Fortuner 2.5D4D & 2.7VVTi: Pros and Cons

**eydan_yuan** · May 20th, 2007 08:24 PM

[SIZE=3]good day...

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[SIZE=3]i'm planning to buy a toyota fortuner... .

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[SIZE=3]any suggestions?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]which is a good buy the 2.5d4d or 2.7vvt-i?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]pros and cons please?[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]TIA[/SIZE]

**Orido** · May 20th, 2007 08:57 PM

bro, get the 2.7 vvti its the best bang for your buck SUV in the market today! for just 1.3M you'll get spacious interior, powerful yet efficient engine, and rock hard reliablity! plus you'll still have money left for upgrades and enhancements!

**eydan_yuan** · May 20th, 2007 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Orido

bro, get the 2.7 vvti its the best bang for your buck SUV in the market today! for just 1.3M you'll get spacious interior, powerful yet efficient engine, and rock hard reliablity! plus you'll still have money left for upgrades and enhancements!

thanks bro.
how about the suspension? Is it really stiff?

**oldblue** · May 20th, 2007 11:23 PM

2.5D4D

cons:

nakawin, maiinit sa mata, mahirap iwanan kasama driver

2.7VVTi

cons:

nadadamay sa popularity ng D4D

**niky** · May 20th, 2007 11:27 PM

So far, there's been no mechanical update, so, yes, the suspension is still really stiff.

From the front, the ride is stiff but still tolerable. In the back, it gets worse. because you're closer to the rear end and sitting higher up inside the vehicle. It's bearable in the city if you lower the tire pressures, but it gets pretty shaky on the highway or in the provinces.

Budget an additional 40k pesos to buy the aftermarket springs for the Fortuner, they help a lot. Other solutions include buying aftermarket shocks, filling the tires with nitrogen and/or getting more road-biased (softer-sidewalled) tires.

**mazdamazda** · May 21st, 2007 01:46 PM

the 2.5 d4d is not a good match for the fortuner... mabagal masyado for me. a bit tolerable if city driving ka lang.

**XTO** · May 21st, 2007 02:04 PM

between the Gs, 2.7 gas din ako. compensated na yan sa P60K difference.

or go for the 3.0 V

**akosidags** · May 21st, 2007 03:34 PM

2.5 d4d mabagal na matag tag pa! u have to change the rear shocks pa! sa gas nalang ako kahit na matagtag mas mabils naman

**IMm29** · May 21st, 2007 04:10 PM

2.7 VVTi for me. Almost as powerful as the the 3.0 D-4D, but much cheaper.

**number001** · May 21st, 2007 04:14 PM

On paper, the 2.7 vvti * 160 HP is 3HP short of the 3.0 D-4D's 163 HP. It is quick if you really dont care about saving gas, since it is optimized to run quickly at very high rpms.