What about safety features?
Both cars have 5-star ANCAP ratings, but unfortunately all that means is that they’re not terrible, it’s not a basis for comparison. As an example, both the Suzuki Swift Sport and the AMG A45 are 5-star rated… take a guess as to which one has more safety equipment. And so it is here – at the Trend 4WD/GXL level. Go higher in the range (Everest Titanium) and you get blind spot assist, adaptive cruise and front parking sensors as well as rear cross traffic alert.
Another win for the Ford Everest, because there’s more to safety than just having five stars.
You don’t mention build quality, warranty service and re-sale value. Three very important considerations when deciding to buy any vehicle. The Prado is streets ahead on all three.
Resale is mentioned under value for money section. Ford is in the news for their warranty problems, that would be a deterrent for buyers, a bit hard for a review to test though I guess.
Thanks Benn0, and you’re right. We’ve talked about including that sort of thing in reviews before but given we only drive the vehicle for a week, and all vehicles and drivers are different, it can be hard to cover beyond generic commentary. Thanks Isaac
Resale is just as much a product of what you pay for upfront relative to the rrp.
Too many pay over the top for prado inflating resale.
Good news is discounts on rrp give non toyota purchasers a leg up.
Just make sure you keep an eye on that d4d engine they have a nasty habbit of eating themselves.
Considering the Prado design dates back to 2009, Ford had ample time to make a far superior vehicle on all accounts, but only delivered one that was marginally better in most but not all aspects. In my opinion on that says a lot for Toyota.