Toyota are certainly making some exciting looking vehicles nowadays. Unfortunately, the Fortuner isn’t one of them. I wonder who thought that a floating black roof on a squared off 2 box design which was never penned to carry off such stylistic fripperies, was a great idea?
I cant believe you said a lot of buyers prefer less electronics? Really. Park Assist, Brake Assist, 360 degrees cameras, keyless entry, keyless start, automatic tailgate open and close, climatronics, seat cooling and heating, Apple Car Play, Android Auto. Sorry but your review is so pro Toyota even though the plastics is cheap and hard and the interior looks outdated from a car from the 90s. Its really not a nice looking car. Pity we dont see the Toyota Vellfires in South Africa. They have more better interiors. Its like Toyota South Africa hasnt planned passed the 90s. Amazing whoever designed the Rav4 as clearly as thats not a Toyota guy.
The needs a REAL HONEST review, I have had my fortuner for 3 years, it's the worst car I have ever owned. you cant fold the rear seats down when the front seats are set a bit far back unless you remove the head rests. When you do they don't lay flat. The Bluetooth doesn't always work. The loading space is actually very small, unless you have removed the stupid rear seats. The buzzer behind the dash beeps at you for everything. I had to physically remove the speaker. You cant program the locking system, every time i need to access another door I have to go back to the driver side and press a button to unlock the rest of the car, The rear hatch has to be slammed to close properly. and and and... The wiring in the engine compartment isn't well protected, on 2 occasions I've had rats eating the wiring, once is SA and once in Mozambique. The flappy padles are a waist of time, as is the power mode, what a joke, it does nothing .This is the last Toyota I will ever buy. I'm very disappointed in this car. The good side is that it's very light on fuel for it's size, and relatively comfortable on long distances.
@Peter D, you mention some valid points here. Many SUV's don't provide a completely flat floor when the rear seats are folded and some do require rear headrests to be removed. I also agree with you re the rear seats, I have mentioned this many times. As for "flappy paddles", I regularly point out in my reviews that this are somewhat gimmikey and a waste on most cars other than genuine performance vehicles. It's sad that you have had a bad experience, sales numbers prove that most owners are happy with the Fortuner and Toyota is constantly making small changes and improvements
I just feel that Toyota should have put more attention to detail.its also a south african trend to strip a lot or tech out of the car, that most other countries have as standard
Some of it is simply why change a winning formula, although constant changes and improvements are being made. Also remember that the current Fortuner has been around for a while so I'm sure a lot of items may be addressed on the next generation. Sadly, many manufacturers do exclude some tech from SA models, especially like Active braking and similar that are becoming standard (or required) in Europe. I agree that this should be on our models, but cost is a major factor as always
A friend of mine has a Peugeot 5008, although im not a fan of french cars, the rear seats fold completely flat, and although it has also had the "tech" limited you can load alot more holiday gear into it, and almost everything is programmable to your own preference. You can even change how the car smells inside by changing the environmental settings. Its a pity Toyota have slipped up. My previous Toyota was a 2008 4Lv6 hilux, i drive that for 10 years, and clocked up about 600 000 km, and took it half way up into africa, every second month, the only hassle I ever had, was the occasional battery, and a few flat tyres. Anyway, enjoy your weekend, 👍👍
Truly agree, I traded my fortuner for a ford everest limited biturbo. I can tell you its such a huge difference. Problem with fortuner is that it constantly feels like a lot of things are after thoughts. Terrible transmission, lack of features , lack of comfort I can go on and on
Great review love the practicality 👌
Glad you liked it
I love it 🥰
Please review the land cruiser 200 series
peope are rude you guys say its a bad car but what i what to know is what car do you drive
Good review. Those things r tough
Yes they are
Funny how I can't get mine down below 10.9lt/100km
review the ford everest
Search on my channel, there are a number of tests of the Everest
Thanks your reviews are very informative
Unbraked towing mass of 3T? Never. Unbraked is 750kg, unbraked is 3000kg
Apologies, I actually corrected myself later in the video. It's 750kg Unbraked and 3000kg Braked. Thanks for the comment
@@MotorMatters Sorry should watch the entire thing before commenting. Great vid as always. Have a good weekend sir
You too, please keep safe on the roads
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Toyota are certainly making some exciting looking vehicles nowadays. Unfortunately, the Fortuner isn’t one of them. I wonder who thought that a floating black roof on a squared off 2 box design which was never penned to carry off such stylistic fripperies, was a great idea?
