What do Land Cruiser and Prado mean?
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Land Cruiser is an ORV off-road vehicle produced by Toyota, while Prado is a global strategic model of Toyota Motor Corporation. Taking the Prado 2019 3.5L Automatic TX-L Premium Edition as an example: it is a mid-to-large-sized 5-door 7-seat SUV under FAW Toyota, with a length, width, and height of 4840mm, 1885mm, and 1890mm respectively, a wheelbase of 2790mm, and equipped with a 6-speed automatic transmission. The Prado 2019 3.5L Automatic TX-L Premium Edition uses a 3.5L twin-turbocharged engine, with a maximum torque of 365 Nm and a maximum power of 206 kW. It features front-engine four-wheel drive and uses tires with a specification of 265/60R18.
Just talked about this with friends the other day when discussing off-road vehicles. The Land Cruiser and Prado are actually siblings in Toyota's off-road vehicle family. Land Cruiser is the transliteration of LAND CRUISER, serving as the flagship of the series—big in size, powerful (especially the V8 diesel version), and with exceptional off-road capabilities, capable of handling even uninhabited areas. It's famously known as 'Lu Xun' in the automotive world. As for the Prado, it's the name for LAND CRUISER PRADO, positioned slightly below the Land Cruiser but more comfortable for city driving, with a more agile body and no slouch when it comes to climbing mountains or wading through water. Simply put, the Prado is like a compact, refined version of the Land Cruiser—akin to the big brother taking the little brother out into the world. Previously, the Prado was called 'Badao' (meaning 'Overbearing'), but now it's uniformly referred to as Prado. Veteran off-road enthusiasts still prefer to distinguish them by their chassis codes: LC150 (Prado) and LC300 (Land Cruiser).