While speculation is rife that Toyota is going to launch the Fortuner in India soon,what has added fuel to the theory is the NDTV coverage of the Thailand motor show,where NDTV strongly hinted about a possible launch of the Fortuner soon in India.
What could spoil the party is the price tag.NDTV suggest it could initially only be assembled here and then according to demand could be manufactured in India at a later date.The Fortuner would thus be competing more with the Honda CRV,Chevrolet Captiva and the likes.The question is would you shell out a hefty premium for a vehicle which shares a major percentage of its DNA with the Innova.The recent ad spree by toyota inspite of the Innova doing very well the previous month has got a few to suggest that a new vehicle is due soon.Whether its the fortuner,the new corolla or even a facelifted/an all new Innova is anybody's guess.
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.
PS:Sticking to the NDTV coverage of the Thai motor show,even NDTV confirmed the launch of the next generation honda city by the end of the year.
