New Montero Sport 4x4, Fortuner 3.0 4x4 or Sta. Fe 4x4.

[Walter]

I just test drove MS and Fort yesterday at AutoFocus Carshow.

My experience:

MS has slightly better suspension than the Fort... but not as significant as I expected (after reading all the comments in the forum). Santa Fe is far better in terms of suspension. Suspension wise, Santa Fe is the winner.

Did you test suspension while seated on the second or third row? The driver's seat is not the best place to test a suspension's stiffness. The suspension problem of the Fortuner is not just because it's bumpy, it has less grip on the road. Try driving high speed (100 kph+) on a curved road to see which has the better suspension. My friend had a Fortuner and they almost fell off a cliff with it.

[niky]

That can be cured by driving slower... but yeah, typically, the early crashes of Fortuners were people losing grip at the rear end (it skips around too much) and spinning out of control.

On the other hand, early crashes of the new Everest were because of the soft rear suspension... the rear tire digs in and the whole thing flips over.

Which is why I drive a sedan. :hysterical: But when I do drive a truck, I drive within the vehicles limits... like most owners should. It's just that the foibles of the rear suspensions of these trucks are not readily apparent from the front seat, giving the driver a false sense of confidence in their abilities. Note the Pajero that, without warning, flipped over on the Subic Raceway, after completing several laps safely prior to that poi nt.

[my4tuner]

oh well, let us just practice safe driving

[saipeme]

from top gear, its said ''finallytoyota gives fortuner a softer ride'' ...driving at 100kph on a curve road oh my! i will never never do that i don't think its advisable for a suv of this size to drive that fast in curve road...we're not racer...

[projector]

mas masikip ang loob ng montero sport compare to fortuner
ung 3rd row seat hndi comfortable

[city_hunter]

^Pati ba naman dito yan rin pinost mo. Insecure?

[leonleon]

mas masikip ang loob ng montero sport compare to fortuner ung 3rd row seat hndi comfortable

Paanong di komportable yung 3rd row seats? Kulang sa legroom? Or sa headroom? Or maskip pag 2 tao na nakasakay? Hope you can elaborate?

[Walter]

from top gear, its said ''finallytoyota gives fortuner a softer ride'' ...driving at 100kph on a curve road oh my! i will never never do that i don't think its advisable for a suv of this size to drive that fast in curve road...we're not racer...
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People drive like this normally in the provinces. It's a curved road and not a corner, there's a world of difference. Even buses travel at that speed.

[oliver1013]

Nagpadrive sister ko last saturday sa may tiangge an sa may Don Antonio sa commonwealth...sabi ko sa isang kondisyon...padrive ng bago mong fortuner(New look po ito na 2.7 gas) pumayag naman siya...sabi ko sa loob ko tingnan ko nga kung talagang matagtag...ang pasahero ay yung kapatid ko, yung mom and dad namin at 3 bata 11yo na mataba,6 yo na payat at 3 yo..so 4 adults and 3 kids pero yung isang bata malaki...naisip ko ayan puno pa...

Palabas ng village medyo ok pa kasi mabagal lang, pero meron hump na hindi maganda ang pagkakahulma bago lumabas sa subd namin, oops parang matigas nga dating, kinompere ko sa daily driver ko na lumang fieldmaster hindi ganon.....Pag dating sa main road sa visayas ave, circle lalo na sa commonwealth pansin ko parang feel ko lahat ng dugtong ng semento tsaka yung mga maliliit na imperfections ng cement road, sa lubak na malalim mahirap i compare kasi kahit anong sasakyan basta malalim pare parehong aalog buong kaha Pero sa hi way dun ko talaga na feel kahit maliit na bitak sa semento ramdam(ang pakiramdam ko parang gawa sa solid na rubber yung nga gulong)..Kinompere ko ito sa Fieldmaster na araw araw kong ginagamit for the past 3 years hindi ganon ang pakiramdam sa loob,yung mga dugtong ng semento at bitak sa kalsada hindi ko ramdam yun...

This is my 3 hour experience with a 1 month old gas fortuner just sharing my story...Yung MS di ko pa nadadrive pero kung anywhere near yung suspension niya sa grandpa fieldmaster niya definitely malayo ang comfort niya, Di pa din ako nakadrive din ng Sta Fe, pero sa tingin ko siguradong malayo ang sarap ng ride niya sa Fort...Naisip ko nga e sa lagay na yan puno pa kami pano na kung ako magisa?

[projector]

Paanong di komportable yung 3rd row seats? Kulang sa legroom? Or sa headroom? Or maskip pag 2 tao na nakasakay? Hope you can elaborate?

mas mataas ung tuhod mo pag nakaupo ka