Toyota Hilux#Fourth generation (N50, N60, N70; 1983)

{{Infobox automobile

| name = First generation

| image = Toyota Hilux N10 001.JPG

| model_code = N10

| production = March 1968 – April 1972

| assembly = {{unbulleted list

| Japan: Hamura, Tokyo (Hino)

| United States: Long Beach, California (Atlas Fabricators, final assembly, 1971–1972)

| South Africa: Motor Assemblies LTD, Durban (from 1969)

}}

| designer = Takayuki Otsuka{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/hilux50th/message/1st_4th.html |title=1st to 4th generation Hilux Chief Engineers {{!}} Hilux 50th Anniversary Special Website |publisher=Toyota |location=Japan |date=21 May 2018 |access-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082722/https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/hilux50th/message/1st_4th.html |archive-date=28 January 2019}}

| body_style = 2-door truck

| layout = Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive

| engine = {{unbulleted list

| Petrol:

|1.5 L 2R I4

|1.6 L 12R I4

|1.9 L 8R I4

|1.9 L 3R I4

|2.0 L 18R I4

}}

| transmission = 4-speed manual

| length = {{convert|4300-4690|mm|in|abbr=on|1}}{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/7579036 |title=Toyota Announces Full Model Change in Hi-Lux Small Pick-up Truck Series |publisher=Toyota |location=Japan |date=1 September 1978 |access-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082925/https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/7579036 |archive-date=28 January 2019}}

| width = {{convert|1610|mm|in|abbr=on|1}}

| height = {{convert|1560-1565|mm|in|abbr=on|1}}

| weight = {{convert|1050-1085|kg|lb|abbr=on|1}}

}}

The Hilux started production in March 1968{{cite manual |title=Toyota Vehicle Identification Manual |publisher=Toyota Motor Sale Co., Ltd. |department=Export Parts Department |year=1984 |id=97913-84}} as the RN10 in short-wheelbase form with a 1.5 L inline-four engine, generating a maximum power output of {{convert|77|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} in Japanese market specification. The vehicle was conceived by Toyota, and was developed and manufactured by Hino Motors at its Hamura Plant.{{Cite web |date=2018-03-21 |title=Evolution from 1st gen to 8th gen |url=https://global.toyota/en/mobility/toyota-brand/features/hilux50th/history/evolution.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website |language=en}} In Japan, it was available at the Toyota Japan dealership retail chains called Toyota Store and Toyopet Store. The modification to the engine was enough for a claimed top speed of {{convert|130|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}.{{citation | title = Toyota Commercial Cars (Catalog) | publisher = Toyota | year = 1969 | page = 7}} The 1.5-litre engine was upgraded to a 1.6 L inline-four in February 1971.

In April 1969, a long-wheelbase version was added to the range. The short-wheelbase version also continued in production for many more years.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} The long-wheelbase version was not sold in the North American market until 1972, allowing the Datsun Truck to maintain a strong market presence. The Hilux was offered alongside the Toyota Crown, Toyota Corona, and Toyota Corona Mark II based pickup trucks in Japan until 1972, when the Crown, Corona, and Corona Mark II were repositioned as passenger sedans.

In spite of the name "Hilux", it was a luxury vehicle only when compared to the Stout. The Hilux was engineered and assembled by Hino Motors to replace the earlier vehicle that the Hilux was derived from, called the Briska{{cite book | last = Ruiz | first = Marco | title = 'The Complete History of the Japanese Car: 1907 to the Present | publisher = ERVIN srl | location = Rome | year = 1986 | page = 166 | isbn = 0-517-61777-3}} in the niche beneath the larger and older Stout – it replaced the Stout fully in some markets. For the North American market, the only body style was a regular cab short bed and all were rear-wheel drive. It used a typical truck setup of A-arms and coil springs in front and a live axle with leaf springs in back. A four-speed manual transmission was standard.

Starting in November 1971, final assembly of trucks for the US market was completed by Atlas Fabricators in Long Beach, California, later renamed Toyota Auto Body California.{{refn|name="Toyota 75 Years History"|{{Cite web |title=Item 4. Expansion of Sales Networks in the United States |url=https://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/text/entering_the_automotive_business/chapter2/section5/item4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407222152/https://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/text/entering_the_automotive_business/chapter2/section5/item4.html |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |access-date=June 28, 2021 |website=Toyota Motor Corporation |language=en-US}}}}{{refn|{{Cite press release |title=Toyota's TABC Plant Celebrates 40 Years of Manufacturing in California |date=August 21, 2012 |url=https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-tabc-plant-celebrates-40-years-manufacturing-california/ |language=en-US |access-date=June 2, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604002935/https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-tabc-plant-celebrates-40-years-manufacturing-california/ |archive-date=June 4, 2021 |website=Toyota Motor North America}}}}{{refn|{{Cite news |last=Robes Meeks |first=Karen |date=August 21, 2012 |title=Toyota celebrates 40th anniversary of Long Beach auto body factory |language=en-US |work=Daily Breeze |url=https://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20120821/toyota-celebrates-40th-anniversary-of-long-beach-auto-body-factory |url-status=live |access-date=June 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603031703/https://www.dailybreeze.com/2012/08/21/toyota-celebrates-40th-anniversary-of-long-beach-auto-body-factory/ |archive-date=June 3, 2021}}}} Trucks were shipped from the factory in Japan as a chassis cab (the entire truck, less the truck bed). When the trucks arrived in the United States, a truck bed would be locally built and attached to the chassis before being sent to dealers. The arrangement was a form of tariff engineering, allowing Toyota to circumvent the chicken tax, a 25 percent tariff on imported light trucks.{{refn|name="wsjtransit"|{{Cite news |last=Dolan |first=Matthew |date=September 23, 2009 |title=To Outfox the Chicken Tax, Ford Strips Its Own Vans |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125357990638429655 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=April 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220310044857/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB125357990638429655 |archive-date=March 10, 2022}}}} By only importing a chassis cab, Toyota only had to pay a 4% tariff.{{refn|name="ending chicken"|{{Cite web |last=Ikenson |first=Daniel J. |date=June 18, 2003 |title=Ending the 'Chicken War': The Case for Abolishing the 25 Percent Truck Tariff |url=https://www.cato.org/trade-briefing-paper/ending-chicken-war-case-abolishing-25-percent-truck-tariff |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419000344/https://www.cato.org/trade-briefing-paper/ending-chicken-war-case-abolishing-25-percent-truck-tariff |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=Cato Institute |language=en-US}}}}

Global markets:

• 1968–1971: 1.5 L (1,490 cc) 2R I4
• 1971–1972: 1.6 L (1,587 cc) 12R I4

North American markets:

• 1969: 1.9 L (1,897 cc) 3R I4, {{convert|85|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}
• 1970–1972: 1.9 L (1,858 cc) 8R SOHC I4, {{convert|97|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}
• 1972: 2.0 L (1,968 cc) 18R SOHC I4, {{convert|108|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = Second generation (N20)

| image = 1977 Toyota Hilux 2200 front (2).jpg

| model_code = N20

| production = May 1972 – July 1978

| assembly = {{unbulleted list

| Japan: Hamura, Tokyo (Hino)

| Indonesia: North Jakarta (PT. Multi Astra)

| South Africa: Motor Assemblies LTD, Durban

| Philippines: Parañaque (Delta Motors Corporation){{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| Thailand: Samut Prakan{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| United States: Long Beach, California (Long Beach Fabricators, final assembly)

| New Zealand: Christchurch (SKD by Steel’s Motor Assemblies under contract)

}}

| designer = Masao Morimoto

| body_style = 2-door truck

| engine = {{unbulleted list

|Petrol:

|1.6 L 12R I4 (RN20/25)

|2.0 L 18R I4 (RN22/27)

|2.2 L 20R I4

}}

| length = {{unbulleted list

|{{convert|4275|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (N20/22)

|{{convert|4680|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (N25/27)

}}

| width = {{convert|1580|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| layout = Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive

| transmission = {{unbulleted list

|3-speed automatic

|4-speed manual

|5-speed manual

}}

| wheelbase = {{unbulleted list

| {{convert|2580|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (N20)

| {{convert|2795|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (N25)

}}

| weight = {{cvt|1075-1100|kg|lb|0}}

| height = {{cvt|1570|mm|inch|1}}

}}

File:1977 Toyota Hilux 2200 rear (2).jpg

In May 1972, the 1973 model year Hilux was introduced, designated the RN20. Nicknamed the "RokeHi" (ロケハイ), a portmanteau of "Rocket Hilux", it has a more comfortable interior along with exterior updates. A {{convert|2.25|m|ft|1|abbr=on}} "long bed" was an option for the first time in North American markets, although such a version had been available worldwide since April 1969. This received the "RN25" chassis code.{{citation | script-title=ja:愛される車づくり。トヨタはあすにいどみます。|trans-title=Lovable car manufacture. Toyota dares to defy tomorrow. | language = ja | year = 1972 | type = catalog | publisher = Toyota Motor Co. | pages = 5–6}} The 2.0 litre 18R engine was available in Japan as well, with a three-speed automatic transmission available as an option. The 2.0-litre automatic model managed a "gentle" {{convert|136.1|km/h|mph|abbr=on}} top speed in a period road test conducted in South Africa, in spite of a claimed {{convert|89|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite magazine | editor-last = Wright | editor-first = Cedric | date = September 1978 | title = Toyota Hi-Lux 2000 Automatic | magazine = CAR | location = South Africa | volume = 22 | number = 78 | publisher = Ramsay, Son & Parker (Pty) Ltd. | pages = 76–77 | ref = DNLCV}}

The Hilux was radically redesigned in 1975 to be larger and with increased standard equipment. In North America, the new version also meant the introduction of the larger (2.2 L) 20R engine and the SR5 upscale trim package. A five-speed manual transmission became optional. In North America, the Hilux name was fully phased out in favour of "Truck" by that year, having been dropped from brochures and advertising campaigns, starting in 1973. Some North American motor-coach manufacturers began building Toyota motor-homes from the Hilux.

