Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Station Wagon PDF Manual

But if you have a hankering after not shaving on weekends, of getting out and earning a healthy tan and wearing your favourite bush hat trimmed with fake leopard skin, then this Cruiser will do you exceptionally proud! In fact, you’ll love it – and largely because of its overall simplicity and
cavernous interior space. Marry this to the unspoken promise of being able to take you wherever your heart desires in Africa, and what more could you want? And after an hour behind that steering wheel you won’t want to give this vehicle back. Ever! The Land Cruiser 70 Station Wagon shares the same mechanical specification as the Land Cruiser Pick- up.

Both have a strong ladder frame chassis known for ruggedness and the ability to carry heavy loads; the major difference between the two is that the Station Wagon’s overall wheelbase is 450 mm shorter than that of the commercial Pick-up, but slightly wider (100 mm) due to the wider fenders on the Station Wagon. But don’t expect the hard ride of the Pick-up. Rather, the 70 Series uses live axles front and rear with long travel coil springs at the front and leaf springs at the rear with modified spring rates that favour quality of ride rather than the ability to carry excessive loads over tough terrain. It’s available in only one choice of engine, a normally aspirated 4.2-litre 6-cylinder diesel engine that develops 96 kW at 3 800 r/min and 285 Nm of torque at 2 200 r/min, and it requires an oil change every 5 000 km.

The vehicle uses a five-speed manual gearbox with two-speed transfer case offering the option of selecting low-range 4×4, and perhaps surprisingly – for it is an advancement on those old manually-operated free- wheeling hubs – the front wheels are equipped with automatically-locking front hubs. These enable the selection of 4×4 while the vehicle is still moving and without the need for the driver to leave the comfort of his seat. Stylish alloy wheels (16 inch) add a touch of glamour and are fitted with wider 265/70 R 16LT tyres that impressed us when towing off-road. If we have been a bit harsh on stressing the 70’s simplicity, there are a few other modern features to mention: power windows, power steering, air conditioning, RDS Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Station Wagonwords by Godfrey Castle Photos by Mark samuel

Caravan & Outdoor Life tOw test radio/CD combination, key operated central locking, front fog lights and a rear console incorporating a rear
compartment heater. But expect durable vinyl floor covering, cloth seat facings, a rear door mounted spare wheel carrier, a 90-litre fuel tank, aluminium side and rear steps, and finally, a manually operated electric aerial. What can it tow? Like its Pick-up stable-mate the 70Station Wagon will move virtually anything anywhere in first gear, but all in its own time. Not being turbo- charged like most modern day diesels, the performance is a bit slow. The plus side is that this engine will probably outlast that of the driver! Having a tare weight of 2 138 kg should mean that it can tow up to 2 138 kg, however Toyota has placed a restriction of a maximum braked towing capacity of 1 500 kg for this vehicle, the same as for the Fortunerpetrol 4×4. Because we feel that the 1 500 kg limit is too conservative for this vehicle we selected an off-road Xplorer 1, weighing in at 1 650 kg, as a typical and more suitable match. The Xplorer is not known for a light nose weight, but hitched onto the rear of the 70 Cruiser, the towball height drops 22 mm to 480 mm, near perfect for towing and able to clear the caravan’s jockey wheel when going over or through easonableobstacle courses!

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Filed Under (Toyota) by m4d35 on 04-02-2010
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