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SUV of the year

Team Zigwheels 07 Dec 2009

Buying a Car? Get Best Deal

Big, brawny and loads of attitude. These attributes define an SUV perfectly. That coupled with space, versatile seating, powerful engines and decent off-road capability is what's needed to make a SUV sell.

And recently there has been a barrage of SUV's hitting the Indian Market with the Toyota Fortuner being the latest entrant. With more and more additions, the segment is only hotting up further.

Toyota-Fortuner

Toyota Fortuner

Toyota finally brought in the long awaited Fortuner on Indian shores recently. With butch looks, a brilliant diesel engine pumping out a 170 PS along with all-time 4WD, the Fortuner is one of the most capable SUV's for going off-road. There is plenty of room on the inside as well but interiors are pretty Innova-ish for a 20 plus lakh rupees car. The D4-D unit is pretty efficient as well considering the mammoth weight and the all time 4WD system. Toyota's reliability mated with good value for money makes the Fortuner a strong contender for any battle.


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User's Comments
  • kunal (12 February 2010 11:50)
    HEY U FARAAZ KHAN ... DONT U DARE SAY ANYTHG AGAINST INDIAN MENTALITY N ALL ...i dunno from where u are but u have no rgt to comment on indians and their mentality | Reply
 FARAAZ KHAN (13 February 2010 17:17) Reply to kunal
HEY KUNAL I WILL SAY 1000 TIMES YOU INDIANS GOT SICK MENTALITY AND HAVE NO CLASS AT ALL. | Reply
 FARAAZ KHAN (13 February 2010 14:42) Reply to kunal
KUNAL U MUST JOIN PARTY LIKE SHIV SENA OR BAJARANDAL . FISRT BUY A TYPICAL INDIAN MARUTI THEN GIVE RIDES TO THAKERY PARIVAAR. I M SURE THEY WILL BE HAPPY AND TREAT U LIEK KING. YOU TYPICAL INDIANS MARUTI WALA. I FEEL SHAMED ON YOU MR KUNAL. U SICK INDIAN FROM GUTTER | Reply
 FARAAZ KHAN (13 February 2010 14:37) Reply to kunal
HEYY KUNAL YOU I WILL SAY 100 TIMES ABOUT INDIAN MENTALITY . I AM VERY MUCH INDIAN FROM NEW DELHI. BUT NEVER SUPPORT INDIANS CARS . ICURRENTLY I M DRIVING PAJERO SFX AND NOW PLANNING TO BUY A V TARUNG. I DID NOT SAY BAD ABOUT INDIANS . I SAID YOU INDIANS SHOULD WAKE UP NOW . WHY YOU PEOPLE STILL GOT STUCKED WITH THESE MARUTI PRODUCTS. TAHTS VALL TYPICAL INDIAN MENTALITY . YOU R ONE OF THEM . I AM SURE U ARE DRIVING MARUTI OMNI OR ONE OF VAN FR MARUTIS. I FEEL SORRY FOR OU KUNAL. YOU SICK INDIAN GO AND SEE WAT OTHERS R DRIVING . ONLY AVTOR LIKE ABISHEK BACHAN ENDORSED FOR MARUTI CARS N HE IS A FLOPPED ACTOR LOOSER LIKE YOU KUNAL. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO COMMENTS ABOUT SUV HERE PL GO N CLEAN YOUR OLD MARUTI VAN | Reply
 sinner (22 May 2010 17:09) Reply to FARAAZ KHAN
if u have a problem with indians | Reply
  • shankar (05 January 2010 15:56)
    why are they rating best truck of the year as best suv... we indians seems like every toyota vehicle which is launched... fortuner is a hilux truck. | Reply
 eddy (22 May 2010 04:56) Reply to shankar
toyota had 3 concepts SUV-fortunerMPV -innovaTruck -hiluxthere were derived from the same concept but thn modified n put into diff categories so fortuner is a SUV my frnd | Reply
  • shiju (30 December 2009 14:50)
    We need to start thinking beyond toyota concept, it has come to a stage where whatever Toyota makes getting the best rating, what is the bassis of the the evaluation?is it scientific? | Reply
 Autoreg (02 February 2010 01:14) Reply to shiju
