New Prado vs Everest

[r4ndll Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close r4ndll]

Interesting comparison in this months Unsealed 4x4. I'm sure we all knew the answer but it was interesting to watch the video comparison of the two off road, and the article states the Prado went most places with centre diff disengaged whereas the Everest needed all its gizmos turned on to keep up.

I've always thought Ford would be better off aiming the Everest at the Fortuner.

http://www.unsealed4x4.com.au/issue0...+-+Send+001#55

[Turbo Piston Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Turbo Piston]

can't wait to read it tonight.

[OzDriver Member Find all posts View Profile Close OzDriver]

I had a long test drive of the Everest (with no sales person). It handled well, had a better boot shape and had a bit more performance but was well down on quality and felt too 'busy' in town. I am now 1 month into owning a 2.8 Prado (GXL) and very happy with it. The Fortuner drove OK but not in the Prado class overall (and hardly cheaper for comparable equipment).

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I had a long test drive of the Everest (with no sales person). It handled well, had a better boot shape and had a bit more performance but was well down on quality and felt too 'busy' in town. I am now 1 month into owning a 2.8 Prado (GXL) and very happy with it. The Fortuner drove OK but not in the Prado class overall (and hardly cheaper for comparable equipment).

What did you think of the 3.2l duramax in comparison to the 2.8l d4d?

[OzDriver Member Find all posts View Profile Close OzDriver]

Ford engine was livelier but 2.8 in Prado or Fortuner is more reflined and more relaxed around town. Too much vibration comes through on the Ford .
LC200 V8 was my favorite engine of all those I tested but over budget and too large for my needs.

[geege Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close geege]

http://www.news.com.au/finance/busin...be3b7b875a04cd

Seen this article? It still got car of the year...

Best comment I saw was "Jeep called - it wants its fire back"

I was put off by the amount of rangers at work that have had transmissions changed out multiple times. One is on its third transmission/second engine. same engine/transmission combo as the Everest.

[Lski Member Find all posts View Profile Close Lski]

Ford engine was livelier but 2.8 in Prado or Fortuner is more reflined and more relaxed around town. Too much vibration comes through on the Ford .

Agree, the Ranger/Everest is certainly allot 'hasher' in the motor and gearbox department.

A couple of years ago I was contracting for a 'large mining company' who decided the Toyota hilux was too expensive and changed their fleet to Ranger utes with a purchase of 10. Within 12 months almost every one of the vehicles had driveline issues - motor, gearboxes and diff's. Needless to say said company went back to the hilux fleet. Those utes certainly do cop a flogging with 90% of their life being off-road, but that clearly evidenced to me why Toyota have the name they do..

I thought the video was interesting, the terrain didn't appear to be that aggressive, but yet there was a fair difference between the two.

[kenny5000 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close kenny5000]

LC200 V8 was my favorite engine of all those I tested but over budget and too large for my needs.

Engine too large, is there such a thing

[OzDriver Member Find all posts View Profile Close OzDriver]

I mainly meant the body size - the USA has the smaller V8 petrol in the Prado/Lexus body (although not much more powerful than the 4.0 V6) so perhaps the V8 diesel and gearbox would fit in the Prado? Has anyone tried?

[Fred63 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fred63]

V8 V6 Diesel in a Prado.
I wish...
But not gunna happen
the D4D is pretty reliable an does the job.
why would Mr Toyota change it when they are still selling the way they are
I agree for some reason the 200 just feels to big, stand it next to a Prado and there is not that much difference in size.

[juc33_prado Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close juc33_prado]

Update to the theoretical debate.

April VFacts:
Registered are 1329 Toyota Prado variants.
Compared to 226 Ford Everest variants...

That definitively anwers the question.

Sam

[topic97 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close topic97]

I know which one I would rather take remote....

[cuda Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close cuda]

I know which one I would rather take remote....

The Ford of course ;-)...

[Symo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Symo]

V8 V6 Diesel in a Prado.
I wish...
But not gunna happen
the D4D is pretty reliable an does the job.
why would Mr Toyota change it when they are still selling the way they are
I agree for some reason the 200 just feels to big, stand it next to a Prado and there is not that much difference in size.

They 2017 Amarok will have a V6TD across the range. Looking very closely at that if I don't need s wagon in 2 years.

It's the Prado equivalent of the Utes.

[AussieAndy Find all posts View Profile Close AussieAndy]

They 2017 Amarok will have a V6TD across the range. Looking very closely at that if I don't need s wagon in 2 years.

It's the Prado equivalent of the Utes.

Except no low range. This is an area where the current one struggles in my oppinion, the gearing just doesn't go low enough for the slow stuff, especially while towing. Don't get me wrong, they are a great ute, awesome for gravel roads and the like, just not quite there for the tougher stuff in my oppinion.