Toyota Fortuner Petrol Or Diesel? Mileage & Running Cost Comparison
If you’re wondering whether you should buy the Toyota Fortuner petrol or diesel then this article will help you come to a conclusion. Here, we’ll take the latest ex-showroom prices of the Fortuner and look at the price difference. Based on the current petrol and diesel prices, we’ll calculate the kilometres you need to drive the car to recover the higher upfront cost. This should help you decide which engine option of the Fortuner will work best for you and save you money in the long run. Let’s start with the difference in their ex-showroom prices.
Toyota Fortuner Petrol Vs Diesel - Price Comparison
Let’s look at the latest ex-showroom prices of the Toyota Fortuner petrol and diesel to see what extra cost you’re paying for the Fortuner diesel over the Fortuner petrol.
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For the Fortuner diesel manual, you’re paying Rs. 2.5 lakh higher than the petrol engine option. Whereas, with the automatic transmission, the ex-showroom price of the Fortuner diesel is Rs. 3.19 lakh higher than the petrol.
Toyota Fortuner Petrol Vs Diesel - Running Cost Calculation - October 2023
Now, let’s compare the per kilometre fuel cost you’ll incur with both the engine options. For this, we’ll use the latest petrol and diesel prices in Delhi and the official mileage figures as a baseline.
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At the current fuel prices, the Toyota Fortuner petrol manual will cost you Rs. 3.53 more than the Toyota Fortuner diesel manual for every kilometre you drive.
With the automatic, the Toyota Fortuner diesel will save you Rs. 3.17 compared to the petrol automatic.
Kilometres To Breakeven With Toyota Fortuner Diesel
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You’ll have to cover 70,723 km with the Toyota Fortuner diesel manual to recover the extra price you pay upfront over the Fortuner petrol.
With the automatic, you’ll have to drive at least 1.01 lakh km to justify buying the Fortuner diesel over the petrol automatic.
Should You Buy Toyota Fortuner Petrol Or Diesel?
The Fortuner diesel costs Rs. 2.5 lakh to Rs. 3.19 lakh more than the petrol. While the heavy SUV can use some extra torque, the price gap is too steep. Still, because of the significant difference in their mileage figures, the diesel Fortuner manages to breakeven the higher upfront cost in 71,000km to 1 lakh km. For the 4x2 manual buyers, we can suggest the diesel engine as you’re also getting higher torque output from the turbo diesel engine. However, with the automatic, the petrol seems like a suitable choice because of the higher km-to-breakeven figure with the Fortuner diesel automatic.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Prathu Sharma
Engineer by upbringing, artist by passion, motorhead because ,why not! Likes to know about everything related to technology, switches between american muscle and german innovation depending on the day. Wants to own 69' Mustang Mach 1 and to drive BMW M3 87'someday.
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Find it very very usefull sir Thankyouu!! Great information for buyers
What about the resale value? Does it differ?
Excellent reporting