Toyota, the world’s largest car producer, has created a niche for itself in Indian automotive market for its uniquely styled vehicles that promise panache with performance to high as well as middle class buyers. Here we are talking about the Toyota Fortuner that has been currently leading its segment in terms of sales. It is definitely an accomplishment worth applauding as the diesel SUV segment as a highly competitive segment with likes of Ford Endeavour, Mitsubishi Pajero, and others. To understand the dynamics of this best-seller let’s take a small tour through top 10 interesting facts about Toyota Fortuner.
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Engine: The 2015 Toyota Fortuner engine is a 3.0-litre Common Rail, 4-pot 16 valve inline oil burner that displaces 2982cc. The power produced by this engine stands at 171bhp and a peak torque of 343Nm.
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Competition: It is currently rivaling against some of the most powerful SUV contenders in Indian market which includes Ford Endeavour, Honda CR-V, Renault Koleos, Chevrolet Captiva, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, and Nissan X-Trail.
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Variants: The Japanese car maker is currently offering its SUV in five versions in India: the Fortuner Manual- 2WD, the automatic-2WD, the Manual-4WD, TRD Sportivo Manual-2WD, and TRD Sportivo Automatic-2WD.
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Special Features: The worth mentioning feature list of Toyota Fortuner is led by retractable ORVMs, keyless entry, front fog lights, rear camera with display, silver accents with wood-like finish and automatic HID headlights with washer.
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Comfort & Convenience: The Fortuner gets several features that enhance the vehicle’s comfort and convenience level such as 4-spoke steering wheel with mounted control and leather covering, 2-DIN audio display with LCD touchscreen, aud-in, Bluetooth, 6 speaker, DVD player, USB port, and dual automatic air-conditioning system.
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Safety: The vehicle comes with several safety features such as Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), 2 SRS airbags for the driver and co-passenger, shift lock system, engine immobilizer, Electronic Brakeforce Distribution (EBD) system, Brake Assist (BA), GOA structure, and shift lock system.
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Colors: It is currently being offered in seven elegant shades that include: White Pearl Mica, Super White, Metallic Blue, Silky Gold Metallic Mica, Black Mica, Silver Metallic Mica, and Grey Metallic Mica.
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Fuel Tank and Boot Space: The 2015 Toyota Fortuner has a fuel tank that can store 80-litres of fuel in one go. The luggage bearing capacity of this SUV, on the other hand, stands at 296-litres.
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Ground Clearance: One of the prime features of this SUV, the Fortuner has a ground clearance of 210mm which makes it suitable for all kind of roads.
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Mileage: The Toyota Fortuner mileage stands at 13kmpl which is great for a vehicle as big as the Fortuner.
