"Toyota Land Cruiser Prado": owner reviews, specifications

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

Toyota Land Cruiser Prado is one of the most popular 4x4 off-road vehicles, which from the moment of its debut to this day remains relevant and the most discussed in Russia and Europe. Indeed, it is unlikely that any jeep, except for the Prado, will be so in demand in the primary and secondary markets. Moreover, the price for it does not fall sharply, as, for example, for the Japanese counterpart of the Mitsubishi Pajero. But is it worth paying more? Find out the answer to this question in our review of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. Specifications and reviews further in our story.

Design

Despite the fact that the Toyota Prado is positioned as a full-size SUV, its design is more like a crossover. So Japanese manufacturers tried to bring the jeep as close as possible to dynamic city life and at the same time did not deprive it of its main advantages - high ground clearance and permanent 4x4 drive.

Externally, the car is very reminiscent of a solid executive class jeep, rather than any youth SUV. No aggressive forms in front. Even the optics, and that one is maximally smoothed and pulled up to the hood. The arches front and rear are quite muscular and look very handy against the background of large alloy wheels. The stern of the Land Cruiser Prado SUV is pulled up as high as possible, so it can easily overcome difficult off-road tracks.

Judge for yourself, which SUV can drive on such a primer? Yes, on the very first meters he will burrow his “belly” into the mud. Well, it's not for nothing that motorists praise the Prado so much for its current design and high cross-country ability.

Salon

In total, two modifications of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUV are produced on the world market - with a three- and five-door body. The latter option has gained great popularity in Russia. Depending on the configuration, the interior of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUV could accommodate from 5 to 8 passengers, which is 2 times less than that of its three-door counterpart. By the way, three-doors were not officially imported to Russia. Therefore, it is almost impossible to meet them on our roads. In terms of trunk volume, the Prado can hold up to 620 liters of luggage as standard (and that's without the rear row of seats folded down).

As for the interior design itself, in this aspect, the SUV simply has no analogues. Despite the fact that the first issue of Pradoin the version that can now be seen on our roads, was produced in 2002, its interior cannot be called boring or outdated. By the way, the very first Prado modifications were released in 1996, but then it was a simple three-door jeep with round headlights and an ascetic interior. Only after a global update at the beginning of the 2000s did it gain incredible popularity in the world market.

The ergonomics of the interior of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado SUV (diesel) has been brought to almost perfection. Everywhere soft and pleasant to the touch plastic, beautiful inserts "under the tree", leather and velor. The quality of fitting all the details deserves a solid "five". Judging by the reviews of motorists, the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado is one of the few cars in which the build level does not require additional explanation. The interior of the jeep is ideal in almost all respects. Soundproofing deserves special attention. It has been refined to such an extent that the noise of the motor can only be heard at high speeds.

Land Cruiser Prado Specifications

In total, the Prado engine range covers 6 power plants. Among them there are 4 petrol and 2 diesel units. In Russia, two engines are the most popular.

Among them are a 4-cylinder unit with a volume of 2.7 liters and a V-shaped installation for 6 cylinders with a displacement of 4.0 liters. In addition, there were modifications with a 3-liter turbodiesel unit.

About transmissions and drive

As for gearboxes,The Land Cruiser Prado was equipped with several types of transmissions. Among them were two "automatic" (for 4 and 5 speeds), as well as one five-speed "mechanics". The drive of the Japanese Toyota Prado SUV is different depending on the sales market. It can be either permanently all-wheel drive (that is, all wheels are driving all the time), or switchable. The latter option was not officially delivered to Russia, so all Prado SUVs that are sold with us have a constant 4x4 wheel arrangement.

Land Cruiser Prado: reviews of car owners

Judging by the information contained in the reviews, we can draw the following conclusion. The Land Cruiser Prado SUV is an ideal car for those who prefer quality, comfort and reliability in the first place. According to its technical abilities, the Prado can be used both on asph alt terrain (acceleration dynamics are just crazy) and on complete off-road.

The Land Cruiser is a real all-terrain vehicle that, despite its glamorous appearance, can simultaneously give odds to both sports sedans and all-wheel drive SUVs. In terms of reliability, we can say that the car is one of the most maintainable. For the entire period of operation, the jeep requires only periodic topping up of oil and replacing the coolant. There is no headache with the engine - its resource is designed to operate for decades. The same can be said about the body - rust is not an enemy for him. But the Japanese did not guess with fuel consumption. Something, but the "gluttony" of the car is noticedstraightaway. The average fuel consumption of a jeep per "hundred" is 18-25 liters. This is perhaps the only drawback of this car. Otherwise, the Land Cruiser Prado remains perfect. And it's not for nothing that it has been holding onto the world market for so many years despite crises and constantly growing competitors.

Conclusion

So, we found out all the features of the Japanese Toyota Prado SUV. As practice has shown, this jeep is designed for more than one generation of motorists. And it looks like the Japanese are not going to discontinue it at all.

If so, then soon the Prado will repeat the history of its counterpart called the Jeep Willis (Wrangler), which has been mass-produced for more than seventy years.