Toyota

Regular Truck Jungle readers would be aware that locally compliance, RHD versions of Toyota’s Tundra US pickup truck are now available in Australia through specialist importers, which makes the ‘Tundra Sportsman’ design concept of more interest to Aussie truck buyers. The Tundra Sportsman, which appeared at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas, pushes the […]

Toyota has boosted the appeal of its love-it-or-loath-it FJ Cruiser 4×4 by more than doubling its fuel tank capacity and adding an off-road cruise control system known as CRAWL. The Prado-based SUV’s fuel-tank capacity has been expanded to a total of 159 litres with the 72-litre main tank now supplemented by a new 87-litre sub-tank. […]

Toyota’s popular 200 Series full-size SUV, which can tow up to 3.5 tonnes, has become the first vehicle in the Toyota range to finally adopt the added safety of Trailer Sway Control. The system, which is already available in a number of one-tonne utes from rival manufacturers, is integrated with the existing vehicle stability control […]

Engine: 4.5 litre DOHC 32-valve V8 common rail-direct injection turbo-diesel Power: 151kW @ 3400 rpm   Torque: 430Nm @ 1200-3200 rpm Transmission: Five-speed manual Construction: Body-on-frame Suspension: (F) live axle, coil springs (R) live axle, leaf springs Payload: 1095 kgs Towing: 3.5 tonne (braked) Economy: 11.9 litres/100 kms Price: Workmate $63,990 GXL $67,990 Overview The latest variant of Toyota’s popular 70 Series workhorse range is […]

The wild balloon-tyred Toyota pickups built by Arctic Trucks International in Iceland are famous for their off-road prowess in freezing snow and ice, but as you’ll see here they’re equally unstoppable on soft sand. Truck Jungle had its first look at Arctic Trucks late last year here and we promised you’d be seeing more of them. We really […]