New Prado

[JS]

Is it just me ...... or does the new Prado bear a passing resemblance to the good old FJ Cruiser ?

Cheers
Jim

[maweida]

Yes!
The price is the biggest killer, at $100k it will attract the luxury car tax, so another $6k !
Could buy 2 x mux for that !!

[maweida]

New prado needs AD BLUE - more $$ to run the car, and $20k more than MUX. If you run out of ad blue, you stop!!

MUX might be top of the sales figures (everest also needs ad blue)

https://www.drive.com.au/news/2024-toyota-prado-adblue-in-australia/

[Navigator]

Toyota are going to sell a s%$t ton of them.

[maweida]

yes will be interesting! Top of range MuX = $66k, v top of range prado $100k! easy decision! and no ad blue!

[Kymbo]

Looks a lot like the LEGO LandRover Defender to me... 

[maweida]

just saw a review on the new prado.

Confirmed that they need Ad blue !! the boot area if full of seats and dont' sit flat like next gen MuX

Top spec prado = $108K
Top spec MUX = $66k.

Isuzu all the way! and no need for Ad blue (and i'll put down a deposit on an investment property with the difference)

[ranmar850]

Obviously trading on the belated popularity of the FJ Cruiser. They couldn't give the things away when they were new, at least in Australia. Just a 4l V6 petrol Prado chassis with an ugly body on top. But somehow, during Covid, they became cool again, and Toyota picked up on it. Copping some flak online--smaller fuel capacity than the old Prado, with no option of the aux fuel tank, and a rear storage area compromised for load capacity AND weight by the battery fitted for the mild hybrid system. 

[Bucko]

I'm sure we will be able to see more tests on the new Prado as Ronny has just bought one.  The basic and the top end one's can be bought without the third row of seats.  Seems the other in between variants have the third row seats fitted. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4YGofhUpTY

[maweida]

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