MORE of the same, only delivered with extra flair and comfort for drivers and passengers, the first remake of the Toyota Prado remains a true off-roader that is capable of holding its own with many soft-roaders in terms of around-town behaviour. A new, bigger, all-alloy V6 delivers impressive power and the multi-seat interior is more spacious and comfortable – to the point that it approaches big-brother LandCruiser 100. In Grande form it is not lacking in hedonistic comforts or toys to play with. But, for all its on-road competence, silence and comfort, one gets the feeling it might among the last of the old-breed 4WDs.

Toyota LandCruiser Prado
Released: July 1996
Ended: February 2003
Family Tree: LandCruiser PradoTHE original "Son of LandCruiser" Prado, the VZJ95R model, first went on sale in Australia in July, 1996 and took the off-road market by storm in offering seating for eight in a (relatively) compact, go-anywhere body. Prado received its first facelift in August, 1999, before being replaced in March, 2003 by the all-new, GRJ95R model tested here.
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