Toyota FJ Cruiser: which version to buy: short answer
For the lowest kerb weight and the best measured mixed consumption among the 260 hp cars, the 4.0 AT at 260 hp / 191 kW, Automatic 5, RWD (1850 kg, 12.8 L/100 km mixed) is the arithmetic pick.
For the lowest kerb weight and the best measured mixed consumption among the 260 hp cars, the 4.0 AT at 260 hp / 191 kW, Automatic 5, RWD (1850 kg, 12.8 L/100 km mixed) is the arithmetic pick. For the most power and the most ground clearance, the 4.0 AT at 276 hp / 203 kW, Automatic 5, AWD (1940 kg, 230 mm) is the only 276 hp row — but 0–100, top speed, consumption, and Euro class are not measured on that row. For a Manual 6 gearbox, only three rows exist, all named 4.0 MT; none is 276 hp.
Specs table: every version, names as in the data
| Version | hp / kW @ rpm | Nm @ rpm | cc | Fuel | Cylinders / layout | Boost | Gearbox | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 MT 239 hp | 239 / 176 @ 5200 | 278 @ 3700 | 3956 | Gasoline, 95 | 6, V-shaped, 4 valves | No | Manual 6 | RWD |
| 4.0 AT 239 hp | 239 / 176 @ 5200 | 278 @ 3700 | 3956 | Gasoline, 95 | 6, V-shaped, 4 valves | No | Automatic 5 | RWD |
| 4.0 MT 239 hp | 239 / 176 @ 5200 | 278 @ 3700 | 3956 | Gasoline, 95 | 6, V-shaped, 4 valves | No | Manual 6 | AWD |
| 4.0 AT 260 hp | 260 / 191 @ 5600 | 367 @ 4400 | 3956 | Gasoline, 95 | 6, V-shaped, 4 valves | No | Automatic 5 | RWD |
| 4.0 MT 260 hp | 260 / 191 @ 5600 | 367 @ 4400 | 3956 | Gasoline, 95 | 6, V-shaped, 4 valves | No | Manual 6 | AWD |
| 4.0 AT 239 hp | 239 / 176 @ 5200 | 278 @ 3700 | 3956 | Gasoline, 95 | 6, V-shaped, 4 valves | No | Automatic 5 | AWD |
| 4.0 AT 260 hp | 260 / 191 @ 5600 | 367 @ 4400 | 3956 | Gasoline, 95 | 6, V-shaped, 4 valves | No | Automatic 5 | AWD |
| 4.0 AT 276 hp | 276 / 203 @ 5600 | 380 @ 4400 | 3956 | Gasoline, 95 | 6, V-shaped, 4 valves | No | Automatic 5 | AWD |
All eight engines are 3956 cm³, Gasoline, 6 cylinders V-shaped, 4 valves per cylinder, No boost, Front, longitudinal, Distributed injection (multi-point), bore × stroke 94 × 95. Compression is 10 on every 239 hp row and 10.4 on every 260 hp and 276 hp row.
Power per litre on 3.956 L: 239 hp → 60.4 hp/L; 260 hp → 65.7 hp/L; 276 hp → 69.8 hp/L. The 260 hp step is +21 hp and +89 Nm versus 239 hp. The 276 hp 4.0 AT is +16 hp and +13 Nm versus 260 hp, and +37 hp and +102 Nm versus 239 hp.
Performance and mpg: what is measured, what is not
0–100 km/h is 8.4 s on seven of eight versions. Top speed is 180 km/h on those same seven. On the 4.0 AT 276 hp AWD row, 0–100 is not measured and top speed is not measured — so the extra 16 hp over 260 is not proven in a timed run in this dataset.
City / highway / mixed (L/100 km):
- 4.0 MT 239 hp RWD: 13.1 / 10.7 / 13.1 — lowest city and lowest highway in the set.
- 4.0 AT 239 hp RWD: 14.7 / 11.8 / 13.4
- 4.0 MT 239 hp AWD: 14.7 / 12.4 / 13.1 — highest highway in the set (12.4).
