The MG Majestor has arrived at Rs 40.99 lakh to Rs 44.99 lakh (ex-showroom, top-spec Savvy variant only), and it is aimed squarely at the Toyota Fortuner. On paper, the Majestor is bigger, more loaded, and cheaper at the top end by around Rs 4.60 lakh compared to the Fortuner's ceiling of Rs 49.59 lakh (ex-showroom). For Indian buyers sitting in that Rs 40-50 lakh ladder-frame SUV bracket, this is the most direct challenge the Fortuner has faced in years — but the spec sheet and the showroom are two very different conversations.
Size, Design and What You Actually Get Inside
The Majestor is physically larger than the Fortuner in every dimension that matters. It is 251mm longer (5,046mm vs 4,795mm), 151mm wider, 35mm taller, and has a 205mm longer wheelbase at 2,950mm. That wheelbase gap is significant
in the real world — it translates directly into rear seat space and third-row comfort in a seven-seater.
On the outside, both get LED headlamps, DRLs, roof rails, connected LED tail lamps, and 19-inch alloys (Majestor) vs 18-inch (Fortuner). The Fortuner does offer front fog lamps as standard — the Majestor does not. Colour choices are limited on both, with the Majestor offering four monotone shades and the Fortuner offering six, including two variations of black and white.
Inside, the differences stack up considerably. The Majestor gets a 12.3-inch touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, against the Fortuner's 8-inch screen that does not support wireless phone mirroring. The instrument cluster on the Majestor is a 12.3-inch fully digital unit — the Fortuner has no digital cluster. The Majestor also adds massage seats on both front chairs, a panoramic sunroof, rain-sensing wipers, three-zone climate control, a 12-speaker JBL setup, and an air purifier — none of which are available on the Fortuner. The only feature the Fortuner has that the Majestor does not is front fog lamps.
Powertrains, Off-Road Capability and Who Has the Edge There
The Fortuner has one advantage the Majestor cannot match — powertrain choice. It comes in a 2.7-litre petrol (166 PS, 245 Nm, rear-wheel drive only) and a 2.8-litre diesel with 48V mild-hybrid technology (204 PS, 420 Nm on manual and 500 Nm on the automatic). You can also get the diesel Fortuner with a six-speed manual, which no variant of the Majestor offers.
The Majestor is diesel-only — a 2.0-litre twin-turbo unit making 215 PS and 478.5 Nm, paired to an 8-speed automatic only. No manual, no petrol option. The power and torque figures are stronger than the Fortuner's diesel, but the lack of a manual gearbox will matter to a section of buyers who specifically want one.
On the off-road side, both are ladder-frame SUVs with 2H, 4H, and 4L drive modes plus terrain modes. However, the Majestor is currently the only SUV priced under Rs 1 crore in India to offer three differential locks — front, centre, and rear. The Fortuner only has a rear differential lock. For buyers who actually use these vehicles on serious terrain, that is a meaningful hardware difference.
Safety, Pricing and the Question That Matters Most
On safety, the MG Majestor gets six airbags, ESC, traction control, 360-degree camera, all-disc brakes, electronic parking brake, tyre pressure monitoring, and a full Level-2 ADAS suite. The Fortuner gets seven airbags, ESC, 360-degree camera, and all-disc brakes — but no ADAS, no EPB, and no TPMS.
Pricing is straightforward: Majestor Savvy 4x2 at Rs 40.99 lakh and Savvy 4x4 at Rs 44.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The Fortuner runs from about Rs 34.16 lakh to Rs 49.59 lakh (ex-showroom) across all its variants.
