Steyr 90 series vs Toyota Land Cruiser (J40)

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Steyr 90 series and Toyota Land Cruiser (J40) configuration
Specification	Steyr 90 series	Toyota Land Cruiser (J40)
Manufacturer	Steyr-Daimler-Puch^[source]	Toyota^[source]
Also called	Steyr Plus^[source]	Toyota Bandeirante ( Brazil )^[source]
Production	1968–1979 Steyr , Austria^[source]	1960–1984 1968–2001 ( Brazil )^[source]
Body style	Cabover truck^[source]

Curb weight	8.5–28 t (19,000–62,000 lb)^[source]	—

Layout	4x2, 4x4, 6x2, 6x4, 6x6, 8x2/4^[source]	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive / four-wheel-drive^[source]

Related	UTDC Percheron^[source]	—

Design and production context	The Steyr 90 series is a cab over truck originally introduced in 1968, built by Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG in Steyr , Austria . It has a tilting cab and is of a distinct shape, which survived into the twenty-first century with China's Sinotruk . In 1978 the facelifted Steyr 91 replaced the 90, and it was in turn replaced by the redesigned Steyr 92 in 1986. Considering its comparatively low production numbers an unusually wide range of models and configurations were available, necessitated by Steyr's dominance of the Austrian truck market in the period - in 1980 about 35% of trucks on the roads there were made by Steyr.^[source] From the all-wheel drive 91, the militarized 91M was also developed. Appearing in 1983, this met with considerable sales success. Aside from Austria (which used e.g. the 1491 as a Heavy Logistics Vehicle or Counter-NBC-Vehicle), Canada , Saudi Arabia , and Greece also used these. The 1200 vehicles sold to Canada, designated "Heavy Logistics Vehicle, Wheeled" or HLVW by the Canadian military, were called "Percheron" (or UTDC 24M32) and were assembled by local partner UTDC ( Can-Car ). They entered service there in 1990 after a protracted selection process. It was also manufactured in Greece, where the earlier 680 series was manufactured until the end of 1984. Steyr also entered the US Army's competition for a new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), a contract they won. The trucks in question have been manufactured in Texas, using Steyr components, including engines and some body panels (actually those from the 92 series). The FMTV has seen service across the globe, with a number of countries' armed forces.^[source]	—

Design and production context

The Steyr 90 series is a cab over truck originally introduced in 1968, built by Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG in Steyr , Austria . It has a tilting cab and is of a distinct shape, which survived into the twenty-first century with China's Sinotruk . In 1978 the facelifted Steyr 91 replaced the 90, and it was in turn replaced by the redesigned Steyr 92 in 1986. Considering its comparatively low production numbers an unusually wide range of models and configurations were available, necessitated by Steyr's dominance of the Austrian truck market in the period - in 1980 about 35% of trucks on the roads there were made by Steyr.^[source]

From the all-wheel drive 91, the militarized 91M was also developed. Appearing in 1983, this met with considerable sales success. Aside from Austria (which used e.g. the 1491 as a Heavy Logistics Vehicle or Counter-NBC-Vehicle), Canada , Saudi Arabia , and Greece also used these. The 1200 vehicles sold to Canada, designated "Heavy Logistics Vehicle, Wheeled" or HLVW by the Canadian military, were called "Percheron" (or UTDC 24M32) and were assembled by local partner UTDC ( Can-Car ). They entered service there in 1990 after a protracted selection process. It was also manufactured in Greece, where the earlier 680 series was manufactured until the end of 1984. Steyr also entered the US Army's competition for a new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), a contract they won. The trucks in question have been manufactured in Texas, using Steyr components, including engines and some body panels (actually those from the 92 series). The FMTV has seen service across the globe, with a number of countries' armed forces.^[source]

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Origin reported by inventory	Austria^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 4, cell 2; revision 1377289840; retrieved 2026-09-30 Canada^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 5, cell 3; revision 1375740974; retrieved 2026-09-30 Austria^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 12, cell 4; revision 1361593065; retrieved 2026-10-01	—

Origin reported by inventory

Austria^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 4, cell 2; revision 1377289840; retrieved 2026-09-30

Canada^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 5, cell 3; revision 1375740974; retrieved 2026-09-30

Austria^[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 12, cell 4; revision 1361593065; retrieved 2026-10-01

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Assembly	—	Japan: Toyota City Brazil: São Bernardo Venezuela: Cumaná Indonesia: Jakarta Malaysia: Sarawak^[source]

Class	—	Off-road vehicle^[source]

Engine	—	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]