Toyota Fortuner vs. 2008 Mitsubishi Montero Sport

[Gerbo]

Its so easy now to bash the Fortuner. I agree it comes up short in a lot of areas esp. its a very much hype at its launch.

The reason why it sold well is its market positioning at that time. Its intriguing design, commendable price, and the Toyota brand stacked up good against the FM Pajero which is the most popular SUV prior to it.

Going back, for a price difference of 100,000 from a Ford Escape you can have a 7-seater mid-size SUV na (the 2.7 VVTI Fortuner).

Between the 1st-gen 4x2 Everest and the 2.5 D4D, most chosed the latter because of the porma factor, the brand, and the resale value.

The 3.0L Fortuner is a better value vehicle than the Fieldmaster at 4x4 pa.

So its a no-brainer, people flock to the Fortuner.

Mitsubishi learned from it and, of course have to address the shortcomings, otherwise it would be no contest. And we are now beginning to see that the Montero Sport II is mechanically a more superior vehicle.

[projector]

im a very satisfied owner of toyota fortuner facelifted

for me hndi cya matagtag, ( iba namin car expe and bmw325 ) kya nacompare ko.

ung nasa decision stage p lng ako nakita ko ung montero sport mas maliit ung loob nya, and ung likod nya parang fuzion ( ayaw na ayaw ko itsura ng fuzion) minsan hawig pa ung rear sa ford escape. and hndi pa talaga cya tested kac bago lng hndi tulad ng fortuner tagtag lng problema ng iba ( madali naman palitan ang shocks and suspension for me)
ngayon pa lng may naririnig na ako, meron na daw lumalabas na problem sa strada

strada and montero sport same platform ( gnaya lng nla toyota)
strada and montero sport made in thailand din ( same as fortuner and hilux)

and natakot din ako sa mitsubishi feeling ko pajero lng sumisikat sa kanila
marami na silang nilabas na kotse na hndi sumikat as of yr 2000

[projector]

Its so easy now to bash the Fortuner. I agree it comes up short in a lot of areas esp. its a very much hype at its launch.

The reason why it sold well is its market positioning at that time. Its intriguing design, commendable price, and the Toyota brand stacked up good against the FM Pajero which is the most popular SUV prior to it.

Going back, for a price difference of 100,000 from a Ford Escape you can have a 7-seater mid-size SUV na (the 2.7 VVTI Fortuner).

Between the 1st-gen 4x2 Everest and the 2.5 D4D, most chosed the latter because of the porma factor, the brand, and the resale value.

The 3.0L Fortuner is a better value vehicle than the Fieldmaster at 4x4 pa.

So its a no-brainer, people flock to the Fortuner.

Mitsubishi learned from it and, of course have to address the shortcomings, otherwise it would be no contest. And we are now beginning to see that the Montero Sport II is mechanically a more superior vehicle.

bago pa lng montero sport, cguro after a year makakarinig na tyo ng feedback sa montero sport before ko masabi na more superior vehicle, magrereflect naman cguro yan sa sales and kung mas madalas na natin makita ms the fort

[projector]

correction ms than fort

[tamb0k]

(i say this with all the love in the world) forts' still worth crap to me, i mean toyota siguro is just a name kasi i had a friend who bought a rav4 kaso after ilang months lang pag dumaan kami sa lubak may tumutunog na hahaha

[Starex_Gold]

well may 08 Explorer ako at may 03 Expedition si dad. Na compare ko dun yung suspension ng Fort.. malaki ang pagkaka iba nila.. talagang matagtag ang Fort at maingay agn suspension.. pareho ng tagtag ang Fort at 03 Mini Cooper ko pero maiintindihan kung bakit matagtag ang Cooper kasi 17" yung rims nya at low profile tapos ang gaan pa nung kotse..

bago pa nga ang Montero pero hindi naman siguro yun tulad ng Fort na suspension at D-4D engine agad ang problem..

agree ako kay ryu.. ang tagal na ng mga Di-D ng Mitsubishi pero parang wala pa naman akong naririnig na defective. Mitsu ang gumawa ng "pinaka matibay" na diesel engine.. yung 4D56 na kahit Starex yun ang makina..

[JJCarEnthusiast]

agree ako kay ryu.. ang tagal na ng mga Di-D ng Mitsubishi pero parang wala pa naman akong naririnig na defective. Mitsu ang gumawa ng "pinaka matibay" na diesel engine.. yung 4D56 na kahit Starex yun ang makina..

hndi ba isuzu? i just cant understand, isuzu supposedly build the most reliable diesel engines, but look what happen to the 4jx1 and the 4jj1 has mild problems similar to 4jx1 daw. while mitsubishi had never been in an injector related problems. oh, na-alala ko kaya pala hndi mo sinabing isuzu kasi naka trup ka at pina overhaul mo sya ngayon :rofl:

[meldy12]

if only the new facelift fortuner included modification in its suspension of which is a concern since the first fort rollout several years ago, buyers may be more convince to get one. sa thailand, mukhang may changes na sa suspension. not sure about this.

[Starex_Gold]

hndi ba isuzu? i just cant understand, isuzu supposedly build the most reliable diesel engines, but look what happen to the 4jx1 and the 4jj1 has mild problems similar to 4jx1 daw. while mitsubishi had never been in an injector related problems. oh, na-alala ko kaya pala hndi mo sinabing isuzu kasi naka trup ka at pina overhaul mo sya ngayon :rofl:

lahat naman ng makina sasabog pag na over rev.. pero walang injector problem ang Trooper ko..

pero sa mitsubishi diesels ba may narinig ka na injector problem at choking problem..

panalo na Montero dito sa comparo na ito.. hehe

[HondaBoy™]

For me lamang ang fort sa looks and for the MS lamang sya sa engine and suspension