Facelift for 150 series prado

[juc33_prado Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close juc33_prado]

Another review from today's Age:
http://theage.drive.com.au/motor-new...112-2xd1j.html

not a bad review, they get that toyota still aims it as an offroad capable vehicle, rather than a softroader...

[juc33_prado Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close juc33_prado]

so they cover up part of the grill so the driving lights are visible? is that what i'm seeing?

[D4D Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close D4D]

Can the make the centre console uglier?

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

so they cover up part of the grill so the driving lights are visible? is that what i'm seeing?

That's a GX version as that model has no Fog lamps... If you go into the http://www.toyota.com.au/prado/accessories# and add a bullbar to anyother spec level they're shown

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awesome its aerodynamic stability has been increased by fitting fins to the mirrors and rear tail lights. cool that extra stability and downforce will come in handy, hopefully the car will stop launching over those annoying speedhumps now.........



Styling changes include a deeper front bumper and a larger grille with five prominent vertical bars, integrated with new headlamp clusters. The tail-light clusters have been redesigned with red and clear lens segments and the LandCruiser logo is integrated within the lamp casing.

‘Aerodynamic stability’ has supposedly been increased by adopting aero stabilising fins on the exterior mirror base and rear combination lamps.

Additional specifications to each variant over the old model are as follows: the GX gets a rear-view camera, newly designed 17-inch six-spoke alloy wheels, audio controls on the steering wheel, an LCD central display and new six-speaker display audio system (with a seven-inch central screen).

This in addition to standard equipment such as cruise control push-button start, 220-volt accessory socket, and USB, Bluetooth and auxiliary connections. Towing capacity remains 2500kg (below rivals such as the Holden Colorado 7).


http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mell...257C20007F5F2F

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I saw one with the factory bar. The bar sits quite low because of the deeper grill and it makes the whole front look like it's drooping.

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

Just checked with the dealer about prices, no haggling going rate is $59,8K drive away GXL D4d Auto in colour, about $1k more than old model I price checked.

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

Does anyone have a picture of the GX/GXL dash and reversing camera display?

I am curious to know if Toyota have persisted with the pissy little 4" screen from the non-facelift GXL? Maybe someone has finally reminded Toyota that it is nearly 2014 and the soccer mums want the Satnav option in the their GXL too!

Symo, that price sounds pretty good to me, still quite a discount on RRP and I would have thought that being a "new" model Prado they would have said RRP with no haggling...

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

Does anyone have a picture of the GX/GXL dash and reversing camera display?

I am curious to know if Toyota have persisted with the pissy little 4" screen from the non-facelift GXL? Maybe someone has finally reminded Toyota that it is nearly 2014 and the soccer mums want the Satnav option in the their GXL too!

Symo, that price sounds pretty good to me, still quite a discount on RRP and I would have thought that being a "new" model Prado they would have said RRP with no haggling...

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).

[whitey89 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close 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.

[lippa Member Find all posts View Profile Close lippa]

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

Is there sat nav for the gxl?

[Cuvier100 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Cuvier100]

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

[krypto Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close krypto]

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

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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.

[rwo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close 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....