2024 Toyota Fortuner Legender: We Can Suggest You a Better SUV

EXTERIOR DESIGN

FRONT VIEW

So as always, we start from the front. but first, let me tell you this Fortuner Legender is exactly the same as the previous regular Fortuner. and the main thing that separates both SUVs apart is the front fascia. like with the legender you will get more sharp front bumper, headlights and front grille.

while with the regular Fortuner, you will get the more round-shaped front fascia. so with the legender Toyota has added new design LED headlights. these headlights have four LED chambers and DRLS comes in a waterfall LED line guide. that creates a waterfall effect when led lights travel through the guide as you can see in the images.

On the other hand, to look sharper from the front Toyota has added a garnish that dramatically makes it look more sporty. on the different hand, this bumper has changed the car’s overall appearance, and Toyota calls this Catamaran-styled front bumper.

What is a catamaran-styled front bumper?

A catamaran is a yacht or a boat with two hulls parallel to each other. It has a wide base that is supported by two equally spaced hulls and is a lot more stable than a monohull boat.

As you further move down you will find two tiny LED fog lamps mounted to the bumper below the headlights in the fake air vents. this front bumper has a larger grille to let air comes inside to cool the engine quickly. Besides this on the lower bumper, you will get LED sequential LED turn indicators that look premium.

But one thing I am missing latest generation Fortune which is a hood scoop that used to come with the 2012 model Fortuner over the bonnet. the scoop was not fake it actually functions and helps to cool the intercooler that comes fitted over the top of the engine.

So that’s all about the front view and the rest of the things you can see in the images we have shown.

SIDE VIEW

Now if we see the side design of the Fortuner we can’t find any change in the design of the side profile of the car and its identicle to the regular Fortuner. Fortuner Legender comes with the side and wheel arch cladding and I must say first-generation Fortuner side cladding was much better than this.

Because cladding protects our SUV from unwanted scratches that can happen during off-roading but the latest generation Fortuner has minimal cladding and cannot protect our SUV much.

Now speaking about wheels, I personally like the design of the wheels that the company offers with the Fortuner Legender, if you buy the legender model you will get multi-layered R18-inch diamond cut alloy wheels .that look much better than the previous one. no, the question arises.

what is the Toyota Fortuner legender tyre size?

Toyota Fortuner Legender tyre size is 265/60 R18. and it comes with diamond-cut alloy wheels.

Besides this, the real highlight of the design of Fortuner is that the belt line which is starting from the A-pillar and not connecting to the third pillar and flowing back to the rear to the car creates an effect that the car roof is hanging in the air it’s not connected to the car. this belt line design catches everyone’s attention including mine.

And door handles of this Fortuner model come with a chrome highlight. On the other hand, ORVMs are dual-tone white and black colours and come integrated with LED turn indicators.

How to adjust ORVMs in Toyota Fortuner Legender?

So, Legender Fortuner has an electrically adjustable and foldable Outer Rear View Mirror and to adjust the ORVM a rotary knob is provided on the driver-side door near power window switches. rotate the knob Right or left for which side of the mirror you want to set and turn the knob up and down to adjust the mirror.

And to fold and unfold the mirror two buttons has provided near the knob on the driver’s side door.

Legender Fortuner is a large and high off-ground SUV and if you are a senior citizen then you may find it difficult to get in or out of the car. so to solve this problem company has provided a footrest that comes fitted with the car. and you will also get handles in the car so that you can grab the handle to come inside the car.

now coming to the windows you will get power windows with the legender fortuner and the windows are fairly large and gives you a good view of the outside. and all windows are power operated.

REAR VIEW

Moving on the rear portion of the car just like the front-rear also looks sharp. the rear bumper has cuts and creases on both sides and the rear fog light is also there. besides this, you will get a rear wiper and washer and fully led taillights. now a question arises.

How to open and close the tailgate of a Fortuner legender?

To open the tailgate company has provided a tailgate opening button which provided on the right side of the steering wheel as shown in the images. Press that button to open the tailgate.

Now there is another way to open the tailgate which is to swipe your foot under the rear bumper and the tailgate will open automatically.

And to close the tailgate there is a button provided on the tailgate’s lower side press that button and the tailgate will shut down automatically.

So that’s all about the design of the Legender Fortuner and we provided lots of the latest images of this SUV.

Even Toyota Land Cruiser feels outdated from the inside when I compare it with the other cars. so let’s unlock the car and get inside it. now the question arises.

How to lock and unlock the Legender Fortuner SUV?

Here you can see the Toyota Fortuner Legender key in the images on the key three buttons are provided for lock/unlock and tailgate open. so press unlock button and open the door similarly to lock the car press the lock ones and to open the tailgate press the gate and press a button on which the tailgate is printed.

