I see a bigger picture here. Just imagine if all the top off roaders were strategically pulled apart, scanned and assessed on a quality and engineering scale. Crash testing is one thing. Top shelf engineering leads to better than normal longevity. I know a few good folk who'd pay for such information. I would if I knew Brand T had better build and components than brand N. It makes a purchase decision more informed. Excellent work.
Thanks for that one Luke. Great to see how big a role this sort of teardown plays in the aftermarket scene. Helps them hit the ground running. Cool upload 👌
Yep that’s certainly the case but this is the way land cruisers have been designed and marketed since the 60 series. A reliable and capable off-roader that is comfortable enough to tour and do the school run.
Brilliant. So technical and professional. Engineering excellence. Toyota rocks. Electronic park brakes and Electronic assited steering are very common now. The 200 legend lives on to 300 tech.
the pimples on the body bump stop is probably used as 'tell tails' to tell how much and at what angles the body has been flexed. If the pimples are only buffed off on one outer edge of one stop them there has been a lot of flex up one side , if the tops of both are scrubbed then its GVM has probably been maxed out quite a bit.
@@eaglen00b and you know this how...? This fella right here is the problem nowadays. Ignorant people confidently talking about things they have absolutely nothing about.
@@AA-vr8ez Sure OK, champ. In 1986 I bought a new HJ61 (12HT Diesel), then I sold the HJ61 and bought a 1995 HZJ75RV-MNQ (1HZ Diesel) and a 1995 HZJ80R (also 1HZ Diesel). I then sold the HZJ80R (regret doing this to this very day. This was the best Landcruiser in my opinion) and bought a new 2006 HZJ105 (1HZ Diesel). From there, Landcruisers started to go the way of a lot of modern day cars, i.e. increasing dependence on electronic doo hickeys and gizmos. The Landcruiser 200 series V8s were nice (I had a GXL LC200 company vehicle), but airbox dust issues and (again) the electronics were really complex and you can't bush fix your way out of a situation if something goes wrong. Now the J300 series.... even MORE complicated.... NO thanks. I still have the 1995 HZJ75RV-MNQ and it's just clicked over 538,000kms. I drive it a few times a week and is the most reliable Landcruiser I've had. How many kms/miles have you clocked in a Landcruiser? How many years of Landcruiser ownership do you have?
I have dissected a n80 hilux and found that the ecu/bcm, loom and relays are very prone to water damage. One blue relay is not cheap @ around $50 x 30 or so. The electrical system seems to be very precise and poorly protected from water. Unlike older Toyotas where as you can basically throw them of a diving board.
a plastic turbo inlets, connected with a silicon boot hoses sitting on the top of the very hot exhaust pipe, located way in the back on the motor, good luck replacing it and they will get dry and crack for sure, in FJ80 we have a name for it " pesky hose" and this one have two of them.
I love the trust and respect the presenter has for the Toyota engineering reputation and the reputation of the Land Cruiser Brand. In my country they are the maximum level of luxury, and status.
That's fascinating - gigapascal steel in the middle of the chassis rails is very clever/efficient. But what's the bet the hot vee is a weak link? Awesome interview-style vlog (hard to frame up and ask questions at the same time #respect). Well done. And who doesn't want a workshop like that?
Riddle me this please, up to the 80 series all Land Cruises and Prados had six wheel studs. Then with the 100 series Land Cruiser it was changed to five stud while Prado remained six stud. Now with the 300 Toyota has changed back to six stud again. It can’t be due to weight so why the changes. Just one of those things that makes you go Hmmmmmm. Thanks Stuart 🇦🇺
@@milesabove5259 The 5 much more than widely spaced out wheel studs designed is objectively superior IMHO. Structurally stronger and eliminating the issue of idiots trying to get away with screwing on only 3 of the 6 nuts. Problem is probably aftermarket not catching up.
To anyone who works on cars this would be a dream. Not a rusty bolt is sight. Everything clean. No idiot has been there before you. The only difficult bit would be going back to working on rusty cars.
