2025 Toyota Prado: Lexus Electrified SUV concept could see new Prado go electric

August 2: New 2024 Prado revealed!

New Prado makes global debut ahead of 2024 Australian launch.

Here it is. If you’re patient and keen on Toyota’s very latest 4×4 offering, the links below hold everything you need to know.

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• New Prado: What YOU think so far!
• BONUS: New 70 Series facelift revealed
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• ALL PRADO NEWS & REVIEWS

February 2022: Could the new Prado go electric?

The 2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado may end up with a pure-electric powertrain, according to a new theory out of Japan.

Website Creative311 is reporting the Lexus Electrified SUV – the pre-production concept of a future model shown in recent days – could actually be giving us a glimpse of the luxury version of the future LandCruiser Prado.

Lexus currently sells the Prado as the GX in North American markets, and an industry rumour says the premium model will be introduced to Japan (and potentially other right-hand-drive markets, such as Australia) in the coming years.

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November 14, 2022: Next-gen Prado imagined

With new reports surfacing that the next Toyota Prado will get hybrid powertrains, we’ve commissioned a pair of artist renderings that might offer a look at the new model’s styling. Get all the details, including everything about the hybrid powertrains, at the links below.

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This latest report suggests the Lexus Electrified SUV could actually be previewing the GX, meaning Toyota’s next-generation Prado could end up being based on a fully-electric platform.

While the idea of the Prado moving to pure battery power may seem like a drastic step, large markets such as the US are introducing stringent tailpipe laws, which will require a near 30 per cent reduction in emissions by 2026, and could force carmakers to drop internal-combustion engines for some models.

An electric Prado could also potentially reduce any cannibalisation of sales from the LandCruiser 300 Series – forcing customers who need a diesel engine to buy the larger sibling – as well as providing differentiation from new competitors, such as the upcoming hybrid V6-powered GWM Tank 500.

Earlier this week, another report out of Japan suggested Toyota was currently developing a hydrogen-fuelled internal-combustion engine, slated for the LandCruiser 300 Series.