Toyota has officially launched the Land Cruiser 300 in Australia. The brand new SUV is highly sought after in Japan, with the wait list reportedly stretching up to four years. There are six variants on offer, with prices ranging from AUD$89,990 (RM274k) to AUD$138,790 (RM422k).
All variants sold Down Under share the new F33A-FTV 3.3 litre twin-turbo V6 diesel engine, which develops 309 PS and 700 Nm of torque. That’s a 37 PS and 50 Nm increase over the older V8 engine it replaces, by the way. The V6 mill is paired with a segment-first 10-speed automatic transmission, with a wide range of gear ratios to make the SUV more capable off-road and return better fuel economy.
There’s also a new transfer case that reduces shift times by up to 28%, and the Land Cruiser sits 18 mm higher for better wheel articulation. A fully lockable centre differential is standard, as is the Multi-Terrain Select (MTS) control system. This offers six different off-road modes, five in high range and four in low range.
Depending on the variant, there’s a 12.3-inch freestanding infotainment display, a new seven-inch multi-info display in the instrument cluster, seven-seat configuration, as well as the latest suite of Toyota Safety Sense.
This includes autonomous emergency braking with nighttime pedestrian detection, cyclist detection (daytime), intersection turn assist, and steering assist. Dynamic Radar Cruise Control is available, too, now offering curve speed reduction function.
Other ADAS systems include road sign assist and lane trace assist with steering wheel vibration. Standard across the board are automatic high beam, reverse camera, and 10 airbags. A five-year unlimited mileage warranty is standard, though customers are given the option to extend the warranty coverage for the engine and driveline components to seven years.
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Does australia have hefty tax for cars too…or this is purely a steep asking price?
It’s less than 90k AUD which seems just about right for this car with GST inclusive. We sometimes forget how bloody weak our currency is and how much we suffer from the consequence of poor and incompetent leadership.
No its north of 100k for the base 5 seater model. If you pick sahara, its 150k
steep? Here, RM274k can only get you a Harrier with a bit of spare change. In AUD it’s 90k, that’s only about 2 years of minimum wage salary. How long would you have to work to earn RM274k in Malaysia? You do the math.
Even after the currency exchange, it is still far lower compare to car selling price in Malaysia.
A RM300k only for a Recond Land Cruiser Prado in Malaysia.
Malaysia imposed a huge tax and gain a lot of revenue for every imported car sells here.
Yet, we are still suffering on the currency?
I once heard from an economists saying that in order to maintain competitive in the global market, our currency will have to be control which directly translated to a high inflation.
Low pay, low currency value and high purchase price.
Seriously, our system need to be rehabilate
I am not sure where this article gets its price from?
From Toyota Australia website the most kosong spec with cloth seats and etc is already at AUD100k which is more than RM300k?
The upper range spec which is what malaysian grey imports are is like AUD150k which is like RM450k.
Please get the numbers correct.