Quote Originally Posted by TFR
Please enlighten me guys. Im thinking of buying a fortuner this coming month and im choosing between the gas and diesel version(the 3.0l would be nice but out of the budget) The agent is convincing me to get the gas version since economy wise they are almost the same daw. Since the d4d has only 102hp and has a heavy body, it will consume a lot of fuel as compared to th 160hp gas version to keep it going. Any of you has a first hand experience on this?

The fortuner is actually light, dont be fooled by its bulky looks. WE own a
hilux 4x2 and its engine is the 2.5litre and its weight is 2650kg. Our
fortuner 3.0litre with a 4x4 tranny weighs only at 2510kg as indicated
in the sales invoice. So it would probably be safe to assume that the fortuner G version probably weighs around 2400kg.

We get an average consumption of 11-13km/litre city driving in our hilux.
Engine power is decent, but if your looking for the "omph" to accelerate from 40-90kph in an instant. Then this is not the engine for you.

I guess the fortuner is slower in terms of acceleration compared to the
hilux due to its larger wheels.

But if your used to drive pickups or diesel utility vehicles during the 80's
or 90's. The 2.5litre version is powerful and economical enough.