THAT is how you make a underground hoist! my workplace has the ones with the posts UNDER the car, that you have to drive over a 4in tall steel plate that reaches outside where the arms mount on. It baffles me why that company wouldn't just put the posts out from under the car and just mount the arms on the post like the one in this video!
Ha ha, amazing that those boys have disassembled a 300 so far, probably one of the first to do so. Here comes the stamped of accessories, get your credit cards ready there'll be a lot of 200 plus K 300 series running around, even before the cut and shut truck conversion boys get to it, could see the first 300K cruisers? Looking like an American F truck for me, likely a Ram 2500.
Very Impressive video, great work! P.S They still use Hydraulic steering on all 4x4 in the Toyota range because for heavy offroading if the wheel is stuck in a rut the electric can overheat whilst trying to steer.
didn't they mention hydraulic/electric hybrid systems in the LX600 ? , I am wondering since the ZX trim is usually very close to the Lexus LX, I am looking for an answer to that.
@@Voltedge89 for just book the lx600 you have to pay 2k DK it will be more expensive than the vxr for sure just don’t know how much expensive my thought the price will be 36k
diagnostics have been made easier and harder. Everything runs through a computer, so you just plug it in, and it'll tell you what's wrong, so majority of the time it's a no brainer. It sucks when the computer doesn't know what's wrong haha.
Even though its the soccer mums cruiser, the fuel filter would be the first modification I'd do, they dropped the ball right there and needs to be re located somewhere alot less stupid. Designed and mounted on the same Friday arvo or Monday morning.
Not sure about the breathers being classic Toyota. Toyota are well known for having usless breathers right on top of the diff and gearbox sucking in water at will.
😮😮Ruth has a great story on how the new album will make you a fan and a 😮friend 😮you will never be forgotten and will be forever remembered as a fan and fan in the future as a
That motor sitting there looks like the whole car being compact it into a square just a matter of tubes and wiring looks very messy but it long as it works
I would love to see all the point cloud data and how they scan the cars. That side is really interesting to me. I started off with a mechanic apprenticeship at Toyota before going to uni and now I’m a land surveyor scanning buildings rather than car.
Just goes to show the enormous complexity of the modern Motor vehicles, a far cry from working in the back shed on a weekend on your EH Holden. I'm sure there's more technology in the Toyota Landcruiser than the so called Apollo rockets doing the so called moon missions
Toyota never used cam adjusters on front lower control arms on LC 100, 200 and 300...Impressive. Instead, the camber/Caster adjustments are located in the upper Control arm.
Japanese 4wd's ran commercial vehicle engines for a long time. Proper 4wd's have commercial vehicle engines. Looking at the high prices of GQ and early GU patrols i think people are realising the newer a 4wd is the less suitable it is for 4wding.
Just a thought would it be possible to add a tailgate as I have canceled my order as I would find it totally unworkable without one as we have had four Landcruisers and actually use them as a work horse.
Hi there, not sure if this is the right place to ask for help, but i have an LC300 with slight rough idling. We took out the injectors and had them serviced, but the problem still persists. Fuel pressure, air flow, map sensor, all the basics seem fine. Im wondering if mounting failure is a common fault on these cars? Or would anyone have any other suggestions on what else could possibly cause the slight rough idling? Its most noticeable at around 1000rpm, after that you cant really feel it anymore. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Also, what an awesome video!
