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FIRST DRIVE: Fifth-generation Toyota Prado flexes its muscles
The large SUV is buff, tough and trail tested, but also features added refinement and sophistication
14 July 2024 - 21:00
Large SUVs account for about 4% of SA’s SUV market but the new Toyota Land Cruiser Prado upended that trend by selling 679 units in June, its first month on sale. Not bad for a vehicle with a starting price of just under R1.3m, and it outperformed a number of smaller, cheaper SUVs.
It would have sold a lot more if Toyota SA had more stock, but there is a long global waiting list for the new-generation Prado including more than 4,000 orders in SA...
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