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Toyota has added new infotainment technology and more equipment to its flagship 4WD – but the cheapest model's price may rise beyond $100,000.
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The 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series will be one of the brand's last models to adopt its latest infotainment system when an upgraded model arrives by the middle of next year.
It is the first update for the LandCruiser 300 Series since it launched three years ago, due in the second quarter of 2025 (April to June) with new interior technology, a longer list of safety features, and additional convenience equipment.
Toyota Australia is yet to confirm prices.
An increase over the current line-up – which ranges from $96,991 to $145,791 plus on-road costs – is likely, with the existing GX, GXL, VX, Sahara, GR Sport and Sahara ZX to be retained.
No styling changes have been detailed, so the 2025 model is pitched as a running tech update, rather than a mid-life facelift for the large 4WD.
Toyota's latest infotainment system has been added, running on an 8.0-inch screen in the GX and GXL – down from a 9.0-inch display previously – upgraded to a 12.3-inch screen in other models.
Connected satellite navigation is also standard across the range, as are new features for Toyota Connected Services and the myToyota phone app, including remote access to the climate controls, vehicle and trip information, and "additional alerts".
GX and GXL variants upgrade from a 4.2-inch to a 7.0-inch instrument display, while higher grades step up from a 7.0-inch instrument display to a widescreen 12.3-inch unit.
Lane-centring assist and emergency steering assist are now standard across the range – rather than exclusive to the VX grade and up – while all models offer an emergency driving stop system.
The blind-spot monitoring system exclusive to the GXL and up gains a safe exit assist function which warns of approaching vehicles or cyclists before the doors are opened, while the GXL also adds low-speed rear autonomous emergency braking.
Most models in the range also gain equipment from more expensive variants.
New features – aside from infotainment and active safety – on the GX include a power-adjustable steering column, LED front interior lighting, and guidelines for its reversing camera.
The GXL gains "suede-like" fabric upholstery, an eight-way power-adjustable driver's seat with lumbar (replacing manual adjustment), four-zone climate control (replacing dual-zone), a centre console cool box, and 40:20:40 split-folding second-row seats.
Added to the VX is an eight-way power-adjustable front passenger seat, a power-operated tailgate, and an HDMI port to replace the CD/DVD player.
The GR Sport adds a puddle lamp on the inside of the tailgate, while the Sahara and Sahara ZX are unchanged.
Powering the 300 Series range remains a 227kW/700Nm 3.3-litre twin-turbo diesel V6 engine, matched with a 10-speed automatic transmission, permanent four-wheel drive and locking centre differential.
More details of the 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series update are due closer to its launch next year.
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Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family.
