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Toyota has announced the launch of the Prado Diesel in India. Inheriting the Land Cruiser’s DNA, the basic concept for the new Toyota Prado is based on the design philosophy which aims to create an exterior with the active feel expected of a four wheel drive and an interior that is refined and roomy. Specific [...]

Toyota India is launching the 2010 Prado sooner then we expected. The refreshed Land Cruiser Prado will be officially launched tomorrow and possibilities can’t be ruled out of it carrying Fortuner’s diesel mill underneath. The 3.0-liter D-4D oil burner produces 171bhp of power at 3400Rpm and a crazy torque of 410Nm at 1600-2800Rpm. Though there [...]

The Toyota Prado has flopped big time in India, despite being a Toyota. Reason is the lack of diesel power which the company intends to address with the launch of the new Prado next year. The Prado will continue to be brought in as a CBU which will lead to a price in excess of Rs. 45 [...]

Toyota has just unveiled the 2010 Land Cruiser Prado at the ongoing Frankfurt Motor Show and its coming to Indian shores sooner then we expected.  Toyota India currently sells the Prado as a CBU leading to dismal sales. However the real chink in the Prado’s armour is its petrol powerplant and Toyota might just plonk in [...]

The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado is one of the most impractical SUVs on sale in the country. Partly because of its price and partly because of the engine it has on board. The Land Cruiser costs a whooping 42 lacs (ex-showroon), which is totally insane for a car which does not have much to offer. [...]