Starting in 1975 “Off Road Marketing” in Garden Grove, California in the United States developed a 4 wheel drive system for these trucks and marketed it as the Wolverine 4x4. Toyota never offered a factory four wheel drive system for this generation of Hilux, Off Road Marketing outfitted two wheel drive trucks with all the components necessary for four wheel drive. While they did manufacture many of the components themselves most of the major components such as the front axle, leaf springs, and transfer case were ‘off the shelf’ and found on the Jeep CJ and other four wheel drive vehicles. The front axle is a Dana 30 (the rear axle remains Toyota), the transfer case is a Dana 20, and the leaf springs are made by Cambria Spring Co.{{cite magazine |last=Anson |first=Mike |title=Toyota 4x4 Mini-Truck |magazine=Four Wheeler |location=US |date=August 1977 |pages=58–61}} The engine offered is the 2.2L 20R paired to a 5 speed manual transmission. These trucks were available to be purchased at US Toyota dealerships throughout the country between 1975-1979. The Wolverine ceased production when Toyota began offering a factory 4x4 option with in the 3rd generation Hilux.{{cite magazine |title=Wolverine Workout! |magazine=Modern Motor |location=US |date=March 1977 |pages=61–65}}

Global markets:

• 1972–1978: 1.6 L (1587 cc) 12R I4, {{convert|83|PS|kW|abbr=on}} (SAE gross, Japan), {{convert|67|PS|kW|abbr=on}} (SAE net, general export)
• 1973–1978: 2.0 L (1968 cc) 18R I4, {{convert|105|PS|kW|abbr=on}} (SAE gross, Japan){{cite journal | ref = JAMA20 | title = 自動車ガイドブック: Japanese motor vehicles guide book | language = ja | volume = 20 | date = 30 October 1973 | publisher = Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association | location = Japan | page = 227}}

North American markets:

• 1973–1974: 2.0 L (1968 cc) 18R SOHC I4, {{convert|108|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}
• 1975–1978: 2.2 L (2189 cc) 20R SOHC I4, {{convert|96|hp|kW PS|0|abbr=on}}

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = Third generation

| image = 1983-1988 Toyota Hilux N40 in blue (2).JPG

| model_code = {{flatlist|

• N30
• N40

}}

| production = August 1978 – August 1983

| assembly = {{unbulleted list

| Japan: Toyota, Aichi (Tahara plant);{{cite web |url=http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/production/japan/general_status/tahara.html |title=Tahara Plant |publisher=Toyota Motor Corporation |year=2012 |access-date=18 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130802100003/http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/production/japan/general_status/tahara.html |archive-date=2 August 2013 |url-status=live }} Hamura, Tokyo (Hino)

| South Africa: Motor Assemblies LTD, Durban (1979 – 1981)

| South Africa: Toyota South Africa Motors Ltd (TSAM), Durban (1981 – 1984)

| Philippines: Parañaque (Delta Motors Corporation){{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| Thailand: Samut Prakan{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| United States: Long Beach, California (TMM, final assembly)

}}

| designer = Minoru Oya

| body_style = {{unbulleted list

| 2-door pickup truck

| 4-door pickup truck

}}

| layout = {{unbulleted list

| Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive

| Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

}}

| related = {{unbulleted list

| Toyota Trekker

| Toyota Stout

}}

| engine = {{unbulleted list

|Petrol:

|1.6 L 12R I4

|1.8 L I4

|2.0 L 18R I4

|2.2 L 20R I4

|2.4 L 22R I4

|Diesel:

|2.2 L L I4

}}

| transmission = {{unbulleted list

|4-speed manual

|5-speed manual

|3-speed automatic

}}

| wheelbase = {{unbulleted list

| {{convert|2585|mm|in|abbr=on}} (N30){{cite journal | ref = JAMA25 | title = 自動車ガイドブック [Japanese Motor Vehicles Guide Book] | language = ja | volume = 25 | date = 10 October 1978 | publisher = Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association | location = Japan | page = 109 | id = 0053-780025-3400}}

| {{convert|2800|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (N40)

}}

| weight = {{unbulleted list

| {{cvt|1180|kg|lb|round=5}} (2WD)

| {{cvt|1320|kg|lb|round=5}} (4WD)

}}

}}

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| image1 = 1982 Toyota Pickup SR-5 4WD in white, front left (cropped).jpg

| image2 = Toyota Pickup (5443354986) (2).jpg

| caption2 = Toyota Hilux 4WD (US)

}}

The redesigned Hilux was introduced in August 1978, with a 4WD variant introduced in January 1979. The newer model was of similar dimensions to its predecessor, but both front and rear tracks were wider. Another change was the front suspension was changed from coil springs to a torsion bar design, still with a double wishbone layout.{{cite magazine | magazine = Tekniikan Maailma | ref = TM | date = 1979-10-18 | number = 17/79 | volume = 35 | issn = 0355-4287 | title = Lyhyesti: Hi-Lux | trans-title = In Brief: Hi-Lux | editor-last = Toivonen | editor-first = Rauno | publisher = TM-Julkaisu | location = Helsinki | language = fi | page = 142 }} The 4WD variant – not offered with any engines smaller than the two-litre "18R" – featured some common technology with the larger Toyota Land Cruiser. Its front axle was a live, leaf-sprung design unlike the more car-like type used on rear-wheel drive Hiluxes. Production of the four-wheel drive models stopped in July 1983, but some 2WD variations continued production in parallel with the next generation models. The L series diesel engine was offered on the 2WD variants from September 1979 and also on the 4WD variants beginning in March 1983. In Japan, the Hilux was joined with the all new Toyota MasterAce, sharing load carrying duties which was sold at Toyota Store locations alongside the Hilux.

The Australian market originally received the 1.6-litre 12R engine in rear-wheel drive models, while 4WD models have the 2-litre 18R-C engine with {{convert|63|kW|PS|0|abbr=on}}.{{Citation | title=What car is that? : in Australia & New Zealand | editor-last=Boyce | editor-first=David | ref = DB1 | year=1981 | publisher=Rigby | location=Adelaide, Australia | page = 174 | isbn=0727014803 }} These were all built on the longer wheelbase, with either pickup or cab-chassis bodywork. Top speed of the Australian Hilux 4WD was {{convert|130|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}.Boyce, p. 175

In North American markets, the Hilux (known as the Pickup) saw the use of four-wheel drive. It had a solid front axle and leaf suspension. The body saw a redesign that included single round headlights and a less complex body. This new 4WD setup featured a gear driven RF1A transfer case. This transfer case is unique in that its low-range reduction portion can be replicated, using what some refer to as a dual or triple transfer case. This results in a much lower overall gear ratio.{{cite web | url = http://www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/line-ups/dual-t/cases#info | work = Marlin Crawler | title = Dual Case Setup | access-date = 9 April 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130128052718/http://www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/line-ups/dual-t/cases%23info | archive-date = 28 January 2013 | df = dmy-all }} It was the first Hilux available with an automatic transmission in that market.

In 1981, a vehicle development agreement was established between Toyota, Winnebago Industries and two other aftermarket customisers. This was to allow Toyota to enter the SUV market in North America. The vehicles which resulted from this collaboration were the Trekker (Winnebago), Wolverine, and the Trailblazer (Griffith). All three used the Hilux 4×4 RV cab and chassis, and an all-fiberglass rear section (the Trailblazer had a steel bed with a fiberglass top). Research and development work on the Trekker led to the development of the 4Runner/Hilux Surf, which was introduced in 1984.

Toward the end of the SR5's production run (1983{{frac|1|2}} model year), Toyota introduced the luxury Mojave trim for the US market as a limited-production (3,500 units) model with options not available on any other Toyota pickup.{{cite journal | title = Pickups and Mini-Trucks | journal = Pickups and Mini-Trucks | publisher = Hot Rod Magazine | year = 1983 | volume = 1 | issue = 5 | page = 36}} With a list price of {{USD|8,308|year=1983}}, it had bucket seats, two-speaker multiplex radio, chrome front and rear bumpers, and deleted Toyota logos on either the grille or the tailgate. Cruise control, power steering, and air conditioning were optional. It was powered by the SR5's standard {{convert|2.4|L|cuin|abbr=on}} inline-four engine.

In Thailand, this model was sold as the Toyota Hilux Super Star.

• 1978–1983: 1.6 L (1,587 cc) 12R SOHC I4, {{convert|80|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 5,200 rpm and {{convert|12.5|kgm|N.m|abbr=on}} of torque at 3,000 rpm (RN30/40, Japan), {{cvt|51|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 5,200 rpm (Europe)
• 1981–1983: 1.8 L preflow, 4-speed manual (Australia),{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}
• 1978–1983: 2.0 L (1,968 cc) 18R SOHC I4, {{convert|89|PS|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 5,000 rpm and {{convert|14.8|kgm|N.m|abbr=on}} of torque at 3,600 rpm (1983 European specifications){{cite journal |ref=AG94 |journal=De AutoGids |number=94 |volume=4 |page=45 |title=Dossier Pick-up |trans-title=The pickup file |first=Stany |last=Meurer |language=nl-be |date=28 April 1983 |publisher=Uitgeverij Auto-Magazine |location=Brussels, Belgium }}
• 1978–1980: 2.2 L (2,189 cc) 20R SOHC I4, {{convert|67|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,800 rpm and {{convert|122|lb·ft|N.m|order=flip|abbr=on}} of torque at 2,400 rpm
• 1981–1983: 2.4 L (2,366 cc) 22R SOHC I4, {{convert|72|kW|PS hp|0|order=flip|abbr=on}} at 4,800 rpm and {{convert|129|lb·ft|N.m|order=flip|abbr=on}} of torque at 2,800 rpm
• 1979–1983: 2.2 L diesel I4, {{convert|46|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,200 rpm and {{convert|93|lb·ft|N.m|order=flip|abbr=on}} of torque (SR5 long bed only in the US), LN30/40

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = Fourth generation

| image = 1984 Toyota HiLux (YN55R) 2-door utility (2015-06-15) 01.jpg

| model_code = {{flatlist|

• N50
• N60
• N70

}}

| aka = {{ubl

| Toyota Pickup (N.America)

| Toyota 1 ton (N.America)

}}

| production = {{ubl

| August 1983 – August 1988

| 1984–1997 (South Africa)

}}

| model_years = 1984–1988

| assembly = {{ubl

| Japan: Toyota, Aichi (Tahara plant); Hamura, Tokyo (Hino)

| Thailand: Samut Prakan (Samrong Plant){{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| United States: Long Beach, California (TMM, final assembly)

| Uruguay: Montevideo{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

}}

| designer = Hiroshi Osawa

| body_style = {{unbulleted list

| 2-door pickup truck

| 4-door pickup truck

}}

| layout = {{unbulleted list

| Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive

| Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

}}

| related = {{unbulleted list

| Toyota 4Runner/Hilux Surf (N60)

| Toyota Kijang (F40/F50)

}}

| engine = {{unbulleted list

|Petrol:

|1.6 L 1Y I4

|2.0 L 3Y I4

|2.2 L 4Y I4

|2.4 L 22R/22R-E I4

|2.4 L 22R-TE turbo I4

|3.0 L 3VZ-E V6

|Diesel:

|2.2 L L I4

|2.4 L 2L I4

|2.4 L 2L-T turbo I4

}}

| transmission = {{unbulleted list

|4-speed manual

|5-speed manual

|3-speed automatic

|4-speed automatic

}}

| wheelbase = {{unbulleted list

|Regular Cab (Short Bed): {{convert|103.0|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Regular Cab (Long Bed): {{convert|112.0|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab (Long Bed): {{convert|121.5|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

