The Toyota 1VD-FTV engine is the first V8 diesel engine produced by Toyota. It is a 32-Valve DOHC, with Common Rail fuel injection and either one or two Variable geometry turbochargers.

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which debuted at the Sema show in Las Vegas. In that custom project vehicle built by Warren Victor, the engineers used a Hino Trucks USA high-pressure common-rail turbo diesel 8.0-liter inline-six used in the U.S. and Japan in a wide range of commercial and cargo-moving applications.



In the same year, at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota debuted it's

that is used in the 2007 Australian 70 series Landcruiser and later in the redesigned 2008 European Landcruiser. That redesigned European Landcruiser was

debuted at the St. Petersburg Motor show in Russia

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Here's a look at the

European Landcruiser Brochure

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And here's a look at the 1VD-FTV Diesel installed into a 100 Series Landcruiser...







So what does this all mean for the U.S. Market and the possibility of seeing a Toyota Diesel engine option? For that we need to look back at the debut of the first generation 2000 Tundra and how Nissan followed up and bested it with it's 2004 Titan.



The 2000 debut of the first gen Tundra was great step forward in showing that Toyota was serious about closing the gap on the "Big Three" in all major segments including trucks. And the effort proved fruitful with a production capacity of 120,000 and sales which were double the rate of the T100. The Tundra was slightly larger than the T100, but still suffered the perception of being too small and car-like to pose a serious threat to the domestic pickup trucks.



The engine choices available in the 2000 Tundra were a 24V 3.4-liter V6 engine that produced 190 horsepower (140 kW) and 220 So what does this all mean for the U.S. Market and the possibility of seeing a Toyota Diesel engine option? For that we need to look back at the debut of the first generation 2000 Tundra and how Nissan followed up and bested it with it's 2004 Titan.The 2000 debut of the first gen Tundra was great step forward in showing that Toyota was serious about closing the gap on the "Big Three" in all major segments including trucks. And the effort proved fruitful with a production capacity of 120,000 and sales which were double the rate of the T100. The Tundra was slightly larger than the T100, but still suffered the perception of being too small and car-like to pose a serious threat to the domestic pickup trucks.The engine choices available in the 2000 Tundra were a 24V 3.4-liter V6 engine that produced 190 horsepower (140 kW) and 220 lb·ft (298 N·m) of torque and an LEV certified 32 valve 4.7-liter "i-Force" V8 engine that produced

245 horsepower

(183 kW) and

315 lb·ft (427 N·m) of torque





Now lets look at the all new 2004 Nissan Titan.



The Nissan Titan introduced in 2004, is a full-size pickup truck produced for the North American market. The Titan was intended to challenge the Big Three "



All Titans come standard with a 32 Valve 5.6L engine, VK56DE, which generates Now lets look at the all new 2004 Nissan Titan.The Nissan Titan introduced in 2004, is a full-size pickup truck produced for the North American market. The Titan was intended to challenge the Big Three " Detroit Trucks" in sales numbers, and is meant to be an alternative to them and provide Nissan with some in-roads into the highly competitive truck market. The name "Titan" was chosen to provide that feel.All Titans come standard with a 32 Valve 5.6L engine, VK56DE, which generates

317 hp

(236 kW) (305 hp (227 kW) on 2004-2006 models) and

385 lb·ft (522 N·m) of torque

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The other differences being that the Titans doors opened wider, the truck came with both front and rear disc brakes while the Tundra had rear drum brake and front discs that suffered many braking vibration issues that required a $1,500 upgrade to eliminate.



The towing capacity (without additional tow packages) were 5,000 lbs for the Tundra and 6,500 for the Titan.





As you can see, it is no surprise that Nissan would again one up Toyota by teaming up with Cummins to offer the first Truck Diesel engine option. Now does being first make it a better choice? Time will tell.



But as for what we can see coming down the line, Toyota will not use the Cummins Diesel engine to power the Tundra but rather their own 1VD-FTV engine. Now the question remains if we will see it first in the Landcruiser or in the Tundra.









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