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| Specification | Land Rover series | Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) |
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| Manufacturer | Rover Company (1948–1967) British Leyland (1968–1978) Land Rover Ltd. (1978–1985)[source] | Toyota[source] |
| Production | 1948–1985[source] | 1960–1984 1968–2001 ( Brazil )[source] |
| Assembly | United Kingdom: Solihull ( Solihull plant ) Australia: Enfield ( BMC Australia ) Belgium: Antwerp ( Minerva ) Ethiopia: Addis Ababa (A.M.C.E) Iran: Tehran ( Morattab ) Kenya: Thika (Leyland Kenya Limited) New Zealand: Nelson ( NZMC ) Nigeria: Ibadan (Leyland Nigeria Ltd) South Africa: Port Elizabeth (BMC SA) Spain: Linares ( Santana Motors ) West Germany: Hamburg ( Tempo ) Zambia: Ndola (Rover (Zambia) Ltd)[source] | Japan: Toyota City Brazil: São Bernardo Venezuela: Cumaná Indonesia: Jakarta Malaysia: Sarawak |
SWB
Single source132.0 in (3,353 mm)/140.5 in (3,569 mm) (SWB) 173.5 in (4,407 mm) (LWB)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Class | Off-road vehicle[source] | Off-road vehicle[source] |
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| Layout | FR layout / All-wheel drive[source] | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive / four-wheel-drive[source] |
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| Successor | Land Rover Ninety & One Ten / Defender[source] | Toyota Land Cruiser (J50) Toyota Land Cruiser (J70)[source] |
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| Designer | Maurice Wilks[source] | — |
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| Body style | 2-door Off-road vehicle 4-door Off-road vehicle 2-door pickup[source] | 2-door pickup 2-door off-road vehicle 4-door pickup 4-door off-road vehicle (1960–1966)[source] |
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| Engine | 1.6 L I4 (1948–1951) 2.0 L I4 (1950–1958) 2.0 L diesel I4 (1957–1958)[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] |
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| Transmission | 4-speed manual[source] | 3-speed manual 4-speed manual (from 1974) 5-speed manual (from 1984)[source] |
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| Wheelbase | 1948–1953: 80.0 in (2,032 mm) 1954–1956: 86.0 in (2,184 mm) (SWB) 1956–1958: 88.0 in (2,235 mm) (SWB) 1954–1956: 107.0 in (2,718 mm) (LWB) 1956½–1959:109.0 in (2,769 mm) (LWB)[source] | 2,285 mm (90.0 in) 2,430 mm (95.7 in) 2,650 mm (104.3 in) 2,950 mm (116.1 in)[source] |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom[source]Inventory Origin column; table 2, row 18, cell 3; revision 1377232040; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Also called | — | Toyota Bandeirante ( Brazil )[source] |
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| Predecessor | — | Toyota Land Cruiser (J20)[source] |
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