}}

| length = {{unbulleted list

|Regular Cab (Short Bed): {{convert|174.6|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Regular Cab (Long Bed): {{convert|186.2|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab (Long Bed): {{convert|195.5|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab (SR5): {{convert|184.1|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Regular Cab (4WD): {{convert|186.2|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

}}

| width = {{unbulleted list

|Regular Cab: {{convert|63.8|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab (Long Bed): {{convert|66.1|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab: {{convert|66.5|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

}}

| height = {{unbulleted list

|Regular Cab Short Bed (2WD): {{convert|60.8|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Regular Cab (Long Bed): {{convert|60.4|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab (Long Bed): {{convert|60.3|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|1 ton Regular Cab (Long Bed 2WD): {{convert|61.5|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Regular Cab (4WD): {{convert|67.3|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|SR5 Turbo Xtracab: {{convert|60.2|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab (4WD): {{convert|67.1|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

}}

| weight = {{convert|2800|lb|kg|order=flip|abbr=on|0}}

}}

{{Multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | width = 220

| image1 = 1983-1988 Toyota Hilux (YN58R) 4-door utility 01.jpg

| caption1 = Double-cab (rear view)

| image2 = Toyota Pickup 4x4 (Hilux).jpg

| caption2 = Toyota Pickup 4×4 (US)

}}

The August 1983 redesign (sold as model year 1984 vehicles in North America) introduced the Xtracab extended cab option, with six inches of space behind the seat for in-cab storage. These models carried over the carbureted 22R engine while model year 1984 also saw the introduction of the fuel injected 22R-E engine. Two diesel engines were also offered, the 2L and the turbocharged 2L-T. The engines were discontinued in the U.S. after the 1986 model year, this was due to higher performance expectations from customers and the wide availability of inexpensive petrol. The next year saw the introduction of a turbocharged option, the 22R-TE, perhaps due to increasing competition from Nissan who already offered a V6 truck at this time. The solid front axle was replaced with an independent front suspension/torsion bar setup in the 4×4 model in 1986, and optional automatic differential disconnect for the front differential (an alternative to automatic locking hubs). 1985 was the last year of the solid front axle in most markets. The solid front axle would remain in the 5th generation 4×4 LN106 model until 1997. Solid front axles had been present in all 4×4 Toyota models until 1986.

In late 1986 for the 1987 model year, the truck went through a minor interior and exterior redesign, that included a new grille, a new 1 piece front bumper, an updated interior with full high door panels with faux leather stitching on the base and DLX models, the gauge cluster surround was more rounded and featured faux leather stitching on it, the dash pad featured a shorter tray than earlier models, the steering wheels were changed from black to gray, red, brown, or blue depending on the interior colour, the radio bezel was also colour matched to the rest of the interior, the SR-5 tach gauge clusters had the pattern on the face changed from a grid pattern to horizontal lines, the outside door mirrors were also changed to have a more stream lined appearance, the faceplate for the heater controls was also redesigned. A V6 engine was introduced in 1988. The Hilux-based 4Runner which made its entry in Australia, North America and the United Kingdom was based on this generation of the Hilux; in some other markets, such as Japan, it was called the Hilux Surf. In North America, the automatic shifter on 2WD models was relocated to the column.{{citation needed|date=June 2022|reason=How important is the shifter location?}}

Toyota introduced a new generation of the Hilux in most markets in late 1988 but the fourth generation remained in production until 1997 in South Africa. This was due to South African "content laws" which made it cheaper to continue the production of the fourth generation of the Hilux, rather than to retool the plant for the fifth generation model.{{cite web | url = http://www.brian894x4.com/Hiluxgeneration2.html | title = Hilux 1984–1988 | publisher = Brian894x4.com | last = McCamish | first = Brian | access-date = 22 May 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120215150443/http://www.brian894x4.com/Hiluxgeneration2.html | archive-date = 15 February 2012 | url-status = live }}

In Thailand, this generation was sold as the Toyota Hilux Hercules/Hero.

{{clear}}

{{Infobox automobile

| name = Fifth generation

| image = 1991 Toyota HiLux 4X4 Diesel 2.4.jpg

| caption = 1991 Toyota Hilux 4×4 (pre-facelift)

| model_code = {{flatlist|

• N80
• N90
• N100
• N110

}}

| aka = {{unbulleted list

|Toyota Pickup

|Volkswagen Taro

}}

| production = August 1988–1997

| assembly = {{unbulleted list

| Japan: Toyota, Aichi (Tahara plant); Hamura, Tokyo (Hino)

| Argentina: Zárate{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| Colombia: Envigado (Sofasa){{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| Germany: Hanover (Volkswagen AG){{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| Thailand: Samrong Tai (Samrong plant){{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| United States: Fremont, California (NUMMI, 1990–1995); Long Beach, California (TABC, final assembly, 1988–1995)

}}

| designer = Shigeo Asai{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/hilux50th/message/asai.html |title=Shigeo Asai, Chief Engineer for the 5th generation Hilux {{!}} Hilux 50th Anniversary Special Website |publisher=Toyota |location=Japan |date=25 September 2018 |access-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082724/https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/hilux50th/message/asai.html |archive-date=28 January 2019 |url-status=live }}

| body_style = {{unbulleted list

| 2-door pickup truck

| 4-door pickup truck

}}

| layout = {{unbulleted list

| Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive

| Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

}}

| related = {{unbulleted list

| Toyota 4Runner/Hilux Surf (N120/N130)

| Toyota Classic

| Toyota Kijang (F40/F50)

| Volkswagen Taro

}}

| engine = {{unbulleted list

|Petrol:

|1.8 L 2Y-U I4

|2.2 L 4Y I4

|2.4 L 22R, 22R-E I4

|3.0 L 3VZ-E V6

|Diesel:

|2.4 L 2L I4

|2.8 L 3L I4

}}

| transmission = {{unbulleted list

|4-speed manual

|5-speed manual

|4-speed automatic

}}

| wheelbase = {{unbulleted list

|Regular cab: {{convert|103.0|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Regular cab (long bed): {{convert|112.2|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab: {{convert|121.5|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab V6: {{convert|121.9|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

}}

| length = {{unbulleted list

|Regular cab: {{convert|174.6|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Regular cab (long bed): {{convert|186.0|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|Xtracab: {{convert|193.1|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|DLX regular cab (long bed 4WD): {{convert|185.8|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|DLX regular cab (4WD): {{convert|174.4|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

}}

| width = {{convert|66.5|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

| height = {{unbulleted list

|1988–91 regular cab: {{convert|60.8|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|1988–91 regular cab (long bed): {{convert|60.6|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|1988–91 Xtracab (2WD): {{convert|61.0|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|1988–91 regular cab (long bed 4WD): {{convert|67.1|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|1988–91 Xtracab (4WD): {{convert|67.3|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|1991–97 regular cab: {{convert|62.6|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|1991–97 regular cab: {{convert|62.8|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|1991–97 Xtracab (4WD): {{convert|69.1|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

|1991–97 regular cab (4WD): {{convert|68.9|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}}

}}

}}

{{Multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | width = 220

| image1 = 1995 Toyota HiLux 4X4 Diesel 2.5 Front.jpg

| image2 = 1995 Toyota HiLux 4X4 Diesel 2.5 Rear.jpg

| caption2 = 1995 Toyota HiLux 4×4 Diesel (facelift)

}}

The next redesign, in 1988, introduced a longer-wheelbase option, {{convert|122|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}} rather than {{convert|103|in|mm|0|order=flip|abbr=on}} for the regular wheelbase. Its one-piece cargo-box walls eliminated the rust-prone seams that were found in earlier models. The V6 Xtracab SR5 earned Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the Year award that year. The Xtra Cabs now featured more room behind the front seats than the last generation which allowed optional jump-seats for rear passengers, a feature more in line with competitors of the time.

In 1991, North American production began at the NUMMI plant in Fremont, California. The Hilux received a minor facelift in 1991 (for the 1992 model year), which was a grille change incorporating the new Toyota emblem that had been recently adopted.

It was during this generation that Toyota discontinued the Hilux line in North America (where it was marketed as the "Toyota Pickup"), replacing it with the new Tacoma for the 1995 model year.{{cite web |last=Inama |first=John |date=24 November 2015 |url=http://www.tfltruck.com/2015/11/old-vs-new-1995-toyota-tacoma-vs-2016-toyota-tacoma/ |title=Old vs. New: 1995 Toyota Tacoma vs. 2016 Toyota Tacoma |work=The Fast Lane Truck |access-date=1 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905233754/http://www.tfltruck.com/2015/11/old-vs-new-1995-toyota-tacoma-vs-2016-toyota-tacoma/ |archive-date=5 September 2016 |url-status=live }}

• 1988–1995: {{convert|1812|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 2Y-U I4, {{convert|58|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 5,000rpm {{convert|140|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 3,200rpm
• 1988–1995: {{convert|1812|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 2Y I4, {{convert|61|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,800rpm {{convert|140|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 2,800rpm (export markets){{citation

|title=Lastauto Omnibus Katalog 1990 |trans-title=Truck and bus catalog |language=de |volume=19 |id=81531/89001 |publisher=Motor-Presse-Verlag GmbH und Co. KG |date=July 1989 |page=151 | editor-first = Rainer | editor-last = Rex}}

• 1989–1997: {{convert|2366|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 22R SOHC I4, {{convert|81|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 5,000 rpm and {{convert|187|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 3,400 rpm
• 1989–1997: {{convert|2366|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 22R-E SOHC EFI I4, {{convert|84|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,600 rpm and {{convert|192|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 3,400 rpm
• 1989–1995: {{convert|2958|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 3VZ-E V6, {{convert|112|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,800 rpm
• 1989–1997: {{convert|2446|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 2L-II diesel I4, {{convert|66|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,200 rpm and {{convert|167|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 2,400 rpm{{Cite book |title=Quattroruote: Tutte le Auto del Mondo 1990 |editor=Mastrostefano, Raffaele |publisher=Editoriale Domus S.p.A |year=1990 |page=1332 |language=it |location=Milano}}
• {{convert|2779|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 3L diesel I4, {{convert|67|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,000 rpm and {{convert|188|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 2,400 rpm

File:VW Taro 1987-1991 frontleft 2008-03-29 A.jpg

Volkswagen built and marketed the Hilux under the Volkswagen Taro name from February 1989 to March 1997.

This generation of the Hilux was sold in Thailand as the Toyota Hilux Mighty-X.

• Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela: the Hilux was produced in Colombia from 1994 to 1997 by the Sofasa company equipped with the 22R-E 2.4 L petrol engine. For these markets the model number for the 4WD double cabin was RN106 -instead of the standard number LN106-.
• For sales in Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, the Hilux was produced in Argentina from 1997 through 2005 (Zárate Plant – both petrol and diesel engines).
• For sales in Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Peru, the Hilux was imported from factories in Japan from 1989 to 1997 (petrol and diesel engines).

