Sibonile ukuthi izimoto eziningi zakudala zishintshwa ukuze zisebenze ngamabhethri anezinjini zikagesi, kodwa iToyota yenze okuhlukile. NgoLwesihlanu, i-Australian Toyota Motor Corporation imemezele iLand Cruiser 70 efakwe uhlelo lokushayela ngogesi lokuhlola ukusebenza okuncane kwendawo. Le nkampani ifuna ukwazi ukuthi le SUV eqinile isebenza kanjani ezimayini zase-Australia ngaphandle kwenjini yokushisa yangaphakathi.
Le Land Cruiser ihlukile kulokho ongakuthenga kubathengisi beToyota e-United States. Umlando we-“70″ ungalandelwa emuva ku-1984, futhi umenzi wezimoto waseJapan usathengisa umkhiqizo emazweni athile, okuhlanganisa ne-Australia. Kulolu vivinyo, wanquma ukukhansela i-diesel powertrain futhi walahla ubuchwepheshe obuthile besimanje. Imisebenzi yokumba ngaphansi komhlaba izokwenziwa kuphela emayini ye-BHP Nickel West eNtshonalanga ye-Australia, lapho umenzi wezimoto ehlela ukutadisha ukuthi lezi zimoto zingakwazi yini ukunciphisa ukukhishwa kwegesi endaweni.
Ngeshwa, umenzi wezimoto akazange anikeze imininingwane yokuthi angayishintsha kanjani i-Land Cruiser noma ukuthi hlobo luni lwe-powertrain olufakwe ngqo ngaphansi kwensimbi. Kodwa-ke, njengoba ukuhlolwa kuqhubeka, imininingwane eyengeziwe izovela ezinyangeni ezizayo.