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New car sales price Toyota FJ Cruiser

The FJ Cruiser is Toyota's fifth SUV and the most recent addition to the Land Cruiser range.

Critics of Toyota's retro-styled, petrol-only offroader, the FJ Cruiser, may be partially mollified with an update model boasting a bigger fuel tank.

Aimed largely at the US and Middle East markets, the Prado-based FJ Cruiser is made only with a petrol engine. Despite pressure from markets including Australia and the UK, Toyota has no plans to option the wagon with a diesel engine.

But it has added a fuel tank. Now, with two tanks totalling 159 litres, Toyota Australia claims the FJ Cruiser is good for a 1700km range on the highway.

“As a result, the theoretical driving range increases to 1060km in the city and more than 1700km on the highway,” Toyota says in a statement.

“The combined-cycle fuel economy of 11.4 litres per 100km delivers a notional range of almost 1400km.”

The new tank kicks the price up $1500 to $47,990 plus a further $475 for metallic paint. The FJ Cruiser, Toyota's fifth SUV and the most recent addition to the Land Cruiser range, is part of the company's capped-price servicing program and costs $210 for each six-monthly service for the first three years.

Based on the Prado and using some parts from the current and previous models, the FJ has a 200kW/380Nm 4-litre V6 petrol engine and a five-speed automatic transmission with a part-time, two-speed transfer case.

It is regarded as more nimble in the bush compared with the Prado because of its better approach and departure angles. To maximise its offroad ability, it is standard with switchable Active Traction Control including a “crawl” function that acts like a low-speed cruise control.