The available options for these markets were:

• single cab chassis (2WD, 4WD, petrol engines) (Colombia and Ecuador)
• single cab long bed (2WD, 4WD, petrol and diesel engines - all South American markets; diesel engine not available in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela)
• Xtracab (2WD, 4WD, petrol - only Bolivia)
• crew cab (2WD, 4WD, petrol and diesel engines - all South American markets; Diesel engine not available in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela)

File:1994-1997 Toyota Hilux (RN110R) SR5 Xtra Cab 2-door utility (2011-06-15) 02.jpg

File:Toyota Pickup Xtracab 4x4.jpg

In North America, the Hilux continued to be sold simply as the "Toyota Pickup". A wide range of models were available (excluding the Crew Cab model available internationally), mixing four- and six-cylinder engines, long and short beds, regular and Xtracabs, manual and automatic transmissions, and two- or four-wheel drive.{{cite magazine | ref = SS91 | magazine = Fleet Owner | title = The New Models for 1991: Light Trucks | date = July 1990 | publisher = FM Business Publications | volume = 85 | number = 7 | last = Siegel | first = Stewart | page = 62 }} The cargo capacity was typically {{convert|1640|lb|kg|sigfig=3|abbr=on}} for two-wheel drives and {{convert|1400|lb|kg|sigfig=3|abbr=on}} for four-wheel drive models. GVWRs ranged from {{convert|2565|to|5350|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. Initially only imported from Japan, NUMMI-built trucks began appearing in 1990.{{cite web |last1=Stewart |first1=Megan |title=20 Years of the Toyota Tacoma and Beyond: A Look Through the Years |url=https://www.motortrend.com/features/20-years-of-the-toyota-tacoma/ |website=Motor Trend |access-date=10 May 2023}} The VIN on these trucks starts with '4T', while Japanese-made ones begin with 'JT'. However, some trucks sold in the United States during the 1991 through 1995 model years were still manufactured in Japan as not all versions were built in California.

While the fifth generation Hilux continued to be sold elsewhere in the world until 1997, in North America it was replaced by the new Tacoma after an abbreviated 1995 model year.

{{Clear}}

{{Infobox automobile

| name = Sixth generation

| image = 1998 Toyota HiLux Turbo 2.4.jpg

| caption = 1998 Toyota HiLux 4WD (pre-facelift)

| model_code = {{flatlist|

• N140
• N150
• N160
• N170

}}

| production = 1997–2005

| assembly = {{unbulleted list

| Japan: Hamura, Tokyo (Hino)

| Malaysia: Shah Alam

| Thailand: Samut Prakan{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| South Africa: Prospecton (TSAM){{Cite web |title=Japanese carmarker to raise SA content |url=https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/japanese-carmarker-to-raise-sa-content-2002-02-08 |last=Venter |first=Irma |date=2002-02-08 |access-date=2022-12-04 |website=www.engineeringnews.co.za}}

| Colombia: Envigado (Sofasa){{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| Venezuela: Cumaná{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

| Pakistan: Karachi (IMC){{Cite web|title=Cumulative Toyota Production in Pakistan Reaches 500,000 Units {{!}} Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website|url=https://global.toyota/en/detail/115612|access-date=2021-02-14|website=global.toyota}}

}}

| designer = Masaaki Ishiko{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/hilux50th/message/ishiko.html |title=Masaaki Ishiko, Chief Engineer for the 6th generation Hilux {{!}} Hilux 50th Anniversary Special Website |publisher=Toyota |location=Japan |date=26 July 2018 |access-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128082720/https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/hilux50th/message/ishiko.html |archive-date=28 January 2019 |url-status=live }}

| body_style = {{unbulleted list

| 2-door pickup truck

| 4-door pickup truck

| 5-door SUV

}}

| layout = {{unbulleted list

| Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive

| Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

}}

| related = {{unbulleted list

| Toyota Tacoma (N140/N150/N160/N170/N190)

| Toyota 4Runner/Hilux Surf (N180)

| Toyota Kijang (F60/F70/F80)

}}

| engine = {{unbulleted list

|Petrol:

|2.0 L 1RZ-E I4

|2.4 L 2RZ-FE I4

|2.7 L 3RZ-FE I4

|3.4 L 5VZ-FE V6

|Diesel:

|2.5 L 2KD-FTV turbocharged I4

|3.0 L 1KD-FTV turbocharged I4

|2.4 L 2L-T turbocharged I4

|2.8 L 3L I4

|3.0 L 5L I4

|3.0 L 1KZ-TE turbocharged I4

}}

| transmission = {{unbulleted list

|5-speed manual R151F

|5-speed manual W56

|5-speed manual G58

|4-speed automatic A340F

}}

| wheelbase = {{unbulleted list

|Regular Cab: {{convert|2850|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Extended Cab: {{convert|2860-3090|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Crew Cab: {{convert|2855-2860|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Hilux Sport Rider: {{convert|2860|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

| length = {{unbulleted list

|Regular Cab: {{convert|4690|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Extended Cab: {{convert|4920-5035|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Crew Cab: {{convert|4790-4920|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Hilux Sport Rider: {{convert|4590-4985|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

| width = {{unbulleted list

|Regular Cab and all 2WD models: {{convert|1665-1700|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Crew Cab and Extended Cab: {{convert|1790|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Hilux Sport Rider: {{convert|1740-1775|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

| height = {{unbulleted list

|Regular Cab/Extended Cab (4WD): {{convert|1775-1795|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Crew Cab (4WD): {{convert|1795-1805|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Regular Cab (2WD): {{convert|1600-1650|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Extended and Crew Cab (2WD): {{convert|1625-1695|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

|Hilux Sport Rider: {{convert|1775-1795|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

| successor = {{unbulleted list

| Toyota Fortuner (for Hilux Sport Rider)

| Toyota Tacoma (North America)

}}

| weight = {{cvt|1650|kg|lb|round=5}}

}}

{{Multiple image | align = left | direction = vertical | width = 220

| image1 = Toyota Hilux N170 002.JPG

| caption1 = Toyota Hilux 4x4 Extra-cab

| image2 = 1997-2001 Toyota Hilux (RZN149R) 2-door utility (2011-07-17) 02.jpg

| caption2 = 1997–2001 Toyota Hilux 2-door utility (RZN149R)

| image3 = Toyota Hilux N160 007.JPG

| image4 = Toyota Hilux N160 010.JPG

| caption4 = Toyota Hilux 4x4 double-cab (facelift)

}}

The Hilux received a minor design update for 1997 and the addition of a few more engine options. The Hilux was then facelifted in 2001 for the 2002 model year.

In 2005, Toyota ceased production of the Hilux truck for the Japanese market. This was the last generation of the Hilux to be built in Japan.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}

• 1998–2001 2.0 L (1,998 cc) 1RZ-E 8-valve SOHC I4 (Hilux 'Workmate' models in Australia) (4×2)
• 1998–1999 3.0 L (2,986 cc) 5L diesel I4, {{convert|72|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} (4×2, 4×4)
• 1995–2004 2.4 L (2,438 cc) 2RZ-FE 16-valve DOHC I4, {{convert|106|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} (4×2, 4×4)
• 1995–2004 2.7 L (2,693 cc) 3RZ-FE 16-valve DOHC I4, {{convert|112|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} (4×2, 4×4){{cite web |url=http://australiancar.reviews/reviews.php#!content=review&make=Toyota&model=Hilux&gen=900 |title=Toyota Hilux Utility Review (Mk.6: 1997-05) |website=AustralianCar.Reviews |location=Australia |access-date=12 July 2020 |archive-date=18 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018141050/http://australiancar.reviews/reviews.php#!content=review&make=Toyota&model=Hilux&gen=900 |url-status=dead }}
• 1995–2004 3.4 L (3,378 cc) 5VZ-FE 24-valve DOHC V6, {{convert|142|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}}
• 1998–2001 2.4 L (2,446 cc) 2L-T UK Spec - Turbo Diesel single valve 8-valve I4 83/62 hp/kW at 4,000 rpm, 16.8/165 kg⋅m/N⋅m at 2,200 rpm (4×4)
• 1998–2004 2.8 L (2,779 cc) 3L diesel I4, 65 kW (89 PS; 88 hp) (4×4) (Philippines, Malaysia, SAE Net, UN Spec)

;South American markets

The Hilux was produced in Colombia for sales in Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador from 1998 to 2005 by the SOFASA company (with only petrol engines 2.7 L). In Venezuela and Ecuador, the single-cab 2WD chassis/long bed is called the Stout II. For sales in Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, it was imported from Japan from 1998 through 2004 (petrol engined 2.7 L, and diesel engined 2.8 L). This model was not sold in Argentina or Brazil because the fifth-generation Hilux had received a redesign and upgrade. Options for South American markets included:

• Single cab chassis (2WD, 4WD, petrol engines) (for sales in Colombia and Ecuador)
• Single cab long bed (2WD, 4WD, petrol and diesel engines) (all South American countries)
• Xtracab (4WD, petrol and diesel engines) (in Bolivia only)
• Crew cab (2WD, 4WD, petrol and diesel engines) (all South American countries, named the Hilux Millenium from 2002 through to the present)

;Thailand market

Toyota shifted production from the Hilux Mighty-X (fifth generation) to the Hilux Tiger (sixth generation) in the late 1990s and made it the global export hub. The Thailand-made Hilux Tiger went through the following versions:

• 1998–1999: Hilux Tiger with the 3.0 L 5L engine
• 2000–2001: Hilux Tiger with the 3.0 L 5L-E EFI engine
• 2001: Hilux Tiger with 1KZ engine (short-lived and immediately replaced by D4D engine)
• Late 2001 – late 2004: Hilux Tiger SportCruiser with D4D engine{{cite web | url = http://www.jimsoni.com/toyota-tiger.html | title = Detailed Specs of Thailand-made Hilux Tiger 1998–2004 | access-date = 5 September 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090311094202/http://www.jimsoni.com/toyota-tiger.html | archive-date = 11 March 2009 | url-status = live }}

{{unreferenced section|date=March 2020}}

Toyota introduced a mid-size SUV variant of the Hilux in 1998. Called the Sport Rider, this variant was sold only in Thailand, where it was also built. In style and execution, the Sport Rider is similar to the Toyota 4Runner. The Sport Rider frame and suspension system are derived from the Hilux, including the Hilux's independent front suspension and leaf-sprung rear suspension. The vehicles began as four-door pickup trucks and were then modified into wagons on arrival in Thailand by Thai Auto Works Co (a majority Thai-owned company in which Toyota has a 20 percent stake).

