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A BEAUTY: Toyota called on Aussie skill and ingenuity to make Fortuner.
Toyota Fortuner brings home the Aussie bacon By DEREK OGDEN the company’s local engineers. “If Fortuner could speak,” he says, “it would have a strong Aussie accent.” “At a starting price of less than $50,000, Fortuner is the turbo-diesel alternative to the similar-sized petrolonly Kluger and offers an affordable choice for those who aspire to own a LandCruiser,” he says. Three grades are on offer - GX, GXL and Crusade - all powered by a hightorque 2.8-litre four-cylinder commonrail direct-injection turbo-diesel engine with a choice of six-speed manual or automatic transmissions.
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The Crusade automatic, at $59,990, plus on-road costs, was the test vehicle. The front end is right up there with the latest in SUV design with dominant grille and chrome running off to wrap around projector headlamps. A prominent front bumper with recessed foglamps helps to emphasise the vehicle’s width. Latest design cues are continued along the flanks with flared front and rear fenders, while a distinctive beltline does a kick up to the C-pillar Combination lamps give a sleek appearance out back, while a squaredoff rear end fails to fit in, harking back to the days when the boxy LandCruiser
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was all the go. A range of accessories was developed as the Fortuner, including airbag compatible bull bars and a new towbar and load distribution hitch. There is seating for up to seven in three rows upholstered in leather, while the premium character of the cabin is reinforced with soft-touch materials round the dashboard, windscreen pillars and door trims. Crusade occupants have the advantage of climate control airconditioning, a stack of storage space with cup and bottle holders, compartments, trays, pockets and consoles.
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TOYOTA may be parking its vehicle manufacturing in Australia but that does not mean Aussie input into the Japanese automotive industry is winding down. Take the new Fortuner seven-seat family SUV, for example. The wagon’s new body, wiring and key underpinnings were designed and developed by Australians, while the rugged frame, engine, all-coil suspension and strong upper body were proven Down Under in some of the world’s toughest testing. Toyota Australia executive director sales and marketing Tony Cramb says Fortuner is the biggest single development program undertaken by
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