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Toyota Land Cruiser 78 Series Has Huge Pulling Power
Talk about torque, Toyota's 78 Series turbo diesel 'Cruiser could have towed Her Majesty's embarrassingly beached battle cruiser, the Nottingham, off Lord Howe Island with ease.
Okay, now that may be a slight exaggeration - slight, I said - but the Troop Carrier turbo diesel we tested here is as rough and ready for action as any vehicle we've ever driven. For those who like to treat their cars rough, the 78 Series Land Cruiser is built tough to withstand anything short of a nuclear attack. And we think it's got a better than even chance there, too...
Up front is a big bore, cast iron 4.2-liter, six cylinder turbo diesel. Towing performance is massive; 380 Newton meters from 1600-2800rpm in any of five gears will straighten the Leaning Tower, and should have no trouble hauling a maximum 3500kg braked trailer.
The 'Cruiser is rear wheel drive until you lock the hubs and throw the second gear lever into 4high for high range four wheel drive, or 4low for extremely slippery or heavy conditions. Knobbly 16inch Dunlop Road Grippers are biased towards muck and sand driving, but work equally well on tarmac.
No one's ever going to confuse the turbo diesel 78 with a sports-car. If the big 2.1m tall body doesn't give it away, the tdi's blistering acceleration, best measured with an hourglass, probably will.
You Dont really need first gear for everyday driving, the diesel's enormous torque allowing you to start off in second gear every time. In fact, so flexible is this power-train you can happily skip third as well.
Toyota tells us the steering is power assisted, but guiding the 'Cruiser around town is still a pretty good bicep workout, especially parallel parking which can take four revolutions lock to lock.
The cavernous wagon area with hose-down vinyl inside will easily swallow a trailerload of equipment, and unless you're stuffing a couple of tonnes of crap in the back, it will have little effect on the engine's overall performance.
One area you'll love is the fuel consumption. We only managed to rack up 700km in our time with the Land Cruiser, sipping less than 65 liters of fuel. We've heard reports of a 78 Series almost completing a return trip Melbourne to Sydney without refilling its two 90 liter tanks. That's better than 10litres per100km for a turbocharged vehicle weighing more than 2 tonnes.
Luxuries be damned, in a moment of weakness Toyota's techies allowed an am/fm stereo into the cabin, but after that she's barer than Mother Hubbards cupboard. Adjustable drivers' seat and adjustable steering wheel are pretty much it in a very spartan cabin. The windows are of the old wind-your-own variety, which makes life a bit easier than trying to adjust the external mirrors through the glass. The basic model comes with seats for three across the bench, though you can get a second bench put in behind. Either that, or two benches running down each side making room for 11 - hence the name Troop Carrier.
. Try looking at, the 'Cruiser, in the bonnet, at the suspension and the chassis and you'll find the value in an instant. Then hook it up to your big boat or camper-van and you'll applaud the day you decided in favor of brute force and bulletproof towing ability, and against carpeted interiors and cruise control.
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