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Toyota has issued the following press release:
The new Land Cruiser is aimed at the core of the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) market and will replace the current Land Cruiser 90 in Toyota’s comprehensive SUV range.
Like all previous Land Cruiser models, the new Toyota Land Cruiser offers full off-road capability – but, in response to the growing demands of customers, the latest model adds superb on-road driving pleasure with premium standards of quality and comfort.
The name Land Cruiser is synonymous with the growth of Toyota as a worldwide leader in car making. After 51 years of tackling and conquering some of the toughest terrains around the globe, Land Cruiser has come to symbolise Toyota’s legendary strengths of reliability, durability and build quality.
The new Toyota Land Cruiser is set to take its place as a worthy successor to the generations which have gone before. More than four million Land Cruisers have been sold worldwide with over 200,000 customers in Europe alone.
It takes those strengths and adds the new Toyota attributes of high perceived quality, excellent driving pleasure, stylish design and premium levels of equipment and innovation.
It is equally at home on- and off-road. Yet, the new Toyota Land Cruiser is no ‘soft’ Sports Utility. It retains the traditional 4×4 frame chassis and separate body construction for maximum rigidity and strength. — Toyota Harrier SUV model.
The most powerful Land Cruiser ever
The new Toyota Land Cruiser will be available in either three or five-door bodystyles with a choice of engines to suit modern driving conditions.
The 3.0-litre, D-4D common rail turbo diesel is carried over from the present model range and offers enormous torque with excellent fuel consumption. The engine develops 120 kW (163 DIN hp) at 3,400 rpm with torque of 343Nm across an engine speed range of 1,600 to 3,200rpm. It is ideally suited to off-road use with a maximum speed of 165 km/h (with manual transmission) and acceleration to 100 km/h in 12.7 seconds.
The all-new 4.0-litre, V6 petrol engine is the most powerful 6-cylinder petrol powerplant in the class and gives the new Land Cruiser premium passenger car performance with a top speed of 175 km/h and 0-100km/h acceleration in 9.5 seconds. This lightweight alloy V6 develops 183 kW at 5,200rpm and has 382 Nm of torque at 3,200rpm. This is also the most powerful engine ever installed in a production Land Cruiser.
The new Toyota Land Cruiser has permanent four wheel drive with high and low ratios controlled through the transfer gearbox. A new Torsen limited-slip centre differential ensures excellent driving characteristics.
Toyota’s semi-active suspension (TEMS – Toyota Electronically Modulated Suspension) is available as an option, offering even greater ride comfort over bumpy roads. Rear air suspension is also available – it replaces the conventional suspension springs by rubber bellows filled with compressed air. This suspension has an automatic levelling feature and allows the ride height to be adjusted at the push of a button.
Designed in Europe
The contemporary exterior styling of the new Toyota Land Cruiser was created in Europe at ED2, Toyota’s advanced design facility in the south of France. It is the third Toyota with styling led in Europe (after Toyota Yaris and new Toyota Corolla) and reflects the growing confidence and global creativity now developing at ED2. — Toyota's European production expansion.
The initial concept set out to be a ‘contemporary evolution’ to the traditional toughness and power of the Land Cruiser brand. The latest Toyota Land Cruiser is clearly new, yet it still manages to retain the identity of the previous Land Cruiser 90. In this way, the new Toyota Land Cruiser will stand the test of time.
The overall rugged appeal of the new Toyota Land Cruiser is reflected in the interior design, which combines functionality with the quality of a premium passenger car.
Premium sector quality
The new Toyota Land Cruiser will introduce new levels of quality to the core SUV market – this is not just quality in the traditional Toyota sense of robustness, but also perceived quality in the look, touch and feel of the interior.
High quality seating and interior trim is used throughout with a choice of two interior colour schemes, luxurious ivory or sporty grey. Leather seating with a new soft finish is available at the top of the range.
A comprehensive safety package to ensure maximum occupant protection is available. Two-stage driver and front passenger SRS airbags are standard with SRS side airbags and SRS curtain shield airbags available as option.
The comprehensive equipment list includes luxury items such as: — all-new Prius hybrid system.
* electric power seats & seat heaters
* full dual zone climate control
* cruise control
* Optitron sports meters
* 6 CD changer and premium audio system with 9 speakers
* Full map DVD based satellite navigation system with EMV screen
Packed with innovation
The new Toyota Land Cruiser is packed with advanced technology to offer the driver complete control under all driving conditions and enhance occupant comfort and safety.
The new Toyota Land Cruiser is the first vehicle in the world to be fitted with Hill-start Assist Control (HAC). On ascents, HAC detects any backward slippage and slightly applies a braking force to slowdown the vehicle, hence reducing slippage, regaining forward momentum and assisting the driver for starting.
A second function is the class leading Downhill Assist Control – a brake control system which works automatically on the wheels to control speed and prevent the vehicle from slipping down the hill out of control. The Toyota DAC is more precise and offers better control than other existing systems on the market today, thanks to its individual control of the wheels speed.
On sale this year
With a world debut in Paris, the new Toyota Land Cruiser will go on sale across Europe from November 2002 for the 3.0 liter D-4D versions. The new 4.0 V6 petrol engine versions will be on sale as of February 2003.
Measurements
3 doors wide/regular – 5 doors wide/regular
Length (mm) : 4400/4360 4850/4810
Width (mm) : 1875/1790 1875/1790
Height * (mm) : 1890/1880 1895/1885
* with roof rails
