Orders stay closed for Toyota LandCruiser 70 Sequence fashions geared up with the turbo-diesel V8 engine, and it’s unclear after they’ll open.
“V8, we’re filling the orders as we communicate,” mentioned Sean Hanley, Toyota Australia’s vice chairman for gross sales, advertising and franchise operations.
“We count on to have the ability to fill these orders. At this stage although, I’ve no clear imaginative and prescient of that order financial institution opening anytime quickly. We’ve nonetheless acquired a approach to go to clear what we’ve acquired.
“4-cylinder although however, undoubtedly open… and the take-up charges are enhancing by the day.”
Mr Hanley reiterated he didn’t count on orders opening for the V8 “within the foreseeable future”.
“What we’re targeted on is delivering each single a kind of vehicles to the purchasers who put orders in,” he mentioned.
At one level, sellers have been quoting wait instances of 4 years “or by no means” for the venerable V8.
Mr Hanley had beforehand mentioned in February the V8 70 Sequence was “in all probability a automotive you’d have a look at [removing from Australia] upfront]” when the New Automobile Effectivity Customary (NVES) comes into impact.
In response to Mr Hanley, the prospect of pulling the plug on the V8 “all the time existed earlier than NVES, however now it’s in all probability cemented in our pondering”.
Had been it to be reduce off, Toyota Australia would then “should see” what number of extra it may produce to fulfil again orders.
“Then I feel it’s completely happy days,” Mr Hanley mentioned. “2.8L auto LandCruiser 70, Euro 6 compliant, is our future.”
With 150kW of energy and 500Nm of torque, the four-cylinder has simply 1kW much less energy than the V8, however packs 70Nm extra torque. It was launched as a part of an replace for 2023.
It’s additionally mated with a six-speed automated transmission, the place the V8 is just supplied with a five-speed handbook.
Toyota sellers have been reaching out to clients ready for a V8 to supply them the extra available four-cylinder mannequin.
The corporate first introduced a pause on orders for the V8 70 Sequence in July 2022. It confirmed final 12 months it’s anticipating to obtain round 12,000 vehicles in 2024, two thirds of that are more likely to be the in-demand V8.
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