2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado 250 v 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado 150: Specs battle

First new one Toyota LandCruiser Prado in 15 years it finally arrives with mild hybrid support, tough new styling and a higher price.

It will mature at the end of 2024.

The outgoing Prado (known as the 150 Series) has remained largely unchanged since 2009, although it has received many small updates throughout its life such as a more powerful turbo-diesel engine in 2020 and a new trim. Additional safety equipment in 2021.

However, it lost petroleum power in Australia in 2018.

However, its time is over and in its place comes the 250 Series Prado – bigger, boxier and packed with new technology that brings it truly into the modern age.

However, all of that comes at a price of up to $12,500 more.

Here’s how Toyota’s two off-road vehicles rank on the spec sheet.

Pricing

Prado pricing for 2025 starts at $72,500 before on-roads – a $9670 increase over the outgoing 150 Series.

The off-road-ready Altitude is a variant that returns for 2025 (having been absent since 2017) and is priced between the VX and Kakadu.

All prices do not include on-road shipping.

Powertrain and efficiency

On paper, the two Prados appear engine-similar, but there are two important additions for 2025.

The 250 series features a 48V mild-hybrid system, which does not increase power but is instead designed to take the strain off auxiliary functions by adding a 48V battery and engine-generator.

Both cars have all-wheel drive with low-range gear selectability, but while the outgoing Prado had a six-speed automatic, the new generation has an eight-speed automatic. grant.

Toyota says the new Prado has a combined fuel capacity of 110L. The previous generation had an 87L main fuel tank, while models with a backup tank mounted on the rear door also had an additional 63L fuel tank with a total capacity of 150L.

Size

Although the two Prados have similar body lengths, the 250 Series is wider, taller, heavier and has a longer wheelbase.

It will continue to offer both five- and seven-seat configurations.

Toyota claims the new Prado has “408 liters of luggage space even with the second row split 6:4”, according to the company’s global press release, although trunk capacity varies across seating configurations. Other seats have not yet been revealed.

Service and warranty

Like all Toyota models in Australia, the LandCruiser Prado 2025 will have a 5-year, unlimited km warranty.

Owners of the 250 Series can enjoy a seven-year engine and transmission warranty, as long as it is serviced on time at a Toyota dealer.

Toyota will also offer capped-price servicing for the first 10 visits (5 years or 100,000 km) within a period of 6 months or 10,000 km, whichever comes first.

Servicing prices for the 250 Series are yet to be confirmed, however the first six services for the 150 Series are capped at $260 each.

Safety

The upcoming Prado has yet to receive an ANCAP safety rating.

All 2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado models come standard with the following:

• Nine airbags (up from seven)
• Automatic emergency braking
• Blind spot monitoring
• Lane tracking assist (lane focusing) (NEW)
• Stability control with active traction control
• Adaptive cruise control
• Front and rear parking sensors (NEW)
• Trailer sway control
• Trailer front wiring harness (NEW)
• 360 degree camera (NEW)
• Pre-collision system (NEW)
• Driving surveillance camera (NEW)
• Emergency driving stop system (NEW)

Previously, not all Prados offered front and rear parking sensors as well as a surround-view camera.

The 2025 GXL adds a rear park assist brake system designed to stop the vehicle if a stationary object is detected, while VX, Altitude and Kakadu variants feature tire pressure monitoring.

Standard features

The 2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado is equipped with a host of new technology and equipment compared to the previous generation, while some advanced features have been toned down and are now included in cheaper variants.

The base Toyota LandCruiser Prado GX 2025 includes:

• Five seats
• Dark gray 18-inch alloy wheels (NEW)
• LED headlights, daytime running lightsand fog lights (NEW)
• Folding mirrors in the same color as the car’s body
• Dark front and rear bumpers, door sills and wheel arches
• The manual tailgate is top-hinged with a separate glass door (NEW)
• Cover with fabric
• Rubber floor mats
• Rain sensor wipers (NEW)
• 6-way manual driver’s seat
• 7.0 inch multi-function watch screen (NEW)
• 12.3-inch touch screen infotainment system (NEW)
• 10-speaker sound system (NEW)
• Wireless Apple CarPlay, Android Auto (NEW)
• Four USB-C ports (NEW)
• Satellite positioning
• DAB+ digital radio (NEW)
• Toyota connection service (NEW)
• Dual-zone climate control with remote control function (NEW)
• Downhill assist control
• Five-speed crawl control (NEW)
• Three driving modes (NEW)

Prado GXL 2025 adds:

• Seven-seat capacity
• Roof rails
• Security glasses
• Silver front and rear bumper trim
• Electric rear door
• The front seats are heated and ventilated (NEW)
• Eight-way electric driver’s seat (NEW)
• Leather seats (NEW)
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear lever
• Rearview mirror automatically anti-glare (NEW)
• Wireless charging pad (NEW)
• Rear climate control (NEW)
• Two additional USB-C charging ports for people sitting in the third row (NEW)

Leather seats (ventilated and heated front and rear, as well as power front) are available only as a $3470 option package on the 2024 GXL.

Prado VX 2025 adds:

• 20-inch dark metal alloy wheels (NEW)
• Bi-LED headlights with automatic dynamic leveling feature (NEW)
• Adaptive high beam (NEW)
• Front and rear bumpers are the same body color
• The interior has leather accents (NEW)
• Electric back adjustment and driver’s seat memory function (NEW)
• 4-way electrically adjustable passenger seat (NEW)
• Electric steering wheel (NEW)
• Carpet (NEW)
• Refrigerated center console
• 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster (NEW)
• JBL 14-speaker sound system
• Adaptive variable suspension system (NEW)
• Five driving modes (NEW)
• Multi-Terrain Select traction control (NEW)
• Multi-terrain monitoring (NEW)

The off-road-focused Prado Altitude 2025 is a new variant and builds on the VX, adding:

• Five seats
• Matt gray 18-inch alloy wheels with all-terrain tires
• Rear differential lock
• ‘Stabilizer disconnect mechanism’ (in place of adaptive variable suspension)
• Door handles and rear trunk panel are black
• Black wheel arch molding
• sunroof
• Two-tone option
• Digital rearview mirror
• Heated steering wheel
• Head-up display

The range-topping 2025 Prado Kakadu includes (on VX):

• Panoramic sunroof
• The steps are illuminated (NEW)
• The rear seats are heated and ventilated
• Heated steering wheel (NEW)
• Adjustable driver’s seat thigh support
• Digital rearview mirror (NEW)
• Head-up display (NEW)
• Torque-sensing limited-slip rear differential

THAN: Everything Toyota LandCruiser Prado