Large Suv
Toyota Land Cruiser Prado 2.8GD TX
R1 369 200List price, as at 2026-09-09
At a glance
Power
150 kW
Consumption
7.9 L/100km
Boot
130 L
Seats
7
Towing (braked)
3 500 kg
Cover
9 services / 90 000 km
Service plan
Cost to own (illustrative, 5 years)
Estimated instalment
R23 931 / month
Estimated fuel
R4 319 / month
5-year total (deposit + instalments + fuel)
R1 831 924
Illustrative only, based on standard assumptions not specific to this vehicle: 10% deposit, interest at 11.75% (prime 10.75%, South African Reserve Bank from 25 Sep 2026, plus 1%), 72-month term, 20 000 km/year, fuel at 50ppm diesel R32.80/L (inland, official prices from 7 Oct 2026). Service and insurance costs are not modelled here. Use the Finance Calculator for figures based on your own inputs.
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Full specifications
| Engine capacity | 2.8 L |
| Cylinders | 4noteToyota South Africa Motors vehicle-specification data for derivative code 27T, field "Number of Cylinders and Arrangement" = "Inline 4". |
| Power | 150 kW |
| Torque | 500 Nm |
| Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
| Gears | 8 |
| Drivetrain | 4x4noteToyota SA spec table lists Driven Wheels as '4WD/ Part-Time' for all 3 Prado grades, despite marketing copy elsewhere on the page describing a 'full-time All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system'. The spec table is trusted over the prose per this catalogue's live-page precedence rule. |
| Consumption cycle | Combined cycle (test standard not stated by manufacturer)noteCycle not stated beyond 'Combined Cycle'; recorded as sa_combined_unstated. The 7.9 L/100km figure itself remains an official manufacturer-published number -- only the cycle label is unconfirmed. |
| Fuel consumption | 7.9 L/100kmnoteRead from Toyota SA's compare tool, labelled 'Avg. Fuel Consumption' / 'Estimated Fuel Consumption (Combined Cycle)' with no named test standard. |
| Fuel tank | 110 L |
| Fuel grade | Diesel (50ppm)noteDiesel Common Rail confirmed by spec table; 50ppm low-sulphur grade standard for current SA-market diesel Toyotas. |
| Range | 1 392 kmnoteWorked out from the tank size and the claimed consumption, rounded down. |
| 0-100 km/h | 10.9 snote10.9 s, published by Toyota as 0-62 mph. pdf, — United Kingdom. Equivalence: Europe sells this vehicle as Land Cruiser J250, the same 250-series generation as the SA Prado, same 2.8 diesel. GENERATION ESTABLISHED FIRST: this is the Prado 250 series. Toyota SA’s sheet lists exactly TX / VX-R / VX-L, matching the SA "prado-ng-2024" new-generation brochure. |
| CO2 emissions | 209 g/kmnoteToyota South Africa Motors vehicle-specification data for derivative code 27T, field "CO2 (g/km)" = "209". |
| Seats | 7 |
| Doors | 5 |
| Length | 4 925 mm |
| Width | 1 980 mm |
| Height | 1 925 mm |
| Wheelbase | 2 850 mm |
| Ground clearance | 205 mm |
| Boot (behind 2nd row) | 566 LnoteAbout 566 litres behind the second row, the UK figure for the same 2.8 diesel seven-seat Prado. |
| Boot (behind last row) | 130 Lnote130 litres with all three rows in use, Toyota’s UK figure for the same 250-series Land Cruiser. |
| Boot (seats folded) | 2 000 Lnote2 000 L with all rear seats folded — the maximum of the same "130 - 2,000" row. pdf, — United Kingdom. Equivalence: Europe sells this vehicle as Land Cruiser J250, the same 250-series generation as the SA Prado, same 2.8 diesel. GENERATION ESTABLISHED FIRST: this is the Prado 250 series. Toyota SA’s sheet lists exactly TX / VX-R / VX-L, matching the SA "prado-ng-2024" new-generation brochure. |
| Kerb weight | Not specified |
| Gross vehicle mass | 3 050 kg |
| Payload | Not specified |
| Towing (braked) | 3 500 kg |
| Towing (unbraked) | 750 kg |
| Safety rating | 5 stars (ANCAP 2024) |
| Airbags | 7noteSeven airbags. Worth recording: this set matches the ANCAP-tested vehicle exactly, which is the one case of genuine airbag parity across this batch. |
| Airbag positions | Curtain, Driver, Passenger, Driver Knee, Front Side, Passenger Knee, Front CentrenoteToyota South Africa Motors vehicle-specification data for derivative code 27T, field "Airbags" = "Curtain,Driver,Passenger,Driver Knee,Front Side,Passenger Knee,Front Centre". Toyota’s own itemisation. Airbag COUNT deliberately not inferred from it. |
| Warranty | 3 yearsnote3yr/100,000km warranty (Toyota SA range-standard). Corrected from a mis-citation to the Fortuner spec sheet; re-verified as correct for the Prado. |
| Warranty distance | 100 000 km 33 333 km/year · derived Compare warranties across all SUVs → |
| Service plan | 9 services / 90 000 km |
| How it is supplied | Included with the vehicle |
| Service interval (distance) | 10 000 km |
| Service interval (time) | 12 months |
| Spare wheel | Full-size Compare spare wheels across all SUVs →noteManufacturer source states: "Full 265-65R18 Aluminium". |
| Service network | ~179 authorised service points, as at 18 August 2026 In all 9 provinces. Service-manager contact present per pin in Toyota's own dealer locator. Compare service networks across all brands → |
| Differential lock | RearnoteThe TX has a REAR differential lock. Two independent Toyota SA documents agree: the SA new-generation 2024 brochure separately states VX-R has "Centre and Rear-Torsen LSD" while TX has "Rear" only. Column separation was verified by re-reading per column. |
| Low range | YesnoteStandard on all current Land Cruiser Prado grades. |
| Approach angle | 31° |
| Departure angle | 17° |
| Wading depth | 700 mm · EU-market sourcenote700 mm. |
What we can't tell you yet
Everything below was searched for. Lines marked (unverified) show a figure that only one source gives, or that sources disagree on; the rest have not been published anywhere we could find for this version.
- Boot (behind 2nd row) (unverified) — About 566 litres behind the second row, the UK figure for the same 2.8 diesel seven-seat Prado.
- Kerb weight — Toyota South Africa publishes no kerb weight for this derivative, so the figure held here is approximate.
- Payload — Cannot be derived without a single confirmed curb weight figure (see “Kerb weight”).
- Breakover angle — Not published for this version.
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