‘Farmer’s favourite’ Toyota V8 dropped over emissions targets

‘Farmer’s favourite’ Toyota V8 dropped over emissions targets

Popular ute’s 4.5-litre V8 culled to help Toyota meet emissions standards in New Zealand.

V8 Cruiser finally finished  - NZ Autocar

Toyota New Zealand has confirmed the death of the Land Cruiser 70 V8. Concrete pumpers and Southern farmers were seen wiping away the odd tear today as the news broke. Although they say it was merely a bit of dust on the retina causing their watery eyes. Toyota NZ has now reduced the LC 70 range to four core models, all powered by the 1GD four pot 2.8-litre diesel. This makes a similar amount of power as the V8 (150kW) and a lot more torque (500…