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A manual transmission is now available with the four-cylinder LandCruiser 70 Series, as the V8 begins its exit from showrooms.
The 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series four-cylinder has gained the option of a manual transmission, as the final examples of the V8 get closer to rolling off the production line.
Select variants of the LandCruiser 70 Series can now be ordered with a five-speed manual transmission in conjunction with the 2.8-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder, rather than the six-speed automatic introduced by Toyota last year.
The choice of gearboxes is intended to provide a complete replacement for the manual-only 4.5-litre turbo-diesel V8, which has already exited production for the 76 Series wagon (LC76), 78 Series Troop Carrier (LC78), and Workmate and GX versions of the 79 Series (LC79) single- and double-cab chassis grades.
Production of the V8 79 Series GXL is set to continue to the fourth quarter of 2025 (October to December) next year.
The four-cylinder is the only engine available to order – and as such is the only engine featured on price lists – as V8 order books have been closed since mid-2022.
Prices for the five-speed manual start $2000 lower than equivalent automatics, and it is about $6100 cheaper than an equivalent V8 manual.
The 2.8-litre turbo-diesel sourced from the HiLux and Prado produces 150kW (from 3200-3400rpm) and 450Nm (from 2400-3200rpm) in the manual 70 Series, compared to 150kW (from 3000-3400rpm) and 500Nm (from 1600-2800rpm) for the auto.
For context, the V8 produced 151kW (at 3400rpm) and 430Nm (from 1200-3400rpm).
Compared to its application in the V8, the manual in the four-cylinder has received shorter first, second and third gears for improved acceleration, as well as a longer fifth gear for quieter, more efficient highway driving.
It gains a new flywheel compatible with a 12-inch (305mm) clutch, plus a triple synchronisation mechanism for first gear, and a dust seal for the rear-end engine plate to "prevent ingress of foreign matter to the release bearing."
Other changes between the manual and automatic 70 Series four-cylinders are limited to the removal of the front console box – to accommodate the shifter – and hill-descent control.
Toyota says braked towing capacities and gross combination masses are unchanged between the manual and auto four-cylinder. Payload and gross vehicle mass data has not been shared.
The 2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series range is available to order now. Prices, standard specifications, and engine specs are included below.
2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series price in Australia
Note: All prices above exclude on-road costs.
2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series Workmate standard features:
2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series GX adds (over Workmate):
2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series GXL adds (over GX):
2025 Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series specifications
| Transmission | H153F five-speed manual | AC60F six-speed automatic |
| Engine | 2755cc turbo-diesel 1GD-FTV four-cylinder | 2755cc turbo-diesel 1GD-FTV four-cylinder |
| Bore x Stroke | 92.0mm x 103.6mm | 92.0mm x 103.6mm |
| Compression ratio | 15.6:1 | 15.6:1 |
| Maximum power | 150kW (from 3200-3400rpm) | 150kW (from 3000-3400rpm) |
| Maximum torque | 450Nm (from 2400-3000rpm) | 500Nm (from 1600-2800rpm) |
| Gear ratios | ||
| 1st | 4.773 | 3.600 |
| 2nd | 2.597 | 2.090 |
| 3rd | 1.570 | 1.488 |
| 4th | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 5th | 0.775 | 0.688 |
| 6th | 0.581 | |
| Reverse | 4.545 | 3.732 |
| Final drive ratio | 4.100 | 4.300 |
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.
