Gallery 2. Speculation that Toyota’s 4.5-litre V8 diesel is on the chopping block is gaining more voice, and while the big oiler V8 won’t live forever I think its imminent demise is overstated. The diesel V8 in question is currently used in the LandCruiser 200 (in twin-turbo form) and as a single-turbo engine in the various 70-Series models.
The 4.5 1VD-FTV V8 Engine has a lot of advantages, the main of which are excellent dynamics and optimal fuel consumption. It is also worth noting the good cross-country ability of a car with this engine on the road and excellent work with timely, proper maintenance.
Longer service intervals contribute to up to 7 percent lower maintenance costs. Engine oil/engine oil filter service interval has been extended to 1,000 hours*. Service intervals have also been extended on the air cleaner and Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) pump filter. LED lights offer up to six times the life of halogen to save on parts cost.
The D4D is using about 20% less fuel. The rav4 uses a diesel around 2 litres, they've been available in the UK for quite some time. The 2KD engine (2.5L) seems to have disappeared in NZ. Maybe they weren't selling enough but all the 2wd hiluxs now use the 3.0 1KD. The 2KD had a wastegated turbo.
The 1GD-FTV engine became a replacement for its predecessor - the 3.0L 1KD-FTV engine. The new 2.8-liter diesel first was used in Toyota LandCruiser Prado and later in other Toyota's SUVs such as Toyota Fortuner and Toyota Hilux. The 1GD-FTV has a traditional cast iron cylinder block without liners. Like the 1KD, the new engine also equipped
Front-engine, four-wheel-drive. The Toyota RAV4 ( Japanese: トヨタ・RAV4, Hepburn: Toyota Ravufō) is a compact crossover SUV produced by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. Considered the first ever compact crossover SUV, [1] it made its debut in Japan and Europe in 1994, [2] and in North America in 1995, being launched in January 5D6G. 46 116 321 417 156 128 348 153 409

is d4d a good engine