Brilliant looking car, but they should've kept selling it with the 2UR V8 and sold another kagillion of these for another 2 decades. It's not like they stopped using the V8, it's in the 2022 Lexus LC500. 🤷
got to be said, i found that rather fascinating - but then i just happen to be pulling one apart that is in bits, i can't show or share images as its been heavily armored and tested with around 12lb of explosives which went off next to the drivers side (left), as far as i am aware, it didn't like it much, probably rolled over once or twice, some deformation at the drivers door and floor area, the survival space was all in tact, but i can't say the same for the rest of the car, the chassis is shredded along with the fuel tanks, so it wouldn't get very far, naturally the wiring failed nearly everywhere and i'm sure would render the vehicle completely useless after an attack, but even items like the anti roll bars, shredded, whatever is on the rear of the transfer case, and i did observe in your video, was shredded with some holes into the transfer case, so oil would be lost, its a very complex machine with an awful lot of external components that get damaged
Just wondering who does the ANCAP test vehicles and then rates them based on International standards etc, which company has the contracts to evaluate those cars vehicles etc?
The way i see this, is like this if Saudi Arabia and UAE buy them and run them in 45 degree days with out any problems yet, then just think of the engineering for heat management for the top of the engine and turbos which Toyota has done incorporating into building the engine and performance, no need to put a top mounted air dam or bonnet scope, unless you can prove it will change the heat near the turbos, maybe a interchiller will work so much better, re: A/C gas used to cool the air coming into the intake? But then again, you need to understand the engine and how efficient its is and how much damage the really cold air will do to it?
Ferrari looked at the "Hot V" for their F1 engines back in the early '80s then BMW used one in Its twin-turbocharged N63 V8 in 2008. There's advantages and disadvantages but with today's Turbochargers and airflow/cooling performance, there's more advantages than hassles. The REAL problems start with the mechanics/technicians who have to have fingers like an alien to work on the top of the engine and turbos. I remember seeing an airflow diagram of the engine bay of a BMW E90, a few years back and being amazed by the design creating the venturi pulling air through the front and out under the vehicle. Toyota would have spent ¥ to get the best out of the space available but from my perspective, the maintenance and servicing becomes harder and harder. This also happens from the bodywork perspective too. When aluminium takes a ding, it stretches more than steel and is harder to shrink back into shape and it's softer than steel so a little scuff that would scratch the paint on a steel panel, causes damage to an aluminium panel that is likely to need a replacement panel. But, all in all.... I am sure that the 300 will be a winner.
Thanks for coming out Luke and showing everyone what we are up to with the 300 Series!
This was great.
Tell Luke to take a mould of Brett Hill's hornet scoop on his Torana from when we were at school 🤣
You guys are legends. Thank you for doing what you do at AIC
This is a dream job right here. Honestly fascinating stuff.
Thanks for sharing!
2:53 - Thanks for the nice comments about our hoist 💪
I see a bigger picture here. Just imagine if all the top off roaders were strategically pulled apart, scanned and assessed on a quality and engineering scale. Crash testing is one thing. Top shelf engineering leads to better than normal longevity. I know a few good folk who'd pay for such information. I would if I knew Brand T had better build and components than brand N. It makes a purchase decision more informed. Excellent work.
They do exist… Autocar once did a story about the EU equivalent
Thanks for that one Luke. Great to see how big a role this sort of teardown plays in the aftermarket scene. Helps them hit the ground running. Cool upload 👌
This is the most indepth video of a new car you can get ! Too bad you cant get this with every car
Toyota Landcruiser 300. Soon to be driving through the suburbs doing the shopping and school runs.
Yep that’s certainly the case but this is the way land cruisers have been designed and marketed since the 60 series. A reliable and capable off-roader that is comfortable enough to tour and do the school run.
Brilliant. So technical and professional.
Engineering excellence. Toyota rocks.
Electronic park brakes and Electronic assited steering are very common now.
The 200 legend lives on to 300 tech.
toyota the original GOATs of car making.
Best video on UA-cam if you want to learn more about the new 300 series. Brilliant. Hats off.
You made my buying decision much easier. 🙏🏽
the pimples on the body bump stop is probably used as 'tell tails' to tell how much and at what angles the body has been flexed. If the pimples are only buffed off on one outer edge of one stop them there has been a lot of flex up one side , if the tops of both are scrubbed then its GVM has probably been maxed out quite a bit.
