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Toyota Fortuner vs Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class

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Toyota Fortuner
Toyota Fortuner

$55,988 - $76,990

2023 price

Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class

$103,370 - $191,800

2024 price

Summary

2023 Toyota Fortuner
2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Diesel Turbo 4, 2.8L

Fuel Type
Diesel

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Fuel Efficiency
7.6L/100km (combined)

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Seating
7

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Dislikes
  • Retro tech
  • Lack of child seat options
  • Third row stowage

  • Sloping roofline reduces access to second row
  • Smaller boot than regular SUV version
  • Limited visibility through small rear window
2023 Toyota Fortuner Summary

The Toyota Fortuner Crusade is a strange beast. It’s a four-wheel drive that feels like a HiLux hybrid but it lacks the fun of its ute sibling, despite being able to seat seven.

The four-wheel drive capabilities, seat configuration and high-ride should be a winning combo but it sits awkwardly in Toyota’s SUV line-up.

It’s not as family-oriented as the Kluger and not as refined as the Prado. It’s like that cousin that you only see once a year and don’t know well – you’re not quite sure what to do with them.

I've been driving the top of the range Crusade for a week to get to know it for you. And my family of three has put it through its paces! Let’s see how it fared.

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2024 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class Summary

Just seeing a coupe SUV in the traffic makes some people very cranky, but others love the sight of them and it’s these fans that Mercedes-Benz is hoping to woo with its new GLC300 Coupe.

This new-generation GLC Coupe arrives six months after the regular SUV version of the GLC landed in Australia and goes head-to-head with the BMW X4 and Audi’s Q5 Sportback.

The coupe style with the ‘cut-down’ roofline which slopes towards a low tailgate means practicality is compromised and if you’re thinking of putting one in your family’s driveway then it might be an idea to read how this writer’s family coped with the GLC300 Coupe for a few days.

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