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2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series review
How does the LandCruiser 70 Series – a decades-old design kept just modern enough to keep up with regulations – hold up today?
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Mike Costello
Toyota LandCruiser 70 vs Hyundai Santa Fe Comparison
Toyota LandCruiser 70
Hyundai Santa Fe
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2025 Toyota
LandCruiser 70
vs
2025 Hyundai
Santa Fe
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Driving the family
Long distance driving
TowingFuel Efficiency
130L - 180L
1248 to 1926 km
67L
375 to 623 km
Warranty
5 year
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5 year
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MSRP
$75,600 - $87,600
$53,000 - $77,000
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CarExpert's Take
Mike Costello
Senior Contributor
Mike Costello drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Bulletproof simplicity, regional support
- Four-cylinder with auto outperforms V8
- Heavy duty payload and GCM
Misses
- Still not particularly fuel efficient
- Glitchy, token interior touchscreen
- Expensive services, short intervals
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Peppy petrol power
- Comfortable, upmarket cabin
- Cheaper than rivals, hybrid siblings
Misses
- Low-speed transmission quibbles
- Safety assist gremlins still linger
- Light-coloured interior isn't family-friendly
Colours Available
The 2024 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series range is available with the following exterior paint colours:
- French Vanilla
- Silver Pearl
- Graphite
- Merlot Red
- Sandy Taupe
- Midnight Blue
- Eclipse Black (76 Series Wagon only)
Premium paint costs an additional $675.
The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe is available with the following exterior paint colours, depending on the trim level.
- Abyss Black
- Taiga Brown
- Magnetic Force
- Glacier White
- Lagoon Blue
- Rain Forest
- Typhoon Silver
Every paint colour besides Glacier White and Lagoon Blue cost an additional $695.
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Specs
| Type | ||
| TURBO DIESEL COMMON RAIL | TURBO, TURBO PETROL DIRECT INJECTION, TURBO GASOLINE DIRECT INJECTION & MULTI-POINT | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 2755 - 4461 | 1598 - 2497 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 4.5L, 2.8L | 1.6L, 2.5L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| 8, 4 | 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 - 32 | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 150kW - 151kW | 172kW - 206kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 3000 - 3400 | 5600 - 5800 | |
| Torque | ||
| 430Nm - 500Nm | 331Nm - 422Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 1200 - 2400 | 1000 - 5000 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| 96 - 103.6 | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | - | |
