Strongly disagree on the D4D being a dog.Its the only good point in what is really a crap car.(They are too low to the ground, they are made out of tin foil.) It goes hard for a diesel and had heaps more grunt than a Colarado I test drove last year. It also has way more power than any of the V8 Cruisers at work.
The new Prado D4D we have seems to have less power than the 08 Prado we traded it on. Actually the new Prado is the worst handling car I have ever driven. Wish we still had the 08 one.
However no manufacturer makes a decent 4wd ute to sell in Australia. I reckon if they took a early 90's leaf spring Hilux and stuck a decent diesel or a nice little V8 in it they would fill a market. Thats what I want anyway.