Toyota hasn’t closed the door on offering more derivatives of the new LandCruiser Prado throughout its lifecycle.
At this stage, the company hasn’t actually confirmed anything beyond the five variants available from launch, the Prado GX, GXL, VX, Altitude, and Kakadu.
One variant missing in the initial Prado 250 Series lineup is a tougher GR Sport variant, as seen in a number of other Toyota model ranges.
Speaking at the local media launch of the 2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado, Toyota Australia senior product planner Harrison Schipke said the Prado Altitude is the offroad-focussed variant in the current lineup.
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“Going forward to we can open the door to a [Prado] GR Sport product, but there’s nothing to announce today,” said Mr Schipke.
Toyota Australia currently offers a GR Sport variant at or near the top of the Yaris Cross, C-HR, HiLux and LandCruiser 300 Series model lines.
Another Prado variant that has been absent from the lineup since 2013 is the short-wheelbase three-door body style.
When asked if there are plans to reintroduce such a body style for the new-generation LandCruiser Prado 250 Series, Toyota chief engineer Keita Moritsu said that if there’s customer demand it would be considered in the future.
“Currently I can’t say the future product lineup, but again, if there is a strong customer demand I would like to consider [a short-wheelbase Prado] as [part of the] future lineup,” said Moritsu-san.
Pricing for the 2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado range starts at $72,500 before on-roads for the GX, and extends to $99,990 before on-roads for the Kakadu flagship.
All variants are currently powered by a 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine with 48V mild-hybrid assistance, outputting an unchanged 150kW of power and 500Nm of torque, and driving through a new eight-speed automatic transmission with low-range and full-time four-wheel drive.
Although there’s a 2.4-litre petrol-electric hybrid powertrain available in the US, Toyota Australia reiterated it’s still studying the suitability of such a powertrain for the local Prado lineup, but previously promised to eventually offer hybrid power across its core model range.
