No V8? No problem.
The tuner took a brand new Land Cruiser with just delivery miles and put the 3.5-liter gasoline motor through its paces on a dyno. The new six-cylinder engine produced 370 horsepower on pump gas. What does this number compare to Toyota’s claims about it? Officially, the Land Cruiser has 409 horsepower at the crank. Add the 10-percent rule. Or is it 15%? WHP should be approximately 368 horsepower, which is almost identical to the Dyno results. EKanoo Racing ran a second test. However, it added VP Octanium to the engine, which, according to the product page, raises octane up to 8. The gasoline tank’s special juice unleashed seven additional horsepower, making the total 377 hp. The V6 engine produced 394 horsepower lbft (534 Nm) using pure gasoline, and 405 lbft (549Nm) when it was fueled with the fuel additive. The engine is rated at 480 lbft (650 Nm) when the crank is turned.
EKanoo Racing plans to modify this Land Cruiser’s V6 to increase its output to 500 horsepower. The LC300’s smaller engine with forced induction transmits its power to both axles via a ten speed automatic transmission that is shared with the twin-turbo 3.3 liter diesel. The Land Cruiser will be available in a GR Sport version for the first time. It doesn’t have more power but it does have a more aggressive design and an improved suspension for better off-road performance. Unfortunately, the LC300 will not be available in the United States. However, we may still be able to get it considering that a next-generation Lexus LX might be a more luxurious version.