LC300 new Australian on-sale date confirmed: The 2022 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series gets new delivery dates

The Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series is now set to just sneak into 2021, with the first deliveries now expected to hit Australian dealerships in early to mid December.

CarsGuide understands that Toyota dealers have been told of the altered dates, with the LC300's original October launch pushed back due to Toyota's rolling production shutdowns in Japan.

Parts and chip shortages have forced Toyota to throttle back global production in September by as much as 40 per cent, as every plant it has in Japan faces some sort of temporary closure.

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But no model is as hard hit as the LandCruiser, with its production facility to be shuttered for an entire month.

The shutdown was always going to have an impact on local and international LC300 deliveries, but the pain in Australia – an eight-to-10 week delay – is not as bad as had first anticipated.

We understand the brand has also warned its dealers that, while it will attempt to honour all early orders ASAP, that it will be more a case of whatever trim levels and grades arrive in the country first will be distributed across its network.

Still, the six-trim LC300 range will begin to touch down in Australia in 2021 this year, with each carrying a circa-$10k price increase on their equivalent LandCruiser 200 Series model.

The new LC300 price list is as follows:

• GX: $89,990 (was $80,873)
• GXL: $101,790 (was $92,573)
• VX: $113,990 (was $103,273)
• SAHARA: $131,190 (was $124,273
• GR SPORT: $137,790 (new model)
• SAHARA ZX: $138,790 (was $131,733 - Horizon)

All the above prices are manufacturer list prices, and they exclude on-road costs.

All models are powered by the brand's new 3.3-litre turbo-diesel V6, producing 227kW and 700Nm, and which pairs with a 10-speed automatic, and all arrive with permanent 4WD and low range, though different trims get more advanced off-road tech.

The brand has also confirmed fuel use for the new engine, with the LC300 to sip a claimed 8.9L/100km on the combined cycle, or 7.6 litres per 100km on the highway, and will deliver 3.5-tonne towing.

Billing the launch as a two-prong strategy (with the regular LandCruiser and the GR Sport), Toyota says the new-look model is the "absolute expression of the LandCruiser DNA"

"Our new GR Sport is the - the ultimate 4WD that is specially equipped for owners who truly love driving on rough trails and in off-road rallies," says Toyota Australia sales and marketing chief Sean Hanley.

"The graceful styling of the Sahara ZX adds an even more prestigious and advanced high-quality image for customers who use their LandCruiser primarily for urban driving and holiday getaways with their families."

Some of examples of the LC300 have already been spotted in Australia, including a test vehicle, and a handful of production cars that have arrived via ship.