Now the Legender Fortuner model comes with only one interior colour which is (Black & Maroon) and when you will open the door you will find a Black and maroon finish on the dashboard and on the doors. The interior feels nice. but if you compare it with the Jeep Meridian, MG Gloster and Tata Safari you will get disappointed that you have spent almost Rs 50 Lakh and you are getting an outdated interior.

DOORS

On the other hand, when you get inside the car you will see power windows switches along with ORVM controls and the interior of the door is decorated with marron colour leather and a piano finish to make it feel and looks better.

Besides this, one speaker is provided on all four doors and there is sufficient space on each door to place a water bottle. and a separate power window switch is provided on the rest of the three doors.

DASHBOARD

After sitting inside the car you will first notice the dashboard and how its feel? so the dashboard is compact and vertically high and comes fitted with two JBL Speakers on it. Besides this, some maroon leather finish and wooden finish can be seen o various places on the dashboard.

On the extreme right of the dashboard, you will find some switches to operate various functions like the Tailgate release button, parking sensor button, DPF warning buttons etc. beside this on the bottom these switches company has provided bonnet and fuel lid opening latches. pull these latches and your fuel lid and bottom get released.

On the other hand, the engine start/stop button is also provided on the right side of the dashboard. Now the question arises.

How to start/stop the Toyota Fortuner Legender?

Toyota has provided a smart key with the car so first unlock the car and get inside the car. put your smart key in your pocket and press the brake pedal and press one start/stop button and your car will start automatically.

And to stop turn off your car select the parking mode of your car and press the start/stop button again.

Now let’s move on to the centre of the dashboard, the Toyota has provided 8.0 DA Touch Screen Audio with Capacitive Switches (BT, USB, Android Auto / Apple CarPlay) along with it 6-JBL speakers has provided to keep you entertained all the time during long journeys.

moving down on the touch screen some automatic Air Conditioning switches has provided and this AC has dual-zone climate control so you can easily control them via a dedicated button. Besides this front and rear defogger buttons are also provided with AC controls that help to remove moisture during the winter season.

Besides this, below the A/C controls you will get seat ventilation to turn on/off switches and four-wheel drive selecting knob and a DAC downhill assist button that helps your car when you are attempting steep decline.

Now let’s move on to the center console, center console consists of a gearknob. behind the gear knob, three driving modes buttons are provided named ECO, NORMAL, and Sport. other off-road buttons like a rear differential lock and traction control buttons are provided.

STEERING & SPEEDOMETER

Toyota Fortuner Legender features a variable flow control power steering that can be adjusted tilt and telescopically to suit driver need and for more convenience steering mounted controls are there.

on the left side of the steering, you will get Volume, voice command, and phone control and on the right side, you will get HDMI controlling buttons. the steering comes fully wrapped in leather and also with a wooden and metal finish as you can see in the images.

And one more thing your Legender Fortuner does comes with the steering mounted pedal for a manual shift that gives you a sports car-like feel.

On the other hand, behind the steering wheel headlight and wiper controls. and the cruise control stick is also there on the right side below the steering wheel.

Speaking about the speedometer, with this model you will get an analog instrument cluster which is called New Optitron Black Dial Combimeter with Illumination Control and White Illumination Bar.

and a large TFT multi-information display has been provided between the tachometer and speedometer. it shows Trip A, Trip B, Instant fuel economy etc.

SEATS

most of you are may eager to know what kind of seats are there in Fortuner? so let me tell you. you will get a black and Marron combination interior in the Legender. whereas the upholstery is a combination of genuine leather and synthetic leather.

The front seats are ventilated and have electric adjustment features. seats are nice and comfortable. and seat ventilation function can be turned on via a button provided below the AC controls. both front seats are ventilated.

Whereas second-row seats had a 60:40 split function. and these seats can be slide, fold and one-touch tumble down if required. these seats feel comfortable but don’t have enough thigh support. and for second-row passengers, AC vents are provided over the roof with controls and two C-type USB ports are also provided.

and behind both front seats, a hook is provided to hand something and these hooks can hold up to 4kg weight.

let’s move on to the back seats, I must say you have less space at the rear and these seats are only suitable for children. and to sit in the third row you need to fold the second row and climbing into the third row is not suitable for physically challenged people and senior citizens.

NOTE: Toyota Fortuner GR-S is identical to the regular model in terms of exterior and interior design and the powertrain is also similar.

EXTERIOR DESIGN

So let’s start from the front this fortuner GR-S look like the Toyota Fortuner Legender when you look at it from the front even though it has the same headlights, Bumpers, and front grill as we have got with the Legender. but the thing is the front bumper comes with a body colour.

