Tesla Model Y Ruined My New Prado For Me

This isn’t really a comparison because these are two very different vehicles. Just wanted to share my EV experience.

We have two cars for me and my wife. Last year I got a 2025 Toyota Prado Kakadu, and my wife had her 2022 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid. We both drove each other’s cars, but probably 80% of the time I drove the Prado.

I loved the Prado. Nice car, new tech, comfortable, all that stuff. I run a construction business and drive around 100–150 km a day. We also go on holidays around 4–6 times a year and tow a caravan, so that’s mainly why I got the Prado.

I really enjoyed driving it and always wanted to take the Prado. The RAV4 Hybrid was definitely nicer and more responsive around the city, but I still preferred the Prado. Obviously they’re made for very different things.

A couple of months ago we got solar and a home battery. Around the same time my wife wanted a different car, so we sold the RAV4.

We test drove a 2026 Tesla Model Y Long Range AWD and ended up buying it.

The strange thing is, over the last couple of months I’ve found myself always wanting to drive the Tesla instead of the Prado.
It’s mainly because of all the technology and how everything just works so smoothly together. Phone key, no need to start or turn off the car, it automatically closes the windows when you walk away, Sentry Mode, super responsive screen, blind spot cameras, and it even pre-heats or cools the cabin before I get in so it’s always ready.

Everything just feels so easy.

Technology wise, it honestly feels like it’s 20 years ahead of the Prado, even though the Prado is only one year older.

I still like the Prado and I obviously need it for towing and the stuff the Tesla can’t do for me. But for normal everyday driving and experience , the Model Y ruined the Prado for me.

That’s it really. Just wanted to share my EV experience.