√New Toyota Prado delayed to 2024

The launch of the first new Toyota LandCruiser Prado in 14 years has been pushed back by another year, according to a new report out of Japan.

The launch of the next-generation 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado has been delayed to next year – a year later than previously anticipated – according to a new report out of Japan.

Reputable Japanese publication Magazine X (via sister website Car Sensor) claims the new Toyota Prado is not due in Japanese showrooms until April 2024, about nine to 12 months later than previously reported by Japanese media.

It will make the current-generation Toyota Prado – which arrived in 2009 – 15 years old by the time it is replaced in Australia.

As previously reported, the new Toyota Prado is expected to migrate to a variant of the new platform used for the new LandCruiser 300 Series 4WD – as well as the US Tundra pick-up – known as TNGA-F.

This new-generation frame is also expected to underpin the next-generation Toyota HiLux due some time in 2025.

Reports out of Japan over the past 18 months have differed on the engines planned for the next Toyota Prado.

The latest Magazine X report claims there may not be the option of twin-turbo petrol or diesel V6 power from the LandCruiser 300 Series, and instead a range of four-cylinder engines.

Other unsubstantiated reports have pointed to a single-turbo version of this diesel V6 for the Toyota Prado and HiLux.

Meantime, Magazine X claims there are plans for an “electrified” version of the new Toyota Prado. And, eventually, there could be a hydrogen fuel-cell version with a hydrogen tank and an electric motor – rather than a battery-electric model.

Magazine X makes no mention of a hybrid version – either with petrol or diesel power – however other reports out of Japan have claimed hybrid power is planned within close proximity of the standard Toyota Prado’s launch.

The report outlines a choice in Japan of 2.7-litre non-turbo and 2.4-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engines – the latter from other Toyota and Lexus cars, where it produces up to 205kW/430Nm – and a diesel engine of some form.

The publication reports “it is not yet confirmed whether the current 2.8-litre turbo [diesel four-cylinder] will be inherited or replaced with another unit”.

Magazine-X reports the new Toyota Prado will be 100mm longer and 5mm wider than the model it replaces, with styling described as “a boxy square tone”, and vertical grille bars as per the current model.

The magazine claims (translated) the cabin will have “an infotainment screen that includes communication-type navigation, and will also be equipped with a digital key that can be used as a smartphone instead of a key.”

If the latest Toyota vehicles are a guide, expect a 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen and a 12.3-inch digital instrument display on top-of-the-range models, with wireless Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto.

Japanese website Creative Trend claims the new Prado may be renamed “LandCruiser 250 Series” in its home market of Japan.

However, this is not backed up by the Magazine X report, or any coverage from other Japanese media outlets over the past 18 months regarding the new model.

The 2024 Toyota LandCruiser Prado is due in Japanese showrooms in April 2024, according to the latest reporting by Magazine X.

Toyota has not verified the overseas report, but if it is accurate, the first examples may be in Australian showrooms before the end of next year.

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