South Africa's best-selling SUV took on a different role as the Toyota Fortuner became a chase car as part of an anti-rhino poaching event.
Anti-rhino poaching trek into the Pilanesberg showed why Toyota's now venerable seven-seater remains the best-seller of its kind on-road and off-road.The current second generation Toyota Fortuner has been around since 2015 with its replacement only expected to arrive in 2026.
Excluding the road to Pilanesberg, the majority of the of the two days was spent on gravel in an chase car-type role behind the Hiluxs and Land Cruisers driven by the Rhino Initiative team. Interior is starting to show its age and while the red-and-black leather appears suitability plush, the eight-inch infotainment system is found lacking.
Selecting the smile-prone PWR button though resolved matters somewhat. However, and in this instance, being less of a Fortuner GR Sport and more of a “normal” VX applied., the Fortuner’s ride is on the hard side and while the suspension does a good job of ironing-out imperfections, less well maintained sections had be taken with care.
Decked-out in a new shade of brown over the two-tone Glacier White and contrasting black roof, the Fortuner appeared, tongue-in-cheek, more purposeful and proof that the four-wheel-drive hardware shouldn’t be seen as being only for the show.
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