2025 Toyota Prado Kakadu test: hybrid tech, retro looks, 4WD grit
We tested the new Prado Kakadu across 4WD trails, dirt roads, highways and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. David called comfort mode “a pensioner’s recliner in swell.”
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2025 Toyota Prado Kakadu Gremlins Part II: Diff Locks, Dodgy Seats and Missing Plugs
Sometimes gremlins take their time, sometimes they pounce immediately. Either way, they rarely make sense. The 2025 Toyota Prado Kakadu ($108000 drive away) may be selling like hotcakes, costs a bomb, and comes loaded with gear, but oh darling, the quirks keep coming. We went four-wheel-driving today. It scrambled over rocks like a capering goat, forded murky pools like [...]
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My $108,000 2025 Toyota Prado Kakadu Is Haunted! And Possibly Mischievous.
Every week, we sacrifice a car to the dual gods of city traffic and country roads. This week’s victim is the 2025 Prado Kakadu. Regal, floaty, ethereal—like sliding on a cashmere cloud while sipping a martini stirred by angels. In comfort mode, the suspension feels like a cruise ship in a nasty swell, swaying gently while keeping you smugly [...]
