The Australian Prado 90: the GXL and top Grande five-door with the 3.4-litre V6 and later the 3.0-litre diesel, eight seats and a rear-mounted spare, the mid-size Land Cruiser that outsold the 100 there.
BASE VEHICLELand Cruiser Prado 90 SeriesBUILT BYToyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Auto Body (Arakawa Auto Body / Araco)IN SERVICE1996–2002OPERATED INAustraliaPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 110″
The record
Toyota Australia launched the Prado in 1996 in RV, GXL and Grande grades; the Grande had leather, air suspension and a sunroof. It established the Prado as Australia’s best-selling large SUV, a position it has held since.
Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.
ENGINE3.4-litre 5VZ-FE petrol V6; 3.0-litre 1KZ-TE diesel from 2000
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
OPERATED INAustralia
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINELand Cruiser Prado 90 Series
FAMILYLand Cruiser Prado 90 Series
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE110″
BODY STYLElwb
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