2018 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado facelift unveiled
The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado – or just the Land Cruiser as it’s badged in Europe – gains a major update for the 2018 model year, with changes applied to the body-on-frame 4×4 model inside and out.
Exterior updates place emphasis on off-roading prowess. These include a reshaped bonnet to enhance downward visibility along the centre, while the lower part of the bumper corners flick upwards, and the central section of the bumper is fashioned after a skid plate to improve off-road wieldiness. Further outwards, the tops of the fenders have been raised for the driver to better locate the Land Cruiser’s extremities.
The radiator grille and headlamps (now with optional LED units) are now positioned higher for improved functionality, while the main beams of the headlamps have been placed further inboard to better avoid impact with obstacles during off-road driving.
Inside, the Land Cruiser gains a redesigned dashboard especially at the top of the centre console tower, where it has been lowered to improve forward visibility particularly when driving off-road. The centre console itself houses a new eight-inch full-colour touchscreen, flush-surface HVAC control panel and drivetrain-related instrument cluster.
The steering wheel is also new, now matching the one fitted to Land Cruiser J200 models. White lighting now applies to the instrument panel, centre console and door switchgear, while LEDs also apply to the front footwell, roof headlining and glove box, as well as door panel illumination. Three interior colour schemes are available: Black, Brown/Black and the new Premium Beige, paired with silver metallic finish and light brown or dark brown wood trim finish.
The higher trim levels with automatic transmission are equipped with the Toyota Safety Sense active safety suite, which includes a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, adaptive cruise control, lane departure alert and automatic high beam functions. Additional driver support systems include a blind spot monitor, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and an upgraded tyre pressure warning system.
Under the hood, the Land Cruiser gains a 2.8 litre D-4D turbodiesel with 177 hp and 450 Nm (or 420 Nm for manual versions) for the western Europe market, while in east Europe the 4×4 is powered by a161 hp/246 Nm 2.7 VVT-i petrol inline-four engine and a 249 hp/381 Nm 4.0 litre V6 VVT-i petrol mill.
The updated Prado has also gone on sale in Japan, with prices starting from 3,538,080 yen (RM135,663), going up to 5,363,280 yen (RM205,616).
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The Toyota Prado has always been and remains a massively important vehicle for Toyota in Australia. This new Prado for 2018 model year comes with an all new diesel engine now Toyota is also telling us that it is now more refined, quieter and it’s more impressive performer than the outgoing model. From the outside point of view this SUV didn’t change a lot but the real changes are done under the hood. So keep with us to find out if Toyota’s claims are true and how the engine performs.
When we observe it’s exterior or behind the wheel there is no mistaking that this is in fact a Toyota Prado, it’s much the same as the old model and there are no major changes. Of course some changes are made like the introduction of new daytime running lights on the already well sculpted and mature looking headlights, which are turned on as soon as you turn up the engine. On the side and on the back end there is pretty much the same as on the old model.
Toyota Prado Interior
Now the 2018 Toyota Prado is available with a seating for five or for seven passengers. Also one of the new features is a new satellite navigation system that can use Google Maps through your smartphone. In addition with that the seven seater features three zone climate. Once you step in you are in absolute comfort and luxury. Also the cargo space is huge because the back seats can be folded down on push of the button.
2018 Toyota Prado Engine
The new unit under the bonnet is a 2.8-Liter intercooled four-cylinder turbo diesel engine that is able to produce 450 Newton meters of torque at 2400 rpm it’s got a 130 kw at 3400 rpm of power which is actually more power and torque that the old three liter motor. They’ve also don a whole bunch of things to make this engine much quieter. The also increased the fuel efficiency by 15 percent. It is available with a six-speed manual transmission that pulled down the consumption to 7.9 liter per 100km while the automatic uses 8.0 liters.
2018 Toyota Prado Price
The price of the new Toyota Prado is starting at $52,990 and it can go up to $83,490 . it is available in four trim levels in GX, GXL, VX
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