Toyota Prado 2020 Review
Toyota Prado 2020 Review
0:00 Intro
0:53 JUMP POINT LIST
1:13 Tyre Pressures Used
1:37 How to Engage 4x4
3:30 First Impressions
4:33 Dune Descent test 1
5:30 Wheel Base Off-Road
6:24 Sand Dune Climb test 1
7:50 The Whip Around
11:07 Is it a LANDCRUISER?
12:17 Increased Towing Capacity
13:00 Soft Sand Test
13:53 On the Highway
15:21 Rear Diff Locker
16:40 4WD tip of the DAY
17:30 Prado interior
19:27 Conclusion of the test drive
21:01 WHAT SHOULD I DRIVE NEXT??????
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I'll have this any day over the new defender
No doubt. Not for 1 second. But then again, I would never buy the new defender to begin with.
I got rid of my Range Rover for one of these. Best decision hands down
@@gregbarnes7247 sounds like a win win to me
@Nathan Marais AND capability.
This question is what got me here
Great video Ronny. I’ve ordered my 2021 GLX with premium interior. Was pleased after watching your KZhead that I’ve made a great choice.
Nice review! I have been owning "Land Cruiser Prado" since 2002, starting with 95 series, then 120, and now 150 since 2014. Over the past 18 years my LC Prados have been every year cruising on the trails of east-southern Morocco. They never let me down. Now 2020 is stuck in Europe with Covid lockdowns, but hey waiting for 2021 to return on desert trails. Thanks for your channel.
Hands down, the best "Prado 150 on sand review". Ever.
i bought one and love it . it goes everywhere and in comfort and tows a 2.5 ton boat like a dream love it .
Your content just keeps getting better!
Love these reviews. Breath of fresh air.
Best reviews always come from Ronny Great work mate and another great review
Again, another great review!
Cheers Ronny, I was waiting for this video since you told me about it at the 4WD show the other day. Love my Prado 150 in the sand.
love the reviews mate, keeps the channel fresh with new content
Great content Ronny and really well presented. Quality camera work.
I love my 150 prado. Best car I’ve ever owned. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for all the great Info as usual.
Thanks for another great vid Ronny.
I got a 2016 150 gxl about 8 months ago love every bit of it, awesome review
As always awesome review Ronny! I would consider one yes...Keep up the great vids 👍
Glad you confirmed that it is in fact a Land Cruiser. Please send Harry a memo...
Great review mate... Greeting from Indonesia
Nice one Ronny love the vids mate
Great review Ronny I would absolutely love one
This was the final review that convinced me to order a Prado. After a 15 month wait it landed in the showroom today 😊
Your best review yet. To the point .
Many thanks for doing this test drive for us, it has answered just how good it is by a guy who tells it like like it is rather then being too diplomatic 😳 Anyway, thanks again.
New BT50, Dmax, Navara...now this is as Real test drive..well done
If they have the balls to lend me one I’ll do it for sure, would love to.
Love these stock review vidz, would love if you add a section at beginning for vehicle specs, engine, trans, price etc, Love the new content ❤️
a two inch lift, offroad tyres, bar work etc and these are even more capable, perfect weight and wheelbase, Harry will be pleased
Awesome vids Ronny!!!
Bought one on the weekend and collecting tomorrow. Can't wait!
Great review as always I recently brought a 2012 prado altitude which was all Ready well equipped with extra goodies. Planning on cape York next year. Nice up grade from an 09 ranger.👌
Good review mate. Picking my Prado Kakadu up on Friday from Galleria Toyota as it happens. First one for me, so pretty pumped!
I've got the 2017 Kakadu. The MTS and Crawl Control features are insanely good. I've even used the air suspension to help level my trailer and make it easier to unhook.
Part 2 - Stock Prado in mud and ruts. Part 3. - Essential basic kit and upgrades 😁
Yes yes yes 🙌
Yes please!
Yes this needs to happen then a givaway
Just ordered a new Prado today. Can't wait to get onto the sand 👍
Great bus, tows, drives & 4wds! Oh what a feeling!
