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Future models - Toyota - LANDCRUISER 300 - hybridToyota confirms hybrid V6 for LandCruiser 300Hybrid V6 with 326kW/790Nm to join Australian LandCruiser 300 Series range next year16 Jun 2025 COURTESY of sharing the same TNGA-F ladder chassis as the Toyota Tundra and Lexus LX 700h, the LandCruiser 300 will gain a turbo-petrol hybrid V6 engine option in Australia next year.
With a facial skin-tightening 326kW and 790Nm to shift its not insignificant bulk, the Toyota LC300 hybrid will be far and away the most powerful production LandCruiser ever offered in Australia.
Given the promised Nissan Patrol Y63 hybrid remains unseen and therefore likely some way off for Australia, Toyota’s announcement throws down the gauntlet at a time when its Japanese rival has been enjoying record sales of the V8-powered Y62 Down Under.
It is likely the LC300 hybrid will be initially limited to high-spec variants such as the GR Sport and Sahara ZX that currently list with the 3.3-litre diesel engine at $146,160 and $146,910 respectively (both before on-road costs). Toyota’s announcement was accompanied by images of the diesel Sahara ZX.
The base Tundra is a jump up to $155,990 + ORC and the range-topping Tundra Platinum lists at a whopping $172,990 + ORC while the Lexus LX 700h is yet to be confirmed for Australia.
As such, it would be reasonable to expect pricing for the hybrid LandCruiser to fall somewhere between top-tier diesel variants and the Tundra.
By comparison, Nissan’s last-of-the-line naturally aspirated Y62 Patrol V8 sells from $90,600 + ORC and is outpunched by the incoming Toyota hybrid with “only” 298kW/590Nm and is, ironically, about to be replaced with a twin turbo 3.5-litre petrol V6 with 317kW/700Nm at an unknown price but certainly more than the Y62.
GMC’s near three-tonne Yukon Denali SUV sells from $174,990 + ORC and is powered by a naturally aspirated 6.2-litre V8 petrol engine developing 313kW/624Nm, again, outgunned by the Toyota's hybrid mill.
Toyota remains tight-lipped about its new 'Power Cruiser’ as to price and specs but has confirmed its arrival will be during the first half of next year.
It is not clear whether Toyota Australia is accepting orders this far out from launch but dealerships are likely taking deposits or expressions of interest at the very least.
The hybrid ’Cruiser will join a brace of existing 3.3-litre twin-turbo diesel models that are rated at 227kW and 700Nm with a 3500kg braked towing capacity.
Based on GoAuto’s experience with the locally re-engineered Tundra that uses the same hybrid driveline, fuel economy may be in the circa-10L/100km range unladen or roughly the same as the diesel.
Surprisingly, the hybrid Tundra also uses about the same as the diesel LC300 when towing (and heavily loaded).
The LandCruiser’s incoming i-Force-Max petrol powertrain is a 3.5-litre twin-turbo petrol V6 with a parallel hybrid single electric motor-generator driving all four wheels through a 10-speed fluid automatic transmission with low-range transfer case (although the Tundra has a selectable 4x4 system and can run in rear-wheel drive).
Petrol’s role in the i-Force-Max set-up is 290kW and 639Nm while the electric part adds 36kW/250Nm.
Toyota Australia can barely contain its excitement about the incoming LC300 hybrid, saying the model has “entered a new era with the reveal of the first ever performance one-motor hybrid powertrain option, combining Toyota’s decades-long expertise in hybrid powertrain technology with the LandCruiser’s storied reputation for quality, durability and reliability”.
“The introduction of a performance hybrid LandCruiser marks an important step in Toyota Australia’s multi-pathway approach towards electrification, offering customers a mix of powertrain technologies to support their varied lifestyles.
“Building on the legacy of hybrid technology which began in October 2001 with the introduction of the Prius to Australia, the first performance hybrid LandCruiser delivers improved power and strong towing capability from its parallel one-motor hybrid system over the existing diesel powertrain.”
Toyota Australia vice president sales, marketing and franchise operations Sean Hanley said the new LandCruiser 300 Series would offer customers a level of performance never before offered on the nameplate.
“For decades, Australians have trusted the LandCruiser to get them to the furthest reaches of the country and back again – it is synonymous with Australian outback touring thanks to its incredible capability and dependability,” Mr Hanley said.
“We have always said that Toyota aims to offer the right powertrains to suit our customers, and we are excited to introduce the first performance hybrid LandCruiser next year, which will offer a level of capability never before seen on our flagship four-wheel drive.”
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