Or an injection mould mark from manufacture
You are far to smart. Hats off
Expensive jigsaw puzzle, but it has to be done so upgraded accessories can be manufactured, great video Luke 👌
Just watched Shaun on 4WD 24-7 punish a 300. Seemed to hold up ok.
Not really there is a knocking noise in the front suspension.
Yes, but will it do it day in day out? Probably not. Modern day Landcruisers are a shadow of the robustness of previous generations.
@@eaglen00b and you know this how...? This fella right here is the problem nowadays. Ignorant people confidently talking about things they have absolutely nothing about.
@@AA-vr8ez
Sure OK, champ.
In 1986 I bought a new HJ61 (12HT Diesel), then I sold the HJ61 and bought a 1995 HZJ75RV-MNQ (1HZ Diesel) and a 1995 HZJ80R (also 1HZ Diesel).
I then sold the HZJ80R (regret doing this to this very day. This was the best Landcruiser in my opinion) and bought a new 2006 HZJ105 (1HZ Diesel).
From there, Landcruisers started to go the way of a lot of modern day cars, i.e. increasing dependence on electronic doo hickeys and gizmos. The Landcruiser 200 series V8s were nice (I had a GXL LC200 company vehicle), but airbox dust issues and (again) the electronics were really complex and you can't bush fix your way out of a situation if something goes wrong.
Now the J300 series.... even MORE complicated.... NO thanks.
I still have the 1995 HZJ75RV-MNQ and it's just clicked over 538,000kms. I drive it a few times a week and is the most reliable Landcruiser I've had.
How many kms/miles have you clocked in a Landcruiser? How many years of Landcruiser ownership do you have?
I have dissected a n80 hilux and found that the ecu/bcm, loom and relays are very prone to water damage. One blue relay is not cheap @ around $50 x 30 or so. The electrical system seems to be very precise and poorly protected from water. Unlike older Toyotas where as you can basically throw them of a diving board.
a plastic turbo inlets, connected with a silicon boot hoses sitting on the top of the very hot exhaust pipe, located way in the back on the motor, good luck replacing it and they will get dry and crack for sure, in FJ80 we have a name for it " pesky hose" and this one have two of them.
I love the trust and respect the presenter has for the Toyota engineering reputation and the reputation of the Land Cruiser Brand. In my country they are the maximum level of luxury, and status.
Best video I've seen in a while, thank you for taking the big 300 apart and giving us a walkthrough, very interesting to see!
best 300 series review period……
That's fascinating - gigapascal steel in the middle of the chassis rails is very clever/efficient. But what's the bet the hot vee is a weak link? Awesome interview-style vlog (hard to frame up and ask questions at the same time #respect). Well done. And who doesn't want a workshop like that?
Get those warranty claims ready hey John?
Prophecy
Riddle me this please, up to the 80 series all Land Cruises and Prados had six wheel studs. Then with the 100 series Land Cruiser it was changed to five stud while Prado remained six stud. Now with the 300 Toyota has changed back to six stud again. It can’t be due to weight so why the changes. Just one of those things that makes you go Hmmmmmm.
Thanks Stuart 🇦🇺
Trying to swing the market through design. 6 stud continued to remain popular through many models.
@@milesabove5259
The 5 much more than widely spaced out wheel studs designed is objectively superior IMHO. Structurally stronger and eliminating the issue of idiots trying to get away with screwing on only 3 of the 6 nuts. Problem is probably aftermarket not catching up.
Crazy to think someone can pull that to pieces and put it back together.
Why crazy? It’s not an iPhone glued together.
@@ppal64 you capable of pulling that apart to the same extent and putting it back together?
I basically do this everyday as a panel beater, not to this extent but I'd be confident pulling this apart and rebuilding it exactly the same.
To anyone who works on cars this would be a dream.
Not a rusty bolt is sight.
Everything clean.
No idiot has been there before you.
The only difficult bit would be going back to working on rusty cars.