Engine options for the Sport Rider included the 5L engine for the PreRunner (2WD), while the 5L or 5L-E engines were available for the 4WD model. Toyota introduced the first facelift in 2001, upgrading to the 1KZ-TE engine and with foglamps integrated with the front bumper. Toyota introduced a second facelift in 2002 with the 1KD-FTV engine for 4WD and the 2KD-FTV engine for the PreRunner (2WD) and 4WD models, a new front bumper, new projector-style headlights, and new rear lamps. Toyota discontinued the Sport Rider in 2004 and replaced it with the Toyota Fortuner in 2005.

File:Toyota HiLux Sport Rider in Thailand 01.jpg|Hilux Sport Rider 3.0D PreRunner

File:Toyota HiLux Sport Rider in Thailand 02.jpg|Hilux Sport Rider 3.0D PreRunner

File:Toyota HiLux Sport Rider in Thailand 05.jpg|Hilux Sport Rider SR5 Limited 4WD

File:Toyota HiLux Sport Rider in Thailand 06.jpg|Hilux Sport Rider SR5 Limited 4WD

• 1998–2002: {{convert|2986|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 5L-E I4 SOHC EFI, {{convert|77|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,000 rpm {{convert|200|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 2,600 rpm
• 1998–2002: {{convert|2986|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 5L I4, {{convert|72|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,000 rpm {{convert|192|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 2,400 rpm (Prerunner)
• 2001–2002: {{convert|2982|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 1KZ-TE I4 SOHC, {{convert|92|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 3,600 rpm and {{convert|315|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 2,000 rpm
• 2002–2004: {{convert|2982|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 1KD-FTV I4 DOHC, {{convert|93|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 4,800 rpm and {{convert|315|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 1,800–2,600 rpm
• 2002–2004: {{convert|2494|cc|L|1|abbr=on|order=flip}} 2KD-FTV I4 DOHC, {{convert|75|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 3,600 rpm and {{convert|260|N.m|lb·ft|abbr=on}} at 1,400–3,400 rpm

{{clear}}

{{Infobox automobile

| name = Seventh generation

| image = Toyota Hilux Double Cab 3.0 D-4D front.jpg

| caption = 2005 Toyota Hilux pre-facelift (KUN26R)

| model_code = {{flatlist|

• AN10
• AN20
• AN30

}}

| aka = TruckMasters OX (Finland)

| production = August 2004 – May 2015

| assembly = {{unbulleted list

| Argentina: Zárate, Buenos Aires (TASA){{cite web | url = http://www.istoedinheiro.com.br/noticias/negocios/20050316/toyota-rumo-topo-mundo/21657 | title = Toyota rumo ao topo do mundo |trans-title=Toyota towards the top of the world | language = pt | publisher = Istoé Dinheiro | date = 16 March 2005 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151230005532/http://www.istoedinheiro.com.br/noticias/negocios/20050316/toyota-rumo-topo-mundo/21657 | archive-date = 30 December 2015}}

| Malaysia: Shah Alam{{cite web | url = http://www.marklines.com/en/report/rep379_200506 | title = Malaysian Market: Production Volume Rises to 500,000-unit Level; Forecast to Reach 600,000 by End of Decade | publisher = MarkLines | date = 7 June 2005 | number = 379 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151230011421/http://www.marklines.com/en/report/rep379_200506 | archive-date = 30 December 2015}}{{cite web | url = http://www.arenakereta.com/2013/10/12/ckd-malaysia/ | title = Kereta CKD Malaysia |trans-title=Malaysia CKD cars | language = ms | publisher = ArenaKereta | date = 12 October 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140827031644/http://www.arenakereta.com/2013/10/12/ckd-malaysia/ | archive-date = 27 August 2014}}

| Pakistan: Karachi (IMC){{cite web | url = http://www.toyota-indus.com/corporate/company-profile/ | title = Company profile | publisher = Indus Motors Company | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150207023756/http://www.toyota-indus.com/corporate/company-profile/ | archive-date = 7 February 2015}}

| South Africa: Prospecton (TSAM){{cite web | last = Young | first = Angelo | date = 19 August 2013 | url = http://www.ibtimes.com/about-30000-south-africa-auto-workers-walk-job-toyota-gm-ford-auto-exports-affected-1390063 | title = About 30,000 South Africa Auto Workers Walk Off The Job; Toyota, GM, Ford Auto Exports Affected; BMW Strike Enters Second Week | work = International Business Times | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151230013156/http://www.ibtimes.com/about-30000-south-africa-auto-workers-walk-job-toyota-gm-ford-auto-exports-affected-1390063 | archive-date = 30 December 2015}}

| Thailand: Samrong Tai (Samrong plant); Lad Kwang (Ban Pho plant){{cite web | last = Pettendy | first = Marton | date = 17 October 2011 | url = http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/CD2827F946D05181CA25792C00225728 | title = Thai floods halt Aussie ute supplies | work = GoAuto | access-date = 30 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304081247/http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/CD2827F946D05181CA25792C00225728 | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | url-status = live }}

| Venezuela: Cumaná{{cite web | url = http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/sales/activity/latin_america/index.html | title = Activities by Region, Latin America | publisher = Toyota Motor Corporation | year = 2012 | access-date = 30 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222151930/http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/sales/activity/latin_america/index.html | archive-date = 22 December 2015 | url-status = live }}{{cite web | url = http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/production/overseas/overview/latin_america.html | title = Overview of Overseas Production Affiliates, Latin America | publisher = Toyota Motor Corporation | year = 2012 | access-date = 30 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083651/http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/production/overseas/overview/latin_america.html | archive-date = 4 March 2016 | url-status = live }}

}}

| designer = Satoru Oya, Yoshikazu Harada and Takumi Nakamura{{Cite web|title=Truck|url=http://onlineservices.ipophil.gov.ph/wopublish-search/public/designs;jsessionid=6E8F760F33C957172D41E76934201D4C?0|access-date=2022-01-18|website=IPOPHL Patent Search}}

| body_style = {{unbulleted list

| 2-door pickup truck

| 4-door pickup truck

}}

| layout = {{unbulleted list

| Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive

| Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

}}

| platform = Toyota IMV

| related = {{unbulleted list

| Toyota Fortuner (AN50/AN60)

| Toyota Innova (AN40)

}}

| engine = {{unbulleted list

|Petrol:

| 2.0 L 1TR-FE VVT-i I4

| 2.7 L 2TR-FE VVT-i I4

| 4.0 L 1GR-FE VVT-i V6

| 4.0 L 1GR-FE supercharged VVT-i V6

|Petrol/CNG:

| 2.7 L 2TR-FE VVT-i I4{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

|Diesel:

| 2.4 L 2L-T/2L-TE

| 2.5 L 2KD-FTV D-4D Turbodiesel I4 (102 hp: non-intercooler, 120 hp: intercooler)

| 2.5 L 2KD-FTV D-4D VN-Turbo I4

| 3.0 L 1KD-FTV D-4D turbocharged I4

}}

| transmission = {{unbulleted list

| 5-speed manual

| 4-speed automatic

| 5-speed A750F automatic

}}

| wheelbase = {{unbulleted list

| {{convert|3085|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

| length = {{unbulleted list

| Single Cab: {{convert|4980|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Xtra Cab: {{convert|5135-5260|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Double Cab: {{convert|4980-5260|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

| width = {{unbulleted list

| Single Cab: {{convert|1760|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Xtra and Double Cab: {{convert|1885|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

| height = {{unbulleted list

| Single Cab (2WD): {{convert|1795|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Single Cab (4WD): {{convert|1810|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Xtra and Double Cab (2WD): {{convert|1695|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Xtra and Double Cab (4WD): {{convert|1810|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

}}

The seventh-generation Hilux (designated the AN10/AN20/AN30), part of the IMV program led by chief engineer Kaoru Hosokawa,{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/hilux50th/message/hosokawa.html|title=Kaoru Hosokawa, Chief Engineer for the 7th generation Hilux {{!}} Hilux 50th Anniversary Special Website |publisher=Toyota |location=Japan |date=25 May 2018 |access-date=28 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190127205836/https://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/hilux50th/message/hosokawa.html |archive-date=27 January 2019}} started production in Thailand during August 2004.{{cite press release | url = http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/12/04/0406_3.html | title = Toyota IMV Sales Reach Global 5 Million-unit Mark | publisher = Toyota Motor Corporation | date = 6 April 2012 | access-date = 30 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151030012943/http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/12/04/0406_3.html | archive-date = 30 October 2015 | url-status = live }} Three pickup truck body variants were initially produced: a two-door Single Cab (referred to by Toyota as IMV1), a two-door Xtra Cab (IMV2), and four-door Double Cab (IMV3).{{cite web | url = http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/production/overview/imv.html | title = IMV Project Production Vehicles | publisher = Toyota Motor Corporation | year = 2012 | access-date = 30 December 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151115134257/http://www.toyota-global.com/company/history_of_toyota/75years/data/automotive_business/production/production/overview/imv.html | archive-date = 15 November 2015 | url-status = live }} In September 2008, Toyota introduced the Smart Cab, a four-door cab with hidden rear clamshell doors.{{cite web | url = http://www.marklines.com/en/report/rep722_200811 | title = Thailand: Planned Production Capacity in the Country Amounting to Roughly 2.6 Million a Year in 2015 | publisher = MarkLines | date = 4 November 2008 | number = 722 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151230021334/http://www.marklines.com/en/report/rep722_200811 | archive-date = 30 December 2015}} The IMV program also spawned the Toyota Innova (AN40) minivan (IMV4) and Toyota Fortuner (AN50/AN60) SUV (IMV5).{{Cite web |date=2004-08-25 |title=Toyota's IMV Project Takes First Big Step Forward |url=https://global.toyota/en/detail/223095 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website}}

Mainly developed in Thailand, this seventh-generation Hilux was the first to not be produced in Japan. Hilux models sold in Asian, European, Middle Eastern and Oceanian markets were initially built and assembled in Thailand with targeted annual production of 280,000 units, with 140,000 allocated for exports.{{cite magazine |last=Mulia |first=Joni Lono |date=2004-09-11 |title=Kiprah IMV pertama lewat pikap |trans-title=First IMV story through a pickup |magazine=Auto Bild Indonesia |language=id |edition=36 |location=Indonesia |publisher=Kompas Gramedia}} Later, production was delegated to Malaysia and Southeast Asia in order to increase sales in those regions. In Thailand, the vehicle is called the Hilux Vigo. For other European markets and South Africa, the Hilux was built in Durban, South Africa. Hiluxes sold in Argentina and Brazil were built in Argentina, as with the previous generation Hilux.{{cite web | url = https://global.toyota/en/detail/251355 | title = Toyota Argentina Unveils New Hilux Pickup | date = 2005-03-02 | type = Press Release | publisher = Toyota Motor Corporation }}

The double cab model has an automatic transmission. It uses the same engine as other Asian countries (in-line, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, DOHC Turbo Diesel with common rail direct injection), however engines used in Malaysia differ in their maximum output of {{convert|75|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} at 3,600 rpm and maximum torque of {{convert|260|Nm|lbft|abbr=on|0}} at 1,600–2,400 rpm.

