Toyota will not be showcasing the much awaited next generation of the Innova MPV and the Fortuner SUV during the next Indian Auto Expo that will be held in February next year.
SUV during the next Indian Auto Expo that will be held in February next year. This was confirmed by Mr. N Raja, Senior Vice President and Director of Sales and Marketing, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM).
The Innova and the Fortuner are very popular vehicles from the Japanese manufacturer. The Innova is one of the best-selling MPVs in India. The Fortuner is very popular thanks to its butch looks and road presence. It outsells it’s competitors by a huge margin.
The next generation of the Innova is still awaiting its global debut. It will be based on Toyota’s IMV (Innovative International Multipurpose Vehicle). It will come with more equipment and safety features. It will also have a new design. Spy pictures show that the Innova might have grown in length. It will be powered by a new range of GD engines. The engines will be mated to a 5-speed manual transmission. An automatic transmission is also expected. The Innova will have its global debut sometime next year but it will reach showrooms only in 2017.
The next generation of the Fortuner was recently launched. It has been designed so that the SUV can easily do the school run and go off-roading at the same time. The butch SUV comes with LED headlights, LED tail lamps, LED daytime running lights and a rear spoiler. While the current shares its dashboard with the Innova, the next generation Fortuner gets an all new premium interior with a large touchscreen system and a temperature controlled compartment. The SUV will be powered by the new range of GD diesel engines. A 2.4-litre unit produces 174 bhp while a 2.8-litre unit produces 148 bhp. Transmission options will be a 6-speed manual and a new 6-speed automatic transmission. The SUV gets a host of new safety features as well. Toyota is working on vendor development so they will not launch the Fortuner in India in 2016. It will be launched only in 2017.
Both the Innova and the Fortuner are manufactured at the company’s Bidadi plant near Bangalore.
Source – Gaadi.com
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