Landcruiser 200 series

Hi everone,

We actually flew from Bendigo to Sydney for the so-called launch of the 200 series. It was a real disappointment as they had one vehicle on display and another on the 4WD track outside.
The vehicle on display was on a stand and they would not allow anyone within 5 feet. They wouldn't even open the drivers door for fear that people would take photographs. Apparently this was because that vehicle was a pre-production test model (a Sahara) and may have slightly different specifications to the production models.

There were no specifications available and some of the Toyota people on the stand did not even seem to know what suspensions were available.
VERY DISAPPOINTING TOYOTA.

Now that I have had my bitch I can report the following.

The TD is definitely a twin turbo model with one intercooled turbo per bank of cylinders. It has 4 valves per cylinder and drives a 6 speed auto gearbox.

The new Kinetic (KDSS) suspension will be standard on the VX and Sahara models and will be an option on the GXL. The first 200 GXL's into Aus. will have the KDSS fitted but after that it will not be available for an unspecified period. Apparently the WA manufacturer have not been able to produce enough just yet. I can report seeing the 200 going over some pretty horrible bumps and the wheel articulation is spectacular. As I suspect most buyers will want the KDSS I hope that the delay is not too long.

The new crawl mode is available on the petrol models only.

The diesel GXL comes standard with DAT (downhill assist control), HAC (hill start assist control) and multiple airbags. It also comes with VSC(vehicle stability control) and multi terrain ABS. Sounds like a lot of electronics to go wrong to me but most vehicles are going this way.

The wheels are a 5 stud model but I was unable to determine if there were any peculiar offsets.

It seems we are going to have to wait till 16th November for full specifications.

Hope I get one of the first 200.

Regards to all,

Tony