Comments on: 2010 Toyota LandCruiser Prado off-road technology details

By: dez

dez — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:16:03 +0000

love the new prado

By: Marius

Marius — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:58:58 +0000

IM a land rover fan all my life, but id take this prado before taking the disco4… My 1 mate’s father bought him a disco4 and Land Rover South Africa said this is an order from England: The “tow assist control” is no longer in the car, nor the 360′ camera system, not even the Ipod jack… Land rover is gonna loose sales from this!!!!!!!! But as I said… take the PRADO before you take a DISCOVERY4.. Peace all Prado fans…

By: Sandy

Sandy — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:58:04 +0000

Very similar to the 200 LC, but not sure if I like it. Technology is getting more advanced in vehicles. Seems to me all the ruggedness of off-roading is no longer done by people, but by this new generation of SUVs with cameras and inclining/declining systems. This isn’t 4WDing. This vehicle is saying: find a mountain, sit back in comfort, and let the car do it all for you.

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:21:00 +0000

Bavarian Missile,
1998 E36 M3 is the poor woman’s 2009 BMW M3.

While a Prado is a smaller, cheaper albeit far more practical alternative to the LC200!

PS, Both LC120, LC200 are landcruisers…

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:17:54 +0000

Yes, I agree that a lot of 4wd(Be it Prados. or Discovery 3) never venture offroad! But that is becaus of the people that bought them, completely irrelevant to the discussion on practicality we are having here!!

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 08:13:57 +0000

Alex says “I can’t be sure on that as I haven’t seen official numbers”

And yet you dare to tell us how Toyota 4wds are miles behind…

Alex says “.I’ve been in the third row in a Prado and it’s not nearly as comfortable and spacious as it is in a Discovery 3 and you’re not left with much more boot.”

I, or most of the people who uses a 4wd offroad seriously , have the 3rd row seats removed. They ussualy are a waste of space. Toorak tractor toy!!

Alex “Modifiability shouldn’t come into it”,
In most other segments I would agree with you on this! But in this sector, that’s another story. Most 4wd that get properly used offroad, are always modified, to make them more suitable for the task at hand. Hell even most of the tires that come standard with these 4wds are road oriented, and fairly risky to take them on a serious trip off-road!! Every Mining/Rental offroad 4wd I have ever been was fully tricked out with additional equipment. And no, practically not all 4wd can be modified to the same level… Sure, you could do commission custom engineering jobs to make anything fit, but depending on the vehicle, it could end up costing many times more the retail price of the vehicle itself.

Alex says “As for mechanical simplicity, who cares?”

Tell me that, when your stuck with your landrover, somewhere in a remote place, miles away from any land rover mechanic/parts supplier…

Alex says” That is one thing in Land Rovers that has proved reliable”

Not according to any reliability study I have ever read.
The guys at 4wd action have already been stranded by a LR discovery 3 twice, with a prado never…

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:57:56 +0000

Just the same as how many people put mure than 3/4 tonne in their vehicle. At least I know people who tow loads in excess of the Prados 2500 kg limit.

Statistics? Can’t you recognize a ‘generalisation’ when you read it. The sad part is you know that I’m pretty much correct in that MOST Prados never go offroad.

Things to do, Places to be now….

By: Tomas79

Tomas79 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:46:31 +0000

Where did you pull those statistics out of??
Obviusly you have never been on a mining site, or a mining community have you??

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:42:33 +0000

Take out the grey nomad (heavy towing) and the soccer mums that leaves about 0.1% Prados ever seeing a dirt road let alone real 4WD stuff.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:38:44 +0000

haha Karma! ‘Nough said.