The axe has formally fallen on the Toyota Fortuner, with the HiLux ute-based seven-seat off-road SUV not anticipated to return to the Japanese automaker’s lineup.
However with the closely up to date ‘new-generation’ HiLux launching just lately, the concept of a Fortuner borrowing its greatest bits from Toyota’s latest ute is one thing patrons would greater than seemingly be eager to see.
Actually, regardless of the Fortuner being discontinued in 2025, gross sales of the massive off-road SUV had been up 12 per cent year-on-year.
Together with fresh-looking entrance and rear ends, the most recent HiLux advantages from suspension updates, new security expertise, and an all-new inside – whereas the two.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine carries over throughout the ute vary.
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These digital renderings by artist Theottle present an concept of what a brand new Fortuner might seem like with the 2026 HiLux’s exterior modifications utilized to it.
However, just like the now-defunct Fortuner, this one has distinctive tail-lights and a selected tailgate to assist differentiate it from its sibling.
Nevertheless, the concept of a Fortuner with the HiLux’s new appears looks like it might be a straightforward modification, with some previous-generation utes in Thailand being ‘transformed’ to the most recent mannequin by merely swapping some lights, bumpers, and quarter panels – even earlier than the brand new mannequin had hit dealerships.
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