Along with the Hilux pick-up truck, Toyota has also lifted the lid on the Toyota Fortuner facelift. The big seven-seater is of course based on the ladder frame truck, with an extra splash of luxury and features. Here, we show you the Fortuner from Thailand, which gets a new top spec variant called Legender. Yes, it’s not enough to merely have fortune, but one must strive to be a legend.
The Fortuner looks better even at a glance, thanks to the redesigned grille and bumper combo. The latter now sports huge “side air intakes” with straight ends for a square jaw. The new wavy grille is flanked by new bi-beam LED headlamps with LED daytime running lights underlining them.
The rear LED signatures are also new – it’s now a flowing curve instead of a pair of chopsticks. New 18-inch alloys and this nice Dark Blue Mica shade round off the exterior changes. Emotional Red is another new colour option.
Inside, fresh features include a new Optitron meter cluster with a 4.2 inch colour multi-info display, 8.0-inch touchscreen head unit with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto support (two rows of physical buttons and knobs included, nicely integrated), steering paddle shifters and an electrochromic (auto-dimming) rear view mirror. Other highlighted kit include auto air con (single-zone), cruise control, eight-way powered seats and one-touch folding second row seats.
Under the hood is the familiar 2.4 litre GD engine with variable nozzle turbo. The turbodiesel makes 150 PS and 400 Nm of torque from 1,600 to 2,000 rpm, and is paired to a six-speed automatic gearbox. Variable Flow Control speed-sensitive steering is a new addition.
On equipped variants, the Sigma 4 system allows one to switch from two-wheel drive (2H) to 4WD (4H) or low range 4WD (L4) via a knob. It also includes Active Traction Control, Downhill Assist Control and new tyre turning angle graphics on the MID.
For safety, the Fortuner gets all-round disc brakes, VSC and seven airbags. Toyotas in Thailand can be had with the T Connect telematics tracker, concierge service and mobile app. The price range is from 1.319 million baht (RM178,060) for the base 2.4G 2WD to 1.494 million baht (RM201,684) for the 2.4V 4WD.
Moving on to the Fortuner Legender, which is a new high-spec variant with a different fascia. The face is more aggressive and sporty thanks to a slimmer grille and a much larger “mouth”, both with a mesh pattern.
The more car-like face (anyone else sees the Perodua Bezza facelift here?) also has the sharp side cutouts, but they’re smaller and more sculpted here. There’s lots of gloss black trim, repeated elsewhere on the body as well.
The Legender’s headlamps are dual projector LEDs with a segmented DRL design, clearly separating it from the regular Fortuner’s eyes. There are also LED strips at the lower bumper, which double up as sequential turn signals. Also on are 20-inch two-tone alloys and a new rear bumper (look out for the vertical trim pieces at the edges) to match the front look. Finally, a black roof and pillars for the “floating roof” effect.
Inside, the Legender comes with two-tone leather seats. Depending on variant, the accent colour is red or fromage – sounds better than black-cheese seats, that’s for sure! The Optitron meter panel is in a different design, and the MID displays the Legender’s face when you start the car.
There’s a fair bit of extra kit as well. Legender-exclusive equipment include two extra USB ports at the back of the front armrest, JBL sound system, 360-degree panoramic view monitor, kick-activated hands-free tailgate, ambient lighting, wireless charger and a 9.0-inch touchscreen head unit. The latter omits the physical knobs and buttons of the regular 8.0-inch unit.
The Legender is available with two GD engines, the 2.4L and the 2.8L with 204 PS and 500 Nm of torque from 1,600 to 2,000 rpm. That’s a bump of 27 PS and 50 Nm. The 1GD-FTV benefits from an added balance shaft for better NVH performance. Idling speed has been reduced from 850 rpm to 680 rpm to increase traction when off-roading.
Additional measures including improved cooling have enabled fuel consumption to be reduced across the board, particularly in city driving where the gains are over 17%. There’s also a 300 kg increase in the maximum braked towing capacity to 3,100 kg.
The Legender also gets drive mode buttons just behind the gear lever. One can choose from Eco, Normal and Sport modes, which manipulate throttle response and steering weight.
In the safety department, Legenders come with the Toyota Safety Sense pack of active safety systems. Here, TSS includes Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Pre-Collision System and Lane Departure Alert. As for colours, Legender buyers can only choose from black, pearl white or the new Emotional Red, all with black roofs. The new Dark Blue Mica is reserved for the base Fortuner.
The Fortuner Legender is available in four variants – 2.4 2WD, 2.4 4WD, 2.8 2WD and 2.8 4WD – priced from 1.577 million baht (RM213,465) to 1.852 million baht (RM250,689). Deliveries for the base Fortuner start this month, while the Legender will reach Thai homes from August. Like what you see?