Shiju,Trust me when I say you cant beat a Toyota. I have driven and owned a number of european cars . They all have a USP but when it comes to reliability, build quality, dealer service etc etc, only VW comes close. Next best thing after a Toyota is a Nissan without Renault parts. | Reply
 Javid Khan Lakdawala (31 December 2009 09:50) Reply to shiju
Buying Toyota since 1984 for entire family members in Los Angeles. I can tell you from the experience, Toyota and Lexus both are best in maintenance and quality. I have Lexus LS400 229,000 miles. Drove from Los Angeles to Florida(2500 miles/4000 KM with few stops) in 42 Hours. No over heating, never break down, never stops on freeway. Believe me I used corolla, camry, sienna, supra, tercel, LS400 not a single one had given any problem. Honda is good when new but reapir for used car is much verse than Toyota. I have driven BMW 325 from Arkansas(Bill Clinton state) to Los Angeles, but I have to take rest. Good car but I got tired but not in LS400, which is built by Toyota. | Reply
 Nitin (16 March 2010 19:37) Reply to Javid Khan Lakdawala
Javid no doubt that Lexus has a fantastic range. LS400 is such a comfortable car that you won't feel tired at all. A LS400 of year 2000 model is much better than many of the new model cars. | Reply
  • Rahmat Ilemona Iyodo (28 December 2009 19:21)
    Need the price of used toyota forturner sent to my mail below please. I am very much interested in purchasing one for my self this 2010. | Reply
 FARAAZ KHAN (11 February 2010 18:22) Reply to Rahmat Ilemona Iyodo
Mr Rahmat i think u guys have never seen real SUV in india so much stuck with this 20 years old model of toyota. this model was launched in USA 20 years ago known as toyota 4 runner.. i m fully agreed with mr shanker . indians love every launch of toyotas or hondas but they doono wat people fr other countries r driving. come on wake up man | Reply
 UR CLOSE FRIEND (22 May 2010 12:11) Reply to FARAAZ KHAN
FARAAZ KHAN,U THINK U R VERY SMART. U R A FOOL. U SHOULD HAVE A HUMMER IN UR GARAGE. Y DO U BOAST AROUND WID UR STUPID AND IDIOTIC FORTUNER. IT HAS NOTHING GOT TO DO WHAT A HUMMER CAN DO. U TALK ABOUT FORTUNER. HOW MANY PEOPLE OWN IT IN INDIA. I READ UR COMMENTS. U WROTE ABOUT MARUTI. IT IS THE BOSS OF INDIAN ROADS. TRY TO TAKE UR FORTUNER TO NATHULA PASS WITHOUT ANY HELP DURING SNOW. MARUTI 800 AND ZEN HAVE DONE INCLUDING MAHINDRA SCORPIO AND ALL MAHINDRA VEHICLES, EVEN SUMO HAS DONE IT. LAST MONTH, A PERSON TRIED TO TAKE HIS BLUE FORTUNER BUT COULDNOT AS 4X4 AND WEIGHT OF THE CAR IS HUGE AND HE COULD NOT CLIMB. TRY TO TAKE UR VEHICLE IN A 75 DEGREE CLIMB WHICH MARUTI 800 HAS CLIMBED. TRY TO TAKE UR VEHICLE IN A CAR RALLY SPECIALLY MONSOON CAR RALLY's IN INDIA AND SEE FOR URSELF HOW MUCH CAN U GO FURTHER. U IDIOT, DON'T OVER REACT. WHEN A DIESEL ENGINE BECOMES OLD, MORE THAN 1,00,000 KMS ON THE ODOMETER, THEN U FEEL THE NOISY ENGINE AND THE CAR CANNOT RUN IN A BETTER CONDITION. IMPROVE UR LANGUAGE OR ELSE THE WHOLE OF INDIANS WILL BE ANGRY.IF U R SO MUCH EXCITED ABOUT UR VEHICLE, TRY TO DRIVE UR VEHICLE IN BIHAR ROADS CONTINUOUSLY FOR 24 HOURS AND THEN FOR URSELF WHAT HAPPENS. UR SUV IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN. HAHAHHAHAHAHA.I AM UR FRIEND. TRY TO FIND ME OUT.FIND ME U STUPID FELLOW | Reply
 UR CLOSE FRIEND (22 May 2010 12:11) Reply to FARAAZ KHAN
