LANDCRUISER 300 - ZX SAHARA & GR SPORT - FLINDERS RANGES
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- čas přidán 20. 10. 2021
- Was fortunate to be able to make a run down to the Flinders Ranges in South Australia to join a photo-shoot for the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series brochure mid 2021, & and over 4 days spend some time behind the wheel of both the GR Sport & ZX Sahara to see how they performed with & without a van in tow!
Was able to take some of our own camera gear & film a first hand experience of the new models in this incredibly picturesque spot!
Hope you enjoy!!! - Auta a dopravní prostředky
What’s not to like: the impressive new 300 (but which to choose), a Kedron van, the scenery, and an awesome Tribal Groove soundtrack. Nice work Glen & Peter!
Cheers mate!!! Very kind words and much appreciated!!! Thanks again and enjoy your day!
@@GallBoys What's the name of the tribal bassy music? It sounds so good.
Yes more videos please! Love them! Good work!!!
Hi Jose! Thanks very much for the kind words! Really appreciate taking the time to leave a note!!!! Regards, Glen
Hello GALL BOYS.
Finally, after a long time ,too much time, the GALL BOY are back! I hope that KEDRON CARAVAN'S videos, also will be appear soon!
Thanks from the other side of the world.
Hi Tomer!!! Thanks very much for the note, and you’re not wrong, has been a while!!! Will look towards some more Kedron uploads down the track!
Thanks again mate, and regards back over!
Big smile for the come back!!! GALL BOYS RULES
That's some very kind words mate!!!! And much appreciated!!! All the best for the year ahead and thanks again!!!! ☺
Great Video demonstrating the class of the Land cruiser and also the class of your Kedron Vans. Your family should be proud. Will definitely work towards a Toyota GR SPORT and an 18ft Kedron.👍 Both Legends
That is a very kind note Schanckas!!! Really appreciate it!!! ☺️☺️
Hello from Russia, Yakutia! ✊🏼 Great Car for Great Expeditions!
Hello back to Russia from Australia and thanks very much!!! It sure is!!! Thanks again!
What an awesome video! Great production guys
Very kind of you to say mate, and thanks very much!!! Appreciate it!!! ☺️
I noticed you unhitched the van to open the one piece tailgate…that’s a spew. Other than that what a legend in the making yet again and can’t wait to see the Gall Boys give it a real Gall Boys test like you have done with previous models.
Hi Strings & Things!!! Thanks very much for taking the time to leave a note! We did the towing with the ZX Sahara, as the GR Sport wasn't set up for towing at the time, and just reversed up for a look at the features. Since the trip have hitched up the KEDRON® Compact, XC5, AT5 & TopEnder® and all models cleared with the lift up rear door to the power jack, with videos showing on the KEDRON FaceBook page. Thanks again, appreciate the interest and kind words too! ☺️
Great work, beautifully shot and presented.
Thanks very much Luke!!! Appreciate the kind words mate!!! ☺️
드디어 레전드가 오셨네요!
메모 정말 감사합니다! 그것은 확실히 가지고 있으며 LC300은 확실히 훌륭한 새 모델입니다!
다시 한번 감사합니다!
Looks like a good truck but now very expensive - I wait for the Grenadier
Nice one, Thanks Glen!
More than welcome and appreciate the note to say so!!! Thanks again and enjoy your day!!! :)
Thanks very much for this short review Glen, the cars certainly look capable. I just wonder which of you're fellow country men will be the first to chop the rear off and put a tray on the back along with the chassis extension?
I hope all is well with you and you're family ?
Thanks for sharing and keep em coming
Cheers Barry!!! Thanks very much, and true..... won't be long probably!!!
Appreciate the well wishes, and likewise, hope all is well!!!
Thanks again and have a great day mate!!!
Uzun bir aradan sonra, Türkiye'den selamlar...
So which one of your vans can the new 300 tow with out a suspension up grade
Welcome back
Thanks very much mate!!! Appreciate the note! And will have to get to doing some more clips! Thanks again!!!
I LOVE TOYOTA! I LOVE KEDRON!
Thanks very much All Stars!!!!! Very kind!!! ☺️
Great video in a fantastic part of Australia. Glad to hear your reviews of the power of the 300 compared to the 200 while towing.Couldn't help to notice there appears no place to mount a second battery under the bonnet ?
Lithium slimline in the rear is the go these days. If you can afford a 300, you can afford lithium.