Great review vid. I own a modified 2018 and it absolutely delivers on and off road, and that was why I chose to purchased a Prado and will purchase another. Its just the best ALL ROUNDER available. I think you will find also, that the new Prados can engage 4lo without the centre diff lock.
@C3 lol
Just bought one. Thanks for the review! 👍🏻
6 months later, I drove one the dealer didn’t bother trying to sell it to me they have none and are expecting a 6-12 month restock.
Gday Ronny , great review, we have a 2017 Prado , couldn't be happier , my wife and I are always on road trips , we will probably up grade next year to another new one , they're also good for long hauls especially when you need to overtake , cheers
Funny I just put out a fan ride video tonight and there were 16 rigs; most of them fairly built. A stock Lexus (fancy Landcruiser) went everywhere all the other rigs went and even missed the bypass 4 other rigs took and still made it through! Lost a wheel cap, but that was it. Definitely respect Toyota’s. Great review Ronny! ❤️🐞 Tire pressure is the cheapest mod someone can do! We went up to the mountains tonight and got into about 14 inches of snow. Had to go down a pretty decent grade for about 500 yards before it was safe to turn around. Got a little nervous but dropped the tires to 10 psi and climbed right up it.
Great review Ronny. I like the updated Prado I certainly would consider one. Would love a review on the new Isuzu D-Max!
You and me both!
Love the channel mate. Can you please do a video on when to use the diff locker and when not to, same for high and low range and also if you recommend Pre trip preparations such as spraying the underside with oils that help keep the sand out of nooks and crannies. Thanks legend
I've had a 2019 version GXL for 12 months now, pretty much in the same option spec as this test model. Aside from a bull bar and recovery points fitted. Firstly, they're a fantastic car. We looked at LC200, but for another $50k we'd only just be getting the spec level we got with Prado GXL. Cops a bit of flak from LC owners for not being a real cruiser (or maybe its those who wish they had a LC, but don't have either car, who knows?) It's just a bunch of chest beating in any case, the car holds is own where it counts. As this review showed Prado's are a more than capable off road car with some luxury comforts to go with it. Totally agree on your tyre opinion Ronny, ours will wear AT's too once the dunlops wear out. But like you said they do the job, others will just do it better that's all. Just for clarity for anyone reading these comments before the brochure, the GXL middle row seats have their own climate controls, however the seats are heated only, you need to go to VX or Kakadu for heat/cooling seats in the middle row (and along with some other additional tech, pay a ludicrous premium for the priviledge). Saying all that, in summer the cooled front seats are a bloody godsend! My two cents on the GXL spec is this, the VX and Kakadu drive EXACTLY the same as the GXL (we tested a Kakadu before deciding on a specced up GXL). We could not justify the price premium for what we thought was non-essential tech (a tiny fridge in the centre console for eg, when the GXL has a vent from the COLD AC plumbed into its bin, plus we have a Waeco anyway) The extra accoutrements in VX and Kakadu don't change the way the car performs, nor have we missed them in the last 12 months of GXL ownership. I mean, we bought a new camper with the money we saved not buying a VX or Kakadu. On top of this, the Kakadu felt a little cheap and tacky with its "wood" (read: Plastic) trims when we drove it, the piano black plastics in the GXL look way better.
THANK YOU.
There's a few more extras than just the fridge in the centre console. You also get a sunroof, memory function seats, height-adjustable air suspension, rear entertainment system with remote, automatic folding 3rd row seats, terrain-selector mode, front camera, side cameras and 360 view, blind spot monitoring system, JBL premium 14-speaker system, cross-traffic monitoring system when reversing, auto-levelling rear suspension when loading, Toyota's KDSS, hill climb/descend assist, etc. Not sure if all of it is worth if, but over here you do get around £12k worth of extra for only an extra £6k
@@SZDPSantos I'm glad you listed them all, because I couldn't be bothered, nor could I be bothered fitting them to my car. Whilst some of the listed features are smart in function, frankly the "safety" features made me concerned for the basic competence of the end user to drive a vehicle. Only to achieve a more expensive, heavier Prado after adding it to the car. In 4WD terms in Australia a Kakadu or VX Prado is like buying an E class Benz and then buying an AMG pack to add the nice wheels, an AMG badge, fancy trims and body kits for an extortionate premium, only to short change yourself the real reason for the AMG badge in the first place, being the stonking engines they produce. The GXL is a very comfortable and offroad tech laden bit of kit anyway. So all of that electronic aid stuff just felt unnecessary and very expensive when we sat at the dealers desk to decide which model and options we'd buy.
