The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Powered Up
Quick Facts
- Price: From R 939,900
- Engine: 2.8-litre GD-6 turbo diesel
- Power: 150kW/500nm
- Fuel consumption: 7.9 litres/100km (claimed)
- Transmission: Six-speed automatic transmission
The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado has received a significant upgrade with more power and torque as well as new multimedia technologies.
More Power
The latest generation 2.8 GD-6 engine (as debuted in the updated Hilux) has received a raft of upgrades including a new ball-bearing turbocharger with a larger turbine and impeller, and improved engine rigidity and cooling. Better fuel economy is realised through optimised pistons and piston rings, changes to the cylinder block and head, higher fuel-injection flow rate and the adoption of high-performance materials for the exhaust manifold.
The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado now gains 20kW of power as well as an extra 50nm of torque derived from the new-generation 2.8-litre turbo diesel engine that is mated to a six-speed automatic transmission.
The 150kW of power is delivered at 3400rpm while torque is delivered between 1600 - 2800rpm.
Despite the substantially stronger outputs, fuel consumption has improved to 7.9 litres/100km. The Fuel capacity is 150 litres with an 87-litre main tank and 63-litre sub-tank. Maximum braked towing capacity is increased to 3,000kg on the 2.8 models.
New Infotainment
A new-generation multimedia system is fitted across the range, which now incorporates a larger 9-inch touchscreen display (previous 8-inch), enhanced voice recognition and compatibility with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Customers are able to utilise mobile-phone-services such as Google Maps, Waze, Spotify, SoundCloud etc. to enhance their driving experience – while providing enhanced telephony and messaging interfaces ‘on-the-fly’.
Pricing
Prado 2.8L Diesel TX – R 939,900
Prado 4.0L Petrol VX – R 1,029,000
Prado 2.8L Diesel VX – R 1,060,600
Prado 4.0L Petrol VX-L – R 1,072,600
Prado 2.8L Diesel VX-L – R 1,105,800
All Prado models are sold with a 9-services/90 000 km service plan – with 10 000 km service intervals. A 3-year/100 000 km warranty is also provided. Customers can purchase an additional service plan and warranty extensions from their local Toyota dealer
