
The Toyota Fortuner 2025 is an SUV that has its head held high in todays market flooded with SUV wannabes and crossover pretenders. It is more than an SUV with a soft-roader shell, it shows what a real made to measure SUV should be capable of in the real world tough conditions of India, from urban jungle to jungle.
First Impressions Majestic on Roads & Present with Fine Elegance
The evolution of the Fortuner 2025, from a hardworking truck to a purposeful, but comfortable SUV is evident to anyone who gets within a hundred yards of it. It has a new bold grille, punchy LED headlights and more chiselled bodywork marks a modern face to the vehicle, the raised bonnet and 220mm ground clearance writes its SUV nature in big Indian letters. And with new two-tone alloy wheel options (up to 18-inch) the fit and finish for urban sophistication while off-road ready.
Thud of doors close- signature Toyota thing to indicate solid build quality right from the start. Stylish redesigned ORVMs with turn indicators all over the place but also functional as hell, providing incredible visibility. Even new step boards are more than just utilitarian as they are designed well, leaving plenty of clearance under the body but in a low enough position for the new way to help getting into vehicles.
Full review: Brutal on capability, surprisingly refined inside
Its core is a 2.8L GD 4-stroke diesel engine from Toyota (updated to 204 PS/500 Nm ; manual) or 420 Nm// (automatic) with a 6-speed manual (FJ and C-HR) or automatic 6-speed application. The numbers only half the story: