Toyota Fortuner [2016-2021]

Summary

The new Toyota Fortuner has replaced the old car after seven years of its existence that included a facelift. The new Fortuner has been built on a new platform as against the older TNGA platform. The new platform offers more rigidity and strength as compared to the older platform but is almost 175kg heavier.

The new generation Fortuner also gets a new engine and a new drivetrain along with brand new interiors and Lexus-like modern looks. It competes with the Ford Endeavour, its toughest challenge, along with the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, the Hyundai Santa Fe and the Chevrolet Trailblazer.

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Exterior

The new Fortuner embraces Toyota’s latest design philosophy that is evident in the new Prius and the Innova Crysta. The overall design is busy with cuts and creases that start with the dominating fascia of the new Fortuner. The bonnet, as usual, sits high and the sweptback headlamps are all LED. The air dam has a contoured grille with horizontal slats and chrome surrounds for the front fog lamps.

The profile is similar to the older car but is now defined by the three design lines of the roof, the upswept shoulder line and the contour on the lower half of the doors. The 200mm ground clearance is evident and it rides on 18-inch alloys for the top-spec car. The tail gets large horizontal LED tail lamps sitting high above the chunky rear bumper. It gets a rear spoiler and the pillar-less look of the Fortuner continues with its presence.

Interior

The interior is now all-black and looks premium. The all-new dashboard design gets modern touches like the exterior and is busy. The centre console gets a new touchscreen system with Bluetooth and steering mounted audio controls. It gets leather upholstery and the seats are power adjustable for the top-spec car. The rear seats are recline adjustable and are split 60-40. The last row is split 50-50 and can be folded up to stow more luggage. There are separate AC vents for the second as well as the third row with bottle holders for each row.

The cabin seems to be as spacious as the previous car with good legroom and headroom at least for the front two rows. For safety you have seven airbags for the top-spec car with ABS, EBD as well as A-Trac for the 4x4 variants.

Engine and Transmission

This is the first time that Toyota has introduced petrol option for the Fortuner. It gets the 2.7-litre petrol engine from the Innova with both manual and automatic rear-wheel drive options. The petrol engine develops 164bhp of power and 245Nm of torque. The 2.8-litre turbo diesel has also been sourced from the Innova and develops 174bhp of power. But due to improved intake and a remapped ECU, it develops 420Nm torque for the six-speed manual and 450Nm torque for the six-speed automatic. The diesel gets both rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive options.

Mileage

The 2755 cc Diesel - powered variant delivers a fuel economy of 11 kmpl in city and 14 kmpl on highways, while the Petrol variant offers a mileage of 8 kmpl on urban roads and 10 kmpl and freeways, respectively.