Facelift for 150 series prado

[Fungi2003 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fungi2003]

Looks like this might be the first carsales.com.au advert for the new Prado:
http://www.carsales.com.au/bncis/det.../?Cr=1&sdmvc=1

Only one image for now!

[peter_mcc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close peter_mcc]

Here's Toyota's email response to my question of "Do the new VX & Kakadu Prado's have KDSS".

Good Morning,

Thank you for your recent email received by the Toyota Customer Experience Centre.

You will need to liaise with your dealership if you are requesting specific information which is of a technical nature.

Technical experts are within our Toyota dealerships and have extensive knowledge that may be particular to customer’s needs and wants.

Thank you for contacting Toyota and allowing us the opportunity to respond.

Kind regards

That's a pretty pathetic answer...

[Symo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Symo]

Here's Toyota's email response to my question of "Do the new VX & Kakadu Prado's have KDSS".

Good Morning,

Thank you for your recent email received by the Toyota Customer Experience Centre.

You will need to liaise with your dealership if you are requesting specific information which is of a technical nature.

Technical experts are within our Toyota dealerships and have extensive knowledge that may be particular to customer’s needs and wants.

Thank you for contacting Toyota and allowing us the opportunity to respond.

Kind regards

That's a pretty pathetic answer...

They pretty much should have sent you the first and last line only and you would be just as informed LOL

[Symo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Symo]

Here's Toyota's email response to my question of "Do the new VX & Kakadu Prado's have KDSS".

Good Morning,

Thank you for your recent email received by the Toyota Customer Experience Centre.

You will need to liaise with your dealership if you are requesting specific information which is of a technical nature.

Technical experts are within our Toyota dealerships and have extensive knowledge that may be particular to customer’s needs and wants.

Thank you for contacting Toyota and allowing us the opportunity to respond.

Kind regards

That's a pretty pathetic answer...

They pretty much should have sent you the first and last line only and you would be just as informed LOL

[Bonito Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Bonito]

They pretty much should have sent you the first and last line only and you would be just as informed LOL

This info is in the toyota website.

[peter_mcc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close peter_mcc]

This info is in the toyota website.

Do you mean the KDSS info? If so, where is it? I looked at the VX turbo diesel specs and it doesn't mention KDSS. It's not mentioned as something additional for the VX or Kakadu. And if you ask it for the differences between a GXL and VX there is no mention of any suspension changes!

Peter

[Bonito Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Bonito]

Do you mean the KDSS info? If so, where is it? I looked at the VX turbo diesel specs and it doesn't mention KDSS. It's not mentioned as something additional for the VX or Kakadu. And if you ask it for the differences between a GXL and VX there is no mention of any suspension changes!

Peter

Mate in the website, under suspension, it is called adaptive variable .....with 3 setting levels...this is the KDSS. It is under kakadu specs

[Bonito Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Bonito]

Mate in the website, under suspension, it is called adaptive variable .....with 3 setting levels...this is the KDSS. It is under kakadu specs

Under the VX, there is no mention of KDSS, just coil springs

[peter_mcc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close peter_mcc]

Mate in the website, under suspension, it is called adaptive variable .....with 3 setting levels...this is the KDSS. It is under kakadu specs

I thought the adaptive suspension in the Kakadu was something else - that you could set how "hard" it was electronically. I gather this is done (in the back at least) by replacing the springs with airbags.

[Sprocketz Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sprocketz]

GXL metallic paint TD auto drive away $64500....VX $79000 that's the first price.... That's before a 12K trade on a 2007 Mazda CX& with 177000Km on the clock. So change over $52500

[Bing Cheng Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close Bing Cheng]

VX $79000 that's the first price.... That's before a 12K trade on a 2007 Mazda CX& with 177000Km on the clock. So change over $52500

Did you get that price from a sunshine coast dealer? any mention when the stock will be arrive?

[Sprocketz Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sprocketz]

Yes plenty of stock coming in before xmas lot's of VX at Sunshine Toyota and Ken Mills

[DSS150 Find all posts View Profile Close DSS150]

Mate in the website, under suspension, it is called adaptive variable .....with 3 setting levels...this is the KDSS. It is under kakadu specs

The adaptive suspension in the rear is not KDSS, it appears Toyota haven't listed KDSS in the specs

[macaroon1 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close macaroon1]

Mate in the website, under suspension, it is called adaptive variable .....with 3 setting levels...this is the KDSS. It is under kakadu specs

adaptive variable suspension is what the member listed below although I don't think the Kakadu's have airbags. There would be a soft, normal and sport setting for your drive.

I thought the adaptive suspension in the Kakadu was something else - that you could set how "hard" it was electronically. I gather this is done (in the back at least) by replacing the springs with airbags.

Found this:http://ask.cars.com/2008/10/what-is-an-adap.html

KDSS is an entirely different beast (active suspension?), relying on accumulators/or actuators to raise the suspension or dampen the roll of the car out. Easy to see how the two could get confused though. KDSS has not been listed as DSS150 ^ mentions.

[fido666 Banned Find all posts View Profile Close fido666]

adaptive variable suspension is what the member listed below although I don't think the Kakadu's have airbags. There would be a soft, normal and sport setting for your drive.

I can't see why they wouldn't, my 2009 Kakadu has airbags in the rear suspension setup. My shocks have sport and comfort settings from inside the cabin, it works by adjusting the valving on the shocks via an electronic link/control.

Found this:http://ask.cars.com/2008/10/what-is-an-adap.html

KDSS is an entirely different beast (active suspension?), relying on accumulators/or actuators to raise the suspension or dampen the roll of the car out. Easy to see how the two could get confused though. KDSS has not been listed as DSS150 ^ mentions.

KDSS controls a hydraulic ram on one side of the sway bars, the other side is fixed. At least that's the way it works on my Kaka.