How about 20 18 Prado?

Eventually there will be a road, and there will be a Toyota. This advertising slogan shows the image of Toyota leather goods. In the cross-country circle, Toyota Prado's position is irreplaceable. Its powerful performance makes Prado invincible on off-road roads, and it can be found in plateau snow, plains and muddy potholes, which also corresponds to "where there is a road, there must be Toyota cars".

People come for the name of Prado, and they know that they will still buy hard-core off-road vehicles with excellent performance and reliability. However, the domestic Prado of 20 18 has been controversial since its listing. It seems that it is not as hard as before. what has changed? Where is the controversy?

Appearance performance

The 20 18 Prado adopts a brand-new five-frame straight waterfall air intake grille design, and at the same time, a brand-new headlight group is connected with the grille, which makes the edges and corners more prominent. Coupled with the rough front bumper design, the temperament of the hard-core SUV has undoubtedly been leaked.

The tail is also slightly adjusted, the fog lamp group will use LED light source, and the double C-shaped taillights are also more fashionable. A major difference in appearance between the new domestic Prado and the old one is the addition of the optional configuration of the rear spare tire. In the past, domestic bullying was a bottom-mounted spare tire, and the rear spare tire running on the road can basically be determined to be the Middle East version. Now the domestic version has also added a rear spare tire.

Internal configuration

The new model has updated a brand-new four-position multi-function steering wheel, and the changes on the center console are also relatively large. The physical buttons have been rearranged, and the new dashboard has a blue background, giving people a younger and more fashionable feeling.

The new model has also been upgraded in function, adding PVM panoramic monitoring system, DSC starting auxiliary control system, enhanced MTM monitoring system with multi-terrain selection function and TPMS tire pressure detection system. The addition of these configurations will definitely make bullying more overbearing.

Dynamic matching

The new Prado will be equipped with a 3.5L naturally aspirated V6 engine with a maximum power of 280 HP and a peak torque of 365 Nm. Matching it is a 6-speed automatic manual gearbox with the same power as the old one, and equipped with Toyota SMART STOP intelligent fuel-saving start-stop system.

On the surface, there are indeed many upgrades, but in fact, there are two major internal changes, that is, changing full-time four-wheel drive to part-time four-wheel drive and canceling tolson differential, which is also a big controversy for cross-country enthusiasts!

Prado has always used a full-time four-wheel drive system, but the new Prado has changed to a full-time four-wheel drive system with a two-wheel drive mode of 2H. This means using the rear drive mode in daily running. When off-road is needed, the four-wheel drive mode can only be switched in the range of 100km/h, while the full-time four-wheel drive has stronger automatic performance, and the sports car can be on the road in basic D gear in any road condition without other operations.

Part-time four-wheel drive system will not make Prado's off-road performance worse, and it has simple structure, high stability and durability, and its cost is much lower than that of full-time four-wheel drive system, which is one of the reasons why many people are dissatisfied with the new Prado. After all, the part-time 4wd, which also uses low-cost pickup trucks, seems to have no sense of advanced.

In addition, the Tolson differential has been cancelled, which is a configuration that Prado is proud of. Based on the principle that worm/turbine can only move in one direction, it can play a differential role when the internal differential torque is small, and can realize self-locking when the differential torque is large, with relatively fast response speed and high durability, so it is a classic of mechanical differential now. Using electronic slip limit of A-TRC system instead of TOSON differential can effectively reduce the manufacturing cost, but the efficiency of electronic speed limiter is far from that of TOSON differential.

Write at the end:

From the above point of view, the change of Prado four-wheel drive system is mainly to save costs, and then Toyota will put this saved cost into the upgrade of appearance and interior. The change of Prado four-wheel drive system is limited to domestic models, but in fact, the Middle East model with the highest sales volume has not changed. After all, the price gap is still very large, but Toyota's approach makes people feel a bit unkind.

On the other hand, there are really not many people who cross-country for the sake of cross-country. The domestic version has made a lot of efforts in appearance and configuration for China people's hobbies, which may also be a change for the domestic market. In any case, there is no denying the performance of Prado. This car is a good car. How do you use it?

The above only represents personal views and is for reference only. For more automobile knowledge and information, welcome to pay attention to Mei Jie automobile modification and devote yourself to light modification of off-road vehicles!