Toyota Fortuner Officially Launched by IMC in Pakistan

[pwuser151333788048]

Thank you man

[daan329]

Keywest Florida

[nifiii]

^ wajah?

[m-yousuf]

Fortuner bookings will start from 22nd feb 2018 hopefully (as heard from dralerships)
Any idea when new fortuner 2.8D will be available for test drive or check out?

[Rameezi]

Particulate filter (DPF) is only applicable in euro 6 complaint vehicles, not in Pakistan

[Rameezi]

cruising in rain/slightly muddy roads/highways: always use H4 (4 wheel drive-High) for better traction at high speeds

Completely disagree with suggestion to use H4 on paved road. H4 shoukd NEVER be used on a paved surface, uphill or flat, especially not at high speed. It will result in increased steering effort making it impossible to evade an accident. Vehicle will not be able to fully turn and tend to go in a straight line.

Secondly at speeds above 30km/h and especially at highway speeds on a ROAD, H4 can cause permanent mechanical damage to the transfer case which can itself lead to an accident.

H4 should only be used on mud, sand, gravel, or other loose surfaces. It is safe to use at any speed as long as the surface is loose. To use 4x4 on a sealed surface, you need a "full time 4WD" vehicle which has a center differential along with the transfer case.

In short 4x4 is best avoided unless your vehicle is STUCK! Unnecessary use will increase chances of DEATH in an accident!

This information is also printed on the owners manual and warning stickers at drivers window and sunvisor.

[Rameezi]

The stickers particularly mention use of "differential lock system", which means rear diff lock as well as H4 which is center locked.

In prado there are separate locks for center and rear

[dayrider]

You probably be burning more fuel in the warm up than consuming in the trip, unless you use it as a daily vehicle and its used multiple times a day, then there are no disadvantages there, just that carbon might deposit but again, like i said, gun it every now and then and it shall be flawless

[Dawar]

Petrol variant is a smooth operator .. Pakistan sells second most expensive diesel after India but sells very cheap petrol as compared to the rest.
Given the rattle & other maintenance nakhraa & overall engines life... Petrol suits our situations better - v6 4000cc is the stock solution.

News of price revision before launch from 5899 to 5999... With transportation will cost 6019 + they better do 5799 instead.

[dayrider]

other maintenance nakhraa & overall engines life..

Quite frankly, there is not really any maintenance nakhra nor an engine life issue in new engines. I have used diesel engines that have done 250k kms without as much as a ring piece job, all depends on how you keep them.
But I do agree with you that if the purpose is routine city driving, petrol has a more road friendly sound and feel to the vehicle.

[Rameezi]

Agree with your point, but not with the boot analogy because the trunk serves two other purposes one is aesthetics and other is as a cushion for rear seat passengers during an accident. I have heard of a few horror stories involving rear seat passengers who faced high speed accidents in hatchbacks. For this reason I'm not confident about the use of last row in SUVs, hatchbacks and front and back row of vans on longer journeys...as an example the head of the last row passenger in a BR-V will be right next to the rear screen...almost touching it...however ladder on frame vehicles are probably safer in case of being rear ended due to raised floor and frame support..

[Dawar]

Waiting for the Rocco or settling for Revo V...

[coolbox]

One in hand is better than two in the bush.. One should get what one can and while it is available. Until Revo Rocco (or whatever it will be named) is launched, the V is for victory.
As is, the Fortuner prices will pretty much force me into getting Revo, whenever I decide to get one, that is.

[pwuser151333788048]

Btw are SUVs safer than sedans and hatchbacks?

[pwuser151333788048]

And is there a way to add features like VSC traction control and others?

[Rameezi]

SUVs are safer as long as you stay within speed limit. They are more likely to rollover than sedans, so you have to adjust driving style accordingly.

[Rameezi]

These features are overrated if a car has good tires and the driver observes safe driving practices then these features are never activated over the lifespan of the vehicle. They are more needed in snow and with small unstable cars like japanese kei cars

[nabeeliqbal12]

thanks for the correction.. and i agree with you but i didn't suggest to use H4 on dry roads/highways.. i suggested to use H4 in rainy conditions where road gets slippery causing loss of traction plus chances of tire slides are more.. now lets see what the manual suggests:

ts.

[pwuser151393407992]

But leaving everything aside Toyota Indus should have launched fortunes and revo wit VSC and traction control as they need it way more than grande I don't know what they were thinking.But u guys are right VSC and TRC don't really matter much if u don't break speed limits.

[pwuser151393407992]

And fortunes is more stable than revo because of the long body right? So without VSC revo owners might be facing a bit more difficulty than founder all thanks to Indus motors poor planning