TOYOTA Land Cruiser: From now on with less KILOGRAMS and also with the GR Sport version

Toyota has also used the classic design with a chassis on the frame for the new generation because, in their opinion "The basis of the Land Cruiser's essence", and new GA-F platform, based on Toyota 's well - known TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) architecture.

With that, the chassis lost quite a few pounds (the car is as much as 200 kilograms lighter), at the same time gained in strength, and the engineers also managed to reduce the center of gravity of the car. They are new at Toyota Land Cruiser also handed over to the drivers of the Dakar Rally to make sure of his off-road abilities.

Interestingly, they are external dimensions remained unchanged as in the outgoing generation, meaning new land Cruiser in length it still measures an inch less than five meters. Off-road driving is ensured by, among other things, improved suspension, a system for visual inspection of the vehicle's surroundings and a system E-KDSS (Electronic Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System), which takes care of the sovereign position on the road, regardless of the type of ground.

Motor range the new Land Cruiser consists of a pair of V6-powered units with forced charging. The first is a 3,5-liter petrol model that can 305 kW (415 HP) and 650 Nm of maximum torque, the other is a 3,3-liter diesel of maximum power 227 kW (309 HP) and 700 Nm of maximum torque.

Official data on fuel consumption Toyota has not yet disclosed, but it has been revealed that the newcomer will be released into the atmosphere compared to its predecessor. 10 percent less carbon dioxide. To this end, they have developed a new one 10-speed transmission, which distributes power and torque to both powertrains, while being significantly lighter than its predecessor.