@@V8LC100 Reduced options for seven seat vehicles, who like me don't run draws. On weekend trips run the fridge in the back on a false floor. Then during the week use the 7 seats. Doesn't have anything to do with cost of a battery
@@andyk5473 new lithium batteries are down to 50mm wide so I was suggesting it is probably not an issue if you can’t fit an auxiliary under the bonnet. Happy travels.
So what’s the difference bw sahara and gr on and off road? Does kdss that gr sport has gelp in cornring while onroad and does 3 do locks make a difference?
Thanks for the note vahid! The electronic KDSS feels similar on road in both, though off road the GR Sport with the additional height / travel certainly does come into it’s own, especially when on soft sand, with the addition of the factory diff locks. Had 4 days on the beach recently with both models also, and both extremely capable, though the factory diff locks are great to have in the sticky spots for sure!
Thanks again!
Sick intro!
Is this an independent review or Toyota advertising channel.
Update. I have found where the dual battery can go
Smaller donk with more power just means more stressed
Wouldn't think so. Technology has come a long way in 12 years
Well, T-Ford got 20 hp out of 2.9 litres. It was less stressed and it still didn't last 5% of what engines last now. By other words indeed the engine is more stressed (that kind of is the idea, because maximum efficiency is achieved at maximum engine load), but if the engine t is made to withstand that stress, it isn't necessarily a problem. I think bigger problem is probably the extra complexity.
Finally, a new video from you Glen. Maybe one day I could be able to look after this LC300 or his brother, the LX600.
I know that you supply the Australian market for your fabulous Kedron Caravans, but that doesn’t mean that maybe I could put an order directly at your headquarters, Australia and Kedron Caravans are on my must visit list.
Greetings from Machupicchu, Cusco 🇵🇪 the new wonder of the world.
Very kind note Isaac & thanks very much for taking the time to leave!!!! Really appreciate it!!! And regards from Australia over to Machupicchu, Cusco!!!!
Thanks again mate!!! And Kind Regards, Glen!!!
So the Big Question how Much Does it Use in Desiel towing !! Compared to the 200 series V8 towing The Same Weight Caravan/ Caravans That's What. everyone Would Be Thinking ?? P.s l Don't own a Toyota but a Nissan Y62 V8
Does the full tailgate foul on the caravan jack at all?
Thanks for the note AusJD! Clears with both the single axle and tandem KEDRON vans hitched. Did a video on the Kedron Caravans Facebook page to show, and might put one together on You Tube here also, as has been a popular question. Thanks again and enjoy your day! ☺️
That tailgate 😭
Hi guys it seems so long since we were in Arkaroola. Ive been waiting for this vid to come up, and you were right, Glen, you did get some great footage... That opening shot.. wow. The area around Arkaroola lends itself to great photography tho. Well worth the trip. Hope to catch you guys again soon. Safe travels..
Apologies for the delay in response, though did catch up between! ☺️ Thanks very much for that mate, very kind, and hope things have been keeping well!!!
Was such a great run down there, and been over 12 months now……where did that time go!!!
Certainly a great spot for the testing, vids and photography, and thanks also for the note regards the intro……..was a Very Chilly night doing the timelapse with Pete & Micky, though worth it for sure!
Thanks again mate! Look forward to catching up again down the track!
Regards, Glen
Yeah only last week I was talking with Tod from Saatchi about how it was a year ago, and where did that go??!!
Things are well here, hope you guys are well also.
Will no doubt catch up soon 👍🏼👍🏼
Just ordered the GR Sport in arctic white. Maybe I'll be too scared to use it like the 200 which is bush bashed. Might get the clear wrap
Thanks for the note Ben!!! Had a few days on the beach recently in the GR for a photoshoot, was so good on the soft sand tracks!!! Enjoy your new one when it arrives mate and thanks again for the note! ☺️👍
Great video, beautifully presented. I'd be interested how the stock suspension mainly the rear handled the weight.
Thanks very much Ben!!! Appreciate the kind words! We had quite a bit of gear and water in the van when down there, and truly handled extremely well. If going up with some weight in the rear of the 300, would look towards weight distribution bars for extended highway travel!
Thanks again mate!
Don't believe the B.S these are soft roader's ,, NOTHING MORE. I don't know if it's just the GR or all models but ya can't even put a winch bar on cause you'll exceed the weight for the front suspension, I'm shocked at what they just slap a Landcruiser badge on these days.
tail gate they have failed in that one. the split was the best in land cruiser. but why toyota?
When are you lads gonna pull on a big trip with the new hilux!? Keen as to see you all on another mission.
I'm so fucking jeally! 300 Series not being sold in America. We'll get the LX600, which is great, though not the same as a proper Land Cruiser.
