Toyota Fortuner v/s Ford Endeavour Car Comparision

You are looking at big old class SUV’s, well the Fortuner and the Endeavour offer up just that. Now I am putting these together Head to Head because the Endeavour just got a face lift, is got an Auto Box and the Fortuner just stepped in to the Indian Market. Now which one of them gives you that king of the road feel, well we will just find it out.

Both of these SUV’s definitely dominate the road with their presence, they are large, they are picy, they are muscular. While see Endeavour is more square and old school, the Fortuner has more curves and is more modern looking. The airdrome on the bonnet of the Fortuner gives it real attitude and the Endeavour even with its new Bonnet, Bumper and Winged Head Lights still looks a bit boring in comparison. Under the skin, both of them have a body unladed frame giving them the toughness and go any where ability.

On the inside, the Endeavour is generously equipped. The textures are good and everything falls to hand easily. The dashboard is actually looks the more modern one of the two and the Chrome on Dials also looks great. When you get inside the Fortuner, you could almost mistake it for being inside the New Innova, its very very similar. So a lot of people felt, while I am spending so much more with the interiors almost the same, still I have to tell you that every thing that you need is there and it falls to hand easily, quality is really good and when I compare the two cars, its still the Fortuner’s interior that I prefer.

It is odd to compare an Auto and a Manual, but the Endeavour’s 3 L Motor no longer comes with a manual option. It is only the Fortuner that offers a manual. The Fortuner’s engine is little disactive, it doesn’t really feel quick but when you look at the figures on papers, it’s surprising, it’s the quicker of the two but with a fair margin. It also spreads and stop very well, all the way from 1500 RPM to 4000 RPM which makes it very very attractable and drivable in the city. The Endeavour’s engine is the  smoother, more refined of the two and don’t get me wrong, you do hear the diesel clatter but not much just as you do in the Fortuner. The Endeavour has a nice punchy engine, got a good strong bottom and gets off the line nicely. The only thing that lets is down big is the Auto Box.

Now both of these cars have Four Wheel Drive but the Fortuner works as an all time while the Endeavour gives you the option of just driving the rear wheels, this should have a positive effect on Fuel Economy but with the Auto Box and its shorter Gearing, the Endeavour looses the efficiency battle with the Fortuner by a large number.

So really its neck n neck here, one performs better and is more refined, we have a one which has good city habits and is vastly better efficiency.

Now don’t expect car like handling from any one of these SUV’s, they are old school, they have laden chassis, they turn to roll around a bit but on the whole the Endeavour’s body control is a little bit better, it more together and so it feels nicer down the corners. But this feeling comes more out of the fact as the Fortuner roles and has terrible brakes, so you never get that feeling of security. How ever, its steering ease much sharper and it ease more settled over bumps giving you the advantage of a better ride. The back seat of the Fortuner is really the more comfortable of the two, even space wise it’s much better and in the Endeavour you get a high low board, so you are not comfortable as here. Even the third row of seats in the Fortuner is much much better in the Fortuner. The 2^nd row has a nice recline to the seat as well so you feel that really comfortable in this back seat and the ride quality it self is also much better in the Fortuner.

Now a few more things to consider, like the Endeavour is actually 50000 rupees cheaper than the Fortuner and the waiting list for the Fortuner, well its endless. To then again the Toyota has more peace of mind and better ownership experience. Well it was a real close battle between these two with each one of them having their strengths. But I think in the end, because of its fresher styling, nicer interiors, and more space and of course the strong values of the Toyota Brand behind it, it’s really the Fortuner that edges up.