The top Australian 100: the Sahara with the 4.7 V8 or the 4.2-litre 1HD-FTE turbo-diesel, leather, height-adjustable suspension and full equipment on the independent-front 100 chassis, above the GXL and the solid-axle 105.
BASE VEHICLELand Cruiser 100 SeriesBUILT BYToyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Auto Body (Arakawa Auto Body / Araco)IN SERVICE1998–2007OPERATED INAustraliaPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 112″
The record
Toyota Australia offered the 100 in Standard and GXL (mostly on the 105 chassis) and the Sahara on the 100 chassis with the V8 or the 1HD-FTE; the Sahara was the touring wagon of choice and the diesel version is prized.
Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.
ENGINE4.7-litre 2UZ-FE petrol V8; 4.2-litre 1HD-FTE turbo-diesel six
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
OPERATED INAustralia
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINELand Cruiser 100 Series
FAMILYLand Cruiser 100 Series
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE112″
BODY STYLEstation
Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.