Thanks for tuning in from the USA G!!! And for taking the time to drop a note too!!! Certainly a great model, and am sure they’d be taken well in the USA too!!!
Thanks again!
Time for another run with the Gall Boys
Cheers mate! Would be great to all get away for another adventure for sure!
Will be interesting to see how the V6 and twins will hold up over time. It is common knowledge that the smaller engine is going to be worked harder leading to more wear on engine components. A question I always have when I come across the LC300 on CZcams videos like this is how will the new LC uphold the reputation carried through decades of predecessors? Seriously I can't see getting 400 plus thousand kms on a strained motor.
You sound like you have no idea what you are talking about
Did I just watch this man get off to a land cruiser?
Exactly what does the 300 do that the 200 doesn’t do?
What do the 200 and the 300 do that the 100 doesn't do?
@@Nick-sd7um What does the 300, 200 and 100 do, that the 80 doesn't do?
my 2014, 130k kmh, kitted 200 series just went up in value.
Nah
@@Rexy888 yeah
@@glenod nope
Okay but take one up the glass house mountain and show me how good it is
Supposed to be a tow review guys.
Ok , you say the power is there ( but yes I’ll have load one up and test myself I know engineers are good with figures , but not with real life ) , but we ALL want to know the fuel usages to load and power ( especially now with fuel prices ) . But yes it looks good 👍
Anyone got the link to the song at 06:20
Your best friend in outback is landcruiser
Whens the next video coming guys? Maybe some prado videos?
My only point against the new 300 series is the tailgate... other than that... a dream car...
The only mechanic difference between GR and ZX is that GR has front and rear diff-luck and EK-DSS whereas ZX has non of them
That difference is huge
Would love the GR but wow, price @@
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Bit disappointed. All you did was gush. Out of my price range, $138k would need a lot more convincing than you gave. But if you think that's a fair dinkum review of a 4wd vehicle. Besides looking great, no mention of the 10 speed auto, just a superficial look, and nice camera work. Sponsored by Toyota?
That Sport is really nice, too bad they're priced way too high. $90k USD to start
Could sell ice to the Eskimos, I'm certain you guys would have a few toyota tattoos 😂
😂👍 Thanks for the note mate!!!
Respect your opinion however the test drive of the 300 was the most underwhelming experience I’ve had for a long time.
I've owned a 100 series and presently own a 2020 plate 200 Sahara. I was seriously thinking of hoping into a 300 but after a good solid, long test drive it was a complete fail for me.
In my opinion the 300 sounds and feels like a big tinny coke can on wheels.
On paper it has more power and torque, but it just doesn’t equate to on road feel when compared to the 200.
I’m 6ft 4” tall and the driver’s seating position is all wrong for me no matter how you adjust the seats, and the loss of room is keenly felt as I felt hemmed in on all sides. It felt like I was sitting in a Camry not a Landcruiser. The dash instrument panel is obstructed by the steering wheel and the view out of the windscreen is diminished compared to the 200.
Losing the split tail gate is horrendous and for me the new tailgate doesn’t open high enough and I need to duck to walk under it to gain access to the cargo area something I don't have to do in the 200.
I love Toyota’s but sadly the 300 is a step backwards in my humble opinion as an owner/operator of a mechanical workshop with 25 years’ experience in the industry along with a history in competitive rally driving.
Agree. Own a 200. Love it. But when I replace it soon I'm Looking forward to once again driving a patrol.
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Great photography but the commentary was too gushy to take seriously.
It looks a bit like a Y62 V8 Patrol and shame on Toyota not to carry over the barn doors which have been a classic on all the land cruisers. I seriously hope Toyota bring back the barn doors I know a LOT of people who want the barn doors.
must be extra wide NO towing mirrors required.
I hope that this is an honest review and not crafted to make the marketing team at Toyota happy.
Wow. This looks like a paid add. Its not a review or test in any way.
May I have your business contact please, I would like to provide you some auto products for review？
Customers are better off, getting it imported direct from Japan, from a Private Importer.. It's probably about "10 months" waiting period.. And save Big $$$ for the TOP Spec, plus 7 seater! your paying $104k!! But shipping, and other costs, may apply.. still your saving $$$$.... Don't let the Dealers take your hard earned $$$..
This or a G wagon
40k i repeat 40k more expensive than nissan.
I guess. As we all get older we all get softer. Its not a real landcruiser. Its a derivative of the US Tundra. The 70 series is the last of the true cruisers. Bring on the Ineos Grenadier to keep toyota on their toes. 300? Dumb tail gate, smaller fuel tank, busier engine continuing the silly air filter system. But hey! Apple play 🤦♂️
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Here is a couple of things that are not so good. Because Toyota are supplying the vehicles being tested no one, absolutely no one has got a negative word to say about them. Any bad points are simply ignored so it will be interesting to compare when the 300’s are available to the public. That one piece tailgate is a step backwards for most buyers and it looked like it came very close to your jockey wheel. I like the level stance of the 300 compared to the bum up stance on previous models. It’s disappointing that the car is fitted with cameras all around but owners have no way of using them as a dash cam. The police can request footage in the advent of an accident ect so why can’t owners access it? To me it looks more of an upgrade than a new model except for the difference between the 100 & 105 this would have to be the least changed design. It’s still a good looking car and my preferred choice of 4x4, and they’ll sell as many as they can make.
Cheers Stuart 🇦🇺
Are they shilling for Toyota ?
@@jackbarnes6929 I think so.
Test Drive 👍🇹🇯.! A I'm sorry 🙏 a I'm not speak in English please Next test drive Nissan Patrol y-62
Thanks for the note Anthonyo, and regards from Australia!
After 5 Landcruiser Sahara’s imho I believe the “King is Dead”. Toyota have gone the route of pleasing markets and not real users. No GVM / GCM upgrade, no space for a dual battery, five seater (a WTF moment), no “table” in the tailgate and of course the “unjustified” price increase. Cannot wait for the feedback and Toyota’s reaction which will be “zero”
You can buy 2 nissan patrols for one top spec landcruiser add to that a 3 year waiting list a highly complex twin turbo charged engine ( repairs in the outback impossible) , as well a False fuel economy numbers ( real life data showing the Landcruiser 200 using 25 % more fuel with a 3500 kg tow than the Patrol) , the Toyota buying positive reviews and negative false reviews against the Patrol will need to be operating in top gear to promote this overly complex massively over priced 6 cylinder dinosaur successfully. Can't even order one anyway.....
So you're not a fan? My order is in for a VX, I've got a Y62 for sale if your interested, very low K's only towed my van once. At 34L/100K I'm going back to a Toyota. My previous 200 at worst in a head wind up hill was doing 28L/100K. Average on round aus trip towing 3.5T and full cargo was 22L. That is about as good as it's getting in a car this size.
Hi Phil, I had a LC200 Sahara which I purchased earlier this year and traded it for a VX LC300 which I picked up early in December. I have managed to achieve 9.68 litres per 100 kms with 4 adults sitting on a 100kph. I have not towed with this vehicle at this stage. Personally, I can't think of one thing that the LC200 does better than the LC300. I would never go back to a LC200 after having owned this. The LC200 was a nice car BUT the LC300 is better. Enjoy your new LC300.
@Tony F Not yet. Delivery not expected until around September, so I'll wait.
Classic land cruiser look? Looks like a patrol to me unfortunately
You told us nothing. What sort of a review is that???
Toyota Ambassadors make advertisement for Toyota giving the 300 praise after praise. Smells like a rat!
Well This tells me one thing. Toyota is now starting to abandon their grass roots buyer and chasing the corporate sunday pretend off road warrior. Sad but true. That new fancy pants tailgate is rubbish if you are towing something other than a small trailer. I will stick with my old troopie and 100 series. The landcruiser will rein no longer soon off the road
It can almost get into the same places as my H.Q ute, clearly designed for retirees with wobble boxes. Think I'll stick with my proper, capable Landcruiser 79 series. I look forward to recovering those who are mislead into believing these are capable off those gravel roads. But who knows when I'll get that chance,, could be years. Please leave the Landcruiser badges for real Landcruiser's.
Yep. These are gimmick heavy hemorrhoid haulers. A 79, or even a Hilux would do the job better.
The vx at the dealer looks Chinese cheap with the rims.
No mention of the actual fuel burn.
Hardly going to get a real review from a toyota fan boy, the 200 was a off road dud, and an on road slug, if people are to be honest.
Outside looks so bland. Absolutely no imagination in the design. And the interior is way to cityfied. Wonder when Ineos will come out with their 'take' on how a Landcruiser should be. I will have a Grenadier thanks.
Shows you how shit the 200 series is.
How is that??
@@djkramerd4582 200 series is a v8 new one is v6 qith more power and torque.
@@vaughanscott7308 correct, but higher tech so not as reliable and can't tune as much.. so not a good trade off
@@djkramerd4582 not sure i agree with that.
Equipped with a stabilizer bar system that can be flexibly controlled in many different terrains to help optimize the function of the car's suspension system. 💪💪💪🚗🚗🚗🛣🛣🛣⛰⛰⛰