its a 2021
I cant believe you said a lot of buyers prefer less electronics? Really. Park Assist, Brake Assist, 360 degrees cameras, keyless entry, keyless start, automatic tailgate open and close, climatronics, seat cooling and heating, Apple Car Play, Android Auto.
Sorry but your review is so pro Toyota even though the plastics is cheap and hard and the interior looks outdated from a car from the 90s. Its really not a nice looking car.
Pity we dont see the Toyota Vellfires in South Africa. They have more better interiors. Its like Toyota South Africa hasnt planned passed the 90s. Amazing whoever designed the Rav4 as clearly as thats not a Toyota guy.
Fuel consumption🥴never a priority i suppose for bakkie drivers
The needs a REAL HONEST review, I have had my fortuner for 3 years, it's the worst car I have ever owned. you cant fold the rear seats down when the front seats are set a bit far back unless you remove the head rests. When you do they don't lay flat. The Bluetooth doesn't always work. The loading space is actually very small, unless you have removed the stupid rear seats. The buzzer behind the dash beeps at you for everything. I had to physically remove the speaker. You cant program the locking system, every time i need to access another door I have to go back to the driver side and press a button to unlock the rest of the car, The rear hatch has to be slammed to close properly. and and and... The wiring in the engine compartment isn't well protected, on 2 occasions I've had rats eating the wiring, once is SA and once in Mozambique. The flappy padles are a waist of time, as is the power mode, what a joke, it does nothing .This is the last Toyota I will ever buy. I'm very disappointed in this car. The good side is that it's very light on fuel for it's size, and relatively comfortable on long distances.
@Peter D, you mention some valid points here. Many SUV's don't provide a completely flat floor when the rear seats are folded and some do require rear headrests to be removed. I also agree with you re the rear seats, I have mentioned this many times. As for "flappy paddles", I regularly point out in my reviews that this are somewhat gimmikey and a waste on most cars other than genuine performance vehicles.
It's sad that you have had a bad experience, sales numbers prove that most owners are happy with the Fortuner and Toyota is constantly making small changes and improvements
I just feel that Toyota should have put more attention to detail.its also a south african trend to strip a lot or tech out of the car, that most other countries have as standard
Some of it is simply why change a winning formula, although constant changes and improvements are being made. Also remember that the current Fortuner has been around for a while so I'm sure a lot of items may be addressed on the next generation.
Sadly, many manufacturers do exclude some tech from SA models, especially like Active braking and similar that are becoming standard (or required) in Europe. I agree that this should be on our models, but cost is a major factor as always
A friend of mine has a Peugeot 5008, although im not a fan of french cars, the rear seats fold completely flat, and although it has also had the "tech" limited you can load alot more holiday gear into it, and almost everything is programmable to your own
preference. You can even change how the car smells inside by changing the environmental settings. Its a pity Toyota have slipped up. My previous Toyota was a 2008 4Lv6 hilux, i drive that for 10 years, and clocked up about 600 000 km, and took it half way up into africa, every second month, the only hassle I ever had, was the occasional battery, and a few flat tyres.
Anyway, enjoy your weekend,
👍👍
Truly agree, I traded my fortuner for a ford everest limited biturbo. I can tell you its such a huge difference. Problem with fortuner is that it constantly feels like a lot of things are after thoughts. Terrible transmission, lack of features , lack of comfort I can go on and on