This Is The “New” Toyota Land Cruiser For Humanitarian Efforts

You may not anticipate finding a excessive focus of Land Cruisers 70 Sequence fashions in Geneva, Switzerland. The county’s pristine street community is something however austere. However Geneva can be dwelling to the United Nations, The Worldwide Committee of the Purple Cross, and a bevy of different humanitarian support organizations that function in essentially the most excessive areas of the globe.

In different phrases, Geneva is the right place to launch the GDJ76. Whereas it might seem like a traditional, this can be a brand-new Land Cruiser made by Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings, a modifier and distributor of Toyota fleet autos that then sells the SUVs completely to humanitarian support organizations like those talked about.

Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings presently sells the HZJ76, the “wagon” variant within the 70 Sequence lineup, configured to hold 10 passengers because of troop seating within the rear. That is the automobile you’ve seemingly seen on the information carrying the UN livery.

The brand new GDJ76 options the identical up to date therapy because the up to date Australian and JDM “civilian” variations, however it foregoes lots of the creature comforts like computerized high-beam headlights (the GDJ76 is provided with primary halogen lamps), a digital gauge cluster, or a touchscreen. What it does come outfitted with, nevertheless, is Toyota Energetic Traction Management (or, A-TRAC) with manually locking hubs for larger reliability. The signature white paint and black snorkel additionally carry over from the HZJ76.

Powering the brand new GDJ76 from Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings is the 1GD-FTV engine, a 2.8-liter four-cylinder diesel mated to a six-speed computerized transmission. That is the place the foremost enhancements are – in line with TGS, gasoline economic system is up 30 p.c from the prior six-cylinder 1HZ, and energy is up from 129 horsepower to 201 hp as nicely. Emissions have gone down 30 p.c, and that enables the GDJ76 to satisfy Euro4 emissions requirements, essential to function in among the nations the truck will serve in.

It’s necessary to notice that the GDJ76 isn’t essentially a substitute for the HZJ76. The 2 fashions will proceed to be produced in parallel for at the least one 12 months, and purchasers of TGS can nonetheless order the HZJ76 regardless of the numerous enhancements of the GDJ76. It’s unknown when – and if – Toyota will section out the HZJ76 utterly.

A spokesperson from TGS famous that room contained in the engine bay has considerably decreased with the GDJ76, which implies they’ll must give you an engineering answer for among the calls for from support organizations like twin batteries, bigger alternators, and programs that run off engine energy like refrigeration (for transporting vaccines).

As of now, supply of the GDJ76 to help organizations will start in March, and in line with TGS, the United Nations is among the many first prospects with a large fleet order.

Pictures: Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings, Cole Pennington For Motor1