@@Wazzaozzyskier definitely more expensive and, in some cases, unnecessary. But like I said, over here BMW and Mercedes would've charged at least £15-20k in some of their models (at least that's close to what they charged for my S Class) whereas Toyota "only" asked for around £6k. It's similar to the new BMW Z4/Toyota Supra. Both manufactured by BMW, literally the same car. One is a hard top, the other is a soft top. Both basic models are around £47k for the Z4 and the Supra, while the the top spec Supra costs £53k and the top spec Z4 costs around £64k. Same car. You're just paying for their name. But like I said before, although it does cost more for the extras in the VX, you're not paying through the roof like you do with the AMG pack or the M Pack in BMWs. When you compare it like that to the BMWs and Mercedes, it's definitely worth the money. But it all depends on the buyer, if they really need all that stuff though
As far as I know the wood is indeed real wood as it is in the steering wheel. Can anyone confirm that this is plastic or wood?
I had a 2014 3ltr fully done up for long range touring with anything and everything on it. It was a good bus off road but didn’t like towing the family trailer around. Don’t know how people would buy one to tow the larger vans around as the trans doesn’t like it. Great review and I concur 100% with what you say for a stock 4x4 with no mods it’s a great bus for the family.
Love the old school look on the interior .
Had a 2018 Prado and loved it, just sold it to go to a 200, we're waiting for that to arrive but I miss the Prado already.
would be great to see you review the new D-Max, if you can get your hands on one.. Great vid as always..
Love my Prado (2017 GXL)
informative review as usual Ronny. would love to see the same review done for a Triton GLS. cheers
Gallaria Toyota's sales are headed for the roof! Good on them, thanks for the great & realistic review!
In the states this is the Lexus GX460. Fits our family of 5 perfectly. Amazing machine in both formats.
Does it come in diesel in the States
Bought one 2 days ago Ronny, as jamming my 3 sons in the back of a D40 for long trips wasn't very popular anymore! Good to see it can hold its own in the sand
D40 still sick thow
Thanks Ronny, another great video. I love the highway cruising hack/observation where you’re tricking the car into keeping the torque converter locked in those top gears. I wonder if Toyota updated the transmission control logic along with the rest of the updates... Do you reckon the added power will help fix the prado’s towing issues? Would be interesting to hear your thoughts on how this wagon will go pulling a lightweight trailer (like your patriot unit) around...
I definitely wanna see you review and test the Y62, i would love to hear your thoughts on it, would be fantastic. Keep up the good work, love the vidz, hope you're keeping safe through everything this year :)
If it's not a Toyota it will not get a look in.
@@Renegade040 Which is pretty much what i figure, but it's worth a shot, considering how impressive the Y62 actually is, i think it'd be good to get his opinion on it, as he's a Toyota man. Even if it is a very little chance haha
@@dmoorf you never know, the Y62 has opened my eyes that you really don't need a big diesel to have a great 4Wd.
Would consider... did consider... loving it!!
great review have litterally just picked up one of these, will be hitting lancelin once the 1000km service is done. However probably worth mentioning that the GXL you test drove must be the upgraded version, standard GXL comes with cloth seats that are not heated/air con.
Thx heaps for the review, just brought one 😀
Would love to see the 2020 D-Max get the Ronny treatment!
I was a owner of a pardo 2004 model and it was perfect in sand and it was ao good in weight you are right ronny 👌👌
Great video you made me feel like taking it straight to the dunes as soon as I get one lol
I have a 2022 version if this. As long as you have it in neutral you can engage then lockers and or low range with out having to disengage the traction control first. In fact once you put it into 4L it automatically disengages traction control, and the parking sensors. It is a great car, I am so far extremely pleased with mine. It also very good in snow.
