Fortuner 2.7vvti vs 2.5 d4d

[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?

[bilog]

if you are into fuel economy your better off with the 2.5d4d. my 2.7 gets me 6km/l on city driving. on highway from manila to batangas with an average speed of 90kph i get 9km/l.

[rion]

if you are into fuel economy your better off with the 2.5d4d. my 2.7 gets me 6km/l on city driving. on highway from manila to batangas with an average speed of 90kph i get 9km/l.

never tried these vehicles so, I would go for Bilog's advice because he owns one. and also read the fuel comsumption on fortuner 2.5D and 3.0D thread. they can go over 8km/l on city driving

my take on the fortuner:

diesel is good, gas is just adequate. blame the tranny?. the gas version is just adequate for puttering around the metro. though I would hesitatto overtake with it going up an incline. the diesel version is just superb! its full power though comes alive at around 3K rpm. I wonder how these engines would behave on a manual tranny. am not really fond of toyota's auto tranny.

yup, yup, yup. diesels are really good on busy streets, it doesn't use much revs. so more revs can be used if you want to overtake quickly. personaly, I think diesels are best and more fuel effecient to heavy vehicles.

so Diesel kana kasi malaki ang fortuner Imo, Gas lang kapag small vehicles and on straight highways lang ang biyahi mo.

[beebs]

if you are into fuel economy your better off with the 2.5d4d. my 2.7 gets me 6km/l on city driving. on highway from manila to batangas with an average speed of 90kph i get 9km/l.

kumusta na sir? di ako nakasama sa fun run. nakakainis!

[TFR]

any figure for the d4d?

[niky]

The 3.0 and 2.7 have almost identical numbers in the city, but on the highway, the superior torque of the 3.0 allows it to give decent economy.

I'm betting the 2.5 will give you the best economy in the city, but it'll be almost as slow as an AUV with all the weight... traditional AUV, ha, not the Innova.

In other words, it'll probably be as slow as a Crosswind but sip diesel like one.

[squala]

There are pros and cons between the two variants.

Gasoline

- smoother
- faster
- fuel aside, likely cheaper to maintain

Diesel

- more torque - more hauling ability
- more fuel efficient

If you read the C! magazine issue wherein they tested both the 3.0 D-4D and the 2.7 VVTi, there's only a slight difference in economy.

I guess the gas version won't hurt, but when it comes to medium SUVs, diesels always get my nod.

[oldblue]

2.5 d4d na lang pre. mahal sobra gasolina ngaun. hindi pa consistent ang gasoline engine. even if 5km/liter ang fortuner 2.7vvti as they say, often times mas mababa pa dun ang nakukuha mo. unlike the diesel one. kahit may varying driving habits ka. for example, heavy foot on a tuesday, heavy bumper to bumper traffic on wednesday, but other days naman eh relaxed ka at light footed. yun average consumption ng diesel hindi gano lumalayo.

with gas sobra unpredictable, minsan I loose 50-60km on the same amount of full tank.

[apexi_66]

Take note of the problems that's been affecting D4D especially 2.5 variants. For me, 102 hp is not adequate enough for a body such as that of a Fortuner. Better go for 2.7VVTi variant so no worries. Even in Thailand I've read that more people buying the gas variant lately.

[herbularyo]

I own a 2.5 D4D. I get 10Km/L on mix city / highway use.

Accelaration is subjective IMO