It’s Good!? Four Cylinders & Automatic (Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series 2024 Review)

After four decades, Toyota has shoehorned a 2.8-litre four-cylinder diesel into the iconic 70 Series Land Cruiser to sit alongside the evergreen thumping V8 manual. We do deep dive with the 79 Series Double Cab Chassis GXL to see whether the latest ‘Hilux’ engine is a suitable and smarter fit to this loveable stalwart workhorse. And see what else Toyota has invested in keeping the 70 Series in line with the times. Is it any good? Has Toyota meddled with a classic too much? And, equally, has Toyota done enough to modernise key areas of the ute and wagon lineup where it needs attention? Time codes: 0:00 - Intro 0:13 - Price 0:48 - Variant lineup 1:55 - Development 2:29 - Exterior design 3:35 - 2.8L 4-cylinder diesel 4:25 - Interior 4:58 - Driver’s display 5:30 - Media screen 7:42 - Seating 8:02 - Dual-cab row two 9:19 - Driving 9:33 - Power and torque 10:35 - Six-speed automatic 12:20 - On the highway 13:08 - 70 Series character 14:15 - Kerb weight 14:50 - Payload 16:41 - 4x4 system 18:00 - Differential locking 18:35 - Rear track 19:00 - Towing 20:20 - Fuel economy 21:24 - Safety 23:32 - Verdict 24:22 - Is 4-cylinder the pick? As always, we don’t accept advertising from car manufacturers, and we’re powered by Budget Direct. Subscribe now! https://www.youtube.com/user/ChasingC... Chasing Cars on Facebook:   / chasingcarsaustralia   Follow Chasing Cars on Instagram:   / chasingcars.com.au   Chasing Cars is Australia's most independent source of new car reviews, car industry news, comparisons and car guides. We give you a critical look at every new car you should consider!