- The 300-Collection Toyota Land Cruiser just isn’t offered right here in the USA.
- With its new hybrid powertrain, the Land Cruiser GR Sport and Sahara ZX ship 457 hp and 582 lb-ft of torque.
- Pricing for each fashions begins simply over $156,000 in Australian {dollars}.
The Australian market has a pair of recent new Toyota Land Cruiser trims, and each characteristic hybrid powertrains. With 457 horsepower and 582 pound-feet of torque on faucet, the Land Cruiser GR Sport and Sahara ZX are probably the most highly effective Land Cruisers ever constructed.
Seeing as these are the 300-Collection vehicles, we are able to solely take pleasure in their existence from afar—sadly. Neither one might be offered right here within the States, after all. Do not fret an excessive amount of, nevertheless, as this is similar powertrain already on supply within the Lexus LX700h—and we do get that one.
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR Sport
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Toyota of Australia now shoves the i-Drive Max powertrain underneath the hood of its Land Cruiser. This permits the brand new GR Sport and Sahara ZX trims to run alongside the three.3-liter V6 turbodiesel model already on supply.
Stepping as much as the hybrid reveals an enormous energy improve over the oil burner. In reality, the hole is 153 hp and 66 lb-ft extra energy on faucet for these top-tier trims.
Additional upgrades embrace digital energy steering, a 200V/1500W rear energy socket, and a slew of on and off-road upgrades. Sahara ZX patrons get a Torsen limited-slip rear differential, whereas the GR Sport options entrance and rear lockers together with the spectacular E-KDSS suspension system.
Pricing in Dollarydoos sits at $156,060 for the GR Sport and $156,810 for the Sahara ZX. That Sahara ZX gives a number of extra inside facilities, which explains the marginally larger beginning value. However each come extraordinarily properly geared up.
Motor1’s Take: The excessive beginning value level definitely helps make the $120k ask for a Lexus LX700h Overtrail seem to be an amazing deal, even when it is lacking a number of the off-road {hardware} from its 300-Collection Land Cruiser sibling.
Nonetheless, all this discuss of value and options simply additional solidifies the smaller GX550 Overtrail as the actual star of the lineup if you wish to go on an journey, whereas additionally offering an amazing daily-driver expertise.
