The Toyota LandCruiser Prado 250 Sequence is arriving in Australian dealerships, and now crucial figures for these seeking to tow and tour within the all-new giant off-road SUV have been revealed.
Whereas Toyota has till now solely detailed its 3500kg braked towing capability – a big improve on the 3000kg determine of its predecessor – it has now revealed kerb weight, gross car mass (GVM) and gross mixture mass (GCM) figures.
It’s excellent news for these seeking to improve from their previous Prado to the brand new mannequin, which is intently associated to the 300 Sequence and brings will increase to all these figures in comparison with the 150 Sequence it replaces.
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Prado Altitude
| Toyota LandCruiser Prado GX | Toyota LandCruiser Prado GXL | Toyota LandCruiser Prado VX | Toyota LandCruiser Prado Altitude | Toyota LandCruiser Prado Kakadu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seats | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 |
| Kerb weight | 2495kg | 2535kg | 2570kg | 2520kg | 2595kg |
| Payload capability | 605kg | 615kg | 610kg | 580kg | 605kg |
| Gross car mass (GVM) | 3100kg | 3150kg | 3180kg | 3100kg | 3200kg |
| Braked towing capability | 3500kg | 3500kg | 3500kg | 3500kg | 3500kg |
| Gross mixture mass (GCM) | 6600kg | 6600kg | 6600kg | 6600kg | 6600kg |
The brand new Prado’s kerb weight is up by about 150kg throughout the board, and its GVM has elevated to match, various between 3100kg for five-seat variants (GX and Altitude), and as much as 3200kg for the flagship Kakadu.
Later variations of the previous-generation Prado had a GVM of 2990kg.
Relying on the variant, payload capability is between 580kg and 615kg, an vital determine to remember when optioning equipment and loading a household’s price of substances earlier than occurring a trek or highway journey.
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Prado Kakadu
The Prado’s GCM (the utmost weight allowed to your car and trailer mixed) has additionally risen, in step with its elevated towing capability. The 250 Sequence has a GCM of 6600kg throughout the board, up from 5990kg.
Whereas the brand new Prado can theoretically tow as much as 3500kg, it could possibly’t achieve this when the SUV and its contents weigh greater than 3100kg, in any other case it’ll exceed its 6600kg GCM.
And that’s with out factoring in tow ball down weight, which is usually accepted to be 10 per cent of no matter your trailer, caravan, boat or horse float weighs.
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