We a facing a paradigm shift in technology that will have impacts on caravan owners choice of tow vehicles.
Currently I own a Landcrusier 200 as my tow vehicle and it has done 80,000km in 3 years much of those Kms is towing and its extended warranty will finish at 150,000km. I plan to replace it at about that stage. I thought till now the replacement will be another Landcrusier 200 or 300, but Toyota do not seem to have a new model 300 series coming out and the 200 series very complex technology is getting quite old plus Diesel fuel in Australia is some of the lowest quality in the world.
I really like my LC 200, but in 2022 not sure if they will still be sold by Toyota and unless we get fuel standards we will be in a technology dead end as the rest of the world moves on. Toyota may not make a diesel 300 series and may stop making the 200 series in diesel.
Mining companies are a significant Toytoa market and several Australian mines have already converted Landcrusiers to electric vehicles and are looking at using less diesel. Toyota was a world leader in hybrid technology and are now introducing a plug in hybrid RAV4, but they are a very conservative company. A plug in hybrid Landcrusier may appear, but I doubt it. Most likely we are looking at the last generation of large diesel towing vehicles (except maybe very expensive American trucks).
So what happens next, Elon Mus's Tesla is making the technologically advance Cybertruck planned for release in Australia in ~2022 the mid range 4WD model at about $A80,000 has towing specs that exceed Landcrusier 200 and most American pick up trucks. Cybertruck looks very interesting. Ford will be soon releasing its electric F150, but likely to be well over $A100,000 and the amazing Rivian will likely be well over $A120,000.
Range of mid range Cybertruck is likely to be similar to my Pajero when towing, but performance better than a Landcrusier 200. It is looking like a very attractive option in 2022.
So interested to see opinions, please be nice and please remember change is inevitable, I have looked a couple of other forums and the climate change deniers have gone over the top and destroyed any chance of sensible discussion about what happens with towing 2-3.5 tonne caravans in the next decade.
PS Australia currently has less than 3 weeks of fuel reserves and we are now getting the lowest quality diesel sold on the world markets, so diesel (or petrol) as a fuel in the longterm is a worry.
Admin if this topic degenerates please close it.
Thanks
Terry
Currently I own a Landcrusier 200 as my tow vehicle and it has done 80,000km in 3 years much of those Kms is towing and its extended warranty will finish at 150,000km. I plan to replace it at about that stage. I thought till now the replacement will be another Landcrusier 200 or 300, but Toyota do not seem to have a new model 300 series coming out and the 200 series very complex technology is getting quite old plus Diesel fuel in Australia is some of the lowest quality in the world.
I really like my LC 200, but in 2022 not sure if they will still be sold by Toyota and unless we get fuel standards we will be in a technology dead end as the rest of the world moves on. Toyota may not make a diesel 300 series and may stop making the 200 series in diesel.
Mining companies are a significant Toytoa market and several Australian mines have already converted Landcrusiers to electric vehicles and are looking at using less diesel. Toyota was a world leader in hybrid technology and are now introducing a plug in hybrid RAV4, but they are a very conservative company. A plug in hybrid Landcrusier may appear, but I doubt it. Most likely we are looking at the last generation of large diesel towing vehicles (except maybe very expensive American trucks).
So what happens next, Elon Mus's Tesla is making the technologically advance Cybertruck planned for release in Australia in ~2022 the mid range 4WD model at about $A80,000 has towing specs that exceed Landcrusier 200 and most American pick up trucks. Cybertruck looks very interesting. Ford will be soon releasing its electric F150, but likely to be well over $A100,000 and the amazing Rivian will likely be well over $A120,000.
Range of mid range Cybertruck is likely to be similar to my Pajero when towing, but performance better than a Landcrusier 200. It is looking like a very attractive option in 2022.
So interested to see opinions, please be nice and please remember change is inevitable, I have looked a couple of other forums and the climate change deniers have gone over the top and destroyed any chance of sensible discussion about what happens with towing 2-3.5 tonne caravans in the next decade.
PS Australia currently has less than 3 weeks of fuel reserves and we are now getting the lowest quality diesel sold on the world markets, so diesel (or petrol) as a fuel in the longterm is a worry.
Admin if this topic degenerates please close it.
Thanks
Terry