4 September 2002: Toyota has revealed first details and pictures of the new Toyota Land Cruiser that will receive its world premier at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile in September.

The new Land Cruiser is aimed at the core of the SUV market and will replace the current Land Cruiser 90 in Toyota's comprehensive SUV range.

More than four million Land Cruisers have been sold worldwide with over 200,000 customers in Europe alone.

The new Toyota Land Cruiser will be available in either three or five-door bodystyles with a choice of engines to suit modern driving conditions.

The 3.0-litre, D-4D common rail turbo diesel is carried over from the present model range, and an all-new 4.0-litre, V6 petrol engine is the most powerful 6-cylinder petrol powerplant in the class.

The new Toyota Land Cruiser has permanent four wheel drive with high and low ratios controlled through the transfer gearbox. A new Torsen limited-slip centre differential ensures excellent driving characteristics.

Toyota's semi-active suspension (TEMS - Toyota Electronically Modulated Suspension) is available as an option. Rear air suspension is also available - it replaces the conventional suspension springs by rubber bellows filled with compressed air. This suspension has an automatic levelling feature and allows the ride height to be adjusted at the push of a button.

The exterior styling of the new Toyota Land Cruiser was created in Europe at ED2, Toyota's advanced design facility in the south of France. It is the third Toyota with styling led in Europe (after Toyota Yaris and the new Toyota Corolla).

High quality seating and interior trim is used throughout with a choice of two interior colour schemes. A comprehensive safety package includes two-stage driver and front passenger SRS airbags as standard with SRS side airbags and SRS curtain shield airbags available as option.

The new Toyota Land Cruiser will go on sale across Europe from November 2002 for the 3.0 liter D-4D versions. The new 4.0 V6 petrol engine versions will be on sale as of February 2003.