The ladder frame chassis used by the seventh-generation Hilux is 45 percent stiffer compared to its predecessor. Combined with a reduction in the number of welded joints with the use of a unified inner frame, it has a higher torsional stiffness while the vertical rigidity is improved by stronger crossmembers. The model also used a new double wishbone front suspension which was said to improve stability and ride comfort.{{Cite press release |date=2005-09-14 |title=2005 Toyota Hilux |url=https://newsroom.toyota.eu/2005-toyota-hilux/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=Toyota |location=Europe}}

The model is also considerably larger than the previous generation Hilux. For the double cab variant, the 2005 model is {{convert|400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} longer and {{convert|45|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} wider. The deck is {{convert|165|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} longer and both wider and taller by {{convert|50|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}. The increased size was achieved without a significant increase in the kerb weight. Drag coefficient is rated 0.36 (0.39 with over fenders), which was claimed to be "class-leading" during the time of its introduction.

In Singapore, the Hilux was available as a single cab with the 2.5 L engine or a double cab with the 3.0 L engine.

This generation of the Hilux was introduced for Argentina on 2 March 2005 in Buenos Aires with a market launch in April.{{cite press release | url = http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/05/0302.html | title = Toyota Argentina Unveils New Hilux Pickup | publisher = Toyota Motor Corporation | location = Japan | date = 2 March 2005 | access-date = 2 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140502001836/http://www.toyota.co.jp/en/news/05/0302.html | archive-date = 2 May 2014 | url-status = live }}

This generation of the Hilux was also sold in Finland as the TruckMasters OX by Truck Masters Finland. Because of a modified rear suspension, the truck is registered in Finland as a light truck. The OX was only available with a 3.0-litre D-4D diesel engine.{{cite web | url = http://www.truckmasters.fi/tarjoukset/truckmasters-ox/ | title = TruckMasters OX nyt tarjous hintaan! | access-date = 21 March 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112445/http://www.truckmasters.fi/tarjoukset/truckmasters-ox/ | archive-date = 22 March 2017 | url-status = live }}

File:2005 Toyota Hilux Vigo D-4D 3.0 Rear.jpg|2005 pre-facelift Rear view

File:2006 Toyota Hilux (GGN25R MY05) SR5 4-door utility (2011-04-22).jpg|Interior

• 2005 2.0 L petrol VVT-i DOHC I4 (South Africa, Indonesia and Middle East)
• 2005 2.5 L diesel D-4D DOHC I4, Turbo-diesel {{convert|76|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} – {{convert|107|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} (Asia, Europe, South Africa, South America)
• 2005 2.7 L petrol VVT-i DOHC I4, {{convert|119|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} (Australia, Arabian Peninsula, Philippines, South Africa, Venezuela)
• 2005 3.0 L diesel D-4D DOHC I4, Turbo-diesel, common rail 16-valve direct injection, {{convert|121|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} (Asia, South Africa, South America, Australia, Europe). This version is made at Toyota's facility in Zárate, Argentina.
• 2005 4.0 L petrol VVT-i DOHC V6, {{cvt|170|-|176|kW|PS hp|0}} (Australia, South Africa, Venezuela, China)
• 2008 4.0 L Supercharged DOHC V6 {{convert|225|kW|PS hp|0|abbr=on}} (Australia only, TRD Hilux 4000S & 4000SL)The New TRD Hilux (sales brochure), Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited, April 2008.

A facelifted version of the Hilux was unveiled by Toyota's Malaysian distributors, UMW Toyota Motor, in August 2008. Toyota has introduced a left hand drive Hilux Vigo in August 2008 while a right hand drive facelifted model was introduced in September 2008. These facelifted models were introduced in the Philippines in October 2008.

Toyota also introduced a four-door extended cab called "Smart Cab" to replace all Xtra Cab models in E and G grade. The Smart Cab models were developed in Thailand and were only sold in the Thai market.

File:2010 Toyota Hilux (GGN25R) SR 4-door utility (2011-11-30) 01.jpg|first facelift (front)

File:2010 Toyota Hilux (GGN25R) SR 4-door utility (2011-11-30) 02.jpg|first facelift (rear)

On 13 July 2011, Toyota announced that the Hilux would receive a facelift, including a redesigned front end (front grille similar to IMV-based Innova and Fortuner) and other external styling changes, changes to the interior and a new turbocharged diesel engine rated at {{convert|144|hp|kW|0|abbr=on|order=flip}} and {{convert|253|lbft|Nm|abbr=on|0|order=flip}} of torque, as well as lower fuel consumption compared to the previous model.{{cite web | url = http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/toyota-hilux-pickup-gets-fresh-skin-more-power-for-2012/ | title = Official: Toyota Hilux pickup gets fresh skin, more power for 2012 | publisher = Autoblog | date = 13 July 2011 | access-date = 13 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021410/http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/13/toyota-hilux-pickup-gets-fresh-skin-more-power-for-2012/ | archive-date = 16 July 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} This update was initially launched in Thailand{{cite web | url = http://www.toyota.co.th/en/models/Vigo_Double_Cab/vigo_doublecab_home.htm | title = Toyota Hilux Vigo ::: Double Cab | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110811051705/http://www.toyota.co.th/en/models/Vigo_Double_Cab/vigo_doublecab_home.htm | archive-date = 11 August 2011 | df = dmy-all }} and later in Australia called as Toyota IMV Project.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QY4bWLshwE |title=Toyota IMV Launch Video {{!}} 60fps 2x Upscale |date=2024-06-16 |last=MK Ordenes |access-date=2024-06-19 |via=YouTube}}

File:2013 Toyota HiLux (KUN26R MY12) SR5 4-door utility (2015-08-07) 01.jpg|second facelift (front)

File:2013 Toyota HiLux (KUN26R MY12) SR5 4-door utility (2015-08-07) 02.jpg|second facelift (rear)

{{Distinguish|Toyota Hilux Champ}}

The Hilux Vigo Champ was introduced in Thailand in August 2012 as a significant "minor change" with a new front design and a revamped interior to reinforce perceived luxury. The front was redesigned from the A pillar forwards. With the exception of the doors, roof and tailgate, everything else was new: new guards, new headlights, new bumper, new bonnet, new three-bar grille, new taillights, a new rear bumper and new badges. There were also new mirrors and new alloy wheel designs. The interior features a new upper dashboard design with a new horizontal centre instrument cluster. Perceived quality was improved through the adoption of uniformly darker finishes with greater colour consistency throughout the interior. The high-end Double Cab version now came with a DVD player, rear camera and Bluetooth functionality.{{cite press release |url=http://toyota-dealer.org/2013-toyota-hilux-vigo.html |title=New Features in 2013 Toyota Hilux Vigo Champ |publisher=Jim's Autos Worldwide |location=Thailand |access-date=4 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003224853/http://toyota-dealer.org/2013-toyota-hilux-vigo.html |archive-date=3 October 2017 |url-status=live }}

This minor update upgraded the emission standard to Euro 4, updated the four-speed automatic transmission to five-speed, upgraded power rating of the 3.0-litre model from {{convert|122|to|128|kW|PS hp|abbr=on}}, increased torque from {{convert|343|to|360|Nm|ftlb|abbr=on}} for the five-speed automatic transmission, and the Smart Cab Prerunner 4×2 was introduced with automatic transmission. Other changes included a more efficient fuel injection system and the addition of a centre headrest on the rear double cab seat.

The Vigo Champ CNG included the 2.7-litre 2TR-FE bi-fuel engine that could run on compressed natural gas (CNG).

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{{Infobox automobile

| name = Eighth generation

| image = 2016 Toyota HiLux (GUN136R) SR5 4-door utility (2018-09-03) 01.jpg

| caption = 2016 Toyota Hilux SR5 (GUN136; pre-facelift)

| model_code = {{flatlist|

• AN110
• AN120
• AN130

}}

| aka = TruckMasters OX (Finland)

| production = May 2015 – present

| assembly = {{unbulleted list

| Thailand: Lat Khwang; Samrong Tai (TMT){{cite news |title=Thai-made Toyota Hilux off to Japan after 13 years|url=http://nationthailand.com/auto/30332466|access-date=2021-02-14|website=The Nation Thailand|date=24 November 2017 |language=en-US}}

| South Africa: Prospecton (TSAM){{cite news |last=Venter|first=Irma|title=Toyota SA opens R6.1bn Fortuner, Hilux assembly lines|url=https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/toyota-sa-opens-r61bn-fortuner-hilux-assembly-lines-2016-05-24|access-date=2021-02-14|website=www.engineeringnews.co.za|language=en}}

| Argentina: Zárate, Buenos Aires (TASA){{Cite web|title=Toyota: 20 years of production in Argentina {{!}} News {{!}} Press|url=http://www.adefa.org.ar/en/prensa-leer?id=106&idt=2|access-date=2021-02-14|website=ADEFA}}

| Malaysia: Shah Alam (UMW){{cite news |date=2020-02-28|title=No prices increase for Toyota CKD Models|url=https://themalaysianreserve.com/2020/02/28/no-prices-increase-for-toyota-ckd-models/|access-date=2021-02-14|website=The Malaysian Reserve|language=en-US}}

| Pakistan: Karachi (IMC){{Cite web|title=OEM Plant Details:Indus Motor Company Ltd. (IMC)

|url=https://www.marklines.com/en/global/1065|access-date=2022-02-07|website=www.marklines.com}}{{cite news |date=2020-04-14|title=Toyota Pakistan Increases Yaris, Corolla and IMV Prices|url=https://www.pakwheels.com/blog/toyota-pakistan-increases-yaris-corolla-and-imv-prices/|access-date=2022-02-07|website=PakWheels Blog|language=en-US}}

| India: Bidadi (TKM){{cite news|url=https://www.autocarindia.com/car-news/india-spec-toyota-hilux-revealed-price-announcement-in-march-2022-423303|title=India-spec Toyota Hilux revealed; price announcement in March|last=Mondal|first=Saptarshi|publisher=Autocar India|date=20 January 2022}}

| Myanmar: Thilawa (Toyota Myanmar){{cite news|url= https://www.autodeal.com.ph/articles/car-news-philippines/toyota-begins-hilux-production-in-myanmar-following-delays

|title=Toyota begins Hilux production in Myanmar following delays|work=Autodeal.com.ph|date=13 October 2022}}

