First drive: LandCruiser 300 Series prototype
New twin-turbo V6 Toyota passes first off-road and three tonne towing testThe all-new 2021 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series isn’t due in showrooms for a few months yet, but we’re giving you a sneak peek of what it’s like to drive right now.
Toyota invited carsales to its test facility at the Australian Automotive Research Centre (AARC) near Anglesea in Victoria last May to drive a prototype version of the new 300 Series.
Australia is a key test site for the 300 and other Toyota 4x4s because of its wide variety of challenging roads. Customer research began in 2014 and the first prototypes arrived in 2015.
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Nervous local executives and engineers were confident we were the first outsiders worldwide to sample the sixth generation of the full-size 4x4 wagon.
It wasn’t a comprehensive drive – more of a taste test – and it wasn’t a vehicle that corresponded exactly with the new line-up being sold in Australia, having bits from several top-end models overseas...
Keep reading: Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series Prototype 2021 Review
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