Toyota Australia today said its LandCruiser, which has the longest history of any Toyota nameplate, has passed 750,000 sales in the country during the 60th anniversary year of the iconic off-roader.

The total includes 280,000 LandCruiser wagons including the current 200 Series, 310,000 "military" versions seen in the 70 Series line-up, and 160,000 LandCruiser Prado.

Toyota Australia senior executive director sales and marketing David Buttner said "LandCruiser has demonstrated its competitiveness and dependability since the first prototype was delivered in January 1951."

One of the first LandCruiser customers in Australia was construction magnate Sir Leslie Thiess, who bought several for use on the rugged construction trails of the Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric Scheme.

LandCruiser's performance in tough local conditions helped make Australia the largest single market for the model, accounting for more than one in 10 of all LandCruisers ever built.

LandCruiser Prado is a relative newcomer, being introduced locally in 1996.

Special-edition LandCruiser

Toyota Australia is marking the 60th birthday of LandCruiser with a special-edition model.

Available for a limited time, the anniversary model provides more than $5,000 of extra equipment compared with the LandCruiser 200 Series GXL on which it is based.

The added features include leather-accented interior, BluetoothTM-compatible touch-screen satellite navigation with a four-CD changer, premium steering wheel and shift lever, silver roof rails and 60th anniversary badges.

The twin-turbo V8 diesel special-edition model has an effective price increase of just $76 because it also gains the Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (KDSS), which is normally a $3,250* option.

All quad-cam V8 petrol LandCruisers have KDSS as standard. Prices for the 60th Anniversary petrol model start at $79,990*, with the increased specification representing significantly improved value.

All new LandCruisers, including the 60th anniversary edition, are covered by Toyota Service Advantage, which caps the price for a standard scheduled service at $210 during the first three years or 60,000km.