Road TestCar reviews - Toyota - LandCruiser Prado - KakaduToyota modelsOverviewAll-new engine lifts Toyota’s LandCruiser Prado but still lacks power and refinement15 Jan 2016 GENUINELY new Toyota drivetrains are few and far between. Tweaking known-good designs to keep them relevant rather than regularly reinventing the wheel has served the Japanese company and its customers well by maintaining a reputation for dependability and providing a fuss-free ownership experience. So a ground-up, clean-sheet turbo-diesel for the sales sledgehammer LandCruiser Prado is big news and paired with a new six-speed automatic transmission, it will keep this trusty go-anywhere family wagon going for years to come – if Toyota’s lengthy model life-cycles are anything to go by. Competition for the 150 Series Prado just got hotter with the arrival of Ford’s impressive Everest, so we spent a week with a the top-spec Kakadu – which also gains rear cross-traffic alert safety tech in this update – to see how well the new engine fares. Click here for the full review... GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 September 2015 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen |
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