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2002. - 2010.
J - SUV
suv, 5 door
4 x 4
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Vehicle class
Body style
Wheel drive
Safety
2004. - 2010.
J - SUV
suv, 5 door
4 x 4

Marketing

Dimensons & Outlines

4850 mm
1875 mm
1905 mm
620 liters
1850 liters
87 liters
Length
Width
Height
Boot (min)
Boot (max)
Fuel tank
5050 mm
1840 mm
1855 mm
668 liters
2287 liters
95 liters
2002 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado
2004 Nissan Patrol LWB

Engine

Petrol
6 - V config, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
3956 cc
249 hp
380 Nm
Engine
Fuel
Configuration
Aspiration
Displacement
Power
Torque
Petrol
6 - Inline, 4 valves per cylinder
Nat. Asp.
4759 cc
251 hp
420 Nm

Performance (manual gearbox)

 
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l/100km
l/100km
g/km
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Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
 
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l/100km
l/100km
l/100km
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Performance (automatic gearbox)

automatic - 4 gears
1860 kg
9.5 s
175 km/h
18.2 l/100km
10.9 l/100km
13.6 l/100km
430 g/km
Gearbox type
Vehicle weight
Acc. 0-100
Top speed
Cons. (urban)
Cons. (highway)
Cons. (average)
CO2 emissions
automatic - 5 gears
2574 kg
10.8 s
190 km/h
25.0 l/100km
14.3 l/100km
18.2 l/100km
g/km

Expenses

11500 EUR
Price from
12000 EUR

Virtual Adviser's™ opinion

Overview

Well, these are two pretty similar cars we have here! It's only details that could potentially make the difference. Considering they both belong to the suv segment and utilize the same 5-door suv body style and the 4 x 4 wheel drive system, it all comes up to the specific petrol engine choice they offer. The first one has a Toyota-engineered powertrain under the hood, a 6-cylinder, 24-valves 249hp unit, while the other one gets its power and torque from a 6-cylinder, 24-valves 251hp engine designed by Nissan.

Safety

Unfortunatelly, neither of the two vehicles was submitted to the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) testing. This makes it virtually impossible for me to pick one over the other and I'm generally against buying such cars as the safety should really always come first. That aside, let's consider some other aspects which affect safety. Both vehicles belong to the suv segment, which is generally a very good thing safety-wise, still it doesn't help us solve our dilemma, does it? On the other hand, if we'd like to consider vehicle mass in this context too, which we definitely should, Patrol offers a potentially life-saving difference of 38% more metal.

Reliability

Reliability is not the best thing to consider on the make level, but it is worth mentioning that both brands display similar results in faults and breakdowns, at least on all of the models level. These are the official statistics, while our visitors describe reliability of Toyota with an average rating of 4.6, and models under the Nissan badge with 4.3 out of 5. The same official information place Land Cruiser Prado as average reliability-wise, and Patrol is more or less at the same level.We should definitely mention that owners of cars with the same powertrain as Land Cruiser Prado rank it on average as 5.0 out of 5, exactly the same as the other one.

Performance & Fuel economy

Toyota is undoubtly more agile, reaching 100km/h in 1.3 seconds less than its competitor. Still, it lacks the power to win the top speed competition, topping at 175 kilometers per hour, 15km/h less than the other car. When it comes to fuel economy an obvious choice would be Land Cruiser Prado, averaging around 13.6 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (21 mpg), in combined cycle. That's 34% difference compared to Patrol!


Verdict

Toyota appears just a bit more reliable, although the difference is truly marginal. The most important thing when deciding between any two vehicles should always be safety, both passive and active. In my opinion, everything taken into account, Patrol offers much better overall protection, which launches it ahead of the other contender. From there things take a different direction, with Toyota being considerably quicker, thus putting more smile on driver's face. To make things even better, it consumps less fuel! All together, there's not much more to say, in this case I wouldn't even consider anything but Toyota. Anyway, that's the most objective conclusion I could've came up with and it's based solely on the information found on this website. Aspects such as design, practicality, brand value and driving experience are there for you to measure them out. I suggest you spend two more minutes in order to find out which car, based on your needs and budget, would be picked by the virtual adviser, out of 12.000+ vehicles we currently have in our database.

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