Toyota Fortuner Facelift Bookings Open

Toyota Fortuner Facelift Bookings Open - What's New?

by admin | November 28, 2020

Toyota Fortuner Facelift Bookings Open in India

Toyota India is preparing to launch the facelifted Toyota Fortuner by early next year. Bookings have commenced unofficially for the new facelifted SUV at select dealerships for an advance of ?50,000.

Exterior:

The majority of the upgrades will occur at the front end of the Fortuner. The new model will feature a new grille, LED headlights with LED DRLs, redesigned fog lights and a new silver skid plate. Other changes will include redesigned 18” alloy wheels and re-profiled LED taillights.

Interior:

The new Fortuner launched in Thailand features an all-black interior with a new instrument cluster and a larger touchscreen infotainment system. The Fortuner Legender edition also offers a powered tailgate with the swipe-to-open function, wireless charging and a 360-degree parking camera. Similar to the facelifted Innova Crysta, the new Fortuner will also include Android Auto and Apple carplay finally.

Powertrains:

The first powertrain for the facelifted Fortuner will be the 2.7L petrol engine which produces 166 PS and 245 Nm through either a 6-speed manual or automatic gearbox. The Thai-spec Fortuner gets a new 2.8L turbo-diesel engine which produces 204 PS and 500 Nm. This engine is expected to be introduced in the Indian model as well. While all the models will be 2WD as standard, only the diesel will get a 4WD option.

Price:

The current BS6 Toyota Fortuner is available from ?28.66 lakh to ?36.88 lakh (ex-showroom). The facelifted model is expected to cost around ?50,000 more.

Stay tuned for further updates on the new Fortuner.

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Ford Endeavour Sport - All You Need To Know

The New Ford Endeavour Sport Variant gets Glossy black replacing the chrome on the outside. The Front grille, Skid plates, Bumper accents, Tailgate strip, fender badges and the 18” alloy wheels will be finished in glossy black. A unique Sport badging will be provided on the tailgate and the lower part of the rear doors.

On the inside, this new Sport Variant will receive an all-black treatment including glossy black panels on the dashboard and centre console. The Headliner and Leather seats will also continue the black theme.

Other than these changes, the Endeavour

Sport will carry forward the same specifications as on the regular variants. Standard features will include:

Bi-LED headlamps with LED DRLs
Auto folding ORVMs
Panoramic sunroof
Powered driver seat
18” Alloy wheels
Dual-zone automatic climate control
Auto headlamps & wipers
Cruise control
8” Touchscreen system with Sync 3
10 speaker surround system with subwoofer
Android Auto & Apple car play
Ford pass connected car features
Reverse camera
Electric tailgate
Power folding 3rd-row seats
Smart key with push-button start
Terrain management system on 4x4 variant
Auto park assist

Safety:

Standard safety features on the Endeavour Sport BS6 include:

ABS with EBD
All-wheel disc brakes
Corner braking control
7 airbags
Electronic stability program
Traction control
Hill hold control
Hill descent control
Tyre pressure monitor
Rollover mitigation
Electronic brake prefill
Hydraulic brake assist
Perimetric alarm system
Front parking sensors
Pretensioner seatbelts
ISOFIX child seat mounts
Ford pass tracking with Geo-fencing

Powertrain:

The Endeavour Sport variant will carry forward the very same 2.0L EcoBlue 4 cyl turbo diesel engine producing 170PS and 420NM through the new 10 Speed Automatic transmission. The Sport variant is likely to be available in both 2WD & 4WD versions. International version will be available in 2.0-liter Twin-Turbo ecoblue diesel engine, It will produce 213hp of power, 500Nm of torque, 4WD with 10 speed AT.

Launch & price:

When launched the Endeavour Sport will compete against the Toyota Fortuner TRD Limited edition and could be priced at a slight premium over the standard Endeavour versions. (Rs 30L to Rs 34.8L ex-showroom)

Ford Ecosport SE Limited Edition!

Ford India is soon to launch a new updated top spec variant of its best selling Ecosport compact SUV. This new variant will be called the Signature Edition and will get some significant changes on the exterior and interior.

Exterior:

The new Ecosport SE will not be available with the tailgate mounted spare wheel as standard. Just like the globally sold Ecosport, the Indian SE Variant will also let go of the tailgate mounted spare wheel and instead, will have the number plate on the tail gate. The rear bumper also gets a larger skid plate design. The reverse camera will be

mounted in the number plate housing on the tailgate now.

According to the Ministry of road transport and highways, it is not necessary for vehicles weighing under 3.5 tonnes and equipped with tubeless tyres with Tyre pressure monitoring system to have spare tyre. Hence, the tailgate mounted spare tire will be available as a paid option on this Signature Edition variant. As standard, this new variant is not likely to receive a spare wheel and instead it will get a puncture repair kit.

At the front though, the Ford Ecosport SE will remain exactly the same without any changes.

Interior:

On the inside, this new Ford Ecosport Signature Edition will get some new features and significant updates. This new Variant will get Tyre pressure monitoring system integrated into the brand new 12.3” touchscreen system expected to be launched exclusively on this variant. This new super-large touchscreen will also get Android auto and Apple carplay compatibility along with the existing Ford Pass connected car features. The centre console too will be significantly different on this updated top spec variant.

All the other features including Auto headlamps and wipers, Cruise control, Electric sunroof, Auto Climate control and keyless access will be carried forward from the existing variants.

Powertrain:

The Ford Ecosport will continue to retain the very same 1.5L Petrol and Diesel engine options with a 5 speed Manual transmission as standard. At present, only the Titanium plus petrol is available with a 6 speed torque converter automatic gearbox. This gearbox is also likely to be available on the new Signature Edition variant as well.

At present the Ford Ecosport ranges from Rs.7.99L to Rs.11.19L (ex showroom) for the petrol range and Rs.8.69L to Rs.11.49L (ex showroom) for the Diesel range.

Stay tuned for further updates on the new Ford Ecosport Signature Edition.

Tata Motors Shows Positive Growth on Oct 2020

The Indian automobile industry sees growth continuously during this festive season. Sales have been increasing month on month and year on year significantly. Some key highlights of this growth are as follows:

Tata motors see stupendous growth “Year on Year”, In the month of October, it had a “Year over Year” growth of 79.2%.
Kia Motors has been on a solid sales growth thanks to the huge success of Seltos & the Sonet.
Maruti Suzuki, India's largest car manufacturer has seen a modest 17.6% increase in sales over last year.
Hyundai India’s numbers have increased by 13.2%.
On the other hand, Nissan & Volkswagen have

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The largest “Month on Month” growth is seen by Toyota. Sales have improved by 52.5% over the last month.
Ford, Renault, and Mahindra have their growth figures at 22.9%, 25%, and 26.8% respectively, on the “Month over month” basis.