Toyota unveils the 2026 Land Cruiser FJ and Land Hopper: smaller, petrol-only, and off-road ready. Retro style meets modern toughness, debuting at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 but not for OZ.
Toyota’s first hybrid LandCruiser blends petrol V6 and electric power for big torque, off-road chops, and no EV plug in sight. Coming to Australia in 2026. ________________________________________
The 300 series was launched into a brave new world, one in which Covid and the semiconductor shortage has seen wait times as grow big as the great outdoors that Landcruiser crosses so effortlessly.
The latest VFacts report shows a slump in the car market which is down 6.4% on this time last year. Around 37 brands are sold in Australia
We’ve been waiting for Toyota’s all new Landcruiser 300 series as if we’ve been in labour for a decade. Perhaps it is this expectation that led to just a touch of disappointment. The new car looks almost exactly the same as the old one, and that’s not by accident. That shape is LandCruiser. It is what made the brand [...]
Since 1959, Toyota Land Cruiser has been one of Australia’s favourite cars. The story started when Sir Les Thiess imported 13 Toyota Land Cruisers to toil at the Snowy Hydro scheme. He loved them so much, he bought the importing contract to Queensland and New South Wales. Since then, Land Cruiser helped Toyota become no.1 automotive retailer.
Toyota Hilux scored the top position by a long shot. It sold around 500 units more than the number 2 spot last month. 3,516 sales are down 20.1% on this time last year. Hilux is Toyota's biggest selling car, followed by RAV4 at 2,132 and Corolla with 2,117 sales. Ford Ranger has a way to go to catch up. [...]