The diesel filter near the rear wheel is a worry to me, on the 300😐
THAT is how you make a underground hoist! my workplace has the ones with the posts UNDER the car, that you have to drive over a 4in tall steel plate that reaches outside where the arms mount on. It baffles me why that company wouldn't just put the posts out from under the car and just mount the arms on the post like the one in this video!
Quite amazing reverse engineering! engine looks a nightmare to work on(probably like any modern engine i guess)
@Tony F even b58 supra bmw engine looks more simple than this engine
Its a nightmare to work on.
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This video in Arabic but you can get a look.
This video is massive... Thanks a lot
I wonder how many parts you have left over when you put it back together
Wow what a very interesting video , a side step from the usual but great. I could listen to them all day.
That workshop is cleaner than my house. Damn.
Ha ha, amazing that those boys have disassembled a 300 so far, probably one of the first to do so. Here comes the stamped of accessories, get your credit cards ready there'll be a lot of 200 plus K 300 series running around, even before the cut and shut truck conversion boys get to it, could see the first 300K cruisers? Looking like an American F truck for me, likely a Ram 2500.
Very Impressive video, great work!
P.S They still use Hydraulic steering on all 4x4 in the Toyota range because for heavy offroading if the wheel is stuck in a rut the electric can overheat whilst trying to steer.
didn't they mention hydraulic/electric hybrid systems in the LX600 ?
, I am wondering since the ZX trim is usually very close to the Lexus LX, I am looking for an answer to that.
@@Voltedge89 same Lexus but maybe this of is not full ZB from the wheel and screen I can tell
@@mauzouq i am still wondering got my name for VXR in Alsayer , if the lx600 less than 6000kd more expensive I might go lexus anyway .
@@Voltedge89 for just book the lx600 you have to pay 2k DK it will be more expensive than the vxr for sure just don’t know how much expensive my thought the price will be 36k
Would have been good to see a close up of the Alternator and how difficult it would be to change.
Also the belts
The LC ute had the alternator problems not the 200
@@jasonswift7098 They are in the same place . This is about the 300 . Have you seen where it is ?
@@RGF56 the 200 series LC did not have alternator issues that was the 70 series utes.
Looking at that engine and not just landcruiser specific but new engines wow, I’d hate to have to diagnose or do any kind of repair 😳
diagnostics have been made easier and harder. Everything runs through a computer, so you just plug it in, and it'll tell you what's wrong, so majority of the time it's a no brainer. It sucks when the computer doesn't know what's wrong haha.
What a great video good to see the engineering behind it all.
Even though its the soccer mums cruiser, the fuel filter would be the first modification I'd do, they dropped the ball right there and needs to be re located somewhere alot less stupid. Designed and mounted on the same Friday arvo or Monday morning.
Toyota has made another fantastic product. Awesome content 👍😊🤟💯🔥
Thanx for the anatomy of the best off road on earth
Very detailed split view of 300, can't wait for future hybrid diesel
Not sure about the breathers being classic Toyota. Toyota are well known for having usless breathers right on top of the diff and gearbox sucking in water at will.
😮😮Ruth has a great story on how the new album will make you a fan and a 😮friend 😮you will never be forgotten and will be forever remembered as a fan and fan in the future as a
Weapons, v6 hot vee is the bogans kryptonite.
Loved this vid. Full credit to this bloke ..knows his shit 🤙
Amazing video!!! Did not skip a single frame!!! Thank you!
That front diff gives the distinct impression of being the most explosive front diff Toyota has ever used - straight from the Yaris?
Everything in this car is 3times bigger than the Yaris :)
Always wonder why people do the GVM upgrades for 4wds, why not just buy a car with a higher gvm?
I guess that means buying an even bigger vehicle?
@@fullboost yeah that’s true!
