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17-01-2011, 04:10 PM
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Saw one of these parked up in West Perth just now:
 At first I thought it was some Ssangyong thing but then I saw the familiar Hilux front on it and the Fortuna badge. I have seen these in Singapore but did not realise there were any here. Had a 3.0 TD in it judging from the badges. Wasn't some sort of company car or whatever, it had a baby capsule in the back. These aren't marketed in Australia by Toyota directly are they?
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17-01-2011, 04:25 PM
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Greys tuf too :-)
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Nah I dont think so, but i would probably have one if they did.
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17-01-2011, 04:29 PM
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Whats with the mirror on the front guard?
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17-01-2011, 04:32 PM
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Still uses a 4 speed auto. No decent 6cyl option available either.
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17-01-2011, 05:05 PM
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Grey import would be my guess.
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17-01-2011, 05:46 PM
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The number plate would be the give away here folks....
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17-01-2011, 05:46 PM
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Id hazard a guess and say its a personal import, judging by the foreign plates.
And with the grey import rules changing sometime ago, i don't think it would be a normal grey import. Could be wrong though. |
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17-01-2011, 05:48 PM
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Good looker, side and rear profile are reminiscent of Territory. Why can't we have this instead of Kluger, would make for a more reliable, durable alternative to Territory.
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17-01-2011, 05:52 PM
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I don't think this is the actual picture fellas..just a random one so we know what it is..
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17-01-2011, 06:21 PM
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17-01-2011, 06:26 PM
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bf xr6t + 351 xe esp weee
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All of the Fortunas i saw in KL were Toyota badged Lexus's
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17-01-2011, 08:49 PM
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Would be worth it compared to having a butt ugly Kluger tho. |
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17-01-2011, 10:58 PM
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and that's how it is
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So it's a Toyota Hilux Surf by any other name.
Don't know about the new ones, but the old Surf always suffered from the 'huge on the outside, tiny on the inside' thing.
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18-01-2011, 01:03 AM
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18-01-2011, 03:07 AM
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yeah it looks Hilux based, and not a 4Runner (not Forerunner)
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18-01-2011, 03:28 AM
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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Wikipedia says the Fortuna is indeed based on the HiLux frame, which the 4Runner hasnt been since going to the Prado frame for the 3rd gen.
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18-01-2011, 08:11 AM
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We got them over here. Ugly cheap looking things indeed.
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18-01-2011, 10:30 AM
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There have been reports that Toyota are consideing bring the Fortuner in to Australia to fit under the Prado as a genuine 4x4. The Prado is heading up in to Land Cruiser pricing and there is a gap in Toyota's 4x4 wagon range. Note the Rav-4 and Kluga are SUV's so are in a different market segment, etc.
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Toyota Fortuna/Forerunner in Australia?
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