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| ![]() Diesel gets Eco, Normal and Sport modes which not only alter engine characteristics but also the weight of the steering wheel. Petrol continues with Eco and Power mode, no Normal and doesn’t have the new power steering. Last edited by CEF_Beasts : 6th January 2021 at 16:37. |
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| ![]() I stand corrected. The MT also receives the power bump to 204 PS. Should get better in driving, with the new sports mode and the changes to the power steering. Had they updated torque figures to 500 Nm, a MT would have been a hoot to drive. Last edited by On the Move : 6th January 2021 at 17:16. Reason: additional info |
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I guess even without separate buttons, the current avatar also has the ECO, POWER and NORMAL (when neither ECO or POWER mode is selected). | |
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| ![]() That pricing is disappointing. Toyota is getting greedy here - knowing there is no worthy competition in 40L price point, and they increased the bar to 50L. Alturas G4, 3.2L Endeavour and Diesel Kodiaq's discontinuation further helped Toyota in this monopoly. Personally, I am looking at Mahindra to get 70% Fortuner at 50% price (new XUV500) |
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Please see the pricing and positioning of Fortuner in other markets (Australia, South Africa, Saudi, etc) vs. India - we are being sold the Fortuner at the price of a Prado!! Quote:
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| ![]() Feeling sad for the owners who bought the Fortuner a year ago (including myself) who have to pay the bills for another 5 years ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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| ![]() Toyota has played to its strengths. They are aware of the demand in the market and given the limited production they have, it makes sense to maximize profits. Many manufacturers are doing similarly. And to be fair, input costs have increased too. We can crib about the increase in prices our higher rates/ taxes but I am sure Toyota will be booked full to their capacities for a while. I like the fact that this time, Toyota has not skimmed on the features and given us almost everything that they offer elsewhere on Fortuner. My only grudge is that we should have got the 4x4 in Petrol too and there should be a 4x4 variant model based on the legend. |
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Mainly because of Endeavour and Fortuner, these have built strong reputation over years. Alturas is a good effort by Mahindra but lacked charisma of the market leaders. Now with Mahindra ditching Ssangyong, it's a bit risky investing 35lacs. |
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| ![]() I think the i20 success story is going to repeat, with Ford (& MG to some extent) reaping benefits of this absurd price hike of the Fortuner, unless other/ latter two don't get carried away with these prices & hike prices of own SUVs too. Somehow Japanese premium pricing has always helped next best options. I wish Toyota had kept the prices at least 20% cheaper & let economies of optimal production helped it's revenues & profits. This way there needn't be any role of small cars in its portfolio, & could have gone alone in India than being dependent on Suzuki for sales numbers. |
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| ![]() Respect your point of view... but have to agree with your friend on that one as we keep our cars for more than 10 years...The Fortuner was my dream car and had been working hard for it..it sucks to see a newer model out after a relatively small timeframe. Cheers mate and hope you enjoy your new beast..many congrats! |
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| ![]() I am smelling a 2.4L Fortuner being cooked by Toyota. May be year down the line, they will launch one or 2 variants of cheaper 2.4L model like they did with older Fortuner. With price hike a substantial difference is established with Innova. More than 60% of Fortuner sales come from 4*2 MT and AT. Both variants are decently loaded and Toyota will be banking heavily on these for numbers. Folks who don't need a hardcore offroader may be better off with Endeavour and save 3-4 lacs. If I was heading Ford India, would launch twin turbo Endeavour with some more added kit and price it on par with Fortuner 4x4 AT. |
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