Toyota Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 4x4 - In-depth Review 

Just remember the paddleshifts in the Fortuner is NOT for racedriving or even a manual mode where you decide the best time to shift gears down.. The paddleshifts is for selecting a certain gear immediately from the steering wheel in any drive mode and use gears for engine braking and preselecting a gear if you want to accelerate to overtake faster towing something. I have found the paddleshifts in my fortuner to be very very usefull especially towing a caravan and going through mountain passes and downhills locking the gears in that position without using the stick below. I find them very useful and use it a lot and is thankful that they are there.. The 2.8 is also not really the range top model, the 4.0 V6 os where you did find power rear door, navigation etc. The 2.8 has bluetooth connection to the phone I believe the comment was made that it doesnt? Further more, havibg had a 3.2 5 cylinder vehicle from an opposition car make, I would never go back and definitely stay with the Fortuner / Hilux range in future. You dont drive back as much for warranty issues with a Toyota so you really spent more time worrying about where to go next than when your next warranty issue will be and where you will be left. Toyota Fortuner is not perfect, but it does a great job in giving reliable and robust vehicle. If I could change anything, it would be to have a removable 3rd row rear seat cover to remove the seats and cover holes nicely when seats are not needed, then you will definitely have more packing options and a lot of more space.. Most people will remove the seats if it was possible and only store them for when required and rather use the large space available..

Great review of a great car. Owning one now for a year and done 24000km. Excellent on the long distances. Living in Rundu, Namibia and travelling to Still Bay for holidays. Good fuel economy, comfortable cabin for our family of 5.

excellent review....very informative...!

always enjoy your review, still need time to adapt the new look, thinking about the Hilux now,

Great review. Can't expect much ride comfort and off road toughness at the same time. Parking assist should be a part of the package as you rightly mentioned. I liked the way you expressed pros and cons.

Great review !!!

Great review. At this price point I would expect a bit more though. It seems as if there is more loyalty to the brand than the actual product offering. I would love to see a similar review on Ford's equivalent top seller, the Everest.

Good review, good vehicle. I wanted to trade in our Legend 45 Double cab for the newer models but I think I will keep it. 2 years later and 5000KM on the clock, I have decided to lock it away until 2040 when no one else has it.

Great review mate! Watching it from Germany! What is the music used till 6:18 though? Sounded good 😊

Great review🎆🎆

Love that car,excellent review

Great review as always.. When is the fortuner facelift coming out ? 2020 or 2021 ? This time it should have lighter steering ,front and rear parking sensors. Thx

best review ive seen

Shape - Good Tail Gate - Bad (No Power) Seats - Good Manual Labour for rear seats - Tolerable Fuel - Good No park distance - BAD Blind spot created by rear seat - DANGEROUSLY bad - Especially on GP highways (you need to see those BMW's coming)

Not very good looking .....but just traded in our Land Rover for this new Fortuner . After breaking down in the Karoo with the LR , the closest Land Rover dealership was either Stellenbosch or Bloemfontein. Towing the Land Rover in to Stellenbosch my mind was made up when delivering the LR at Stellenbosch dealership on a Sunday night only to see 3 other Land Rovers being delivered after the weekend breaking down somewhere

Excellent

This one is air condition to keep your drinks cool, This one..................................................... isn't :) :) :) :) killer. Man I enjoy your presentations so much. Are you ever going to take it to TV though?

This Bucky based suv sells pretty good in India. Reliable and capable.

Somebody get this man to be in a TV auto show

i will buy soon..

Absolute value for money.

I'm in love! me me me - let it be me to win one. WHAT A STUNNING VEHICLE!!!!

Its nice and beautiful fortuner

Is it possible to remove the 3rd row back seats completely?

nice review, when do you think you will review the new navara?

Do a review on the latest 2017 isuzu kb

Which one do you guys think looks better

Excellent review. I would like to request a head to head review of the Ford Everest 2.2L Engine vs the Fortuner. Thanks.

Ah to me it's so marvelous and enjoyable I like it.

Good vehicle. Decent ride and handling. Quite cabin, however wind turbulence around the side mirrors at 80-120km/h is not good. Overall good vehicle.

What about reviewing the Fortuner 2.4 4x4? Toyota has updated the 2.8 since this review.

I'm getting the sigma 4x4 manual with the 2.8L. It's the best one out there.

