Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series to return to inline-six diesel power?

Back to the future: Mazda’s new 3.3-litre straight-six turbo-diesel could power Australia’s favourite full-size SUV

Much has been written about the all-new Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series – including by carsales – and a lot of it has been based on media speculation, including the rumour that a new 3.3-litre V6 turbo-diesel will replace the 4.5-litre V8 from the 200 Series.

Now, well-placed sources have added weight to the idea that the downsized diesel in the 300 Series will in fact be the 3.3-litre straight-six turbo-diesel currently being developed by Mazda for the next-generation Mazda6 and CX-50, as the CX-5’s replacement is expected to be called.

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