2016 Toyota Fortuner REVIEW – GX, GXL And Crusade – Toyota’s Tough New Benchmark
TOYOTA HAS HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD WITH ITS NEW 2016 FORTUNER. THIS CAR, WITH TOYOTA'S AUSTRALIAN TECHNICAL CENTRE HAVING TAKEN A LEAD ROLE IN ITS ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT, IS RIGHT IN THE 'SWEET SPOT' FOR AUSTRALIAN BUYERS.
Not too costly, it begins at $47,990, and not too large – it is a little smaller than the Kluger but offers the same flexible seven-seat accommodation.
And neither is it too soft, nor too hard; this is a true, gutsy, heavy-duty 4X4 but one that is also nicely civilised for the road.
Toyota’s new Fortuner, built off the bones and spine of the HiLux, is going to win buyers everywhere.
Vehicle style: Large SUV
Price: $47,990 (GX manual) to $61,990 (Crusade auto)
Engine/transmission: 2.8 litre turbo-diesel/ 6-spd manual or 6-spd automatic
Power/torque: 130kW/420Nm (MT), 450Nm (AT)
Fuel consumption: (claimed) 7.8 l/100km (MT), 8.6 l/100km (AT) | (tested) 9.8 – 11.1 l/100km
OVERVIEW
The new Toyota Fortuner is the HiLux, but in a wagon. It shares the same 2.8 litre turbo diesel, the same robust six-speed manual and six-speed automatic transmissions, and, down below, the same 4X4 drivetrain of its load-carrying bro’.
It also shares the same appetite for gut-busting hard graft.
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