Headlight garnish comes in a black piano finish. As this is a Grazoo Racing model so a GR-S badging has been provided on the lower right side of the front bumper. Besides this near fog lights, Toyota has added a horizontal strip as a design element. just to add a sporty feel.

Moving on to the side of the car you will notice that the Alloy wheels are colours. you will get all back alloy wheels with the same wheel size and design. and you do get cladding with the GR-S model but it comes with the body color. on the other hand door handle also comes with a body colour.

Moving on to ORVM, you dont get any chrome treatment hence black piano finish has been done on it. besides this, you dont get any dual-tone black colour roof with this model and Toyota Fortuner GR-S comes with a body colour roof.

Similar story at the rear the design of the tailgate, bumpers even the taillights is the same the thing you will notice here is another GR-S badge is pasted on the lower portion of the tailgate. at last, I want to say it is a new colour variant, not a sports focus SUV.

INTERIOR DESIGN

As expected the interior of the Toyota Fortuner gr-s 2022 is again the same as the legender Fortuner, but you will get a black interior with this model, and GR-S is printed on the seats of this Fortuner. Besides this GR-S is printed on the Start/Stop button, on the steering wheel and on the MID display of the car.

On the other hand, each and everything is the same as the legender. but the interior of the GR-S model comes in black colour with a black piano finish, leather and silver accents. and the centre console has a finish of fake carbon fibre here it’s provided just to make it look sporty.

we have shown some HD images of the Toyota Fortuner GR-S in this blog.

Toyota Fortuner GR-S Specs

One thing I should mention here is all the Fortuner model you get in India comes with the same 2755cc in-line 4-cylinder turbo diesel engine that pumps 204 Ps of power and 420 nm of torque and the automatic variant delivers 500 nm of torque.

This SUV comes with a six-speed Automatic transmission and manual transmission. on the other hand, you can select two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive as an option. the mileage and top speed figures remain the same.

But the big change you see is that Toyota Fortuner is also available with the V6 Petrol engine in UAE and other markets. but in India, it’s available only with the Diesel and Petrol 4-cylinder engine only.

Since the Fortuner is launched it received several upgrades I am in love with this SUV since it launched in India in 2009 and it used to powered by a 3.0Liters 4-cylinder Turbo Diesel engine with a full-time four-wheel drive system.

This first-generation Fortuner comes with halogen-equipped headlights and taillights. Besides this fog lamps provided below the headlights and front grill were short in size as compared to the latest generation. and a hood scope used to comes with it to cool the intercooler.

The side profile car was attractive and C-pillar was the major highlight of this SUV beside this it also comes with large wheel cladding and door cladding also provided by the company. that gave it a proper rugged off-road feel.

In 2013 Toyota changed the design of the front facia, by adding projector headlights to it and a new front grille and bumpers. and the rest of the design was the same as before. and in 2013 the company introduced a sports variant called Toyota Fortuner TRD Sportivo.

This model gets TRD badging on the car in several places and instead of chrome company used body color to make it look sporty.

Now in 2018, Toyota revealed the new second-generation Fortuner with a completely new design and from that year fortuner is getting popular day by day. with the second generation model company having added bi-xenon projector headlights the car looks more slim and aerodynamic than before.

and from the side, this SUV gets a floating roof design which is the major highlight of this car and anyone can easily recognise its floating roof design. and this design is the most attractive design I have ever seen in an SUV.

So the New 2023 Toyota fortuner fortuner comes with an even new fresh exterior design you have all-new headlights with an LED projector unit and the DRLs come with the same design as the belt line of the car. and a new Trapzoid grille has been added to the front bumper.

and the real highlight here is a chrome element that connects the headlights to the front grille. and the overall shape of the front bumper is inspired by the pontoon. means the lower portion of the bumper has an inverted U shape. and this new bumper has a low front overhang that helps to clear obstacles.

Besides this, Toyota has provided small LED fog lights to make driving easier in the challenging driving condition.

Now moving on the side profile of the car which is almost the same as before no change here. similar case with the rear of the car. Besides this Toyota is offering 7 colours with their fortuner. which is platinum white pearl, Sparkling black crystal shine, Phantom Brown, Super white, Attitude Black, Avant Garde Bronze & Silver Metallic.

Among all these 7 colors I like the Avant Grade bronze color and Attitude black color.

