The 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser 70 is more of a facelift than a new model. This rugged handsome fella has been in production since 1984 and apart from minor cosmetic changes and updates in basic safety equipment, the 2024 Land Cruiser 70 has largely remained true to its original iteration.
The mainstream variant comes with a 2.8-litre 500 Nm (369 lb-ft of torque) diesel engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.
Not a bad effort, I would probably have deleted the body line or trough where the door handles are located and implemented a single door tailgate.
I have been a religious fanatic of 70 series lakini hapa wametupa mbao. That face looks ugly. It reminds me of them days when they came up with the Corolla NZE.
A 4 cylinder turbo with an automatic in a 70 series? Is this a luxury crossover? WTF? But with the current environment of feminism, homosexualism and âmetrosexualâ men, hizi naona zikianza kuwa mainstream from being a niche vehicle.
Its a sad day for the 70 series, which was the last bastion standing defining what a manly vehicle should look like: big diesel engine and exlusively manual gearbox. The new guy at the helm of Toyota is fucking up this brand. I also blame it on JSKS and the âfixing the handshakeâ crew.
Automatic trannies are much better than they used to be back in the 80âs, for starters they are more fuel efficient and have proven to be quite adept at managing RPMs. Imagine crawling through Nairobiâs traffic on a manual 1980âs 70 series?
The 2024âs 70 series 2.8-liter four-cylinder turbodiesel is far superior to the Og powerplants both in power and torque. Turbo engines are famed for spanking natural aspirated ones in every noteworthy performance metric, the current iterationâs 70 series engine is good for 201 hp and 368 lb-ft of torque, why would anyone need more than that (or less) on a 70 series?
Iâm struggling to understand your distaste for the latest 70 series face. The new 70 series facelift pays homage to the OGâs round headlights, diamond mesh grille and fender mounted indicator lights.
Compare and contrast the OG and the 2024 70 series faces to that of the 2007 series 70 facelift below.
Which of the above bears a passing resemblance to a âToyota Corolla NZEâ?
Yep, turbo engines are powerful and torquey as you put it, but at what cost down the line? One, youâll be replacing the turbo before long, then seals and bearings due to too much pressure. In short, turboâd engines donât last.
As for autos being more efficient than manuals, in tests, yes. But in real life application, manuals outpace autos by far when it comes to fuel efficiency. This is bases on 1 fact; for every manual gear engaged, its direct drive while for autos, theres torque converter losses. I have a 75 with 2H manual (4 speed) and a 70 series prado auto with 1KZ turbo. Despite the 2H being bigger (and 1 gear less than standard 5 speed), it gives me 9km to the litre while the KZ returns at best 8kms.
The latest 70 is actually paying homage to the 60 series, not the70.
I have a reliable 4M41 intercooled turbo-diesel thatâs about to hit 140,000 Kms and the only componentâs I have replaced are the alternator once and the glow plugs thrice. Turbo-diesels are simple, first and foremost you need to install a turbo timer to prevent premature or accidental engine switch off, next you need to change your engine oil after the recommended interval and last you need to use turbo-diesel compatible engine oil. I usually go for Shell Rimula R3 Turbo.
Autos are more for convenience than fuel savings, when buying such rigs, fuel consumption figures shouldnât be that high in the list.
I literally go to the bush a couple of times in the month, mine is a 1FZ-FE 95 LC, despite the 4h benefits Iâd still like some more help in manual handling while in city traffic, so the Auto is a welcome, nikijaliwa kimfuko Iâll definitely get the factory kitted one, a couple of friends got some MT to AT mods na sikufurahia sana handling.
True that. In hindsight I realise mine was just irrational hatred to change in a design I held as being âsacredâ. I hope theyâll continue to offer the straight 6 diesel (1HZ) and the V8 turbodiesel as options.
If you donât get the engine configuration that you want in the market, buy the rig body you like, then, You can consider swapping to a Cummins diesel, they sound so good, and get the job done as well.