U said No navigation? i got inbuilt navigation and remote controlled power tailgate in my 2018 fortuner crisade in australia

Please review the land cruiser 200 series 2018 suv

Ahh the Bellville Cayenne

There's one very funny thing about this car. The 3rd row seat set up is exactly the same as the old 2nd gen pajero from the 90s. 😂😂

i love it

Fortuner GR-S variant in the Philippines has improved ride and handling due to monotube suspension.

ciro and cars . co za you did a great review on the toyota fortuner 2.8 and I like the design of the fortuner

This guy should be in the new top gear..he is really awesome.

its engine definitely better than competitor's much more quieter and refined unlike fords noisy laggy engine on papaer the 3.2 looks better but much more sluggish

Review the toyota 86 please.

Why do you lot have emus there. 😉👍

Toyota if was to offer the luxury features and premium build quality to they cars, that will drive down sales in the Lexus range. Same with VW and Audi.

It is a gorgeous looking car! Hideous clock!

Engine is very noisy except at highway speeds. Agree it cruises very well.

When is the Pajero Sport review?

Wow a for tuner we have that

I prefer the prado

No bluetooth ... WTF

At the minimum, rear PDC on a car this massive should come standard, I'm sorry.

The Queen of the road is the Toyota Fortuner….

I would consider it for reliability and resale value. But since I was a child (I’m 49 now) Toyota have overpriced while under speccing compared to their competitors. That does make people look elsewhere. And don’t get me started on that last row of seats. #justsaying

It does not have excellent ride Refinement....it's a big box hilux... no electric tailgate, plastic interior, fake infotainment system really ordinary car for ordinary ppl

I would hardly call this in depth !

the boot space is small cuz of the 3rd row

Came here to give the vehicle a second chance. I just can't. Everest it is.

Great car ..shame about horrible colour interior. Need to get it re-trimmed when i buy one.

Toyota is a reasonably good car but I get the distinct impression that Toyota SA take the support they get for granted. They are far too complacent about what they present for sale. After owning a Prado and hating every moment of it I was glad to get back to Mercedes Benz

Life isgood

Key says foruner? Dum!! For instance u lose your keys accidentally, bonus find!! Now just stake out the block looking for a Fortuner!!🤔

It's a 4x4 but he said virtually NOTHING about his taking the car offroad.

Suppr fortuner SUV

No satnav.......big let down. 😞

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It is NOT a 7 seater. Middle seat is horrendous for size as well as comfort , the third row cannot take any adult for any distance and the ride is noisier and harsher than this comment.

having to wake up in the morning and look at it must be a nightmare. it looks like 'shyte'

Teyota

The needs a REAL HONEST review, I have had my fortuner for 3 years, it's the worst car I have ever owned. you cant fold the rear seats down when the front seats are set a bit far back unless you remove the head rests. When you do they don't lay flat. The Bluetooth doesn't always work. The loading space is actually very small, unless you have removed the stupid rear seats. The buzzer behind the dash beeps at you for everything. I had to physically remove the speaker. You cant program the locking system, every time i need to access another door I have to go back to the driver side and press a button to unlock the rest of the car, The rear hatch has to be slammed to close properly. and and and... The wiring in the engine compartment isn't well protected, on 2 occasions I've had rats eating the wiring, once is SA and once in Mozambique. The flappy padles are a waist of time, as is the power mode, what a joke, it does nothing .This is the last Toyota I will ever buy. I'm very disappointed in this car. The good side is that it's very light on fuel for it's size, and relatively comfortable on long distances.

I hope Isuzu will learn how Toyota design and made the interior🙄

Its not a 4TUNA its a Fortuner please

Latin version it's better!

Drives like any Toyota, unpredictable and not surefooted. I dont have a death wish, thus not for me. Also one of the most highjacked vehicles in SA second only to the Hilux.

Please do gift me this

Have the GD-6 Edge. What a POS. Can't drive straight on a dirt road. Even in this review, you can hear and see how bumpy it is. It's slow, it's small, has no storage space whatsoever, and rattles. Stupid velcro straps for the seats at the back, dated cruise control, dated transmission. No pdc. This is supposed to be the top of the line. But at this price point, it's quite crap

Say it slowly with me Fortuner, Fortuner not Fortuna it's not a Ford

meh...great review, boring car. the plastic all over the cabin is a big thumbs down.

Plastic in the cabin Thumbs down👎🏻Everest is better in all way

Fortune sucks