Very high‑end diesel AWD SUV with near‑full feature list, but pricing firmly in luxury territory. Best suited to buyers prioritising comfort, safety tech, and brand reliability over outright value and running costs.
The manual Fortuner offers unmatched reliability and rugged 4WD capability for Nepal's terrain, though the price is steep for a vehicle lacking a sunroof and ADAS.
Ex-showroom by trim — pick one to load it into the columns above.
From our tax and EMI tools — bagmati province rates, 5-year loan at 7.5% with 40% down.
Estimates, not quotes. Road tax follows the published provincial schedule; insurance is the third-party tariff. Confirm with the dealer and insurer.
On our data the Toyota Fortuner is the stronger buy: it is रु 13,00,000 cheaper ex-showroom (5.9%) and still leads on dealer and service reach and power.
Measured: 21 more showrooms in Nepal (70 vs 49).
Measured: 10 more service centres in Nepal (45 vs 35); 11 PS more power.
Every figure in this verdict is computed from the table below — the same ex-showroom prices, variant specifications and Nepal service network the page publishes. Nothing here is an estimate, and where a figure is missing on one side the axis is left out rather than guessed.
Checked against the distributor's own published price, most recently on 23 August 2026. The rest are listed as published and carry no verification date.
Counted from our own showroom and service-centre directories, not from a brochure — every outlet behind these numbers has a listing on this site with an address and a phone number.
Browse the showroom directory →This comparison is assembled from the Nepal AutoMart catalog — distributor price lists we track daily, variant specifications verified against brochures, and our own showroom and service-centre directories. Specifications a source only hedges at are left blank rather than filled in, prices carry the date they were last checked, and corrections are logged. How we source and verify this data.
As of September 2026, the Toyota Fortuner starts at Rs 2.22 crore ex-showroom — Rs 13 lakh less than the Hyundai Palisade at Rs 2.35 crore.
The Hyundai Palisade costs Rs 2.35 crore to Rs 2.36 crore and the Toyota Fortuner costs Rs 2.22 crore to Rs 2.83 crore (ex-showroom, September 2026).
On our data the Toyota Fortuner is the stronger buy: it is रु 13,00,000 cheaper ex-showroom (5.9%) and still leads on dealer and service reach and power. Take the Hyundai Palisade if you want a dealer close enough to visit and negotiate at. Take the Toyota Fortuner if the ex-showroom price is your binding constraint. Every figure behind that call is in the table on this page.