Toyota Fortuner 4x2 vs 4x2 Leader Edition: is the step up worth it?
This is the best value for money step on the Fortuner. Of the steps you pay extra for that keep the same engine and gearbox, none is better value for money on the price list. Legender to Neo Drive looks better value for money than that, and is left out of the comparison because it changes the engine or the gearbox too: its price is not the price of its features.+₹76,000
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹76,000 ex-showroom Delhi on the same engine and gearbox: ₹36.51L for the 4x2 Leader Edition against ₹35.75L for the 4x2.
For that you get tyre pressure monitor and ambient lighting.
This is the best value for money step on the Fortuner. Of the steps you pay extra for that keep the same engine and gearbox, none is better value for money on the price list. Legender to Neo Drive looks better value for money than that, and is left out of the comparison because it changes the engine or the gearbox too: its price is not the price of its features.
4x2 or 4x2 Leader Edition, and what each costs
Where you start
4x2
From ₹35.11L to ₹37.99L ex-showroom Delhi
The full Fortuner from the first rupee: 7 airbags, ventilated leather seats, dual-zone climate and power front seats are all standard. You give up the 4x4 hardware and the JBL, not the luxury.
- 4x2 Petrol AT₹35.11L
- 4x2 Diesel MT₹35.75L
- 4x2 Diesel AT₹37.99L
The step up
4x2 Leader Edition
From ₹36.51L to ₹38.72L ex-showroom Delhi
About Rs 75,000 over the 4x2 diesel for a black roof, gloss black alloys and a black-and-maroon cabin, and it brings two things the plain car goes without: tyre pressure monitoring and ambient lighting. Diesel 4x2 only, manual or automatic.
- 4x2 Leader Edition Diesel MT₹36.51L
- 4x2 Leader Edition Diesel AT₹38.72L
Our take
₹1.40L more, and the diesel's 204 PS against the petrol's 166 PS, a jump of 23 percent you will feel
What 4x2 to 4x2 Leader Edition costs on the road
What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹81,320 to ₹93,480 on the road, against the ₹76,000 the price list shows.
Why the road figure moves, and by how much
Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹76,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts.
The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹12,160 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest.
Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹12,160, and both be right.
What the 4x2 Leader Edition adds
- Tyre pressure monitor
- Ambient lighting
The working behind our take
₹1.40L more, and the diesel's 204 PS against the petrol's 166 PS, a jump of 23 percent you will feel. Here is everything that fed that call.
The full story
Worth the extra ₹1.40L: the diesel's 204 PS against the petrol's 166 PS, a jump of 23 percent you will feel. It also adds tyre pressure monitor. The rest of the additions are minor trim.
4x2 vs 4x2 Leader Edition: the questions people ask
- Is the Toyota Fortuner 4x2 Leader Edition worth ₹76,000 over the 4x2?
- For ₹76,000 you get tyre pressure monitor and ambient lighting. This is also the best value for money step on the Fortuner: of the steps you pay extra for that keep the same engine and gearbox, none is better value for money on the price list. Legender to Neo Drive looks better value for money than that, and is left out of the comparison because it changes the engine or the gearbox too: its price is not the price of its features.
- What does the Toyota Fortuner 4x2 Leader Edition have that the 4x2 does not?
- It adds tyre pressure monitor and ambient lighting.
- How much is the Toyota Fortuner 4x2?
- From ₹35.11L for the 4x2 Petrol AT to ₹37.99L for the 4x2 Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 3 ways of buying it.
- How much is the Toyota Fortuner 4x2 Leader Edition?
- From ₹36.51L for the 4x2 Leader Edition Diesel MT to ₹38.72L for the 4x2 Leader Edition Diesel AT, ex-showroom Delhi, across 2 ways of buying it.
- Is there an automatic 4x2 or 4x2 Leader Edition?
- Both: the 4x2 Petrol AT at ₹35.11L and the 4x2 Leader Edition Diesel AT at ₹38.72L, ex-showroom Delhi.
- What does the step from the Fortuner 4x2 to the 4x2 Leader Edition cost on the road?
- What you pay for this step depends on where you register it: ₹81,320 to ₹93,480 on the road, against the ₹76,000 the price list shows. Road tax is charged on what the car costs, so moving up a trim moves the tax up with it. The ₹76,000 is the distance between two price tags; the road figures add the tax and the charges that difference attracts. The rate is your state's to choose, and they do not choose alike, so this one step is worth ₹12,160 more in one place than in another. Of the 25 states we can price this step in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest. Only the rate where the car is registered applies to you, so hold a dealer's quote against your own state's figure rather than the range. The range is still worth knowing: it is why two owners can quote this step to each other, differ by ₹12,160, and both be right.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.