Toyota Prado 150, also Land Cruiser Prado, is a large SUV with charisma, impressive technical data and a host of accompanying devices that determine the level of comfort of the car. "Iron horse" Toyota Prado, then still under the name of Land Cruiser 70, began its victorious march on the automobile markets of Japan, Asia and Europe in 1987. The model was produced in a two-door body version with a tailgate tailgate.
In the spring of 1990 the car was modified, the body became five-door, the name changed to Prado. In the process of updating the Toyota Prado car has radically changed, the new design of the body and the lower components, bumpers, thresholds, wheel arches has turned the car into an independent model with a good prospect of development. By 1996, Toyota Prado was again modified and moved to the category of SUV series 90. However, within five years the car was produced serially without any modifications, this indicates that the jeep was successfully designed and the assembly line was also at a good level.
Although in 1995 the Toyota Prado car passed an easy restyling with a change in the front panel and lighting equipment, these innovations were not of a fundamental nature and were made in the course of the general trend of improving the interior. Toyota Prado 90 was presented in two versions - three- and five-door. The engines were also installed in two types - petrol 5VZ-FE, 186 hp, 3.5 liters, V6, 24 valves, as well as diesel 1KZ-TE, 3.0 liters, 145 hp.
Toyota Prado 150 diesel has become very popular. The car was already all-wheel drive, with the inclusion. The transmission was divided into several operating modes: the usual "H" with a functioning center differential, "HL" for slippery and wet roads with a locked center differential, "LL" - the differential is locked and a reduced gear for driving in particularly difficult conditions is included.
In 1997 Toyota Prado 150 received a new gasoline engine 3RZ-FE, four-cylinder, in-line, with a capacity of 150 hp. And a volume of 2.6 liters. This engine proved to be optimal for the car, it was installed until the summer of 2000, until an economical diesel unit 1KD-FTV appeared, more powerful and with a low CO emission. Toyota Prado 150 diesel reviews received the very best. In the process of changing the engine, VSC and TRC systems were also introduced, the first tracked the traction parameters of the motor, and the second monitored the stability of all operating parts and assemblies of the car. In addition to these useful novelties, a universal gearbox, unified for all existing Prado models, was offered.
In the same year 2000, the Toyota Prado 150 was already 200 mm and shorter by 122 mm, which gave a positive visual effect, the car no longer seemed so cumbersome. The feeling of comfort was strengthened by numerous small additions in the cabin, bottle holders, cup holders, cabinets and shelves. And on the central panel there is a clino meter showing the critical angles of the car's inclination, as well as a device combining a thermometer, barometer, altimeter and timer. The device is not very useful, but not superfluous in a car like the Toyota Prado 150.
The really necessary regulator was installed in the zone of the second row of seats. With its help, passengers in the rear of the cabin were able to adjust the climate in the car, directing the flow of conditioned air in the right direction.