Toyota Land Cruiser 100 / Amazon, Lexus LX 470

Since 1997 of release

Repair and car operation

Cars Toyota Land Cruiser 100 / Amazon, Lexus LX 470

The world debut of off-road cars Land Cruiser of the fifth generation and Lexus LX 470 has taken place in 1998. Lexus LX 470 is a luxury variant of model Toyota Land Cruiser 100. Lexus LX 470 has come in the stead models Lexus LX 450 created accordingly on the basis of Toyota Land Cruiser 80. Outwardly this model strongly differs from the primogenitor, the forward part of a body has four xenon headlights. Cars have the frame design exceeding on durability a previous frame on the average on 50 %, thanks to application of steel sheets of a variable profile and other strengthening elements of a design. Some details which to the greatest degree are exposed to risk of corrosion, are covered by sheets from a special corrosion-proof alloy.

Company Toyota has started to complete cars Land Cruiser 100/Amazon and Lexus LX470 with 8-cylinder petrol engines 2UZ-FE in volume 4.7 l. Since 1998. On model Land Cruiser turbodiesel engines 1HD-FTE also can be established. All petrol models are equipped by system of electronic injection of fuel (EFI) and 4-step automatic transmission. Since 2002 of release it is established 5-step АТ with electronic control. Turbodiesel models are equipped both automatic, and a manual box of a gear change. Fuel injection – distributed. The drive of back wheels is organised by means of карданного a shaft and not cutting back bridge. The self-blocked differential allows to distribute in regular intervals a twisting moment between wheels, depending on their coupling with road. The structure of a drive of forward wheels includes a distributing box and two power shafts. All models have a full drive.

The forward suspension bracket – completely independent, rychazhno-torsionogo type, also is organised by means of the top and bottom cross-section control levers, the telescopic shock-absorbers, two торсионных bars and the stabilizer of cross-section stability.

The back suspension bracket – dependent also uses screw springs, the bottom longitudinal and cross-section levers. The structure of a back suspension bracket includes screw springs with the telescopic shock-absorbers, four levers (two top and two bottom) and a cross-section jet bar.

Lexus LX470, unlike Toyota Land Cruiser, has a pneumatic suspension bracket with possibility of adjustment of size of a road gleam in a range of 100 mm. By means of the switch it is possible to change rigidity of shock-absorbers also.

Steering – реечное, hydrostrengthened.

Brake mechanisms of forward and back wheels have a disk design. The vacuum amplifier of brakes enters into a standard complete set. All models are equipped by system of antiblocking of brakes (ABS).

System Skyhook TEMS and hydraulic adjustment of a road clearance are applied to increase of comfort and stability of management (АНС) which improve car performance data at movement on rough roads.

Safety means include ГУР, ABS, the amplifier of brakes, pillows of safety for the driver and the forward passenger, headrests, and also three-basic seat belts with emergency натяжителями.

The standard equipment of considered cars includes the uniform lock, the electric drive of mirrors and glasses, the automatic conditioner of air, темпостат, two auxiliary sockets of power supplies, coasters and numerous compartments for storage of the various subjects, the audiosystem built in the central console, the immobilizer of the engine thermoabsorbing glasses with toning and steel wheel disks. As the additional equipment the back heater, the uniform lock with remote control, CD-changer, легкосплавные wheel disks can be established, etc.