TOYOTA quietly up to date its Fortuner SUV vary late final 12 months with small enhancements to the mannequin’s customary gear record – and retail pricing.
The three-variant vary moved to begin from $49,715 (+$635) plus on-road prices for the entry-grade Fortuner GX, with mid-tier GXL variants from $55,085 (+$735), and the flagship Campaign from $62,945 (+$1535).
A lot of the adjustments to the Fortuner centred across the inclusion of Toyota Related Companies telematics expertise. Now customary throughout the Fortuner vary, the safety-oriented tech gives homeowners the power to request emergency help from a Toyota name centre by way of an ‘SOS’ button within the cabin.
Additional, within the occasion of a critical influence, corresponding to one leading to airbag deployment, the system can mechanically name the emergency companies and relay the automobile’s place.
It’s terrific peace of thoughts for household consumers and offers the Fortuner a transparent benefit over many if its fast rivals. In Campaign variants, that ‘security issue’ is even additional elevated by the addition of blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert on prime of already customary AEB and lane departure warning.
The Thai-built Toyota Fortuner boasts a five-star ANCAP security ranking.
In any other case, the Fortuner is basically unchanged. It stays powered by the identical 2.8 litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine that serves throughout the Fortuner, HiLux and LandCruiser Prado vary, growing a helpful 150kW of energy and 500Nm of torque. Gasoline financial system is listed at 7.6 litres per 100km (ADR Mixed).
All Fortuner variants are provided with four-wheel drive and are paired solely to a six-speed computerized transmission. A braked towing capability of 3100kg is listed.
Elsewhere, the seven-seat Fortuner SUV – examined right here in GXL grade – is provided with niceties corresponding to 17-inch alloy wheels, an 8.0-inch infotainment array with proprietary satellite tv for pc navigation and DAB+ digital radio reception, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Bluetooth connectivity, adaptive cruise management, hill-descent management and LED headlights.
Regardless of its many positives, the Fortuner struggles to match its ute-based rivals on the Aussie gross sales ladder. To the top of June, year-to-date gross sales of the Fortuner sat at simply 2683, 2219 fewer than the Ford Everest, 2318 behind the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and 2644 lower than Isuzu’s MU-X.
It additionally sits nicely behind Toyota’s section main LandCruiser Prado of which 12,978 models have been bought for the reason that starting of the 12 months.
