Dec 05, 2016 05:09 AM
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The Fortuner’s cabin is roomy, comfortable and impressively quiet, thanks to soundproofing that isolates a lot of the Tyre and road noise. It’s an easy and relaxing place to sit on long journeys. The cabin’s layout is also simple and easy to navigate. And while the interior finish feels more commercial vehicle than premium passenger car, most of the hard plastics are suitably durable.
The diesel engine exhibits some gruff diesel clatter around town but it is whisper quiet at freeway speeds, and powerful enough to allow easy overtaking.
The biggest dynamic let downs are slow steering that does not feel intimately connected with the front wheels, and the rear wheels’ tendency to skip and move around over corrugations – a legacy of the ute-based, live-axle rear suspension.
All Fortuners rate as Excellent for safety on the WhichCar scale, thanks in part to their seven airbags, electronic stability control, standard reversing camera and auto-on headlamps.
The Fortuner’s side-curtain airbags extend past the third row of seats, so that even the rearmost passengers have head protection from side impacts.
The Fortuner does not include seat belt reminders for the third seat row, however.
(To see a list of the safety features on any model, open the model from the Cars Covered By This Review dropdown near the top of this page, and look under the features tab. Safety-related features are listed in red.)
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program(ANCAP) has awarded the Fortuner its maximum five stars for safety.
