As early as 195 1, several companies headed by Toyota began to develop four-wheel drive vehicles, which were entrusted by the Japanese police reserve army (now the Self-Defense Force).
Toyota Jeep BJ, the originator of land cruisers, stepped onto the historical stage.
The name "BJ" is based on the 3386cc water-cooled inline 6-cylinder B gasoline engine and the improved J chassis used on SB trucks.
The body is covered with canvas.
Because it has been proved to be off-road and durable by the six-eye climbing test of Mount Fuji, it should be uncontroversial as the starting point of the history of land cruiser models.
1954, the new "20 models" were born, and the car name was changed from "Jeep" to "Land Rover".
Started the glorious history of this name for 50 years.
While the appearance of this car has been greatly improved, it also reflects the structure similar to the 40 popular models in the future.
Although the engine started from Jeep BJ's B-type gasoline engine, the more powerful F-type inline 6-cylinder 3878cc engine is uniformly equipped on this model.
The 20 Series is also the model that Toyota officially entered the overseas market.
1960, 40 land cruisers were born.
Appearance is similar to 20 models, but the chassis function is enhanced.
Body styles also range from small canvas to medium and long models.
The engine adopts the F gasoline engine that has been used for 20 years.
Later, 1974, 40 models were equipped with a new in-line 4-cylinder, 2997cc B diesel engine.
A member of the land cruiser family is a "long wheelbase model".
The independence of this car is "55 models" born in 1967.
"fj55v" was originally developed on the basis of Model 40.
By 1975, it began to develop into "fj56v" with 2f inline 6-cylinder 4230cc engine and 4-speed gearbox, and its capacity was increased.
Land cruisers have won the nickname "Moose" because of their "big and strong" characteristics.
At the same time, personalized body appearance is also one of its important features.
1980, 60 models were born as 55 replacement products.
Compared with the 55 models, due to the higher performance diesel engine, air conditioner and steering assistance equipment, the users of this model have also expanded from fans-centered to private home users.
At the beginning of the sale, the engine was equipped with 3b diesel engine and 2f diesel engine, but two years later, a 6-cylinder 3980cc 2h diesel engine was added.
Since then, models equipped with high-performance engines such as turbocharging and EFI have appeared one after another, and functions such as continuously variable transmission and differential locking device have also been introduced into this series of models.
1984, after 24 years' expectation, after comprehensively improving the image of 40 models (land cruisers), 70 models were finally born.
The appearance of the car body is completely new.
Various brand-new improvements, such as the built-in winch in the bumper, have been well received.
This was a great advantage at that time.
Engines of various specifications also inherit the advantages of model 40. Since 1985, turbocharged diesel engine 13b-t and automatic transmission have been newly equipped.
Since 1990, four half-length models have been added, and 80 models are equipped with in-line 6-cylinder "1hz" and in-line 5-cylinder "1pz" engines (only 1hz models are used now).
The 70 models have won the reputation of "the best four-wheel drive in Japan" and become the mainstream models of land cruisers.
1999 adopts spiral spring and makes continuous improvement.
1985, a model named "Square Truck" evolved from 70 short models made its debut.
Since then, it has been named "70 models" of land cruiser Prado in 1990.
The car body has short wheelbase and four-door long wheelbase.
The drive system adopts four-wheel helical spring rigid suspension, and the engine is a 2446cc2l-te turbocharged diesel engine. After 1993, it was changed to "1kz-te" four-cylinder 2982cc turbocharged diesel engine, and the power and silence were coordinated.
The style of automobile interior is widely used in automobile interior such as dashboard.
As a new 4-wheel drive, the overbearing "70 models" are very popular among young consumers.
Since then, bullying has joined the land cruiser family as a branch.
It can be said that it is the prototype of a very popular suv.
1989 introduced 80 models, which were improved on the basis of 6 1 later models. They were comparable to off-road models of high-end cars and were the flagship models at that time.
In mechanical transmission, the driving mode is changed from time-sharing to full-time work.
The chassis adopts four-wheel rigid springs (except some models).
In addition to inheriting 60 3f-e models, the engine also adopts "1HD-t" 4163 cc turbocharged direct injection diesel engine and "1hz" naturally aspirated diesel engine.
1992 was equipped with "1fz-fe" double overhead camshaft gasoline engine with a displacement of 4,476cc.
Since then, the F-type engine, which has been active in the engine field for many years, has finally withdrawn from the historical stage.