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The 2023 Toyota Landcruiser range of configurations is currently priced from $93,990.
Our most recent review of the 2023 Toyota Landcruiser resulted in a score of 8 out of 10 for that particular example.
Carsguide Contributing Journalist Marcus Craft had this to say at the time: The LandCruiser 300 in Sahara grade is a very impressive seven-seat 4WD wagon. It's nice to drive, it's refined and – bonus – it well and truly retains that renowned legendary LandCruiser off-road capability.
You can read the full review here.
This is what Marcus Craft liked most about this particular version of the Toyota Landcruiser: Gutsy engine, Impressive on-road manners, Very capable 4WD
The 2023 Toyota Landcruiser carries a braked towing capacity of up to 3500 Kg, but check to ensure this applies to the configuration you're considering.
The Toyota Landcruiser is also known as Toyota Land Cruiser in markets outside Australia.
The Toyota Landcruiser 2023 prices range from $100,540 for the basic trim level SUV LC300 GXL (4X4) to $153,780 for the top of the range SUV LC300 GR-S (4X4).
Standard features vary across the LC300 range and the Sahara's includes a 12.3-inch touchscreen (with sat nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto), a wireless phone charger, four-zone climate control, heated steering wheel, heated and ventilated power-adjustable front seats (with three-position driver’s seat memory), leather-accented trim, head-up display, heated steering wheel, heated second-row seats (outboard), and power-folding third-row seats.
It also has a cooled centre console storage, a 14-speaker JBL premium audio system, dual-screen rear entertainment system, and leather-accented seat upholstery.
The LandCruiser 300 Series is available as a five- or seven-seater.
Seats are fabric in lower grades and leather-accented in high grades.
Driver and front-passenger seats are either manually- or power-adjustable, depending on the variant.
The third-row seats in the seven-seat Cruisers have improved over previous generations but they are still realistically better suited to smaller people, i.e. children or your vertically-challenged mates.
If the engine power has returned since this episode, I’d be willing to suggest that what happened is that the vehicle had gone into limp-home mode. This happens when something like the transmission or engine becomes hot enough that to continue at normal pace might cause damage to the vehicle. It’s the car’s way of saving its own life, if you like. When it does, you can expect a warning light and a reduction in power, just as you experienced.
Towing a caravan up hills is a great way to get a transmission really hot, or even a turbocharged engine such as the one in your LandCruiser. If the vehicle returned to normal once it had cooled down, then you shouldn’t have any ongoing problems, but another oil change and perhaps transmission service might be a good idea as these fluids can lose their mojo once they’ve been really hot even once.
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The Toyota LandCruiser is one of those vehicles that defies conventional wisdom by being super long-lived. It kind of depends on which model LandCruiser you’re talking about, but if it’s a diesel-engined version, there’s every chance that it still has lots of life left in it at 320,000km.
That presumes, of course, that it has been serviced correctly and has not been used to drag an excavator on a trailer at 110km/h every day of its life. Any vehicle with this many kilometres needs a very careful pre-purchase inspection but, being a LandCruiser, the cost of this inspection is warranted where it may not be on many other makes and models.
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Torque converters have been known to seize and, if that’s the case, it could stall the engine because there’s no slip to allow the engine to idle while the car is stationary. You need to have this checked by a transmission specialist who may have seen this very thing before. Either way, the vehicle won’t be going anywhere under its own power.
Even if the gearbox itself had frozen solid, the torque converter should still allow enough slip to let the engine idle. So that’s definitely where to start the investigation.
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Every Toyota LandCruiser 300 has a 3.3-litre V6 twin-turbo diesel engine producing 227kW at 4000rpm and 700Nm from 1600 to 2600rpm. It has a 10-speed automatic transmission, high- and low-range 4WD as well as a centre diff lock.
No matter the variant, 300 Series LandCruisers have a familiar feel about them – due to their practicality and functionality.
Across the LandCruiser 300 Series range, the interiors are very easy to become comfortable in.
In the higher grades, if you're the driver – congratulations! – you get a heated and power-adjustable steering wheel and a ventilated and heated, power-adjustable seat (with three-position driver’s seat memory).
The front passenger gets a ventilated and heated, power-adjustable seat.
Higher grades, such as the Sahara, get a 12.3-inch colour multimedia touchscreen which is a main feature in the cabin with wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and there’s a wireless charging pad near the shifter. There are USB and USB-C charging points as well.
There’s a cool box/chilly bin in the centre console and its lid can be opened from either side, so driver or passenger can access chilled drinks.
Beyond those features, there are the usual storage spaces, cup holders, receptacles in the doors for bigger bottles, and other spaces for your bits and pieces.
The second row seats are in a 40/20/40 folding configuration, and the third row is a power-folding arrangement that stows away forwards and flat.
Cargo space varies depending on the variant, but the Sahara’s rear-most luggage area, when all seven seats are in use, is a listed 175 litres (VDA) behind the third row. That expands to 1004 litres when the second and third row are stowed away.
The rear cargo area has a 220V/100W inverter and four tie-down points.
Toyota Landcruiser Model | Body Type | Specs | Fuel Consumption |
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LC300 GR-S (4X4)
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Body Type: SUV | Specs: 3.3L Diesel 10 SP AUTO |
Fuel Consumption:
8.9L/100km
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Cargo space varies slightly between five- and seven-seater variants of the LandCruiser 300 Series. The Sahara’s cargo space, when all seven seats are in use, is a listed 175 litres behind the third row. That grows to 1004 litres when the second and third row are stowed away.
The Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series is capable of doing the 0-100km/h sprint in about 8.0 seconds. Expect a top speed of around 210km/h.
Official fuel consumption is 8.9L/100km on a combined cycle. We've recorded fuel consumption on test, from pump to pump, of 12.8L/100km. Every 300 Series has an 80-litre main fuel tank and a 30L sub-tank so, going by those fuel figures above, you could reasonably expect a driving range of about 860km from a fully-fuelled start.