N120 2.8 3L Diesel

N120 · 1989–19954WD

This second-generation Hilux Surf version is listed with a 2.8-litre 3L four-cylinder diesel, four-wheel drive and a manual gearbox. Toyota Japan's catalogue for the 1989 to 1995 Surf lists only the 3Y-E and 3VZ-E petrol engines and the 2L-T, 2L-TE and 1KZ-TE diesels, so the 3L was not sold in Japan on this body. Any 3L fitment belongs to other markets, and no output figures are confirmed here, so none are shown.

1989-1995Year

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N120 2.8 3L Diesel, every angle

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Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement2.8 L

Cylinders4

FuelDiesel

TransmissionManual

Drivetrain4WD

STORY

The 4Runner began in October 1983 as the N60, built on the Hilux pickup, and North American sales started in 1984 as a 1984.5 model. In Japan the first four generations were sold as the Hilux Surf, whose first generation went on sale in May 1984. Later generations were the N120 in 1989, the N180 in August 1995, the N210 in August 2002 and the N280 in 2009. The sixth generation, the N500, was introduced in 2024, replacing the N280.

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