Does Landcruiser gps give speed ?

Hello

I can not help with any direct experience but while we are waiting for someone in the know to respond .....I remember a gps I use to have only showed speed on the screen when you entered in a route to follow...it was not possible to show it otherwise..maybe case here?

Cheers
Greg

No none of the factory Toyota GPS units will show speed.

If you have a Sahara you can get to a menu that will show you the GPS speed by holding the menu key on the navigator and turning the parker lights on and off 3 times. It's for calibration purposes.

It will confirm that your Speedo shows 3kmph too fast at 100kmph, and 4kmph too fast at 110kmph with the OE tyres.

I have the 2013 VX TD and the speedo is spot on according to my Iphone GPS and Tom Tom. I also find the digital readout of current speed (On Dash) is very handy because you know exactly how fast you are going as apposed to reading the analogue speedo. The Sat nav constantly yells out when you are speeding, you can turn it off of course. In my opinion you don't need GPS speed as the speedo is accurate however not sure if the GXL updated (2013) displays digital speed on the dash? With my tired eyes it's the best way to know exactly how fast you are going. I still prefer Tom Tom on my Iphone than the built in Sat Nav, that's just my personal preference.

Hi Pling
If I were you I would look at a good after market in dash GPS system that suits your needs rather than the Toyota OEM. The Toyota GPS has very few features in comparison to good aftermarket systems which will probably cost you less than half the $3000 or more I paid for the Toyota system which also costs a bomb to update the software when it is out of date.
I made a mistake of having one fitted when I bought my 200 series and it is the most user unfriendly GPS I have ever owned.
When I travel I now use a VMS GPS far better system and user friendly and have the van camera rear connected to the Toyota GPS.

Having just bought a new FJ Cruiser that has the latest GPS unit from factory can tell you that no factory unit from Toyota gives a speed readout , reason being that the powers that be at Toyota do not want a possible conflict of readouts if / when different tyres /wear occurs ,,, another point of contention is the actual mapping , pull out your SD card or bring up the map version and you may be surprised to find that even in a 013 March build new vehicle the maps supplied by Toyota are Sep 010,,,,,,,,,

I'm happy that the Toyota GPS dos not have a speed readout.

In our previous vehicle with a Kenwood navigator I was getting punched on my left shoulder all the time, "you're speeding !!"

Although it would be nice to have the speed LIMIT readout.