Toyota Fortuner 6-12 months away from India Launch.

This time round finally toyota are serious and finally after now what is years of towing with the Fortuner idea Toyota plan to give it one last shot.Within the next six months toyota would take a firm decision with regards to the Fortuner SUV[which uses the same IMV platform as the innova].This decision would finally confirm if at all the Fortuner would make it to Indian soil or toyota will scrap the idea altogether after which the introduction should not take more than six months so expect the Toyota Fortuner within a year if at all it was destined for the Indian markets.

This got me looking for reviews on the internet about the Fortuner and though the build quality and the finishing of the interiors matched expectations what disappointed many reviewers was the lifeless and sterile driving experience of the Fortuner[even Comparing the driving experience of the Fortuner to the new Honda city].Also even with the impressive[atleast on paper] 2.7L petrol and 3.0L d4d[common rail diesel engines] reviewers did not exactly find it a scorcher,whether the Fortuner would appeal to enthusiasts we would have to wait and see when we do get the Fortuner on Indian roads for a test-drive.

Just in case environmentalists in India are upset,toyota does plan to Introduce the Prius as well just don't know how much of a premium it would command in the Indian markets.

Update:
The latest is that Toyota plan to launch the fortuner only by 2009[between june-september to be precise],pricing expected within the range of Rs.16-20 lakhs.