Comments on: 2007 Toyota LandCruiser 76 Series GXL Wagon review

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:12:34 +0000

Reckon you might be right, Mick

Interesting: the manual 5speed 1986 HJ60 did about 2050 revs at 100 and 2200 at 110, on a weight of 1900+kg the 2H diesel gave 9.5-10.5L/100km highway, up to 12.5L/100km fully laden into headwinds at worst.

When working on mines, and hiring 70 Series Utes I was amazed that it was 2500 at 110; when hiring a standard 100 Series wagon for the same purpose I also noted 2500 at 110. They featured lower overall gearing, which added to increasing weight means fuel consumption only goes up.

Cheers

Jack

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 05:03:15 +0000

I dunno… I did some truly hellish tracks for work (fun! :))in the HJ60, all leaves, and unless I am mistaken it made it everywhere, was not bogged and did not bottom out… all on leaves. Spooky.

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:56:57 +0000

Me too.
I love my HJ60, it took me all over Australia. Fantastic car; here is its natural successor.

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:55:31 +0000

What, exactly, does all that mean???

By: michael

michael — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:26:48 +0000

hi there,
i just test drive a gxl wagon at 100km it was doin 2450rpm and at 110km it was doin 2650rpm. i think it needs a 6th gear, the other 5 gears are grate and very low go for towing and off road but the 6th gear would be grate on high way
cheers mick

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:08:20 +0000

Can anyone advise – what RPM is the 76 Series GXL doing at 100kph in top gear?

By: Jacq

Jacq — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:58:28 +0000

BTW Big thanks to Bill for his post :)

By: Jacq

Jacq — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:53:18 +0000

hi Guys & girls

We have been looking for something to upgrade the ‘98 hilux sr5 dual cab too for a while & I must say I think we have finally found it.. & I love our old girl she hasnt missed a beat in 11years so there was a high standard to follow!

we looked at the showpony that the 200 series is & decided that it is definitely not for us! The 76 series GXL Wagon on the other hand has us so excited that we both had to do the test drive!

Just chasing how people that are owning & driving this model are finding it now they have had it for a while? we r in far nth east wa & the dealer has told us they will need a few mths to get in the colour we want, so before we do the big jump can you guys shed some feedback?

Big Thanks to Bill for his post ;)

Thanks

Jacq

By: Bill Davis

Bill Davis — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:28:18 +0000

I’m a grey nomad pulling a 2.4ton caravan and would say my 76 series S/W could not be better other than requirements of a long range tank. Lacking in most modern 4 x 4’s is rear leaf springs to which I have added an extra leaf and reset. Fuel economy exceptional and don’t need to mention the pulling power. I don’t really need four wheel drive, but no car manufacturer produces a designed car for towing unfortunately.

Last year on the west coast we were hit with 60 to 80 klm head winds to which my previous Prado looked quite ill, not to mention sagging rear coils – not a real tow vehicle. The 76 series could pull the QE2 uphill if required.

Bill

By: Steve Clark

Steve Clark — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:18:36 +0000

one of the mags had picks this month: 4×4 Aus. I think.

By: Stevo

Stevo — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:53:17 +0000

Hi Mate i Ordered mine start of June and should be in Perth wa on 27 of this month, you might have the upgrades on your model, i only found out my delivery date start of July after alot of phone calls, the dealer has told me he hasnt even seen the pics for the upgraded model yet

By: Figjam01

Figjam01 — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:49:00 +0000

Hi Stevo, i too have just recently ordered a new VDJ79R cab-chassis 79 series and it was ordered on 10 jun only to be told mine will be an august build and sept delivery.How come yours is a august delivery when mine was ordered in june.Where and when did you oreder yours mate.Mine was ordered at torque toyota brendale on brisbanes north.I am yet to have confirmation of the so called new updates to my ordered vehicle.Can anyone add to this info.

Cheers

By: Stevo

Stevo — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:54:58 +0000

Just wondering if anyone has heard or seen anything about the new dash and airbags going into the 76 series wagon, i have just ordered one and am told that after mine is delivered in Aug the new ones will have these changes

By: LandRover_Toyota

LandRover_Toyota — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:42:55 +0000

Gday Guys

i think the best 4×4 to be ever made would be this V8 diesel in a Land Rover Defender. Defender is all around coils ( Real 4×4) this is coil and leaf … even the Defender Ute is all round coils … im a Toyota Fan and Land Rover … if the two came together the outcome would be mind blowing : )

cheers

By: Richo2

Richo2 — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:18:32 +0000

Metal Glove Box – OK
Small plastic air cleaner off a prado for a V8 – no good at all Toyota. In the 08 bush fires in Victoria, DSE had real issues with constant blocking up of the air cleaner, dust getting past the air cleaner element.
Also there is a problem with the weight on the front end, apparently the axel is over weight if you mount a bull bar, winch and three blokes in the front seat. Sources say that even with front bucket seats, total passenger weight restriction are 80kg’s each (total of 160 kg’s)
Real 4X4 well if you have issues with a under rated front axel, cant mount a decent bull bar, winch, driving lights, CB aerials, tow hooks, Gling hot water shower, and go on a diet then at this stage you’ll need to look else where.

By: Sandgroper

Sandgroper — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:18:22 +0000

paddymelon you are 100% right i met plenty of posers in FNQ in fact everywhere i went in QLD.
I come from the Goldfields in WA and more than anything you want reliabilty in the desert.
There are more cruisers per head of capita in the golfields region than anywhere else in this country, all of the mining companies here buy and lease them, pretty much says it all.

I have just put an order in for the new wagon loved the cab chassis had it on fraser island in QLD for a week and loved it.

By: paddymelon

paddymelon — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:39:33 +0000

I reside in small town in fnq, only people that drive these are a few farmers and mostly posers, most of em look that clean n shiny, they’ve probably neva seen a dirt road. Besides, whenever your on the road and you see camo army vehicles drive past what are they driving ? Defenders and Merc Benz trucks, why not cruisers ?? up here if you dont have a landcruiser with a toolbox in the tray or your dogs, you havent made it in rural fnq. What Im sayin is, cruisers are status symbols.

By: yoda

yoda — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:35:59 +0000

reckless1 can you please show me a car that makes more then 430nu @ 1200rpm’s ???? smaller motor at what crazy rpm make this torque ? and not from a dyno sheet either as the torque get’s mulitplyed on a roller dyno only an engine dyno can show true readings..

some people, if you dont know what your talking about dont post you unture facts and try and make this car look bad
haveing 430nu @ 1200rpm is a great feet, and make one good engine for 4×4 use, good torque at high rpm is useless for proper 4×4 use

By: Mick

Mick — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 06:48:56 +0000

I think I may have found a replacement for my beloved 60 series when the old girl dies, might take another couple of decades though!!!

By: kelvin

kelvin — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:39:05 +0000

hey i like the new 70 series n like other toyotas nothing even comes close it is not a svu it is a commercial h/duty wagon with tares and gross figures no other heavy comercial has air bags ive just traded my 79 t.d cab chassis on it but unlike the so called opposition there is non on the shelf so i gotta weight like all the other tojos you want u order the supply and demand tells the story above no other like to catch all u tojo fans on the trails where others fear to tread