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Toyota will launch its new car, Fortuner, in September this year. Fortuner was supposed to get launched in 2005, soon after Innova, but it almost took four years before it will be finally launched in India. With the date of Fortune’s first facelift soon approaching, Toyota made an intelligent decision to wait until then to launch the new model.
The Fortuner is built on Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle (IMV) platform which has been already used in Innova. The sturdy SUV comes with a 3-litre diesel engine with an output of 160 bhp. The Fortuner is initially targeted at the urban customers as its luxurious and cozy interiors promises a very comfortable travel.
Fortune will have to face heavy competitions from other SUV’s in the Indian market. The contemporary looks of Chevrolet Captiva or Honda CR-V might give them an upper hand over Fortuner. Price details of Fortuner are yet to be known, there are still assumptions that it will be priced approximately 20 Lakh.
The knocked down parts of the Fortuner will be assembled at the TKM’s plant in Bidadi. This new superior model will boost up the Toyota sales that are expected to be flat in 2009.
