General Comments:

This particular Fortuner is a company car in the place where I do my internship, so I get to ride in it from time to time. I can say that this car is very comfortable to ride in and has quite ample legroom at the back. The front part is also good. I also like the sweet smell of leather in this car. The aircon is also very good. You feel like you are still in a Prado that is built for a broader market.

Controls, particularly the radio, are easy to use.

Performance wise, pickup is very good and it has the ability to overtake slowpokes, incompetent, and undisciplined drivers in no time. It is indeed a very good car.

It has been my desire to own a Fortuner and for graduation and as a replacement to our 2004 Camry which we sold last year, I might be getting a brand new one (V model).

Faults:

Nothing gone wrong in the 3 years I've had the car. Due to bad maintenance the airconditioning started working bad. It took a good cleaning service from Toyota (US $200) to get it working properly again.

General Comments:

Very spacious, strong, off road capable and reliable vehicle. Often we've been driving with 8 people, or transported huge cargoes.

The fuel consumption is 7km/ltr, which is fine when the fuel is cheaper like in the Philippines.

Just like other cars, when you drive a lot off road you need to check all nuts and bolts regularly.

All in all, a great, strong and reliable car, which gave us a lot of good adventures in the Philippines.