashions with the four-cylinder undercut their V8 counterparts on worth, regardless of having extra torque (70Nm additional, at 500Nm) and primarily the identical energy (150kW vs 151kW for the diesel).

4-cylinder fashions additionally get a six-speed computerized transmission, whereas the V8s follow a five-speed handbook.

Different modifications for the up to date vary embrace revised front-end styling with round LED headlights, whereas inside there’s a brand new 6.7-inch infotainment touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and a 4.2-inch display inside a revised instrument cluster.

GXL grades acquire two new USB-C ports instead of the prevailing 12V, whereas the 76 Collection Wagon good points a reversing digital camera.

All fashions get lane departure warning, pace signal recognition and computerized high-beam. This follows the standardisation of autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian and bike owner detection throughout the vary for 2023.

The LandCruiser 70 Collection vary will have fun its 40th birthday subsequent yr, however Toyota says it’ll be round for some time but.

Senior supervisor for car analysis and regulation in product planning and growth at Toyota Australia, Ray Munday, informed CarExpert there’s no means Toyota would’ve invested in a brand new engine for the LC70 if it wasn’t planning to maintain the mannequin alive.

“In any industrial car there’s loads of funding required, as a result of to ensure the sort of efficiency functionality, high quality, sturdiness … requires loads of work. Lots of design work, loads of manufacturing work, loads of analysis work,” he mentioned.

“Business autos have an extended life cycle. Which means should you make an ill-considered change, you pay for that for a very long time. That’s why any change to a industrial car is actually deeply thought-about.”

A spokesperson for Toyota opened the LandCruiser 70 launch by speaking in regards to the six-year growth program that can “assure the longer term” of the mannequin, reinforcing the notion that Toyota’s elder statesman gained’t be wheeled off into the sundown simply but.

Orders are nonetheless closed for the 70 Collection in Australia as Toyota works to clear an enormous backlog.

It’s anticipating to obtain round 12,000 automobiles in 2024, two thirds of that are prone to be the in-demand V8.

In a bid to chop wait occasions, sellers are reaching out to anybody with their identify down for a V8 and providing them the extra available 2.8-litre four-cylinder mannequin launched as a part of an replace this yr.

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