I saw on Autoblog that Toyota recently refreshened the Fortuner. Article is vague, but it does suspiciously say, "...... 7-seater will hit showrooms later this summer In markets such as Australia, India, Indonesia, and Malaysia,
among others.". Amoung others includes Peru and other South American countries, whatever. BUT, Considering that the Venza is back (overseas Harrier, no currently relationship to the Lexus RX) and rebranded, MAYBE Toyota will do the same. There was mention of a turbo diesel 4 (typical overseas offering). Of course, they will NEVER offer a diesel here, but keep in the mind the last gen of the Fortuner did have the 4.0 V6 (1GRFE) as an option.
I could be wrong, I've been saying it would be a smart business decision for them, then again, it is smaller than the current 4R. Another possibility is a shared chassis that is currently has with the Prado (Lexus GX), but that sucker is huge and although i would LOVE to see a rebadged Prado as a 4R, I doubt that will happen.
Too bad the Fortuner isn't offered here.
Toyota Fortuner SUV refreshed for international markets | Autoblog