}}

| designer = {{unbulleted list

| Ryota Naka, Yukihiro Koide, Takuya Watabe, Eishi Suzuki and Yusuke Fukushima{{Cite web |title=Design 201510160 {{!}} Registration 362714 |url=https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/designs/search/details/201510160?s=f8ebfc39-ed54-4ce8-827a-9cf3c3edd2b4&page=2 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Australian Government IP Australia}}{{Cite web |title=Design 201510148 {{!}} Registration 362426 |url=https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/designs/search/details/201510148?s=f8ebfc39-ed54-4ce8-827a-9cf3c3edd2b4&page=2 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Australian Government IP Australia}}{{Cite web |title=Design 201510147 {{!}} Registration 362425 |url=https://search.ipaustralia.gov.au/designs/search/details/201510147?s=f8ebfc39-ed54-4ce8-827a-9cf3c3edd2b4&page=2 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Australian Government IP Australia}}

| Peter Anthony Elliott (2020 facelift){{cite web |date=2020-08-31 |title=A00201904254 |url=https://pdki-indonesia.dgip.go.id/detail/A00201904254?type=di |website=DGIP.go.id |publisher=Pangkalan Data Kekayaan Intelektual |access-date=2022-01-25}}{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=David |date=2020-10-27 |title=Designing the Hilux by Peter Elliot Toyota Design |url=https://www.anyauto.com.au/designing-the-hilux-by-peter-elliot-toyota-design/ |access-date=2022-04-11 |website=AnyAuto |language=en-US}}

}}

| body_style = {{unbulleted list

| 2-door pickup truck

| 4-door pickup truck

}}

| layout = {{unbulleted list

| Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive

| Front-engine, four-wheel-drive

}}

| platform = Toyota IMV

| related = {{unbulleted list

| Toyota Hilux Champ

| Toyota Fortuner (AN150/AN160)

| Toyota Innova (AN140)

}}

| engine = {{unbulleted list

| Petrol:

| 2.0 L 1TR-FE I4

| 2.7 L 2TR-FE I4

| 4.0 L 1GR-FE V6

| Diesel:

| 2.4 L 2GD-FTV turbo I4

| 2.5 L 2KD-FTV turbo I4

| 2.5 L 2KD-FTV turbo-intercooled I4

| 2.8 L 1GD-FTV turbo I4

| 3.0 L 1KD-FTV turbo I4

| 3.0 L 5L-E I4{{cite web |url=https://www.toyota-gib.com/eng/models/dual-purpose-type/hilux/hilux-lhd-30l-diesel-6-seater-LAN125L-DNMXEN.html |title=LAN125L-DNMXEN - Hilux LHD 3.0L Diesel 6 seater |publisher=Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings Ltd |access-date=8 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109181030/https://www.toyota-gib.com/eng/models/dual-purpose-type/hilux/hilux-lhd-30l-diesel-6-seater-LAN125L-DNMXEN.html |archive-date=9 January 2018 |url-status=live }}

}}

| transmission = {{unbulleted list

| 5-speed R151 manual

| 6-speed RC60/RC61 manual / iMT manual

| 5-speed A750F automatic

| 6-speed AC60 Super Intelligent ECT automatic

}}

| wheelbase = {{unbulleted list

| {{convert|2750|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (short-wheelbase)

| {{convert|3085|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} (long-wheelbase)

}}

| length = {{unbulleted list

| Crew Cab: {{convert|5320|-|5325|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Single Cab: {{convert|4935|–|5270|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Smart Cab: {{convert|5320|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

| width = {{convert|1800-2020|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}{{Cite press release |url=https://www.toyota.com.au/-/media/toyota/main-site/vehicle-hubs/hilux/files/hilux-spec-data-211117.pdf |title=A HiLux built for every need |publisher=Toyota |location=Australia |date=November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411063504/https://www.toyota.com.au/-/media/toyota/main-site/vehicle-hubs/hilux/files/hilux-spec-data-211117.pdf |archive-date=2022-04-11 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite press release |title=A HiLux built for every need |url=https://www.toyota.com.au/-/media/toyota/main-site/vehicle-hubs/hilux/files/20240423_hilux_spec-sheet.pdf |publisher=Toyota |location=Australia |date=April 2024}}

| height = {{unbulleted list

| Crew Cab: {{convert|1750|–|1880|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Single Cab: {{convert|1690|–|1855|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| Smart Cab: {{convert|1695|–|1860|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

}}

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The eighth-generation Hilux was introduced simultaneously on 21 May 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand and Sydney, Australia.{{cite news | url = http://paultan.org/2015/05/05/2016-toyota-hilux-may-21-debut/ | title = 2016 Toyota Hilux pick-up slated for May 21 debut | first = Gregory | last = Sze | publisher = PaulTan.org | location = Malaysia | date = 5 May 2015 | access-date = 5 May 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150509143045/http://paultan.org/2015/05/05/2016-toyota-hilux-may-21-debut/ | archive-date = 9 May 2015 | url-status = live }} It is the first of the Toyota IMV family to receive a new generation, with the related Fortuner and Innova received a new generation in July and November respectively.{{cite news |date=2015-04-25 |title=2016 Toyota Hilux/2016 Fortuner pickup engine details leaked |url=https://indianautosblog.com/2016-toyota-hilux-engine-details-leaked-p177376 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Indian Autos Blog |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Jonathan |date=2015-07-16 |title=2016 Toyota Fortuner debuts in Thailand, from RM133k |url=https://paultan.org/2015/07/16/2016-toyota-fortuner-debuts-in-thailand-from-rm133k/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-UK}}{{cite news |last=Lye |first=Gerard |date=2015-11-13 |title=2016 Toyota Innova officially revealed in Indonesia |url=https://paultan.org/2015/11/13/2016-toyota-innova-officially-revealed-in-indonesia/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-US}} In some Asian markets such as Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Pakistan, the model also adopted a new moniker, Hilux Revo.{{Cite web |title=Toyota Hilux Revo {{!}} Everlasting Toughness |url=https://www.toyota.com.la/en/models/hilux-revo.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=www.toyota.com.la |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Zarar |first=Syed |date=2016-09-29 |title=Toyota Launches Hilux Revo in Pakistan |url=https://propakistani.pk/2016/09/29/toyota-launches-hilux-revo-pakistan/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |language=en-US}}

The model was subsequently introduced in the Philippines in July 2015,{{cite news |title=Toyota Launches 2015 Hilux: A New Era for Pickup Trucks (w/ Specs, Video) |url=https://www.carguide.ph/2015/07/toyota-launches-2015-hilux-new-era-for.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=CarGuide.PH}} Mexico and GCC countries in August 2015,{{cite news |last=((Bureau)) |first=Marcos |date=2015-08-26 |title=Toyota Hilux 2016: Precios,versiones y equipamiento en México |url=https://www.motorpasion.com.mx/toyota/toyota-hilux-2016-precios-versiones-y-equipamiento-en-mexico |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Motorpasión México |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Al-Futtaim launches all-new Toyota Hilux in UAE |url=http://tradearabia.com/news/MTR_288515.html |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=tradearabia.com}}{{cite news |author= |date=2015-08-24 |title=Toyota unveils eighth generation Hilux pickup in Mideast |newspaper=The Peninsula |location=Qatar |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/24/08/2015/Toyota-unveils-eighth-generation-Hilux-pickup-in-Mideast |access-date=2022-09-01}} Argentina and Brazil in November 2015,{{cite news |title=Toyota apresenta nova Hilux 2016 para o Brasil - veja versões e preços |url=https://motor1.uol.com.br/news/123559/toyota-apresenta-nova-hilux-2016-para-o-brasil-veja-versoes-e-precos/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Motor1.com |language=pt-br}}{{cite news |last=Panzera |first=Daniel |date=2015-11-09 |title=Nueva Toyota Hilux: versiones, equipamiento y precios |url=https://www.16valvulas.com.ar/nueva-toyota-hilux-versiones-equipamiento-y-precios/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=16 Valvulas |language=es}} while in Europe specifications was unveiled in September 2015 for a mid-2016 market introduction.{{cite news |date=2015-09-23 |title=2016 Toyota Hilux - European-specification detailed - paultan.org |url=https://paultan.org/2015/09/23/2016-toyota-hilux-gets-detailed-in-european-specs/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-US}}{{cite news |date=2016-05-01 |title=2016 Toyota Hilux pickup launches in France |url=https://indianautosblog.com/toyota-hilux-pickup-france-196650-p191655 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Indian Autos Blog |language=en}} Introductions of the model in more markets started in 2016. In March 2016, the model was released in South Africa, where it is also produced.{{cite news |title=Toyota Hilux launches in South Africa - Motoring News and Advice |url=https://www.autotrader.co.za/cars/news-and-advice/-/toyota-hilux-launches-in-south-africa/482 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=www.autotrader.co.za}} In Malaysia, it was launched in May 2016,{{cite news |date=2016-05-05 |title=2016 Toyota Hilux makes its official debut in Malaysia - six variants, priced from RM90k to RM134k - paultan.org |url=https://paultan.org/2016/05/05/2016-toyota-hilux-makes-its-official-debut-in-malaysia-six-variants-priced-from-rm90k-to-rm134k/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-US}} while in Pakistan it was launched in September 2016. In September 2017, Toyota released the Hilux in Japan for the first time since 2004.{{Cite web |title=Toyota Reintroduces Hilux into Japanese Market after 13-year Hiatus |url=https://global.toyota/en/detail/18473230 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Toyota Motor Corporation Official Global Website |language=en}}

The eighth-generation Hilux features the "Keen Look" design language with a slimmer headlight shape (with optional projector headlights and LED daytime running lights). This design continues into the interior with similar AC vents and centre fascia design, which has been described as more "car-like". First for a Hilux, this generation is available with optional autonomous emergency braking system (AEB).{{cite news |last=Maric |first=Paul |date=23 April 2015 |title=2016 Toyota HiLux engine details leaked, ute to debut autonomous emergency braking |work=Car Advice |location=Australia |url=http://www.caradvice.com.au/349644/2016-toyota-hilux-engine-details-leaked-ute-to-debut-autonomous-emergency-braking/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426001813/http://www.caradvice.com.au/349644/2016-toyota-hilux-engine-details-leaked-ute-to-debut-autonomous-emergency-braking/ |archive-date=26 April 2015}}

File:2016 Toyota HiLux Invincible D-4D 4WD 2.4 Rear.jpg|2016 Hilux Invincible (GUN125; pre-facelift)

File:2018 Toyota HiLux Invincible X facelift Interior.jpg|Interior

Development of the vehicle was led by Hiroki Nakajima as a chief engineer, which visited 120 countries during its development. It was reported that in 2011, Toyota started over on the new Hilux just six months into development due to the release of the Volkswagen Amarok and Ford Ranger that reset Toyota's benchmark for "car-like driving". Toyota President and CEO Akio Toyoda personally intervened to set the Hilux on a new development path.{{Cite web |last=Dowling |first=Joshua |date=2015-09-28 |title=Is this man's new best friend? Everything you need to know about the new Toyota HiLux, with built-in esky |url=https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/is-this-mans-new-best-friend-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-toyota-hilux-with-builtin-esky/news-story/b31b560c0f34da08441cd7364b77cd88 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=News.com.au}}

Toyota stated the eighth-generation Hilux received larger cabin space front and rear with {{convert|19|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} extra shoulder room, {{convert|8|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} extra head room, {{convert|15|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} higher seat height and {{convert|35|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} larger rear knee room. It also feature a broader seat adjustment range and a larger {{convert|80|L|1|adj=on}} fuel tank. It is also equipped with rear air vents as an option, making it one of the few pickups in its segment with rear air vents at the time of its launch.{{cite news |date=2015-05-21 |title=2016 Toyota HiLux details, October launch in Australia |url=https://www.drive.com.au/news/2016-toyota-hilux-details-october-launch-in-australia/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Drive |language=en-AU}}

The front bumper has a bigger bulge to meet new pedestrian safety regulations, while the lower section of the front bumper has been shaped to ensure the Hilux is more agile than its predecessor in off-road conditions. In the Middle East, the Hilux received an optional steel front bumper.{{Cite web |title=New Hilux: New Global Favourite |url=https://www.toyotaoman.com/ar/news/new-hilux-new-global-favourite/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Toyota Oman |language=en-US}} The approach angle is 31 degrees and the departure angle is 26 degrees, compared to the previous 30 and 23 respectively.