Very interesting, majority of people would never dream about dismantling their brand new vehicles. But AIC are pre ordering theirs! Great video 😎👍
Better training than what I have got working for a Toyota dealership on these 😂
That motor sitting there looks like the whole car being compact it into a square just a matter of tubes and wiring looks very messy but it long as it works
I would love to see all the point cloud data and how they scan the cars. That side is really interesting to me. I started off with a mechanic apprenticeship at Toyota before going to uni and now I’m a land surveyor scanning buildings rather than car.
Reverse engineering to make it better... Lower control Arm looks like 2000bucks a piece, CV would be 1200each. That engine looks complicated.
Just goes to show the enormous complexity of the modern Motor vehicles, a far cry from working in the back shed on a weekend on your EH Holden.
I'm sure there's more technology in the Toyota Landcruiser than the so called Apollo rockets doing the so called moon missions
"So called"! Ha ha
I like the front suspension which is not the horrible MacPherson type. Long time haven's seen wishbone fronts on a newer vehicle.
Just like my workshop. Only tidy. Great vid. Need a 300 in my life ..
can you do this for a Prado 120 please? actually a 2005 GX 470 would be ideal, but I'll take what I can get....thanks
Toyota never used cam adjusters on front lower control arms on LC 100, 200 and 300...Impressive. Instead, the camber/Caster adjustments are located in the upper Control arm.
Plastic inlet next to turbo elbow ... well done Toyota
Didn't realise Stephen Merchant was now fixing and upgrading cars!
Japanese 4wd's ran commercial vehicle engines for a long time. Proper 4wd's have commercial vehicle engines. Looking at the high prices of GQ and early GU patrols i think people are realising the newer a 4wd is the less suitable it is for 4wding.
That chassis is a beast 590 plus! My nav np300 had a bent frame..test was only 250 . Basically chinese butter
the engine looks so complicated to even try and pull apart
Lol its a nightmare to pull apart.
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@5:48 As someone that likes to work on a simple Toyota 3L (2.8) engine, this scares me...
Just a thought would it be possible to add a tailgate as I have canceled my order as I would find it totally unworkable without one as we have had four Landcruisers and actually use them as a work horse.
Sad they don't offer the split as an option.
Hey great vid
Does the 300 have a egr , or just a dpf ?
Thanks
What a way to knock off work and find this legend boys free sticker haha
@13:36 "that's some pretty good s__t" haha
Hi there, not sure if this is the right place to ask for help, but i have an LC300 with slight rough idling. We took out the injectors and had them serviced, but the problem still persists. Fuel pressure, air flow, map sensor, all the basics seem fine.
Im wondering if mounting failure is a common fault on these cars? Or would anyone have any other suggestions on what else could possibly cause the slight rough idling?
Its most noticeable at around 1000rpm, after that you cant really feel it anymore. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Also, what an awesome video!
We just bought one at my work and we will be doing the same
Your people will do that, gold hahaha
If every prospective buyer watched this presentation Toyota would sell a ton of 300 series Cruiser's.
Next level info right here 👍
So when do we get the repair manual like the old days? That’s part of pulling it apart yeah?
What’s the name of the company doing the scanning
hello are the shockabsorbers manufactured by Toyota/Denson
My respect to Toyota goes up day after day
Great video. Very interesting to see when she's all apart.
Have you found the faulty part in the front suspension
Good video where is the Starter motor situated ??
Nice Gladiator in the background! ;)
It used to look the same.. ok not quite!
Brilliant looking car, but they should've kept selling it with the 2UR V8 and sold another kagillion of these for another 2 decades. It's not like they stopped using the V8, it's in the 2022 Lexus LC500. 🤷
That’s because I believe it’s based on the older shape
@@TheWretchedWorld Which is still a UR engine in the 1UR and 3UR. 👍
And it’ll cost $500 dollars in fuel every trip too the shops
@@thomasclark6642 Like every other car on the road with today's petrol prices. 😉
We can't buy these in the 'States in any configuration...
I cant see the block with the engine out ! Wow
Center bonnet vents above the turbos be beneficial?
That motor will be awesome to work on!
