This is it: Next Toyota Fortuner makes first spy shot appearance

The replacement for the depicted current generation Toyota Fortuner has made its first spy shot appearance. Picture: Toyota Supposedly leaked in a patent teaser drawing three years ago, the next-generation Toyota Fortuner has made its spy-shot debut, undergoing testing in Thailand. Set to make its world debut later this year, the still heavily camouflaged test unit provides little in the way of hints of what’s to come, bar the just-visible thin LED headlight strip.

Appearing almost identical in side profile to the current model, the Fortuner is likely to follow the same approach as its sibling, the “new generation” Hilux, mechanically. New Toyota Fortuner Front Spied – ADAS, Slim LEDs, Larger Grille Spottedhttps://t.co/CJVFZfRha3pic.twitter.com/xPZbH9eMJc As such, it will again be based on the IMV 0 platform and receive a new exterior and interior but remain unchanged on the power front. While the images, published by India’srushlane.com, make no reference to the interior, the Fortuner will likely have the same layout and design as the Hilux.

As such, the Land Cruiser Prado-esque design will see the inclusion of the dual 12.3-inch displays, the same steering wheel and physical buttons for the climate control and Multi-Terrain Select system. Also expected is the surround-view camera system, heated and ventilated electric front seats and a completely new array of safety and driver assistance systems. Up front,the Hiluxinfluence will see the Fortuner drop the 2.4 GD-6 turbodiesel engine for the 2.8 GD-6 with and without the 48V mild-hybrid system. Rumoured, but not confirmed, is the retention of the stalwart 2.7-litre petrol engine certain markets, including South Africa, never had access to.