The year 2024 heralds a new dawn for the legendary Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. The highly rated SUV has received a major makeover and comes as the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 250 Series.

The biggest questions amongst motor enthusiasts are majorly on how the new Prado looks like, what its performance feels like, and how vehicle compares to previous Prado models such as the J120 model and the J150 model that were quite popular in the market.

To answer these questions, we scouted various reputable motor reviewers for an aggregated insight into what the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 250 Series feels like. Here is the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 250 Series review:

Specifications

According to Car Magazine, the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 250 Series comes with a 2.8-litre four-cylinder redesigned turbo-charger diesel engine. It also has a new eight-speed automatic gearbox. This adds two extra gears compared to the previous six-speed automatic gearbox that was in the previous model.

Car Magazine further states that the new Prado comes with Power and torque are rated at a relatively subdued 150kW and 500Nm of torque which have remained the same as they previously were.

However, with the newly redesigned turbo and gearbox, the vehicle is quicker than its previous model which took an average of 12.9 second to move from 0 to 100 kph.

In addition, Car Sales points out that the new Prado comes in with a rated towing to 3500kg. “The gross vehicle weight comes in at 3150kg. This leaves about 820kg of load capacity when you take into account the 2330kg curb weight figure,” states Car Sales.

Just like previous models, the new Prado comes with various trim levels. It comes as a standard model with the very basic specifications and as an upgraded model including the revered Kakadu model.

The standard model has the following features according to Car Expert:

• Nine airbags
• Autonomous emergency braking
• Stability control with active traction control
• Adaptive cruise control
• Lane trace assist (lane centering)
• Blind-spot monitoring
• Rear parking support brake (stops the car if a static object is detected)
• Front and rear parking sensors
• Trailer sway control
• Trailer pre-wiring harness
• 360-degree camera
• Five seats
• 18-inch dark grey alloy wheels
• Front grille with ‘TOYOTA’ lettering
• LED headlights
• LED daytime running lights
• Folding body-coloured mirrors
• Darkened front and rear bumpers, side sills, wheel arches
• Manual tailgate
• Fabric upholstery
• Rubber floor mats
• Six-way manual driver’s seat adjustment
• 7.0-inch multi-function instrument display
• 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system
• 10-speaker sound system
• Wired and wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
• Four USB-C ports
• Embedded satellite navigation
• DAB+ digital radio
• Toyota connected services
• Dual-zone climate control
• Downhill assist control
• Crawl control with five speed settings

The mid-tier trim level, Car Expert states, will include the following features:

• Seven-seat capacity
• Roof rails
• Rear privacy glass
• Silver front and rear bumper trim
• Power tailgate
• Synthetic leather upholstery
• Heated and ventilated front seats
• Eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat
• Leather-accented steering wheel and gear knob
• Auto-dimming rearview mirror
• Wireless charging pad
• Rear climate control
• Two extra USB-C charging ports

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This trim level will be followed by an upper upgrade trim with the following features:

• 20-inch dark metallic alloy wheels
• Bi-LED headlights with dynamic auto-levelling
• Adaptive high-beam assist
• Body-coloured front and rear bumpers
• Over-fender (wheel arch) molding
• Rear guard trim
• Leather-accented seats
• Power lumbar and memory function for driver’s seat
• Four-way power-adjustable passenger’s seat
• Power-adjustable steering wheel
• Carpet floor mats
• Refrigerated centre-console
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
• 14-speaker JBL sound system
• Adaptive Variable Suspension
• Five drive modes
• Multi-terrain select
• Multi-terrain monitor

According to Car Expert, the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 250 Series top trim model will include the finest features in all of them trims such as:

• Panoramic sunroof
• Illuminated side steps
• Heated and ventilated rear seats
• Heated steering wheel
• Adjustable driver’s seat thigh support
• Digital rear-view mirror
• Head-up display
• Torque-sensing limited-slip rear differential
• 18-inch matte grey alloy wheels with all-terrain tyres
• Locking rear differential
• ‘Stabilizer disconnect mechanism’ (in place of Adaptive Variable Suspension)
• Black door handles and tailgate trim
• Black wheel arch molding