New Delhi, Aug 24 (Inditop.com) Japanese car maker Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd Monday launched its Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Fortuner here.

Priced at Rs.18.45 lakh (Rs.1.845 million) — ex-showroom in Delhi — Toyota Fortuner is now available in India only in its diesel variant.

Akira Okabe, senior managing director of Toyota Motor Corp, told reporters during the launch that Fortuner has sold 250,000 units in more than 60 countries since its launch in 2005.

The SUV, he said, would be assembled at its plant in Bidadi near Bangalore.