My point exactly on the air flow to cool the turbos
"That let's you text while you drive" 😂😂
Can fit 2 Barras in there, 🤔.
2 $2K Barras. 🤔
Had to correct you. 😉
I would like to hear you opinion on the location of the fuel filter beside the fuel tank, it looks vunerable to me. Great video.
got to be said, i found that rather fascinating - but then i just happen to be pulling one apart that is in bits, i can't show or share images as its been heavily armored and tested with around 12lb of explosives which went off next to the drivers side (left), as far as i am aware, it didn't like it much, probably rolled over once or twice, some deformation at the drivers door and floor area, the survival space was all in tact, but i can't say the same for the rest of the car, the chassis is shredded along with the fuel tanks, so it wouldn't get very far, naturally the wiring failed nearly everywhere and i'm sure would render the vehicle completely useless after an attack, but even items like the anti roll bars, shredded, whatever is on the rear of the transfer case, and i did observe in your video, was shredded with some holes into the transfer case, so oil would be lost, its a very complex machine with an awful lot of external components that get damaged
a spark plug change seems like a major job with this packaging
Good job it's a Diesel then...
“Your people will do that” 😂
Thank you for showing this- Toyota do not playground.... The other European manufacturers focus on speed and comfort - Toyota focus on all.
Any idea how long it will take for the GVM aftermarket stuff to become a reality?
Luke would know what a hornet scoop looks like! Tell him to take a mould of Brett's Torana from when we were at school 😉
Use the 79 Series Bonnet
Thankyou guys awesome video
Wow the Vehicle lift seems pretty cool, any infor on it's type or brand name?
they posted here in the comments about their hoist.MAHA Australia & New Zealand is the name of them,i think.UA-cam them.
Awesome video nice workshop, I drove my friends land cruiser not the latest model, very nice to drive😁
I wonder if it even possible to swap the engine in the 4Runner for this engine 🤔
anything is possible with enough money
I hope the aftermarket makes parts for the LX600
Just wondering who does the ANCAP test vehicles and then rates them based on International standards etc, which company has the contracts to evaluate those cars vehicles etc?
ANCAP.
name comes from the 300 hose clamps all over the engine .
Top video impressed what us Aussies can do
The way i see this, is like this if Saudi Arabia and UAE buy them and run them in 45 degree days with out any problems yet, then just think of the engineering for heat management for the top of the engine and turbos which Toyota has done incorporating into building the engine and performance, no need to put a top mounted air dam or bonnet scope, unless you can prove it will change the heat near the turbos, maybe a interchiller will work so much better, re: A/C gas used to cool the air coming into the intake? But then again, you need to understand the engine and how efficient its is and how much damage the really cold air will do to it?
Ferrari looked at the "Hot V" for their F1 engines back in the early '80s then BMW used one in Its twin-turbocharged N63 V8 in 2008. There's advantages and disadvantages but with today's Turbochargers and airflow/cooling performance, there's more advantages than hassles. The REAL problems start with the mechanics/technicians who have to have fingers like an alien to work on the top of the engine and turbos. I remember seeing an airflow diagram of the engine bay of a BMW E90, a few years back and being amazed by the design creating the venturi pulling air through the front and out under the vehicle. Toyota would have spent ¥ to get the best out of the space available but from my perspective, the maintenance and servicing becomes harder and harder. This also happens from the bodywork perspective too. When aluminium takes a ding, it stretches more than steel and is harder to shrink back into shape and it's softer than steel so a little scuff that would scratch the paint on a steel panel, causes damage to an aluminium panel that is likely to need a replacement panel. But, all in all.... I am sure that the 300 will be a winner.
Although you can buy diesel LCs on the grey market in the GCC (UAE, Saudi, Oman, etc) it’s only the petrol versions that are sold here.
They use petrols in the Middle East, not the diesel you see here
Bun Bun For Lunch Luke?? 👍🍻😜Springvale for life haha!!
do you have any scans of a 60 series?