You can only engage the rear locker when it’s in 4 low so that rear locker wasn’t even engaged. That’s why the light was flashing. Also hold the traction control button down for a few seconds to disengage it for sand driving. These cars are awesome
Thanks for the vid. Looking to change my 2010 VX Prado and your unbiased viewpoint appreciated as always. She’s been all over WA including some of Len Beadells’s finest and has never missed a beat so will be bloody hard to replace... If memory serves me right, it’s not called a Prado in the UK, just a Landcruiser. But they don’t get the 200 Series...
Bought one of the final 2023 models. Very happy. Love the long range tanks.
hey Ronny. I have both a stock 2012 150 prado and a 2012 79 LC and apart from the clearance the prado makes hard tracks easy. Both great 4x4's. lovey ya work!
I have a 120 series from 08 with a 6 speed manual with some custom work and it has over 400k on the clock. I have taken it through some of the worst tracks in the Vic High Country over the years and it has always come out the other end. Yes they're not for putting a 4 inch lift with 36 inch swampers on it. They are a very well balanced vehicle and have a much lower centre of gravity than any of the big raised LC's and Patrols. Apart from silly deep mud, it's gone more place's than ever expected and with relative ease. 2 inch lift and A/T's.
The Prado is the 4x4 that is incredibly underestimated and incredibly good.
Its price tag doesnt agree
@@chrishuang7932 You get what you pay for, only those who can't afford them whinge about the price.
@@chrishuang7932 in germany its as expensive as the 70 series....in some lines even more
Yeh but unlike the 70 series you actually get an interior. And coils. To get the 70 as comfortable as a prado you'd have a spend almost half the price of the vehicle again.
@@whyzed250 that may be but it rather take "ol reliable" than a prado(wich i would still take more than any other car)
I just subscribed to your channel. Good review mate. Looked at one of these today at the dealership. You just convinced me to buy it. Sale guy is ringing me tomorrow to follow up. If he lowers the price by another $2000 it is sold.
great vid and no bull, subscribed thanks mate
Took my old man's 2012 Prado to Waroora station a couple of years ago. I didn't fully understand the whole "only 4wd when centre diff locked" back then, so left it unlocked. A week of sand driving in very hot weather, didn't get bogged once, and that's in AWD, NOT 4WD. Actively had to try to bog myself. Great off-road capabilities!
great video love my prado
Good review mate.👍👍👍
Thanks for the review, yes I would consider one, they are a great car.
Nice review ronnie, lots of subscribers coming your way with due to this. Please test drive the new nissan Patrols and compare them to toyotas..thanks
Ey Ronny, consider reviewing the LC 200 and the fortuner. and like that guy said, you should put a list of specs at the start of the review telling engine an output, transmission, drivetrain etc but otherwise great job
I have a 2008 120 GXL it does everything so well on and off road. Reliable transport, love the stock 180 fuel capacity.
Thanks a lot. Love your review. Please compare Y62 Patrol and LC 200?
Great review - would love to see 200 series review and comparison. a shame about all the ads though
Great review, currently considering replacing my Gen 4 Pajero to a 150 series. I’ll definitely miss the simplicity and bulletproof engine of the Pajero especially deep in the African bush but the lack of comfort/new features and the inability to fold a single rear seat instead of a double has steered me to the Prado as replacement. Great content dude 👍 🇿🇦
Get the v6. It'll be more reliable than pajero
Nice one Ronny, I'm biased but the Prado is an amazing vehicle, Mine will go anywhere I take it including Goat road 🤙🏻
Same mate, they are a very capable vehicle
Just not up that bog hole ey Martin 🤪😂
@@4x4CampingandAdventures might have gone around that but other than that, anywhere! 😉
Great vid Ronny ! You should test drive the Prados rival ! The Pajero ...
