Toyota is ready with the facelift of the smaller Toyota Land Cruiser Prado this
year. Images shared by Instagram user hamad1two3 has revealed the exterior and
interior of the 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.
Toyota has completely
changed the front fascia of the SUV, with sleeker and more aggressive
headlamps, a more prominent 5-slot upper grille, a narrow full-width chrome bar
above the headlamps and upper grille, a chunkier bumper and reshaped lower
grille and fog lamps. At the rear, the tail lamps are darker and have new
graphics, and the skid plate and roof spoiler are redone.
The Toyota Land Cruiser Prado has received extensive
changes indoors too. The new four-spoke steering wheel is apparently borrowed
from its big brother – the Toyota Land Cruiser 200. The revised centre console
also has a resemblance to the full-size SUV. The instrument panel and
infotainment system too are new. All in all, the updated cabin looks far more
premium.
Any change to the engine options of the Toyota Land
Cruiser Prado, if planned, are yet unreported. The current model is available
with a variety of petrol and diesel engines globally, including the 2TR-FE
2.7-litre four-cylinder petrol, 7GR-FKS 3.5-litre V6 petrol, 1GR-FE 4.0-litre
V6 petrol, 1GD-FTV 2.8-litre four-cylinder, diesel, 1KD-FTV 3.0-litre
four-cylinder diesel and 5L-E 3.0-litre four-cylinder diesel units.
The new model will receive the
Toyota Safety Sense P suite of advanced features, including Pre-Collision
System with Pedestrian Detection function, Lane Departure Alert with Steering
Assist function, Automatic High Beams and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, as
standard. Availability of the new safety kit will depend on the region.
Last month, Japanese media reported that Toyota
would introduce the 2018 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado on 12 September 2017.