- 4.0 AT 260 hp RWD: 14.7 / 11.8 / 12.8
- 4.0 MT 260 hp AWD: 15.7 / 11.8 / 12.5 — highest city (15.7), lowest measured mixed (12.5).
- 4.0 AT 239 hp AWD: 14.7 / 11.8 / 13.4
- 4.0 AT 260 hp AWD: 13.9 / 11.8 / 12.8 — lowest city among Automatic 5 AWD rows that have a figure.
- 4.0 AT 276 hp AWD: city not measured, highway not measured, mixed not measured.
Euro 4 is listed on seven versions; on the 4.0 AT 276 hp row, eco class is not measured. CO2 is not measured on all eight.
Tank is 72 L on every version. Range from mixed figures (72 ÷ L/100 km × 100): 4.0 MT 260 hp AWD 12.5 → 576 km; 4.0 AT 260 hp (RWD or AWD) 12.8 → 563 km; 4.0 MT 239 hp (RWD or AWD) 13.1 → 550 km; 4.0 AT 239 hp (RWD or AWD) 13.4 → 537 km. The 276 hp 4.0 AT has no mixed figure, so range is not measured.
AWD versus RWD at the same 239 hp Automatic 5: mixed is the same 13.4. Manual 6 239 hp: RWD mixed 13.1, AWD mixed 13.1 — same mixed, but city jumps from 13.1 to 14.7 and highway from 10.7 to 12.4. The 260 hp 4.0 AT AWD city 13.9 is 0.8 L/100 km below the 260 hp 4.0 AT RWD city 14.7; mixed is the same 12.8.
Dimensions, weight, clearance
Wheel size is not measured on all eight. Suspension and brakes do not split the choice: Independent, spring front; Dependent, spring rear; Disc front; Disc ventilated rear.
Kerb / gross / clearance:
- 4.0 AT 260 hp RWD: 1850 / 2418 / 220 mm — lightest kerb, lightest gross.
- 4.0 AT 239 hp AWD: 1940 / 2549 / 220 mm
- 4.0 AT 276 hp AWD: 1940 / 2500 / 230 mm — same 1940 kg kerb as the 239 hp AWD Automatic 5, 10 mm more clearance, 49 kg less gross than that 239 hp AWD row.
- 4.0 MT 239 hp RWD: 1946 / 2547 / 220 mm
- 4.0 AT 239 hp RWD: 1948 / 2438 / 220 mm — gross 109 kg below the Manual 6 RWD 239 hp row (2547 − 2438).
- 4.0 MT 260 hp AWD: 1965 / 2527 / 220 mm
- 4.0 AT 260 hp AWD: 1970 / 2527 / 220 mm — 5 kg heavier than the Manual 6 260 hp AWD, same 2527 kg gross.
- 4.0 MT 239 hp AWD: 2057 / 2658 / 220 mm — heaviest kerb and heaviest gross.
kg per hp (kerb ÷ hp): 4.0 AT 276 hp AWD 7.03; 4.0 AT 260 hp RWD 7.12; 4.0 MT 260 hp AWD 7.56; 4.0 AT 260 hp AWD 7.58; 4.0 AT 239 hp AWD 8.12; 4.0 MT 239 hp RWD 8.14; 4.0 AT 239 hp RWD 8.15; 4.0 MT 239 hp AWD 8.61. Payload (gross − kerb): 4.0 MT 239 hp RWD 601 kg; 4.0 AT 239 hp AWD 609 kg; 4.0 MT 239 hp AWD 601 kg; 4.0 AT 260 hp AWD 557 kg; 4.0 MT 260 hp AWD 562 kg; 4.0 AT 276 hp AWD 560 kg; 4.0 AT 260 hp RWD 568 kg; 4.0 AT 239 hp RWD 490 kg — smallest payload in the set.
What the extra numbers buy
239 vs 260 hp. Same 3956 cm³, same No boost. You gain 21 hp, 89 Nm, 400 rpm higher peak power (5600 vs 5200) and 700 rpm higher peak torque (4400 vs 3700), and compression 10.4 vs 10. 0–100 stays 8.4 s and top speed stays 180 where both are measured — the 260 hp rows do not show a faster timed run in this data. Mixed consumption on 260 hp is better, not worse: 12.5–12.8 vs 13.1–13.4 on 239 hp.
