Toyota still won’t let go of oil-burning V8 – the Citizen



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With V6 power for the long-awaited Land Cruiser 300 nearly confirmed, a new report from Australia has claimed that Toyota still has no intention of dropping the long-service D-4D V8 4.5 turbodiesel engine.

Despite the hybrid-propeller automaker’s goal through its lineup as the standard by 2025, carsguide.com.au, citing an unnamed Toyota Australia spokesperson, has stated that the engine will continue on the Land Cruiser 76 workhorse. and 79 at the moment being.

“There are currently no planned changes to the availability of the Land Cruiser 70 series or its powertrain,” the representative said.

However, what is still unknown is whether the engine output on the Land Cruiser 200, where it uses a dual-turbo setup for 195kW / 620Nm power, will see it replace the singe turbo on the 76 and 79 that produces 151kW. / 430Nm.

This stems from reports that the six-cylinder turbodiesel in the 300 could produce in the 200kW / 650Nm region despite its smaller size.

While the presentation of the 300 has already been confirmed for next year, the introduction of a new or updated 70 series has yet to be mentioned.

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