Toyota Fortuner Neo Drive
2.8L Diesel neoDrive 48V · 6-speed torque-converter auto
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Vehicle images: Toyota Kirloskar Motor official media assets (toyotabharat.com)
Powertrain
2.8L Diesel neoDrive 48V: The same 2.8 diesel with a 48V helping hand: smoother starts, quieter idle stops and energy back under braking, though Toyota puts no number on the economy gain
Features
What stands out on the Neo Drive
- Terrain modes
- Premium sound system: JBL
- Hill descent control
- Wireless phone charger
- Airbags: 7
- Electronic stability control
- All-wheel disc brakes
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
Safety
- Airbags
- 7
- Electronic stability control
- All-wheel disc brakes
- ISOFIX child seat anchorages
- Hill descent control
- Rear parking camera
- Front parking sensors
- SOS call
Not on the Neo Drive (4)
- no Tyre pressure monitor
- no 360° camera
- no Blind spot monitor
- no ADAS
Exterior
- Headlamps
- LED projector
- Wheel size
- 18"
- Wheel type
- Alloy
- LED fog lamps
- Roof rails
- Rear fog lamp
- Puddle lamps
Not on the Neo Drive (1)
- no Sequential indicators
Infotainment
- Touchscreen
- 8"
- Wired CarPlay / Android Auto
- Speakers
- 11
- Premium sound system
- JBL
- Driver display
- Semi-digital
- Connected car tech
Not on the Neo Drive (4)
- no Wireless CarPlay / Android Auto
- no Surround sound (Dolby Atmos)
- no Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- no Tri-screen cabin layout
Comfort & Convenience
- Cruise control
- Auto climate (single zone)
- Dual-zone climate control
- Auto headlamps
- Auto-folding wing mirrors
- Rear wiper & washer
- Rear defogger
- Rear centre armrest with cupholders
- Cooled glovebox
- Ventilated front seats
- Third-row AC vents
- Height-adjustable driver seat
- Powered driver seat
- 8-way
- Wireless phone charger
- Drive modes
- Terrain modes
- Auto-dimming mirror
- 60:40 split rear seat
- Leatherette upholstery
Not on the Neo Drive (14)
- no Electronic parking brake + auto hold
- no Sunroof
- no Rain-sensing wipers
- no Rear window sunshades
- no Rear ventilated seats
- no Second-row captain seats
- no Driver seat memory
- no Head-up display
- no Ambient lighting
- no Boss mode (front seat fold)
- no Regenerative braking
- no Frequency-selective dampers
- no Air purifier
- no Rear USB-C ports
Dimensions
Key specifications
- Fuel tank
- 80 litres
- Boot space
- 296 litres
- Turning radius
- 5.8 m
- Seating
- 7 seats, 3 rows
- Front suspension
- Double wishbone
- Rear suspension
- 4-link with coil springs
- Warranty
- 3 years / 1,00,000 km
What the Neo Drive Diesel Mild Hybrid AT costs on the road
The price above is ex-showroom. With road tax, registration and the rest of the charges counted in, the Neo Drive Diesel Mild Hybrid AT comes to ₹46,90,658 on the road in Ahmedabad and ₹53,87,658 in Kochi.
Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so where you register decides ₹6,97,000 of what you pay for the identical car. Of the 25 states we can price this variant in, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are level at the lowest, and Kerala comes out highest. You pay it where you live, so take this as a reason to check the quote you were given, not as a way to save money.
Comprehensive own-damage cover is on top of both figures: it has been market-priced since 2007 and moves with the insurer, the cover value and your no-claim bonus, so no honest single number exists for it. Budget for it from real quotes.
The full Ahmedabad breakdown →The Kochi one →Toyota Fortuner on-road price, state by state →
The full story
At ₹43.55L ex-showroom this is the eighth of 11 Fortuner variants by price, ₹20,000 above the Legender Diesel AT. Neo Drive is sold this one way, as the Diesel Mild Hybrid 6-speed torque-converter auto. Stepping up to Legender 4x4 from here costs ₹1.98L more and buys sequential indicators and ambient lighting, though it gives up wireless phone charger. Worth knowing that the Legender 4x4 is not sold with the Diesel Mild Hybrid with the 6-speed torque-converter auto, so the move changes the powertrain too.
More about the Neo Drive trim
The 48V tech step on the 4x4 automatic: smoother starts, idle start-stop, Multi-Terrain Select and a wireless charger join the low-range hardware and JBL.
Toyota Fortuner Neo Drive: the questions people ask
Price, on-road total, engine and what this trim goes without.
- What is the price of the Toyota Fortuner Neo Drive Diesel Mild Hybrid AT?
- ₹43.55L, ex-showroom. That makes it 8th of 11 by price, ₹20,000 above the Legender Diesel AT.
- What is the on-road price of the Toyota Fortuner Neo Drive Diesel Mild Hybrid AT?
- Expect ₹46,90,658 in Ahmedabad and ₹53,87,658 in Kochi. Road tax is set by the state rather than by the maker, so the identical car costs ₹6,97,000 more at one end of the country than the other. That is the ex-showroom price plus road tax, registration and the rest of the charges, across the 25 states we have verified. It does not include comprehensive own-damage cover, which every insurer prices differently.
- Which engine and gearbox does the Toyota Fortuner Neo Drive Diesel Mild Hybrid AT have?
- The Diesel Mild Hybrid, 204 PS, with the 6-speed torque-converter auto.
- What features does the Toyota Fortuner Neo Drive Diesel Mild Hybrid AT get?
- The features worth naming on this trim: Terrain modes, Premium sound system (JBL), Hill descent control, Wireless phone charger, Airbags (7) and Electronic stability control.
- What does the Toyota Fortuner Neo Drive Diesel Mild Hybrid AT miss out on?
- The Legender 4x4 above it adds sequential indicators and ambient lighting, for ₹1.98L more. That is a different engine or gearbox though: the Legender 4x4 is not sold with this one. It would also cost you wireless phone charger and terrain modes, so it is not purely a step up.
- Is the Neo Drive the right Fortuner to buy?
- That depends on where the value sits across the whole range rather than on this trim alone, and we work it out variant by variant on our Toyota Fortuner which-variant page. The short answer: pay for a step only where the features it adds are ones you would actually use.