INTERIOR DESIGN

Let’s move on to the inside of the car and you will be confused to see the design of the Toyota Fortuner Interior is the same as the Legender. but one regular fortuner gets a dual-tone interior one is a fully black interior and the other is Chamois (Beige) colour.

whereas the Toyota Fortuner Legender comes with only one interior colours options which is a combination of Black and Marron. and the rest of the thing is the same you will get ambient lighting, a cooled glovebox etc

Wait one change you will notice in the speedometer is the blue colour analogue speedo and tacho silver color ornament. one thing that Toyota should add to this SUV is to make it more enjoyable and modern. that is a panoramic sunroof it not only makes the car more airy and roomy but it makes the passenger feel more premium from the inside.

On the other hand, if I compare the interior quality with a similar SUV like Ford Endeavour & Jeep Meridian. the interior of the Toyota Fortuner feels seriously outdated. even the Tata Safari’s interior feels more premium which is available at half price of it.

Toyota Fortuner Configurations

your Toyota Fortuner SUV comes with four models which are the regular Fortuner 2.8L 4X4, Fortuner Legender, Fortuner GR-S & Fortuner Leader (NOT In India). and There are other models of Fortuner especially designed for the international market. we will talk about it later.

So your regular Diesel Fortuner comes with four configurations which are.

1. Toyota Fortuner 2.8L 4×2 MT.
2. Toyota Fortuner 2.8L 4×2 AT.
3. Toyota Fortuner 2.8L 4×4 MT.
4. Toyota Fortuner 2.8L 4×4 AT (Top Model).

And your Petrol Fortuner comes with only two variants.

1. Toyota Fortuner 2.7L 4×2 MT.
2. Toyota Fortuner 2.7L 4×2 AT.

Besides this, Toyota Fortuner Legender also comes with the only Diesel option and two configurations.

1. Legender 2.8L 4X4 AT.
2. Legender 2.8L 4X4 MT.

Toyota Fortuner Dimensions 2022

Fortuner has a great road presence due to its sporty muscular design and larger dimensions but there are other SUVs available in the market which has more road presence and are larger in dimension as compared to the Toyota Fortuner.

These SUVs are Mahindra Scorpio, MG Gloster, Tata Safari and Ford Endeavour. so let’s have a look over the dimensions of this SUV.

Toyota Fortuner Top Speed

Toyota Fortuner is able to achieve a top speed of 195 km/h easily. and you can cruise up to triple-digit speed easily all day long.

Power and performance

Let’s talk about the performance of the Fortuner and before the start, I want to say that in India you will get petrol and Diesel model Fortuner those two engines only Diesel engines equipped fortuner many people buy. so I will talk about the diesel performance of the car.

So in India, your Fortuner comes with the 4-cylinder 2755cc DOHC 16-valve engine which is equipped with the variable nozzle turbocharger and intercooler. this engine develops 204 PS of power and 500 Nm torque (AT) and 420Nm torque (MT).

This engine has enough power to pull this SUV up to 100 km/h in just 11.21sec and can hit 195 km/h at top speed. this engine feels smooth and becomes noisy during hard acceleration. and vibration does filter into the cabin.

On the other hand, when you ride this SUV on the highway the car bounces easily on the broken roads and there are some body rolls also there. so this SUV is not really comfortable on the highway. but the seats are reasonably comfortable.

On the other hand, Toyota Fortuner Legender has 225 mm of ground clearance which has the problem of bouncing during the ride. on the other hand, if you drive this car off-road it will amaze you it can probably tackle any kind of terrain its a hard-core off-roader. this car is designed for off-road.

but most people drive this car on-road. and talking about off-road ability Toyota Fortuner comes with 29.2 degrees of Approach angle and a 25.2 departure angle which is great for tackling most of the off-road conditions. besides this you will get the H2/H4 & L4 and rear differential lacking feature.

How to use H2/H4 & L4 of Toyota Fortuner?

Actually, these are high and low ratios by selecting H2 you can drive the car at high speed and this mode is best for the highway it makes the car two-wheel drive.

And if you select the H4 this mode sends driving power to all four wheels via transfer case and this mode is used in off-road conditions like hill climbing, water crossing etc.

And L4 mode is used in extremely low traction conditions like you are driving this car into Slush, gravel etc.

Besides this, the side profile of the Fortuner Leader is the same as the Legender but you will get R18 wheels whereas Legender gets R19-inch wheels.

On the other hand, the ORVM and roof come with painted body colour and you dont get a black roof finish in the Leader as we have in the Legender.

Moving on to the rear you will get the same design but in the place of Legender, you will get LEADER badging.

The real cost-cutting company has done in the power train of the car you will get the same engine you have got in the Toyota Innova its 2393cc turbo diesel 4-cylinder engine which develops 150PS of power and 343 nm of torque.

On the other hand interior of the Toyota Fortuner Leader, you will get only in black colour and you will get only a two-wheel drive option. and it launched in the Thailand market.