Wait no more: Toyota officially prices Fortuner GR Sport

Officially previewed at its annual State of the Motor Industry conference at Kyalami last month, Toyota has divulged price and specification details of the eagerly awaited Fortuner GR Sport on its website.

The ageing locally made Fortuner’s new flagship confirmed for South Africa in December last year, the GR Sport follows the example of the Hilux GR Sport III by receiving an overhauled exterior and interior, as well as more power from the 2.8 GD-6 engine.

New outside

Stylistically, the exterior rework comprises GR front and rear bumpers, a black GR badged honeycomb grille, black fog lamp bezels, a black honeycomb pattern for the lower air intake, black side-steps, black 18-inch GR alloy wheels and darkened clusters for the LED headlights.

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Black mirror caps and additional GR badges on the front doors and the tailgate round the exterior off, together with a choice of two colours; Attitude Black and Platinum White Pearl.

Inside

Inside, the GR Sport gets the same interior treatment as the variant unveiled in Thailand four years ago, namely a GR starter button, black leather-and-suede upholstered seats with red stitching, a GR leather-wrapped steering wheel with red 12 o’clock marking, and expanded red stitch work on the handbrake, steering wheel, centre console and glovebox.

Imitation carbon fibre trim on the centre console, GR floor mats, GR logos within the instrument cluster and infotainment system, alloy pedals and red stitch work on the doors rounds the interior off.

Spec

Modelled on the VX means the the GR Sport’s specification sheet is unchanged, thus inclusive of the 11-speaker JBL sound system, electric front seats – surprisingly without the heating function – dual-zone climate control, an electric tailgate, electrically retracting side mirrors, LED daytime running lights and the drive mode selector with Eco, Normal and Sport settings.

On the safety and driver assistance side, the Fortuner GR Sport comes fitted with Rear Cross Traffic Alert, front and rear parking sensors, Lane Departure Warning, a panoramic rear-view camera, Adaptive Cruise Control, Blind Spot Monitoring, Hill Start Assist, Downhill Assist Control, Trailer Sway Control and traction control.

Hilux GR Sport grunt

Up front, and as known by the now, the Fortuner GR Sport gets the same 165kW/550Nm outputs as the Hilux GR Sport III, as well as the revised mono-tube dampers and shock absorbers, retuned six-speed automatic gearbox and the limited slip differential carried over from the VX.

Price

Officially launching next month as part of the Fortuner Challenge, the GR Sport carries the same R999 000 price tag as the Hilux GR Sport III, which includes a three-year/100 000 km warranty as well as a nine-service/90 000 km service plan.

• Fortuner 2.4 GD-6 – R679 100
• Fortuner 2.4 GD-6 AT – R705 800
• Fortuner 2.4 GD-6 4×4 AT – R739 100
• Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 AT – R826 400
• Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 4×4 AT – R907 700
• Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 48V AT – R834 800
• Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 48V 4×4 AT – R918 600
• Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 VX AT – R870 900
• Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 VX 4×4 AT – R950 900
• Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 48V VX AT – R879 300
• Fortuner 2.8 GD-6 48V VX 4×4 AT – R961 800
• Fortuner GR Sport – R999 000

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