The Toyota Fortuner is a family-sized, seven-seat SUV. The SUV is designed primarily to be tough off road and comfortable on the road.
It’s built tough, will go a long way off road, and is good at towing. It also strikes a nice balance between ruggedness and everyday usability.
With a keyless entry and start, you can unlock the car and drive away without removing the key from your pocket or bag. It also has lighter and nicer looking 17 inch alloy wheels.
There are roof rails, which make it easier to fit rooftop luggage systems. Rear parking sensors tell you, when reversing, that you are nearing an obstacle. Downhill assist control brakes the car automatically when descending a steep hill off-road, so that you can concentrate on steering.
The Fortuner’s cabin is roomy, comfortable and impressively quiet, thanks to soundproofing that isolates a lot of the tyre and road noise. It’s an easy and relaxing place to sit on long journeys. The cabin’s layout is also simple and easy to navigate. And while the interior finish feels more commercial vehicle than premium passenger car, most of the hard plastics are suitably durable.
Where the Fortuner excels is off-road. It can take you and your family places you could not reach in more road-focused seven-seat wagons, thanks to its dual-range gearing, impressive approach and departure angles, excellent wheel articulation and lockable rear differential.
And if your idea of fun is traversing rocky cliff faces and conquering tricky obstacles, then yes, you too will enjoy the Fortuner.
