{"id":2489,"date":"2024-09-15T05:39:24","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T02:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=2489"},"modified":"2024-09-15T05:39:24","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T02:39:24","slug":"toyota-land-cruiser-prado-tx-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/toyota-land-cruiser-prado-tx-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota Land Cruiser Prado TX review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"preface-middle\" class=\"region region-preface-middle preface-middle\">\n<div id=\"block-views-canonical_header-verdict\" class=\"block block-views\">\n<div class=\"gutter inner clearfix\">\n<div class=\"content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"view view-canonical-header view-id-canonical_header view-display-id-verdict view-dom-id-ba8a57cb7867b46e98a95ad13d3ce2d2\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last clearfix\">\n<div class=\"hero-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"right-hero\">\n<div class=\"hero-block-pros-cons\">\n<div class=\"hero-review-for\">\n<div class=\"label\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">PROS<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"field-content\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"first last\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Impressive off-road, spacious cabin, legendary reliability<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hero-review-against\">\n<div class=\"label\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">CONS<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"field-content\">\n<div class=\"item-list\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"first last\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Short on style and luxury, agricultural engine, poor ride and handling<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The Toyota Land Cruiser is the ideal car for when the going gets tough, and is cheaper than its rivals, too<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"main region\">\n<div id=\"main-inner\" class=\"main-inner inner clearfix\">\n<div id=\"main-group\" class=\"main-group region\">\n<div id=\"main-group-inner\" class=\"main-group-inner inner\">\n<div id=\"main-content\" class=\"main-content region nested\">\n<div id=\"main-content-inner\" class=\"main-content-inner inner\">\n<div id=\"content-group\" class=\"content-group\">\n<div id=\"content-group-inner\" class=\"content-group-inner inner\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"region region-content content\">\n<div id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system\">\n<div class=\"gutter inner clearfix\">\n<div class=\"content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"node node-canonical-car-review odd node-verdict clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field field-name-body\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The\u00a0Toyota\u00a0Land Cruiser is a very capable and reliable 4&#215;4, but in spite of its legendary strengths, most drivers will find it simply too agricultural compared to contemporary rivals like the\u00a0Land Rover Discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Sadly, the changes that were introduced in early 2018 don\u2019t go far enough to make the car compete with the wide range of luxurious SUVs and crossover models now available. Almost without exception, those rivals offer a degree of refinement and on-road dynamism that the Land Cruiser was never intended to match.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">However, if you need genuine off-road ability, it\u2019s still a great choice, and the latest updates make it marginally better than before.\u00a0Put it this way: you wouldn\u2019t pick any of the Land Cruiser&#8217;s rivals over the Toyota for a trek through the African bush.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-our-choice field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Toyota Land Cruiser Prado TX 5-door Auto<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field field-name-field-review-verdict field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\">\n<div class=\"field-items\">\n<div class=\"field-item even\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The Toyota Land Cruiser comes from a military background, much like the WWII US Jeep. The original Toyota BJ off-roader was created during the Korean War in 1951, and from 1954 the model became known as the Land Cruiser \u2013 Toyota already had an eye on the British Land Rover, which had launched to considerable acclaim in 1948.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Over the decades the Land Cruiser has grown in size and luxury, but it remains, first and foremost, a genuine off-road vehicle. Indeed, while other luxury and lifestyle 4x4s have adopted car-like engineering in pursuit of efficiency and refinement, the Land Cruiser has stuck to its guns by retaining a separate beefy ladder chassis of the type that\u2019s now rarely seen outside the commercial vehicle sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The latest Land Cruiser is the ninth generation, and was introduced in the UK in 2008. A facelifted version with its distinctive front end arrived in early 2014 and a revised version appeared in 2015 with a slightly tweaked front grille (although it&#8217;s hard to spot the changes) and a new 2.8-litre diesel engine replaced the old 3.0-litre diesel.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"referenced-gallery-node\">\n<div class=\"picture type-image file-gallery-adv-reference\" data-delta=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/toyota\/land-cruiser\/pictures#1\" data-gallery-id=\"102824\" data-count=\"22\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Toyota Land Cruiser - rear\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn1.autoexpress.co.uk\/sites\/autoexpressuk\/files\/styles\/article_main_image\/public\/2018\/03\/dsc_8512.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Toyota Land Cruiser - rear\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"gallery-info\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">There were further revisions in 2018, bringing a slightly different look to the car, as well as introducing a new dashboard that incorporates Toyota&#8217;s latest infortainment systems.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"block-views-canonical_tabs_teaser\" class=\"block block-views canonical-tabs-teaser-view-block\">\n<div class=\"gutter inner clearfix\">\n<div class=\"content clearfix\">\n<div class=\"view view-canonical-tabs-teaser view-id-canonical_tabs_teaser view-display-id-canonical_tabs_teaser view-dom-id-3b8f5d9a471c310f159f7d1d791ad963\">\n<div class=\"view-content\">\n<div class=\"views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last clearfix\">\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span class=\"field-content\">Engines, performance and drive<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-driving-abstract\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The Land Cruiser can&#8217;t match the refinement of European 4&#215;4 rivals, but you&#8217;d choose it for an outback adventure<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing-1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span class=\"field-content\">Running costs<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-running-abstract\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The Land Cruiser isn&#8217;t cheap to run, but it&#8217;s reliable and is known to hold its value well<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing-2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span class=\"field-content\">Interior, design and technology<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-styling-abstract\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The Land Cruiser has strong presence, but while the interior offers plenty of toys, the design feels a bit dated<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing-3\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span class=\"field-content\">Practicality, comfort and boot space<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-practicality-abstract\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The Land Cruiser is a practical choice, although the optional third row of seats eats into the huge boot space<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-nothing-4\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span class=\"field-content\">Reliability and Safety<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"views-field views-field-field-reliability-abstract\">\n<div class=\"field-content\"><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">There has been a lot of hullabaloo on kenyan streets about stability of the TX, however a reputation for peerless reliability and good safety credentials should make the Land Cruiser a good bet<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROS Impressive off-road, spacious cabin, legendary reliability CONS Short on style and luxury, agricultural engine, poor ride and handling The Toyota Land Cruiser is the ideal car for when the going gets tough, and is cheaper than its rivals, too The\u00a0Toyota\u00a0Land Cruiser is a very capable and reliable 4&#215;4, but in spite of its 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