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r.jay.sPakWheeler
Posts: 467Joined: Jun 2006
Jun '17
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After giving it a careful thought I opted to move to a new Fortuner as my daily driver and as my companion on weekend's excursions into the wild..............while I made this decision I was aware that Fortuner was known to be underpowered..............and when I test drove it............I felt the same way.........especially when I was driving a Civic X Turbo at that time...........however...........I learnt that the car's acceleration from 0-80 kph was fair enough and at par with a car like Toyota Altis 1.6L............from 80-120 kph it was sort of okay and above 120 it was a stretch............but then how many times one goes beyond 120 kph ............. considering that the car is quite good on off-roading...............so I decided to play with its strengths rather than its weaknesses...........and with time I have trained my foot on its pedal to make good use of whatever it has got to offer..........

Now that I've decided to keep the car.............I'm opening up this thread to share my experience over the months of use and the modifications that I make with this car...............

Got the car delivered on Mar 04, 2017 ............... one of the first few units in Phantom Brown color.........

Then:

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homayoonPakWheeler
Posts: 651Joined: May 2011
Jun '17

Mashallah, congrats for the purchase. A dream machine for many of us.....

arkhitektAli127 HP Ali erect
Posts: 6334Joined: Aug 2015
Jun '17

It's a wonderful machine. As per my first impressions in the initial few days: Proving to be better than my expectations

faaizaslam75Newbie
Posts: 131Joined: Dec 2013
Jun '17

Mashallah sir awsome ride and color allah naseeb kre ur agr audio system m chnges krein to wo b zarur mention kijiae ga

amin12PakWheeler
Posts: 146Joined: Apr 2012
Jun '17

I like this suv.

Looking forward to see your off-road experience.

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r.jay.sPakWheeler
Posts: 467Joined: Jun 2006
Jul '17

First of the modifications .............. Added Skid Plates

I wanted to go for bodykit earlier ......... but fearing that the ground clearance may be compromised (even if slightly) ............ I stopped from going that way and added skid plates instead .............. this may be little cosmetic but still gives the vehicle slightly better looks without any compromise on ground clearance .................

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r.jay.sPakWheeler
Posts: 467Joined: Jun 2006
Dec '17
imbigsmall

I continue to upgrade the car ........... each month .......... was not posting the pictures though ........... I'm updating the thread with latest pictures ........... :slight_smile: Thank you for your interest

See the pictures in following post

r.jay.sPakWheeler
Posts: 467Joined: Jun 2006
Dec '17
unknown_one

It's a good car .......... with no quality issue that I can think of ........ considering that this is local assembled ....... I would recommend you to go for upcoming Diesel version that will have more torque than this petrol version ............. this car is little under-powered ........... especially at the time when you are to do lot of over-taking i.e. on GT road ........ I guess Diesel version will be good enough

nomanbhatti2002NASA
Posts: 162Joined: Jul 2017
Jan '18

I heard its like extended version of Hilux.. in terms of inner capacity and luxury..

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r.jay.sPakWheeler
Posts: 467Joined: Jun 2006
Jan '18

It is true that it is based on the same platform as the Hilux is..........so most of the features would match.........however Fortuner has different and better rear suspension..........better legroom in the rear and better seats.........as far as the space is concerned.......Hilux can have a more room for cargo than Fortuner..............

dayriderSenior Pakwheeler
Posts: 5715Joined: Jul 2015
Jan '18
r.jay.s

why not use the triptonic for better instant power, or is that also not good enough?

r.jay.sPakWheeler
Posts: 467Joined: Jun 2006
Jan '18
dayrider

Triptonic is okay...........you can use it once in a while.........but having to use it too often on GT road is something that you won't like...........I've driven the car to Khunjarab pass in the north and to Cholistan on the Punjab side...........I've found it adequate in difficult terrain and on steep roads.............it's only the GT road where frequent overtaking is required..............I found it wanting for better torque........

r.jay.sPakWheeler
Posts: 467Joined: Jun 2006
Jan '18
Dot3

I've heard that Petrol version will be reduced to 4x2 only with some features stripped down (e.g. leather seats)................the Diesel version would be 4x4 and would have additional features..........let's see.......what happens..........