Toyota Fortuner 2016-2021

Features: Some notable features include a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system with navigation, park assist, automatic climate control, auto bi-beam LED with DRLs, LED fog lamps and smart entry with push-button start. On the safety front, it gets 7 airbags, all-wheel disc brakes with ABS, EBD, and brake assist. It also gets features like Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and hill-start assist control (HAC).

Engine: The Toyota Fortuner is being offered with a 2.8-litre diesel and a 2.7-litre petrol motor.The diesel motor churns out 177PS. Just like the current model, the 6-speed manual variant develops 420Nm while the 6-speed automatic variant churns out 450Nm . The diesel Fortuner is also offered with rear-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive options. On the other hand, the 2.7-litre petrol engine develops 165PS of power and 245Nm of torque to the rear wheels with 6-speed manual and automatic options. The Fortuner comes with 296 litres of boot space and a massive 220mm of ground clearance. The diesel automatic (4x4) we tested, on the other hand, was a little over a second quicker, taking 12.14 seconds to clock 100kmph. We aren’t surprised, considering it makes more power and torque with 177PS and 450Nm on tap. Notably, if you pick a diesel-manual you get 420Nm instead. Efficiency too was noticeably better compared to the petrol-auto at 12.38kmpl (city) and 15.04kmpl (highway).

Rivals: Its rivals include the Ford Endeavour, Mahindra Alturas G4, and the upcoming MG Gloster.

Variants: The Fortuner petrol is available in 4x2 MT and 4x4 AT versions while the diesel is available in 4x2 AT/MT and 4x4 AT/MT.