Information on repair and maintenance of Toyota Land Cruiser cars electronically
The Toyota Land Cruiser is a family of SUVs produced by the Japanese Toyota Motor Corporation since 1951, making it the most durable model in the company's production. The car has been produced in various modifications over the years. Production of the first generation Toyota Land Cruiser began in 1951 as a Toyota version similar to the Jeep CJ.
The reliability and durability of the Toyota Land Cruiser have earned him great popularity over time. Toyota has conducted extensive testing of the Toyota Land Cruiser in Australia's Outback, one of the worst operating environments for a vehicle, both due to temperature and terrain.
Different series of Toyota Land Cruiser were produced with different bodies and fittings:
- Models BJ and FJ (1951-1955);
- Series 20 (1955-1960);
- Series 40 (1960-1984);
- Series 50 (1967-1980);
- Series 60 (1980-1990);
- Series 70 (since 1984);
- Series 80 (1989-1997);
- Series 90 (1996-2002);
- Series 100 (1998-2007);
- Series 120 (2002-2007);
- Series 200 (2007-2021);
- Series 300 (from 2021)
In 1956, the Toyota Land Cruiser had already gained prominence in Japan, so Toyota began selling this car in foreign markets with the confidence that, thanks to its quality and power, it would be able to compete with Jeep Willys and Land Rover.
Currently, the Toyota Land Cruiser 200 series is very popular, which can be found today quite often both on sales sites and on the roads.
With this model, Toyota aims to compete with the BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, Range Rover and Audi Q7, all of the luxury SUVs that dominate the road. It was officially unveiled at the Sydney Auto Show in Australia in late 2007 and went into production around the same time, but only sold in international markets since mid-2008.
The new base frame has been designed to provide better road handling, in fact, with a stiffer suspension. The platform is equipped with an independent four-wheel suspension with a front end equipped with a double wishbone and anti-roll bar, and at the rear there is a Multilink with 4 links and an anti-roll bar.
The hydraulic suspensions are electronically adjustable at six levels depending on the type of road surface, as well as adjustable in height and damping using coil springs.
ABS, EBD and BA are standard, plus 14 airbags and 20-inch alloy wheels.
The body of the Toyota Land Cruiser 200 series is offered only in a five-door version and is 4.95 meters long, 1.97 meters wide and 1.865 meters high in the Normal suspension configuration. The wheelbase is 2.85 meters.
The design is faithful to the previous hundredth series, it includes many stylistic solutions with a lot of curves:
- new chrome front grill;
- xenon headlights;
- rounded wheel arches;
- a variety of chrome finishes that give an elegant look.
Even the most reliable car requires timely maintenance and diagnostics. Vehicle owners often want to understand basic vehicle repair and maintenance issues on their own.
It would be a good idea for such owners to buy a book on Toyota Land Cruiser repair and operation in PDF format on our website. After purchase, you can download the car repair manual to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Thanks to this, the book will always be at hand and will help you out at the right time.
If desired, you can separately purchase electrical circuits for Toyota Land Cruiser in electronic form, which are necessary when repairing the car's electrical equipment.