Facelift for 150 series prado

[Sprocketz]

Looking at one now at the dealer while mine gets serviced. Moving the radio is a great idea, one I was going to do anyway. Front running lights that run down by the grill aren't LED, just a single globe. Personally think the original 150 looks better.

Only the VX and Kakadu get the LED DRL

[reggie426]

Plus cream interior looks awful.

The Apps button on the radio is for a Toyota phone app which syncs with the radio. If you want to find things like fuel station, landmarks etc it will be displayed on the screen but won't be a full gps nav system as such. You will be able to transfer stuff from your phone to the car screen via this app. So your phone will do the searching and results will display on the screen is my understanding

They've also tweaked the steering to become heavier at higher speeds, probably to eliminate the floating feeling when you're doing hwy/fwy speeds.

New hilux due in 2015, possible with v6 turbo diesel, then new prado 2016 or so with this new diesel engine

[reggie426]

Looking at one now at the dealer while mine gets serviced. Moving the radio is a great idea, one I was going to do anyway. Front running lights that run down by the grill aren't LED, just a single globe. Personally think the original 150 looks better.

There's plenty of room for the second battery on the drivers side at the front of the engine bay. You can buy the battery tray as an aftermarket.

As long as Toyota have fixed the inner guard cracking issue

[Sprocketz]

There's plenty of room for the second battery on the drivers side at the front of the engine bay. You can buy the battery tray as an aftermarket.

[krypto]

That's one way of stopping people mounting a second battery. What have they done in the European countries where they provide a second battery for cold starting as OEM equipment?

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It's the relay box for a couple of things

Thanks. Don't suppose it can be easily moved?

[Sprocketz]

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It's the relay box for a couple of things

[Ian Reid]

The GXL screen has an 'apps' button on the right side , anyone know what it does?

On the vx it selects options such as sat nav, eco charts, telephone for setting up blue tooth and a couple more options i cant think of at present

[rwo]

If the 7" screen is standard in the GX/GXL, I would be very surprised if it isn't setup for Toyota to provide a Satnav "upgrade" option sometime in the future.

Other vendors are starting to go this way, with the same physical screens/buttons fitted across all models and the Satnav functionality enabled either through hardware or software upgrades by the dealer (obviously at a cost). Saves them manufacturing multiple dash layouts, keeps prices lower by only selling people what they want and most importantly (for the manufacturers to make $$$ anyway) quick and simple for them to activate in the dealership and still charge a fortune for the privilege while tying buyers to OEM upgrades that they will no doubt charge a for as well....

I noticed that in the photo gallery on the goauto link above, a plastic box (fuse box maybe) has taken up residence on the passenger's side firewall where some have placed an aux battery.

[krypto]

The GXL screen has an 'apps' button on the right side , anyone know what it does?

[Cuvier100]

No sat nav in the GXL. Just a 7" touch screen radio/CD.

[lippa]

59k gold fleet price? I'm on bronze and been quoted 62k.

Is there sat nav for the gxl?

[whitey89]

Don't have a picture but advice from the dealer is that all models now have the same larger screen. Not sure of exact size but very similar to previous VX/ Kakadu (maybe a little wider).

the screen has been updated and looks good. I actually quite like the looks of the exterior and interior. The small screen and the effort of changing it was holding us back and we were looking VX instead. But now we can add leather to the GXL for $2.5k (all leather not just in certain parts as per Mr Toyota Man) we'll place an order on one shortly.

Apparently a couple of month wait, $59k is good value.