After owning the worse 4x4 I've ever owned - Isuzu trooper 3.0, the engine ran away and caused terminal damage, horrible engine, real money pit when they go wrong.
Heard all good things about the frontera 2.8 I'm really happy with my purchase.
So far I've put a stainless steel system in with no cat, turned up the fueling and turbo slightly and totally removed the EGR system, tows quite well considering th weight
I did load it evenly afterwards. Should be under the towing limits of the Frontera