Ford Transit vs Toyota Land Cruiser (J40)

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Ford Transit and Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) configuration
Specification	Ford Transit	Toyota Land Cruiser (J40)
Manufacturer	Ford^[source]	Toyota^[source]
Production	1965–present^[source]	1960–1984 1968–2001 ( Brazil )^[source]
Model years	2015–present (North America)^[source]	—
Class	Light commercial vehicle ( M )^[source]	Off-road vehicle^[source]

Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1953–present) Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (2000–present) Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (1977–1986, 2000–present)^[source]	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive / four-wheel-drive^[source]

Engine	3.5L Ecoboost V6, 3.5L Cyclone V6^[source]	Petrol: 3.9-litre F I6 4.2-litre 2F I6 Diesel: 3.0-litre B I4 3.2-litre 2B I4 3.4-litre 3B I4 3.6-litre H I6 3.7-litre 14B I4 (Bandeirante) 3.8-litre Mercedes OM314 I4 (Bandeirante) 4.0-litre 2H I6 4.0-litre Mercedes OM364 I4 (Bandeirante)^[source]

Transmission	10-speed Automatic Transmission^[source]	3-speed manual 4-speed manual (from 1974) 5-speed manual (from 1984)^[source]

Predecessor	Europe: Ford Thames 400E North America: Ford E-Series^[source]	Toyota Land Cruiser (J20)^[source]

Successor	Ford Transit Custom (for Ford Tourneo)^[source]	Toyota Land Cruiser (J50) Toyota Land Cruiser (J70)^[source]

Assembly	West Germany: Cologne ( Cologne Body & Assembly )^[source]	Japan: Toyota City Brazil: São Bernardo Venezuela: Cumaná Indonesia: Jakarta Malaysia: Sarawak^[source]

Body style	3/4-door van^[source]	2-door pickup 2-door off-road vehicle 4-door pickup 4-door off-road vehicle (1960–1966)^[source]

Design and production context	The Transit, introduced in July 2000, was the third all-new design, and borrowed styling cues from Ford's "New Edge" designs, like the Focus and Ka . Developed by Ford in the United States, the main innovation is that it is available in either front- or rear-wheel drive. Ford nomenclature makes this the V184 ( rear-wheel-drive ) or V185 ( front-wheel-drive ) model. This model features the "Puma"-type Duratorq turbo diesel engine also used in the 2000 Mondeo and Jaguar X-Type , with the petrol versions moving up to the 2.3 L 16-valve edition of the straight-4 engine.^[source] The fourth-generation Transit was launched in January 2013 at the 2013 North American (Detroit) International Auto Show . In contrast to the previous generation developed in the United States (but never sold there), the fourth-generation Transit was co-designed by Ford of Europe and Ford in North America. After entering production for worldwide sale in 2013, Ford began production of the Transit in Kansas City Assembly in April 2014 for the 2015 model year. Sold worldwide by Ford for the first time, the fourth-generation Transit competes against the Chevrolet Express/GMC Savana , Mercedes-Benz Sprinter , Fiat Ducato (and its variants), and the Volkswagen Crafter .^[source] Worldwide production of the fourth-generation Transit is sourced from two Ford facilities. All Transit production for Europe and Asia is sourced from Ford Otosan in Kocaeli Province , Turkey; this factory provides a percentage of global exports. North American and South American production is primarily sourced from Kansas City Assembly in Claycomo, Missouri ; production at the Kansas City Assembly Plant began on April 30, 2014.^[source]	—

Design and production context

The Transit, introduced in July 2000, was the third all-new design, and borrowed styling cues from Ford's "New Edge" designs, like the Focus and Ka . Developed by Ford in the United States, the main innovation is that it is available in either front- or rear-wheel drive. Ford nomenclature makes this the V184 ( rear-wheel-drive ) or V185 ( front-wheel-drive ) model. This model features the "Puma"-type Duratorq turbo diesel engine also used in the 2000 Mondeo and Jaguar X-Type , with the petrol versions moving up to the 2.3 L 16-valve edition of the straight-4 engine.^[source]

The fourth-generation Transit was launched in January 2013 at the 2013 North American (Detroit) International Auto Show . In contrast to the previous generation developed in the United States (but never sold there), the fourth-generation Transit was co-designed by Ford of Europe and Ford in North America. After entering production for worldwide sale in 2013, Ford began production of the Transit in Kansas City Assembly in April 2014 for the 2015 model year. Sold worldwide by Ford for the first time, the fourth-generation Transit competes against the Chevrolet Express/GMC Savana , Mercedes-Benz Sprinter , Fiat Ducato (and its variants), and the Volkswagen Crafter .^[source]

Worldwide production of the fourth-generation Transit is sourced from two Ford facilities. All Transit production for Europe and Asia is sourced from Ford Otosan in Kocaeli Province , Turkey; this factory provides a percentage of global exports. North American and South American production is primarily sourced from Kansas City Assembly in Claycomo, Missouri ; production at the Kansas City Assembly Plant began on April 30, 2014.^[source]

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Origin reported by inventory	United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 25, cell 2; revision 1374923116; retrieved 2026-09-30 United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 24, cell 3; revision 1377658855; retrieved 2026-09-30 China^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 39, cell 3; revision 1376110979; retrieved 2026-09-30 United Kingdom^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 39, row 3, cell 3; revision 1377190815; retrieved 2026-09-30	—

Origin reported by inventory

United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 4, row 25, cell 2; revision 1374923116; retrieved 2026-09-30

United States^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 17, row 24, cell 3; revision 1377658855; retrieved 2026-09-30

China^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 39, cell 3; revision 1376110979; retrieved 2026-09-30

United Kingdom^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 39, row 3, cell 3; revision 1377190815; retrieved 2026-09-30

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