2021 Toyota Fortuner Legender vs MG Gloster Comparison

2021 Toyota Fortuner Legender vs MG Gloster Comparison: Exterior, Interior, Engine, Price & Features

Toyota recently launched the new Fortuner in India with the Legender flagship trim. With extra features and a more powerful engine, the new Fortuner Legender is aimed straight at the likes of the MG Gloster. The Gloster before this was the newest launch and it stormed through the segment with its features plus added power. But now with the new Fortuner offered, how good is it when compared to the Gloster? We take a look.

Toyota Fortuner Legender vs MG Gloster - Exterior Dimensions

Both the Gloster and the Fortuner are huge SUVs but the Gloster is actually bigger than the Fortuner Legender by a considerable margin. The Fortuner Legender stands at 4795mm in length while the Gloster is 4985mm. The Fortuner width is 1855mm while the Gloster width is 1926mm. Both SUVs get a lot of design details but the Legender is the sportier of the two with a lot of black detailing with a dual-tone black infused colour scheme. The Legender also comes with a different front bumper over the standard Fortuner with larger grille and fog lamp enclosures. The wheels are bigger while matching with the size of Gloster. Overall the Gloster is huge but more boxy-looking while the Fortuner Legender is sharper. The Legender comes in 8 colour options while the Gloster comes in 4 colours.

Toyota Fortuner Legender vs MG Gloster - Interior

Both interiors are plush but the Gloster is the one with the huge touch screen and the massive digital dials. Plus the cabin of the Gloster is more modern plus more spacious. The Fortuner has the look of the older model but the Legender gets a sportier interior colour in terms of all-black interior colour. New in the Fortuner Legender is the bigger touch screen and smartphone connectivity. It also gets a new instrument cluster and a JBL audio system along with front parking sensors, rear camera, and more.

The Gloster has all of that but adds in dual-powered seats, captain seats, 360-degree camera plus more while it gets radar-based safety equipment like adaptive cruise control and hands-free warning plus autonomous emergency braking etc.

Toyota Fortuner Legender vs MG Gloster - Engine

The Gloster gets a Biturbo diesel engine which gets 218 bhp and 480Nm in the top-end trims. The Legender also gets more torque on the top-end versions. The Fortuner Legender gets a 2.8l diesel engine which makes 204 bhp and 500Nm. The Gloster as standard gets an 8-speed automatic while the Fortuner gets a manual as standard while the Legender gets the 6-speed auto. Both get 4x4 though the Gloster gets select modes and the Fortuner has an old school gear lever for the 4x4 system. The mileage of both also hovers around the 12kmpl mark while in the real world expect 8-10 kmpl.

Prices and Verdict

The Fortuner range starts at Rs 29.9 lakh while the top-end Legender version is Rs 37.5 lakh. The Gloster starts at Rs 29.9 lakh while the top-end is Rs 35.5 lakh. The Gloster is the better equipped SUV and also the more spacious one plus having more technology. For a city-based SUV, the Gloster makes more sense. The Fortuner Legender is better for off-road use and makes sense for those who regularly go off-road plus the reliability is also there. Hence decide which is better based on your requirements.

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