The Toyota Land Cruiser 300 has quietly received a few specification updates for 2025. Here’s what has changed for SA as well as a look at the latest local pricing…
The Toyota Land Cruiser 300 range in South Africa has quietly received a handful of specification updates, with all derivatives in the local portfolio gaining some degree of extra standard kit.
As before, the local J300-series range – which hit the market back in September 2021 as a replacement for the long-running Land Cruiser 200 – comprises 5 derivatives, with the special-edition variant we reported on in mid-2024 since having come and gone.
Exterior styling is unaltered, while the pair of V6 powertrains on offer – a 3.3-litre turbodiesel engine (225 kW/700 Nm) and a 3.4-litre turbocharged petrol motor (305 kW/650 Nm), each driving all 4 wheels via a 10-speed automatic transmission – likewise carry over.
So, what has changed? Well, all derivatives gain “longitudinal vehicle control”, which Toyota SA Motors describes as “a system that helps to regulate the vehicle’s cruise velocity”. In addition, the Japanese automaker says the cover under the engine is now equipped with an “insulator”.
Again serving as the entry point to the line-up, the Land Cruiser 300 3.3D GX-R scores the most significant upgrades, moving from 4 audio-system speakers to 6, while also gaining an electro-chromatic rear-view mirror, wireless smartphone charging, a USB charger up front and Toyota’s Multi-Terrain Select system. That has, however, seen the GX-R’s price increase by R31 300 to R1 512 100.
From what we understand, the ZX and GR-Sport grades – which each attract a more marginal increase of either R3 400 or R3 500, depending on the derivative – now feature an additional HDMI port up front and upgrade from Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 (a suite of active-safety and driver-assistance systems) to Toyota Safety Sense 3.0. Finally, the Parking Support Brake Control function gains pedestrian detection.
For the record, the Land Cruiser 300 3.3D ZX now starts at R2 037 600, with the Land Cruiser 300 3.5T ZX coming in at R2 077 200, the Land Cruiser 300 3.3D GR-Sport at R2 094 400 and the range-topping Land Cruiser 300 3.5T GR-Sport at R2 130 000.
How much does the updated Land Cruiser 300 cost in SA?
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 3.3D GX-R – R1 512 100
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 3.3D ZX – R2 037 600
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 3.5T ZX – R2 077 200
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 3.3D GR-Sport – R2 094 400
Toyota Land Cruiser 300 3.5T GR-Sport – R2 130 000
The prices above include Toyota’s 3-year/100 000 km warranty and a 9-service/90 000 km service plan (with intervals of 10 000 km).
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