Apart from launching new Innova Toyota has launched a new variant of its popular SUV Fortuner available in the price range of 26.59 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). Prior to this Toyota India use to sell 2WD MT, 2WD AT and 4WD MT but Toyota adds new top variant in the form of 4WD AT which takes the total number of variants up to four. Toyota is also working on new 2.5L MT variant which is spotted testing many times on Indian roads and might get launch this year.
The 4×4 AT variant is powered to a same 3.0L D-4D turbocharged diesel engine developing 168bhp power@3600rpm and 343Nm torque @1400-2400rpm coupled to a 5 speed automatic transmission.
What’s new in AT Fortuner?
- 12 spoke 17 inch dark grey alloy wheels
- New front fog lamps gets silver touch
- Smoked head lamps and tail lamps
- New all black interiors with dark wood inserts
- Infotainment system with DVD, AUX-in support, in-build navigation and voice recognition services
- Shift position indicators
- Dual front airbags as standard across all variants
This seven seater SUV dimensionally remains unaltered with 4705mm length, 1840mm wide and 1850mm width, with the wheelbase of 2750mm it remains one of the spacious and power house SUV in the country.
Mr. N Raja, Director and Senior Vice President (Sales & Marketing), Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd commented during the launch; “Alongside the launch of these two new products, we are very pleased to announce that TKM is the first manufacturer in the mass segment to have standardized front SRS airbags across all our models and in all grades,”
Safety has always been of utmost importance to the company and this has been further reiterated by the firm’s efforts to standardize airbags in all our models. He added.
