Wednesday, Jan 17, 2007 at 18:32
17 January 2007
TWO AUSTRALIAN MOTOR SHOW FIRSTS FOR
BRISBANE
Toyota will stage two Australian motor show firsts when it unveils the new
Tarago V6 and LandCruiser 70 Series at the
Brisbane Motor Show on 2 February.
Both vehicles feature advanced new engines - the first six-cylinder engine ever offered in a
Tarago and, for the 70 Series, Toyota's first V8 turbo-diesel engine.
The
Tarago V6 features an advanced technology 3.5-litre engine that develops more than 200kW - the most power for a vehicle in its segment.
It also has better fuel economy than any other petrol six-cylinder people mover on the market.
The
Tarago V6 will supplement the current four-cylinder range.
It is designed to broaden
Tarago's appeal to families and a range of new business customers.
The new
Tarago V6 range will be launched publicly in February 2007.
The
Brisbane Motor Show will also see the Australian debut of the re-styled and updated LandCruiser 70 Series cab-chassis.
The new turbo-diesel V8 engine produces outstanding horsepower combined with a strong, flat torque curve.
The new engine complies with stringent Euro IV tailpipe emission standards introduced for diesel engines from 1 January.
The V8 turbo-diesel replaces the previous 4.2-litre turbo and non-turbo-diesel six-cylinder engines.
To accommodate the larger engine, the 70 Series has been restyled.
Specification has been upgraded across the range.
The new 70 Series range will be launched to the public around the end of the first quarter.
"The reveal of the new LandCruiser workhorse and
Tarago V6 is the beginning of a busy year of new model launches for Toyota Australia," said Alan Porich, executive director, sales and marketing.
"The program means that, by December, Toyota Australia's entire range will have been replaced by all-new or heavily revised models in the space of less than three years.
"The new models will help us retain our market leadership in Queensland and put Toyota on course to once again be the number one brand in Australia in 2007."
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