2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series price and specs: Manual four-cylinder added as V8 axed

12/05/2024 06:50 PM

• 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series pricing and specifications
• Five-speed manual added to four-cylinder
• V8 production winding down
• Priced from $75,600 before on-road costs

The 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series four-cylinder has gained the option of a manual transmission, as the final examples of the V8 get closer to rolling off the production line.

Select variants of the LandCruiser 70 Series can now be ordered with a five-speed manual transmission in conjunction with the 2.8-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder, rather than the six-speed automatic introduced by Toyota last year.

The choice of gearboxes is intended to provide a complete replacement for the manual-only 4.5-litre turbo-diesel V8, which has already exited production for the 76 Series wagon (LC76), 78 Series Troop Carrier (LC78), and Workmate and GX versions of the 79 Series (LC79) single- and double-cab chassis grades.

Production of the V8 79 Series GXL is set to continue to the fourth quarter of 2025 (October to December) next year.

The four-cylinder is the only engine available to order – and as such is the only engine featured on price lists – as V8 order books have been closed since mid-2022.

Prices for the five-speed manual start $2000 lower than equivalent automatics, and it is about $6100 cheaper than an equivalent V8 manual.

The 2.8-litre turbo-diesel sourced from the HiLux and Prado produces 150kW (from 3200-3400rpm) and 450Nm (from 2400-3200rpm) in the manual 70 Series, compared to 150kW (from 3000-3400rpm) and 500Nm (from 1600-2800rpm) for the auto.

For context, the V8 produced 151kW (at 3400rpm) and 430Nm (from 1200-3400rpm).

Compared to its application in the V8, the manual in the four-cylinder has received shorter first, second and third gears for improved acceleration, as well as a longer fifth gear for quieter, more efficient highway driving.

It gains a new flywheel compatible with a 12-inch (305mm) clutch, plus a triple synchronisation mechanism for first gear, and a dust seal for the rear-end engine plate to “prevent ingress of foreign matter to the release bearing.”

Other changes between the manual and automatic 70 Series four-cylinders are limited to the removal of the front console box – to accommodate the shifter – and hill-descent control.

Toyota says braked towing capacities and gross combination masses are unchanged between the manual and auto four-cylinder. Payload and gross vehicle mass data has not been shared.

The 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series range is available to order now. Prices, standard specifications, and engine specs are included below.

2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series price in Australia

• LandCruiser 76 Series Workmate wagon auto – $75,600
• LandCruiser 76 Series GXL wagon manual – $77,800 (new)
• LandCruiser 76 Series GXL wagon auto – $79,800
• LandCruiser 78 Series Workmate Troop Carrier manual – $77,200 (new)
• LandCruiser 78 Series Workmate Troop Carrier auto – $79,200
• LandCruiser 78 Series GXL Troop Carrier manual – $80,500 (new)
• LandCruiser 78 Series GXL Troop Carrier auto – $82,500
• LandCruiser 79 Series Workmate single-cab chassis auto – $76,800
• LandCruiser 79 Series GX single-cab chassis auto – $78,800
• LandCruiser 79 Series GXL single-cab chassis auto – $80,900
• LandCruiser 79 Series Workmate double-cab chassis manual – $77,300 (new)
• LandCruiser 79 Series Workmate double-cab chassis auto – $79,300
• LandCruiser 79 Series GXL double-cab chassis manual – $81,500 (new)
• LandCruiser 79 Series GXL double-cab chassis auto – $83,500

Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.

2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series Workmate standard features:

• 150kW/500Nm 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine
• Five-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission
• Dual-range 4WD system with auto-locking hubs, live axles
• 130-litre (single/double cabs, wagon) or 90 plus 90-litre (Troop Carrier) fuel tanks
• LED headlights and daytime-running lights
• 16-inch steel wheels with 225/95 R16 tyres
• Black bumpers
• Chrome door handles
• Steel (Troop Carrier) or aluminium (other models) side steps
• Snorkel
• 6.7-inch infotainment touchscreen with wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, Bluetooth, AM/FM/DAB+ radio
• Two-speaker sound system (single/double cabs, Troop Carrier)
• Four-speaker sound system (wagon)
• Rear-view camera (wagon only)
• 4.2-inch instrument display
• Air conditioning
• Textured vinyl seat upholstery with front slide adjustment
• Vinyl floor covering with all-weather mats
• Urethane steering wheel with audio, phone, cluster controls
• Manual wind-up windows
• Intermittent windscreen wipers
• One USB-A port
• One 12-volt socket (wagon/Troop Carrier only)
• Autonomous emergency braking with day/night pedestrian, daytime cyclist detection
• Cruise control
• Lane departure warning
• Lane-keep assist by braking
• Speed sign recognition
• Auto high beam
• Anti-lock brakes
• Traction and stability control
• Hill descent control
• Dual front airbags
• Side airbags (single-cab chassis only)

2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series GX adds (over Workmate):

• 16-inch alloy wheels with 265/70 R16 tyres
• Wider front mudguards
• Wheel-arch flares

2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series GXL adds (over GX):

• Front and rear differential locks
• Chrome and painted bumpers
• 16-inch alloy wheels with 265/70 R16 tyres
• LED front fog lights
• Wider front mudguards
• Wheel arch flares
• Aluminium side steps
• Cloth seat and door trim
• Rear bench seat (Troop Carrier only)
• Power windows
• Carpet flooring
• Map pockets behind front seats
• Four-speaker audio system (all models)
• Central locking
• Key fob entry (not proximity)
• Two USB-C ports

Options:

• Front and rear differential locks – $1500, Workmate and GX single-cabs only
• Premium paint – $675

2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series specifications

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