Toyota LandCruiser Prado: FAQs
Sometimes called simply Toyota Prado, the Toyota LandCruiser Prado is consistently among Australia’s top-selling SUVs. Here are the Toyota LandCruiser Prado FAQs you asked online.Is Toyota LandCruiser Prado a good car?
The Toyota LandCruiser Prado, or simply Toyota Prado, has been the top-selling large SUV in Australia for several years based on its strong reputation for reliability and solid resale value.
It’s not as refined as some rivals but it remains hugely popular and well-liked by owners, with an average score of 4.3 out of 5 based on 105 owner reviews on carsales.com.au, Australia’s largest automotive website.
The seven-seat turbo-diesel vehicle has twin fuel tanks for extra-long range and the rugged ladder-frame chassis means it retains genuine off-road capability.
How much is a Toyota LandCruiser Prado?
The Toyota LandCruiser Prado is priced from $59,840 plus on-road costs for a base-grade GX model.
Top-spec Toyota Prado Kakadu models are priced from $87,030 plus ORCs.
The Prado was upgraded in mid-2020 with a more powerful turbo-diesel engine and more safety features, which saw prices rise between around $2000 and $3000.
The update also deleted the manual transmission that was previously available on GX and GXL variants.
Is there a new Toyota LandCruiser Prado in 2020?
An updated Toyota LandCruiser Prado was announced in August 2020, and while it’s not a new model – in fact, it looks almost exactly the same on the outside – it comes with a lot of new stuff.
We’re talking about a more powerful turbo-diesel engine, upgraded safety systems and a new 9.0-inch central screen infotainment set-up that adds Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone functionality.
As part of the 2020 upgrade, Toyota Australia also discontinued the manual gearbox that was previously available on GX and GXL variants.
What is the difference between the Toyota LandCruiser Prado GXL and Toyota LandCruiser Prado VX?
The main differences between the Toyota LandCruiser Prado GXL and Toyota LandCruiser Prado VX model grades are equipment levels and price.
The Toyota LandCruiser Prado VX is roughly $10,000 more expensive ($66K vs $76K) and comes with leather seats that are power-operated, heated and cooled for the front passengers. Second-row seats are also heated.
The Toyota LandCruiser Prado VX is also fitted with bigger 18-inch alloy wheels, a premium 14-speaker JBL stereo, panoramic and multi-terrain monitors, a blind-spot monitoring system and rear cross-traffic alert.
That said, the Toyota LandCruiser Prado VX is not the most expensive Toyota Prado offered. That honour goes to the Toyota LandCruiser Prado Kakadu Horizon launched in early 2020, priced $10,000 further upstream at about $87K plus ORCs.
Is a Toyota Prado a LandCruiser?
The Toyota Prado is part of the LandCruiser family and is actually called the Toyota LandCruiser Prado.
It is very firmly a LandCruiser by virtue of its large size, seven-seat capacity and similarly rugged underpinnings, which include a ladder-frame chassis, 4x4 driveline with dual-range gearbox, and a long-range 140-litre fuel tank.
While it doesn’t have the heavy-duty suspension of the big-daddy Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series, the Toyota LandCruiser Prado does have a very strong off-road reputation in its own right.
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