Nice one, Love it
Hi Ronny another great video wish we had your weather we run a 2019 registered March 2020 model in the UK, the only thing you may not have quite right you don't have to select diff lock to select low box, unless they have changed it, love ours I think Toyota may have fixed some of the problems with our model, its a bit short on power which makes the gearbox hunt a bit for gears sounds like that maybe fixed, the other small thing short on storage pockets and USB ports, We have not been in the sand yet, as we have not been able to get to Morocco yet due to COVID, should be there for 8 weeks next year so will check it out then, keep the vids coming
I got a 2016 Prado gxl and try to do some 4wheeling, I'll see you Ronny on the road
I live in UAE and my 150 has been unstoppable in the dunes. Excellent car
Hi Ronny, love your content👍 a quick edit about "How to engage 4x4" part; It's possible to engage Low range without engaging Center Diff Lock. This may come handy, when you need low range on a hard surface. You can also disengage the already locked center diff, when in 4LO, if you need to make a tight turn. IMO this option is a plus, compared to conventional 2H-4H-4L 4wds.
3 door prado with rear mounted spare + rear locker. one of my dream
What do you gonna get a 4door then take 1door off and keep 3 on
healthyboy 21 if you only take 1 door off you’ll still have 4 doors left because there’s actually 5 doors on a Prado. 😂😂😂
@@nguont ohh yeah lol i don’t really count the back door as a door
@@healthyboy2121 It's still called that.
That would be an absolute unit offroad!
Nice work Ronny! You only get heated seats on the left and right in the second row (if you pick that option) not ventilated/cooled like the front, I know you don't specifically say heated & cooled, but clarifying for anyone who assumes air conditioned, means cooled *thumbs up*
Hi Ronny, I've been a long time viewer (years and years). (I miss watching you jump into frame hahah) I had a look in case I missed it, but I don't think I've seen you do a Jeep Grand Cherokee modified review. Any chance one of those will come around? They're great value currently, and are meant to be pretty good off-road with the Overland or trailhawk quadra drive and quadra lift systems. Cheers for the great content!
Great video Ronny!! Is it posible that you could compare it with a fortuner since it has the same drive train?
I love this car. will buy a brand new kakadu next year,. Thank you for the review mate.
Our Prados in UAE comes with a V6 petrol. Love it
The Prado’s USA siblings the 4Runner and GX460 are all over the place. Ancient platform that still works very well for families and adventurers.
I have a 2019 gxl and love it ... very capable 4wd
They sure are!
They are brilliant
top of my list but pricey! I'd have to look for a 10 - 15 yo specimen.
@@BenMitro i just bought an 05 GXL and I am blown away mate, as long as they are looked after they are insanely good. Mine has down 286K and it drives like new and handles like dream!
@@scotty932096 I have an 05 from new. It now has 977,000 km's on the ol' clock. 'Insanely good' is just the right combination of words for it!
When (and when not) is the rear locker engaged for dune and for beach driving? Many thanks for all the information in a fun and happy format!
awesome vid mate. just sub.
thank you detail video love Isuzu 4x4 4.5 ton crew cab
Hey mate! Hope you could do a review for the 2021 All New MUX LS-T 4x4. Will be waiting for that vlog. Thanks mate. Stay safe
I’d love to see a review on the new Jimny. Would be great with your in-depth reviews mate
Great review Ronny. Let's see if Izuzu can give you a new D-max to review. Give Ronny the D-max Izuzu!
Or the Mux
I’ll do it 💯 both of them
@@Ronny_Dahl Ronny, Great review of the 2020 model! If your interested in doing a comparison to a 2018 VX prado we would be happy to loan you the car ? Has ECU reflash and a bit of other gear fitted on to add weight(bullbar, roof racks, tyre change etc, typical add ons that many people do after buying). I think it would outperform the 2020 model on the sand but interested in your view.
yep will buy this for the fam car ,, and Harry have explianed why the prado he have also the 2020 model ,, total agrea with Harry and also what you told about the Prado Ronny
Cool, haven’t seen anything like this!Interested in seeing other models and makes too. Hadn’t even considered Toyota due to its delay in tech, eg Apple/android play - but I see it’s finally coming in 2021 Prado models.