Toyota Fortuner

Toyota a Japanese automobile manufacturer known for producing all brands of vehicles from filling luxury desires to dynamic all terrain vehicles to drive you over the roughest of walks, is out with the Toyota Fortuner a medium sized SUV built by Toyota since 2005 falling in the category for being the most selling and highly affordable zest for setting your urge with the all terrain drive, with the all wheel or rear wheel drive enables. The stylist works with the ferocious built of the automobile into spacious interiors and commendable aggression clustered in the exteriors. Available in a range of 2.5 litre and 3.0 litre Diesel engines the power delivery on offer ranges from 144 PS @ 3400 rpm (2.5) - 171 PS @ 3600 rpm (3.0). Both the engines are potent enough in pulling this SUV from any terrain. The awestruck aggression builds up with the unique looks provided by the neatness of the grille design with the headlamp chrome garnishing the exteriors. The smoke painted headlamps that are equipped with sensors along with the front fog lamps blotted with silver bezel and halogen headlamps brighten the delight of the traveling blithe. The classy black interiors are glossed with wooden finished interiors to be explored with the the comforting leather trim seats along with the blessed in disguise feature of the 4 spoke leather wrapped steering wheel with wooden finish and silver accents mounted over by audio,mid and tel switches. The touchscreen enabled DVD display and navigation with voice recognition lets you drive with focus. The 2 DIN type with a CD/MP3 player and 6 speakers enabled audio system makes you music boost the ride with the cooling sensations driven by the automatic dual air conditioning system. The Anti-lock brake system in integration with EBD and brake assist provides the safer drive along with the additional features provided by vehicle stability control system, load sensing system and the SRS airbags fro front and driver passengers ensuring their well equipped journey with protection.

Mileage and Fuel economy

The D-4D Diesel with intercooler turbocharger 4 in-line cylinder 16 valve DOHC enthusiasts with a performance of 13 kmpl over 2WD manual transmission with 12 kmpl over its 2WD automatic transmission. However, the 4WD manual transmission engine offers a fuel efficiency of 11.9kmpl with addictive driving.

Power

The D-4D Diesel with intercooler turbocharger 4 in-line cylinder 16 valve DOHC engines are spread across two capacities starting with a 2.5-litre diesel motor and a bigger 3.0-litre diesel motor. The power figures are as below: A maximum power of 171PS @ 3600rpm along with a peak torque of 343 Nm between 1400- 3400 rpm for 4WD & 2WD Manual Transmission, whereas the Automatic Transmission variant offers better torque figures at 360 Nm between 1400-3200 for its 3.0L engine. Coming to its smaller sibling, the 2.5-litre diesel engine produces 144PS of peak power @ 3400 rpm whereas the torque distribution measures 343 Nm between 1600-2800 rpm.

Acceleration & Pickup

The dynamic SUV reaches a mark of 100 km/hr from halt in a total span of about 10.99 seconds for its 3.0 litre engine which is quite impressive owing to its huge size and dimensions.

Exterior

The bold aggressive look is flaunted with a unique stylish featuring HID headlamps equipped with auto-light having sensors and silver bezel front fog lamps to drive clear over the foggy road. The beautifully carved lines flows from the front windscreen from one end of bonnet to the other and ends into the grille. The smoke painted ornamented front headlamps captures the eyes over the road you tread upon. With the rear mounted spoiler with in built LED stop lamp models to embrace body colour outside electrically retractable side mirrors. Also the hold on the road is driven with the fine grip provided by 12 spoke 17” dark grey alloy wheels.

Exterior Measurements

Toyota Fortuner is comprised of an external measurement of 4705 mm in length, 1840 mm in width and 1850 mm in its height with a long wheelbase of 2750 mm offering a 220 mm of ground clearance.

Interior

The heart traces the comfort zone coming to feature up with the palatable spacious 7 seater leather seat and trims. With the options of of black and sand beige interiors to add up to love for it. The 4 spoke leather wrapped steering wheels with wood like finish and silver accents have mounted MID, audio and tel controls adding to feature NAVI with voice recognition at your fingertips. The music sounds loud and clear to make the roughness of the road fade up with the 2 DIN Display Audio with LCD touch-screen, bluetooth, DVD, USB,AUX-in with 6 speakers to blow you up. Also the optitron combimeter with illumination controls is the new look up addition. Also with rear camera display to work over with the unreachable corners and sides.

Interior Comfort

The comfort lists up with luxurious upholsterers cooled up by the automatic air conditioning system for the the hinge of lengthy rides to beat up with heat the shall encircles you on unfavorable weather standouts. The power windows so engineered into the interiors make workings simpler and faster. An additional storage provided by the musings of rear cupholders, glove box, sunglass holders and console box work in perfect togetherness to explain the story of comforts. The luggage tray with a luggage net keeps perfect accord of your luggage.

Interior Measurements

Incorporating a decent boot space of 296 litres to support luggage that expands further up with rear seats to be folded resulting in a larger boot space of up to 600 litres to enchant your desire to fill up with all your essentials up your destination.

Engine and Performance

The D-4D Diesel with intercooler turbocharger 4 in-line cylinder 16 valve DOHC engines are spread across two capacities starting with a 2.5-litre diesel motor and a bigger 3.0-litre diesel motor. A maximum power of 171PS @ 3600rpm along with a peak torque of 343 Nm between 1400- 3400 rpm for 4WD & 2WD Manual Transmission, whereas the Automatic Transmission variant offers better torque figures at 360 Nm between 1400-3200 for its 3.0L engine. Coming to its smaller sibling, the 2.5-litre diesel engine produces 144PS of peak power @ 3400 rpm whereas the torque distribution measures 343 Nm between 1600-2800 rpm.

Stereo and Accessories

With the Touch screen DVD display with a voice control navigation system embedded in it with the audio system assist enhances the entertainment with the visual display to draw you in. The audio system is worked up by a 2-DIN head unit CD/DVD player with a Tuner to be the source of all infotainment over the travel. The AUX, jack and Bluetooth connectivity instilled in the stereo system with 6 speakers presents the lively music to authenticate a lively experience.

Wheels

The giant makeover of SUV is handled with the 17 inches alloy wheels accounting to have a tire size of 265/65 R17 to ensure a smooth riding experience.

Braking and Handling

The front ventilated disc/leading-trailing drums with front and rear suspension of independent double wishbone with coil spring/4-link with coil spring and lateral rod holds the control to drive the braking system. The anti-lock braking system is integrated with electronic brake force distribution and an emergency braking system to further raise the control over any path from slippery mess to plains.

Safety and Security

Parking sensors prevent the car from indulging in the colliding mess with the load sensing proportioning with the bypass valve also contributes to enhance the safety. Besides this the SRS airbags for the driver and front passenger work for the passive security and safety. Also the cruise control lets you drive stress-free letting you enjoy the surroundings. The doors and clusters have side beam impacts in roofs to absorb energy.

Pros

Commanding road presence
Powerful Engine
Spacious interior with a good cargo space.

Cons

Interiors lack more premium features
Paddle Shifters for automatic transmission missing
Heavy steering