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OK. Let's get the basics out of the way first.
The comparison involved the Toyota Fortuner 2.5 D-4D 4x2 and the Chevrolet Trailblazer 2.5 LT 4x2. These are the base / budget models.
The vehicles were made available by the respective companies to the press fleet in Cape Town.
The Fortuner has been on fleet duty for most of the year and had 27 702km on the clock. The recently launched Trailblazer obviously is much newer and had 3 820km on the clock at the time of testing.
The comparison was done by myself and Steven de Vries. Photography was done by Kirsten of Shooting Spree photography.
This post is done by me, free of any editing and in my free time. Please excuse any mistakes (I usually write in Afrikaans). It was meant to be a casual post just to share some of my thoughts, but it turned into quite a lengthy post. My edited article will be in the Motor Burger (Garden Route area) on Thursday (15/11/12). Steven's article will appear on his website Left Lane soonest.
Neither of us own a Trailblazer or Fortuner and we have no incentive to be biased either way. That said, we chatted before we put this comparison together and I expected the Trailblazer to come out on top, while Steven expected the Fortuner to edge it. We both attended the Trailblazer launch so we both had previous experience with these vehicles. In the end we both were surprised by the comparison in various ways.
First things first. The spec comparison:
Fortuner vs Trailblazer
kW: 106 vs 110
Nm: 343 vs 350
GVM (kg): 2505 vs 2620
Approach Angle: 30 vs 30
Departure Angle: 25 vs 22
Towing capacity: 1715 vs 2450
Service intervals: 10 000km vs 15 000km
Service plan: 5yrs/90 000km vs 5yrs/90 000km
Warrantee: 3yrs/100 000km vs 5yrs/120 000km
Price: R 338 600-00 vs R 364 000-00
Detail test selengkapnya (scroll down sampai agak ke tengah) :
http://4x4community.co.za/forum/showthr ... 84&page=18
Conclusion:
The idea behind the comparison never was to determine a winner. We merely wanted to get the new Trailblazer next to a Fortuner to see if it was a worthy competitor to the vehicle that absolutely dominated the segment until now. And worthy it is. With a strong brand and a good dealer network the Trailblazer will give the Fortuner stiffer competition than previous competitors did. And competition is ALWAYS good for the consumer.
This comparison involved 4x2 vehicles. 90+% of these vehicles are likely to end up doing school runs and park on mall pavements, with the occasional long distance holiday trip. The Trailblazer has park distance control, cruise control, a more modern cabin with things like bluetooth, runs more economically and has longer distances between services. These are things the target marked is likely to use often. The Fortuner has Traction Control and a diff lock (available on the Trailblazer as an optional extra), but the typical city dwelling 4x2 owner is unlikely to drive into a river often.
In my opinion the 4x2 Trailblazer makes a very strong case if you're a city dweller. If you live on a farm and travel on gravel roads daily, or like to venture off the road on weekends, the Fortuner might be your choice. Whichever way you go, you're unlikely to be disappointed. Good vehicles both.
I will update this thread again when I have tested the 2.8 4x4 Trailblazer.
Sumber :
Nick : Trailrider
http://4x4community.co.za
