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The primary Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series Hybrid has been confirmed for Australian showrooms in 2026, with few particulars formally confirmed.
Nonetheless the Japanese automaker has opened orders for the ‘Land Cruiser Hybrid’ within the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and already sells the associated Lexus LX700h within the UAE and the US.
Toyota affords two LandCruiser Hybrid mannequin grades within the UAE, with an entry-level GR Sport operating 18-inch wheels, chunky entrance and rear bumpers and black particulars.
The upper-spec VXR will get hybrid-unique bumpers, chrome trims and 20-inch wheels much like that of the Australian-market Sahara ZX.
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Cabin tools contains commonplace leather-based seats on each mannequin grades in addition to walnut applique, four-zone local weather management and 12.3-inch centre touchscreen – the GR Sport additionally will get its personal steering wheel design.
The LandCruiser Hybrid’s mechanical spec is predicted to hold throughout to Australian variations largely unchanged, which suggests a 341kW/790Nm 3.5-litre V6 twin-turbocharged petrol engine – similar outputs to the LX700h and UAE-spec LandCruiser Hybrid – with an electrical motor mounted inside the transmission’s housing.
There’s full-time four-wheel drive with a low-range switch case, with a hybrid management system managing the change between petrol and electrical energy.
Being a parallel hybrid system means LandCruiser Hybrid can use the petrol engine or the electrical motor to drive its wheels. In response to abroad specs, there are entrance, centre and rear digital differential locks, with a Torsen limited-slip diff (LSD) fitted to the LX700h F Sport grade offered within the US.
Above: 2025 Lexus LX700h Overtrail
The hybrid off-roaders additionally use a singular, thinner entrance crossmember designed to take care of off-road floor clearance, whereas the spare wheel has been repositioned to permit the nickel-metal hydride (NMH) battery to be put in within the rear flooring.
The ten-speed automated transmission has been considerably waterproofed to guard the electrical motor, with as much as 700mm water wading. The rugged Lexus LX Overtrail is fitted with 33-inch all-terrain tyres.
Mixed gasoline economic system of 10.9km/L (9.17L/100km) for the UAE-market mannequin interprets to over 1000km of touring vary within the LandCruiser VXR grade with the bigger 98L gasoline tank. The Center Jap-spec GR Sport makes do with a a lot smaller 68L tank.
The identical efficiency stats additionally apply throughout the line-up, with a 0-100km/h declare of 6.4 seconds and a braked towing capability of 3629kg. In Australia, the diesel-powered LandCruiser 300 Collection is rated to tow 3.5 tonnes.
US specs point out the three.5-litre V6 hybrid system within the Lexus LX700h provides round 181kg over the equal LX600 – which runs a non-hybrid model of the identical twin-turbo V6 petrol engine.
That is the place the LandCruiser 300 Hybrid and Lexus could differ, given their completely different tools ranges and their influence on total weight – which may in flip have an effect on towing, gasoline economic system and naturally touring vary.
The LandCruiser Hybrid begins from UAE$389,900 (A$164,114) within the UAE, whereas the usual petrol-powered LandCruiser kicks-off at $UAE238,900 ($100,556).
In the meantime, the Australian 300 Collection lineup begins at $97,990 plus on-road prices for the entry-level GX, with the flagship Sahara ZX carrying a $146,910 sticker plus on-roads.
For reference, the Toyota Tundra full-size pickup with an analogous drivetrain is $155,990 plus on-roads in Australia – which means the LandCruiser Hybrid may very well be the most costly car to put on the Toyota badge in Australia.
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