No safety rating? No problem. How the “ageing” but popular Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series has avoided being reassessed by ANCAP despite losing five-star score – Car News

No safety rating? No problem. How the “ageing” but popular Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series has avoided being reassessed by ANCAP despite losing five-star score – Car News

There appears to be a loophole in ANCAP’s testing policy so big you can drive a truck through it. Specifically a Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series, which is now classified as a ‘light truck’ and therefore avoids the same scrutiny as utes considered light commercial vehicles.The 70 Series was one of more than two dozen cars that had its ANCAP safety rating expire on December 31, 2023 as part of the safety body’s six-year expiry period to ensure older models do not retain a…
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