260 vs 276 hp. Only one 276 hp row: 4.0 AT, Automatic 5, AWD. Versus the 4.0 AT 260 hp AWD: +16 hp, +13 Nm, kerb 1940 vs 1970 (−30 kg), clearance 230 vs 220 mm. Versus the lightest 260 hp car (4.0 AT RWD 1850 kg): the 276 hp car is 90 kg heavier and is AWD rather than RWD. Performance and mpg on 276 hp are not measured, so you cannot claim a faster 0–100 or a lower mixed figure from this table.
Manual 6 vs Automatic 5. Manual 6 exists only as 4.0 MT: 239 hp RWD, 239 hp AWD, 260 hp AWD. There is no Manual 6 at 276 hp and no Manual 6 at 260 hp RWD. Automatic 5 exists at 239 RWD, 239 AWD, 260 RWD, 260 AWD, 276 AWD. At 239 hp RWD, Manual 6 mixed 13.1 vs Automatic 5 mixed 13.4 (−0.3); city 13.1 vs 14.7. At 260 hp AWD, Manual 6 mixed 12.5 vs Automatic 5 mixed 12.8; city 15.7 vs 13.9 — here the Automatic 5 is lower in the city by 1.8 L/100 km.
RWD vs AWD. RWD exists at 239 hp Manual 6, 239 hp Automatic 5, and 260 hp Automatic 5. AWD exists at 239 hp Manual 6, 239 hp Automatic 5, 260 hp Manual 6, 260 hp Automatic 5, and 276 hp Automatic 5. Heaviest AWD tax: 4.0 MT 239 hp AWD at 2057 kg is 111 kg above the 4.0 MT 239 hp RWD at 1946 kg. The 260 hp 4.0 AT AWD at 1970 kg is 120 kg above the 260 hp 4.0 AT RWD at 1850 kg.
Generations: nothing later to wait for
One generation, 2006-03-01 to 2018-01-31, eight versions, SUV 5-doors. Every modification in the data shares those start and stop dates. There is no second generation in this catalogue to compare year-over-year. Choosing “later generation” is not a valid split; choosing power, gearbox, and drive is.
Which version to choose, by job
Lightest, 260 hp, measured 8.4 s and 180 km/h: 4.0 AT 260 hp, Automatic 5, RWD, 1850 kg, mixed 12.8, Euro 4, 220 mm.
Lowest measured mixed consumption: 4.0 MT 260 hp, Manual 6, AWD, 12.5 L/100 km, 1965 kg. City is the worst in the set (15.7).
Lowest city and highway among all measured rows: 4.0 MT 239 hp, Manual 6, RWD, 13.1 / 10.7 / 13.1, 1946 kg. You give up 21 hp and 89 Nm versus 260 hp.
AWD with 260 hp and Automatic 5: 4.0 AT 260 hp AWD, 1970 kg, city 13.9, mixed 12.8, Euro 4, 220 mm — city 1.8 better than the 4.0 MT 260 hp AWD.
AWD with 239 hp and Automatic 5: 4.0 AT 239 hp AWD, 1940 kg, mixed 13.4 — same mixed as the 4.0 AT 239 hp RWD, 8 kg lighter kerb than that RWD Automatic 5 (1948 kg).
Maximum listed power and clearance: 4.0 AT 276 hp AWD, 1940 kg, 230 mm. 0–100, top speed, consumption, and Euro class not measured.
Avoid if payload is the constraint: 4.0 AT 239 hp RWD at 490 kg payload is 111 kg below the 4.0 AT 239 hp AWD (609 kg).
Avoid if kerb weight is the constraint: 4.0 MT 239 hp AWD at 2057 kg is 207 kg above the lightest 4.0 AT 260 hp RWD.
There are no prices in the data, so “extra money” here means extra kilograms, extra litres per 100 km, extra millimetres of clearance, and extra horsepower — not a sticker. Reliability and typical problems are not in this dataset; they are not measured here.