FARAAZ KHAN,U THINK U R VERY SMART. U R A FOOL. U SHOULD HAVE A HUMMER IN UR GARAGE. Y DO U BOAST AROUND WID UR STUPID AND IDIOTIC FORTUNER. IT HAS NOTHING GOT TO DO WHAT A HUMMER CAN DO. U TALK ABOUT FORTUNER. HOW MANY PEOPLE OWN IT IN INDIA. I READ UR COMMENTS. U WROTE ABOUT MARUTI. IT IS THE BOSS OF INDIAN ROADS. TRY TO TAKE UR FORTUNER TO NATHULA PASS WITHOUT ANY HELP DURING SNOW. MARUTI 800 AND ZEN HAVE DONE INCLUDING MAHINDRA SCORPIO AND ALL MAHINDRA VEHICLES, EVEN SUMO HAS DONE IT. LAST MONTH, A PERSON TRIED TO TAKE HIS BLUE FORTUNER BUT COULDNOT AS 4X4 AND WEIGHT OF THE CAR IS HUGE AND HE COULD NOT CLIMB. TRY TO TAKE UR VEHICLE IN A 75 DEGREE CLIMB WHICH MARUTI 800 HAS CLIMBED. TRY TO TAKE UR VEHICLE IN A CAR RALLY SPECIALLY MONSOON CAR RALLY's IN INDIA AND SEE FOR URSELF HOW MUCH CAN U GO FURTHER. U IDIOT, DON'T OVER REACT. WHEN A DIESEL ENGINE BECOMES OLD, MORE THAN 1,00,000 KMS ON THE ODOMETER, THEN U FEEL THE NOISY ENGINE AND THE CAR CANNOT RUN IN A BETTER CONDITION. IMPROVE UR LANGUAGE OR ELSE THE WHOLE OF INDIANS WILL BE ANGRY.IF U R SO MUCH EXCITED ABOUT UR VEHICLE, TRY TO DRIVE UR VEHICLE IN BIHAR ROADS CONTINUOUSLY FOR 24 HOURS AND THEN FOR URSELF WHAT HAPPENS. UR SUV IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN. HAHAHHAHAHAHA.I AM UR FRIEND. TRY TO FIND ME OUT.FIND ME U STUPID FELLOW | Reply
 Nitin (16 March 2010 19:42) Reply to FARAAZ KHAN
Mr. Faraaz, please don't say anything bad about anybody. Everyone has a different level of exposure, hence the choice of car accordingly. But that doesn't give us right to say anything bad. Cheers ! :-) | Reply
 Nitin (16 March 2010 19:39) Reply to FARAAZ KHAN
Don't buy Toyota Fortuner if you want to use it personally. If you want to run it as a Taxi then it is fine, but such a costly Taxi ? I wonder... :-) | Reply
  • bsjanardhan (25 December 2009 12:12)
    the best SUV wiil be Maruthi Versa with Deisal Enginee . It make for the Indian City and todays road Condistion | Reply
 FARAAZ KHAN (11 February 2010 18:17) Reply to bsjanardhan
you should not even discussed about these maruti products . go n drive that abishek wala car in your village | Reply
 Roy (16 March 2010 15:30) Reply to FARAAZ KHAN
It seems like you are a sore loser..... | Reply
 car lover anti indian hater (25 June 2010 22:33) Reply to Roy
Mr. Roy, well said, has been patiently reading thru all the comments by him..Damn TOI please ban this bugger!
 FARAAZ KHAN (11 February 2010 18:14) Reply to bsjanardhan
Mr BSjanardhan u sick indian very much stuck with that old maruti versa. come on wake up man . i can say thats a typical mentality of indians people like you. flop actor liek abishek who endorse for thsi care | Reply
 gabrial (13 February 2010 10:42) Reply to FARAAZ KHAN
Faraaz can i ask you as to wht car you own? | Reply
 FARAAZ KHAN (15 February 2010 13:23) Reply to gabrial
YUH I OWN MITSUBISHI PAJERO SFX N SKODA LAURA. BUT PAJERO IS A SHIT VEHICLE WITH OLD TECHNOLOGY , PLANNING TO SEEL OUT PAJERO N BUYING VW TARUNG OR PRADO. BUT NT SURE ABT PRADO. never driven any maruti cars in my life rather i will drive royal enfield bullet
 FARAAZ KHAN (15 February 2010 13:24) Reply to gabrial
i feel yuk when i hear MARUTISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS . SOUND V CHEAP
 Suman (31 December 2009 15:17) Reply to bsjanardhan
Mr. bsjanardhan Maruthi Versa is not and SUV its a mini Van and a flop model. | Reply
  • Kamran Mohsin (24 December 2009 13:39)
    It's what they call 'the hobson's choice'. What other SUV's that were released this year come that close? The Xeon | Reply
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