Perfect send-off for SUV

Enhancement suspension transforms it to be stable on road.

- Jaco van der Merwe

While it took a while to finally tie the knot, the marriage between two of Toyota's most popular monikers, Fortuner and GR Sport (GR-S), was inevitable.

While the second generation of the most popular ladder frame SUV in South Africa has had its share of special editions since its inception in 2016, it patiently awaited GR-S treatment. The first GR-S version of its production sibling, the Toyota Hilux, as far back as 2019 sparked hope that the Fortuner was soon to follow. But it was only after the third reiteration of the Hilux GR-S that the Toyota Fortuner finally followed suit.

And much to the delight of the Fortuner faithful, the GR Sport badge not only brought with it the accompanying suspension enhancements and appealing styling cues. It also comes with a power bump, unlike the first Hilux GR-S. The latter featured the same outputs as the GD-6 2.8-litre turbodiesel variants in standard guise.