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Wow! Fortuner is also using new 2.8 engine. Wow high power.
So power dan stylo. Lexus plus quality for bossku
UMW Toyota Msia should bring in these 2 version 2.4 and 2.8 turbo diesel only, as 2.4 base spec and 2.8 high spec versions.
Fortuner 2.7 can discontinued already, too high fuel consumption.
Fortuner much more better with diesel.
But will this 2.8 fortuner come Msia?
UMW sucks. They shud bring this 2.8 into Msia market. Many will buy especially east Msian.
Hopefully will come in soon.
I macam ada read about 2.4 2gd engine with 163ps, but forgot which website did i read at.
So means no update power for 2.4 version?
Just hope when it comes here UMWT doesn’t give it a silly variant name. Legender my ass.
No more boring car. Comes with excellent specs
The existing 2.7L petrol is damn underpowered, and diesel will have long term maintenance nightmare…better wait for new Santa Fe 2.4 port injection proper family SUV if u don’t mind the badge
What you mean diesel long term maintenance nightmare? LOL, Hilux and Fortuner are known for their reliability, 100k km is just the initial breakin period for diesel engines. What talking you?
All new Toyota Legenda SUV for local market here
Impressive
CHR 150k
RAV4 170k
Fortuner 190K?
Price masuk akal should be C-HR (RM120K), Rav4 (RM140K), Fortuner (RM160K). But what to do UMW managememt too greedy and bodoh.
Honda price so high with no safety specs, downgraded features with expensive service charge. Honda management are greedy and bodoh unlike UMW and other rivals
Dream on fools. This junk will be priced no less than 200k. Its a luxury car ok. Luxury hilux hahahaha
Dream on fools and never assume. As Honda junks already overpriced more than rm200k for ripping features. Luxury honda models haha haha. Soon honda market will definitely exit and will lose their jobs soon
You’re so right. Honda marketing team and management are putting more market shares but not listening to the customers
X50 @ Rm80k yo.
I love it! Stylish and superior
Tq toyota for making good cars again.
Cost lower if come with locally Fortuner, then it is still better buy similar goes to current Santa Fe (despite Santa Fe no AEB and ACC)
Expect price between rm170k to rm200k
Bezza look a bit DNA but looks better anyways.
Buyers are looking for this
Toyota Safety Sense includes Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Pre-Collision System and Lane Departure Alert.
207ps 500Nm. Powerful yet safe.
A Honda CRV turbo is faster than this fortuner. It can smoke it easily.
Honda CRV faster than Toyota Fortuner? Wierd comparison
In 2017
Honda CRV 1.5 TCP – RM164K
Mazda CX-5 2.2 – RM167K
In 2020
Honda CRV 1.5 TCP – RM109K
Mazda CX-5 2.2 – RM135K
Honda always low RV
fake info. there is no way a cx-5 can sell at that price and no way a crv cost that low. if u can buy for me RM109K, i will pay you RM5K more.
Can smell fear from honda salesman again.
Budak ni dari dulu sebut pasal Honda Civic. Padahal belum masuk sekolah menengah lagi.
save money and get x70
In Thailand 209k ringgit? For a ladder frame car? This cant be true because Thailand must always have cheaper car than bolehland.
Hahahaa so true. I wonder where those jokers are. Thailand prices are clearly higher than we get here.
In a modern world with stringent Crash test result.
All vehicles already adopted Unibody Chasis.
Only the tougher vehicle still strengthen thier car with ladder frame.
Even a Roll Royce use a kind of Ladder Frame chasis.
Its only more costly to build a ladder frame car to pass crash test.
Truck with ladder frame have weak upper body. Their body are cheaper to build.
Why the heck would you relocate turn signal to bumper? 100% accident waiting to happen and of course making you into a “legender” (you know you dead)
Toyota The Real Best
Better buy Toyota Fortuner rather than buying Honda Accord with too many problems, same price lah!!! Hahah
interesting, somehow the thai spec fortuner omits the rear locking differential compared to the pre-facelift malaysia spec
At least Toyota give modern looking and latest model to us unlike honda and perodua
Best RV with good reliable
Tahniah to Toyota. Including UMW, for improving your management that will be par on DRB Proton soon
Toyota design is way better than Honda CRV and Honda Pilot (not selling in bolehland)
Bring 2.8 engine here please!!!!!
Really practical for this SUV
Fortuner all the way
Anytime will buy this
Feel better and comfort
front design of the Legender version reminds me a lot of Binyue / X50 design
With this fuss…really wanna to drive
front look like a geely now…
yeap… it has a lot of diff eng capacities in various markets…
2.8Td 2.4Td 2.7L 2.0L
MY market gets the lowest trim with the most pricier tag…
Give us TSS2.5 please. My OpenPilot is waiting.