Toyota Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 4x4 VX 6AT

At a glance

Cost to own (illustrative, 5 years)

Illustrative only, based on standard assumptions not specific to this vehicle: 10% deposit, interest at 11.75% (prime 10.75%, South African Reserve Bank from 25 Sep 2026, plus 1%), 72-month term, 20 000 km/year, fuel at 50ppm diesel R32.80/L (inland, official prices from 7 Oct 2026). Service and insurance costs are not modelled here. Use the Finance Calculator for figures based on your own inputs.

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Full specifications

Performance & Dimensions

Engine capacity	2.8 L note Displacement stated directly in the derivative name and confirmed in the spec table (2755cc).
Cylinders	4 note Toyota South Africa Motors vehicle-specification data for derivative code A8G, field "Number of Cylinders and Arrangement" = "Inline 4".
Power	150 kW
Torque	500 Nm
Transmission	6-speed automatic with paddle shift
Gears	6
Drivetrain	4x4 note Toyota SA's spec table lists Driven Wheels as '4WD/ Part-Time'.
Consumption cycle	Combined cycle (test standard not stated by manufacturer) note Cycle not stated beyond 'Combined Cycle'; recorded as sa_combined_unstated. The 7.9 L/100km figure itself remains an official manufacturer-published number -- only the cycle label is unconfirmed.
Fuel consumption	7.9 L/100km note Read from Toyota SA's compare tool, labelled 'Fuel Consumption (Combined Cycle)' with no named test standard.
Fuel tank	80 L
Fuel grade	Diesel (50ppm) note Diesel confirmed by fuel system spec; 50ppm low-sulphur grade standard for current SA-market diesel Toyotas.
Range	1 012 km note Worked out from the tank size and the claimed consumption, rounded down.
0-100 km/h	9.79 s note Toyota publishes no 0–100 km/h figure for the Fortuner in any market. This is an instrumented test result, not a manufacturer claim.
CO2 emissions	209 g/km note Toyota South Africa Motors vehicle-specification data for derivative code A8G, field "CO2 (g/km)" = "209".
Seats	7 note 7-seat configuration standard across the current Fortuner range, consistent with GR-S in this catalogue; not separately re-confirmed on the VX-specific compare page.
Doors	5
Length	4 795 mm
Width	1 855 mm
Height	1 835 mm
Wheelbase	2 745 mm
Ground clearance	279 mm note 279 mm is Toyota South Africa’s own figure, printed identically for all twelve local derivatives. Sources outside South Africa give roughly 216–219 mm, which looks like a different measurement basis rather than a disagreement about the car.
Boot (behind 2nd row)	716 L note 716 litres with the third row folded, from two Australian reviews of the same seven-seat body. Toyota South Africa does not publish it.
Boot (behind last row)	200 L note Not published for VX by Toyota SA; derived from the GR-S record in this catalogue on the basis of the identical shared body shell and cargo area across current Fortuner grades.
Boot (seats folded)	1 080 L note See “Boot (behind last row)” -- same shared-body-shell basis.
Kerb weight	2 190 kg note Toyota South Africa publishes no kerb weight row for this derivative at all — searched, not missed. The figure held here comes from a specification database rather than from Toyota.
Gross vehicle mass	2 735 kg
Payload	545 kg note Worked out from Toyota South Africa’s GVM of 2 735 kg less the kerb weight, which Toyota does not publish.
Towing (braked)	3 300 kg
Towing (unbraked)	750 kg

Safety

Safety rating	No crash-test rating for this version note Not applicable, established. Global NCAP (including its Safer Cars for Africa campaign) has not tested this vehicle. Not applicable, established (Toyota gap-fill batch 1). Euro NCAP has not tested this vehicle. Applicability was established before treating the absence as missing data, per the catalogue research policy. ANCAP’s five-star Fortuner rating covers cars built between October 2019 and December 2025 and has itself expired, so it does not describe the car on sale now.
Airbags	7 note Seven airbags — driver, front passenger, curtain, driver’s knee and front side — as listed in Toyota South Africa’s own Fortuner brochure.
Airbag positions	Side, Curtain, Driver, Passenger, Driver Knee note Toyota South Africa Motors vehicle-specification data for derivative code A8G, field "Airbags" = "Side,Curtain,Driver,Passenger,Driver Knee". Toyota’s own itemisation. Airbag COUNT deliberately not inferred from it.

Ownership & Running Costs

Warranty	3 years note Toyota South Africa covers every new vehicle for three years or 100 000 km, whichever comes first.
Warranty distance	100 000 km 33 333 km/year · derived Compare warranties across all SUVs → note See “Warranty”, including the "unlimited cover" caution.
Service plan	9 services / 90 000 km
How it is supplied	Included with the vehicle
Service interval (distance)	10 000 km
Service interval (time)	12 months

Spare wheel & SA ownership

Spare wheel	Full-size Compare spare wheels across all SUVs → note Manufacturer source states: "Full Alloy".
Service network	~179 authorised service points, as at 18 August 2026 In all 9 provinces. Service-manager contact present per pin in Toyota's own dealer locator. Compare service networks across all brands →

Off-Road

Differential lock	Rear note Presence confirmed on Toyota SA's VX spec table ('Differential Lock: With'); location (rear) derived from the GR-S sibling's shared 4x4 configuration.
Low range	Yes note Standard on all current Fortuner 4x4 grades.
Approach angle	29° note Not published by Toyota South Africa; the Fortuner body is the same across grades, so the GR-S figure applies.
Departure angle	25° note See approach_angle_deg.
Breakover angle	23.5° note See approach_angle_deg.
Wading depth	700 mm note See approach_angle_deg.

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