Thread: I think I just saw the new defender

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

unfortunately Toyota are also dropping the 70 series, its gone the same way as the old Defender.

Are they?? I did hear they are dropping the 1vd engine though.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

unfortunately Toyota are also dropping the 70 series, its gone the same way as the old Defender.

I’d heard that too, but is it definitive? Date?
There’s been no talk of a replacement?

Before they put air bags in it they were going to drop it, then spent the $ engineering the bags, so who knows?

I'm still surprised Nissan dropped the Patrol ute, we were the biggest Patrol ute market for them, and second only to the middle east in SW sales at one point.
Sales must have crashed in the last few years.

Originally Posted by rick130

Before they put air bags in it they were going to drop it, then spent the $ engineering the bags, so who knows?

I'm still surprised Nissan dropped the Patrol ute, we were the biggest Patrol ute market for them, and second only to the middle east in SW sales at one point.
Sales must have crashed in the last few years.

It's probably because they dropped the diesels, now a y62 with the 5.6 engine in a ute configuration would sell like hot cakes

Originally Posted by Zeros

I’d heard that too, but is it definitive? Date?
There’s been no talk of a replacement?

No it seems to change on the fly likely due to continuing good sales.
But Toyota do say things like side curtain airbags and tracking issues as not being engineering priorities.
Even the updates of ABS, airbags, stability control is only in the single cab.
So eventually as Australia moves to EURO 5 / 6 compliance, its likely to be dropped in Australia.

Its the last still in production of realistic work utes and in my mind would have been a better choice for the ADF, other Gov services.
Which just plays into the hands on small 4x4 truck makers like Isuzu, Iveco, Hino. I believe the new Hino 4x4 is more refined and comes with single rear wheels instead of the typical duel wheels

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

unfortunately Toyota are also dropping the 70 series, its gone the same way as the old Defender.

Yes,they said that 5 yrs ago.......

Emission laws are only engine changes,but what may put an end to it in Aus are safety regs.

As i have said previously on this site,it is the vehicle of choice in East Africa,still bought new with the non turbo 6 cyl engine.

Many of the Safari companies have thousands of them.

So i doubt it will be gone completely any time soon,unlike the old Defender.

Originally Posted by DazzaTD5

No it seems to change on the fly likely due to continuing good sales.
But Toyota do say things like side curtain airbags and tracking issues as not being engineering priorities.
Even the updates of ABS, airbags, stability control is only in the single cab.
So eventually as Australia moves to EURO 5 / 6 compliance, its likely to be dropped in Australia.

Its the last still in production of realistic work utes and in my mind would have been a better choice for the ADF, other Gov services.
Which just plays into the hands on small 4x4 truck makers like Isuzu, Iveco, Hino. I believe the new Hino 4x4 is more refined and comes with single rear wheels instead of the typical duel wheels

I think it is Euro5 compliant?

In Aus,a date for Euro6 has not been set,due to issues with fuel quality.

I read the move to higher fuel standards has been delayed.