The new ladder-frame chassis gives the vehicle a 20 percent increase in torsional rigidity compared to the previous generation model.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2016-04-29 |title=2016 Toyota Hilux price and specification |url=https://mag.toyota.co.uk/2016-toyota-hilux-price-specification/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Toyota UK Magazine |language=en-GB}} The stronger FIRM (Frame with Integrated Rigidity Mechanism) makes use of high-tensile strength steel and more spot welds. The improved body structure is said to yield lower noise, vibration and harshness levels. It is also equipped with a newly developed Dynamic Control Suspension system and Body Control with Torque Demand.{{cite news |last=Tan |first=Jonathan James |date=2015-05-21 |title=2016 Toyota Hilux - eighth-gen officially unveiled |url=https://paultan.org/2015/05/21/2016-toyota-hilux-eight-gen-officially-unveiled/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-UK}}

Three different suspension setups are available for the Hilux for different markets. Vehicles destined for Australia, South Africa, Russia and South America receive an Australian-developed heavy-duty suspension setup that offers improved off-road performance, better vibration suppression and improved roll stiffness. Vehicles sold in Thailand receive a comfort-biased setup due to the large market of pickup trucks for personal use. The third suspension setup is a general setup that is "suited to all road conditions the world over." The suspension setups consist of front double wishbone with a thicker front stabiliser bar and rear leaf spring configuration. It is aimed to give the Hilux a more "car-like" driving experience.

As of 2016, the Argentine version has about 40% of locally and 60% of regionally made parts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.16valvulas.com.ar/toyota-argentina-la-nueva-toyota-hilux-puede-llegar-a-todos-los-mercado/|title=Toyota Argentina: La nueva Toyota Hilux puede llegar a todos los mercados|first=Daniel|last=Panzera|date=9 February 2016|website=16 Valvulas}}

During its introduction in Australia, the eighth-generation Hilux was offered with 31 variants, eight more than its predecessor, with 4×2 and 4×4, single, extra and double cabin styles, and WorkMate, SR and SR5 grade levels. Toyota has also added Hi-Rider variants for SR and SR5 models, with added ride height, heavy-duty suspensions, larger front ventilated disc brakes and larger rear drum brakes.{{cite news |last=Chin |first=Graham |date=2015-09-29 |title=2016 Toyota Hilux - Australian-specs, variants detailed |url=https://paultan.org/2015/09/29/2016-toyota-hilux-australian-specs-variants-detailed/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-UK}}

Four engine options are offered in the market, ranging from the 2.4-litre turbo-diesel, 2.8-litre turbo-diesel (with different outputs for both 4×2 and 4×4), 2.7-litre petrol and 4.0-litre V6 petrol, and continues to be imported from Thailand.

The Australian specification Hilux offers an upgraded {{convert|3500|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} towing capacity (for diesel manual) or {{convert|3200|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}} for diesel automatic model, while it also offer a payload of up to {{convert|1240|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}. It comes equipped with a standard reversing camera, up to seven airbags, electronic stability control, trailer sway control and rear parking sensors.

In March 2017, the TRD appearance package became available.{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Jonathan |date=2017-03-31 |title=Toyota Hilux with TRD accessories now in Australia |url=https://paultan.org/2017/03/31/toyota-hilux-with-trd-accessories-now-in-australia/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-UK}} In January 2018, Toyota introduced the Hilux Rugged X, Rogue and Rugged variants which was fully designed, developed and engineered in Australia. Based on the double-cab 4×4 Hilux, the three variants are targeted towards "urban adventurers" with off-road related changes and additions.{{cite news |first=Matthew H |last=Tong |date=2018-01-10 |title=2018 Toyota Hilux facelift - OZ gets 3 hardcore models |url=https://paultan.org/2018/01/10/2018-toyota-hilux-unveiled/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-UK}}{{cite news |last=Lim |first=Anthony |date=2018-04-17 |title=Toyota launches Hilux Rugged X, Rogue and Rugged variants in Australia - aimed at urban adventurers |url=https://paultan.org/2018/04/17/toyota-launches-hilux-rugged-x-rogue-and-rugged-variants-in-australia-aimed-at-urban-adventurers/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-UK}} The 2020 facelift was presented in August, which also introduced upgraded diesel engines and Toyota Safety Sense.{{cite news |date=2020-08-13 |title=2020 Toyota Hilux arrives in Australia - gains updated 201 hp/500 Nm 2.8L turbodiesel, Toyota Safety Sense - paultan.org |url=https://paultan.org/2020/08/13/2020-toyota-hilux-arrives-in-australia-gains-updated-201-hp-500-nm-2-8l-turbodiesel-toyota-safety-sense/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-US}}

In September 2022, the Hilux Rogue received upgrades such as wider tracks and fenders, larger 18-inch wheels, rear disc brakes replacing drum brakes and larger front brake discs. It also gained extended front suspension arms, a lengthened rear axle, revised rear dampers, and a rear anti-roll bar, which are claimed to increase the vehicle's roll rigidity by 20 percent.{{cite news |date=2022-09-06 |title=2023 Toyota HiLux Rogue price and specs |url=https://www.drive.com.au/news/2023-toyota-hilux-rogue-price-and-specs/ |access-date=2022-09-06 |website=Drive |language=en-AU}}

In January 2023, the GR Sport model became available in Australia with a different styling compared to the Hilux GR Sport in other markets, by sharing many elements with the Hilux Rogue. Powered with the 2.8-litre diesel engine, it received engine upgrades, heavy-duty suspension, wider fenders and wider track.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=2023 Toyota HiLux GR Sport unveiled, due in Australia this year |url=https://www.drive.com.au/news/2023-toyota-hilux-gr-sport-unveiled-australia/ |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=Drive |language=en-AU}}

The eighth-generation Hilux entered the European market such as the UK in April 2016 with customer deliveries in July. It was available in Active, Icon, Invincible and Invincible X grade levels and single, extra and double cab body styles. The sole powertrain option is the 2.4-litre diesel engine. The 2020 facelift model received an optional 2.8-litre diesel engine, and a GR Sport variant since 2022.{{cite news |title=Facelifted 2020 Toyota Hilux: UK prices and specs revealed |url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/hilux/352436/facelifted-2020-toyota-hilux-uk-prices-and-specs-revealed |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Auto Express |language=en}}{{cite news |last=Hubbard |first=CJ |date=2022-05-25 |title=Toyota Hilux GR Sport: top-spec 204hp pickup with added attitude |url=https://www.parkers.co.uk/vans-pickups/news/2022/toyota-hilux-gr-sport-pricing-and-spec/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Parkers |language=en}}

Like the previous generation, this generation has also been sold as the TruckMasters OX in Finland by Truck Masters Finland since 2017. The modified suspension means that the truck is registered as a light truck in Finland, leading to lower taxes.{{cite web |url=http://www.truckmasters.fi/truckmasters-ox/ |title=Täysin uusi TruckMasters OX Premium tulossa keväällä 2017 |trans-title=Totally new TruckMasters OX Premium coming in autumn 2017 |language=fi |access-date=21 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821003531/http://www.truckmasters.fi/truckmasters-ox/ |archive-date=21 August 2017 |url-status=live }}

In India, the Hilux was unveiled in January 2022 and went on sale in late March 2022. Mainly marketed as a "lifestyle utility vehicle",{{cite news |author=HT Auto Desk |date=2022-01-20 |title=Toyota unveils Hilux lifestyle utility vehicle in India |website=HindustanTimes.com |publisher=Hindustan Times |location=India |url=https://auto.hindustantimes.com/auto/videos/toyota-unveils-hilux-lifestyle-utility-vehicle-in-india-41642664595441.html |access-date=2022-01-24}} it is offered in Low and High trim levels. Models sold in India are assembled at Toyota Kirloskar Motor's plant in Bidadi, Karnataka and 30 percent of its components are sourced locally.{{cite web |title=All That You Need To Know About Toyota Hilux |url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/automobile/everything-you-need-to-know-about-toyota-hilux-7964391.html |access-date=21 January 2022 |website=Moneycontrol |date=20 January 2022 |language=en}}

The Hilux was reintroduced in Japan on 12 September 2017, after 13 years of hiatus. Initial orders for the vehicle exceeded 2,000 in the first month of sales.{{cite press release |url=http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/18473230/ |title=Toyota Reintroduces Hilux into Japanese Market after 13-year Hiatus, Land Cruiser Prado undergoes partial redesign and FJ Cruiser launches with special specifications |publisher=Toyota |location=Japan |date=12 September 2017 |access-date=25 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031832/http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/18473230/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live }} For the Japanese market, the Hilux is imported from Thailand, with only double-cab 4WD configuration available in two trim levels "X" and "Z", both equipped with 2.4-litre 2GD-FTV engine and a 6-speed automatic transmission.

Indus Motor Company launched the eighth-generation Hilux in early 2017 under the 'Hilux Revo' brand name, with eight variants, all powered by the 3.0-litre 1KD-FTV engine. There was a choice of a 6-speed manual transmission (RC60/RC61) or a 5-speed automatic transmission (A750F).{{Cite web |date=2017-02-01 |title=New Toyota Hilux Revo Launched in Pakistan, Starts at Rs. 3.75 Million |url=https://propakistani.pk/2017/02/01/new-toyota-hilux-revo-launched-pakistan-starts-rs-2-05-million/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=ProPakistani |language=en-US}}

In February 2018, the 3.0-litre diesel engine and 5-speed automatic transmission were discontinued and replaced by the 2.8-litre 1GD-FTV engine and 6-speed automatic transmission (AC60). The 2018 Hilux was offered with multiple trim levels, beginning with the entry-level "E" model, followed by the mid-grade "G" and the highest trim level "V" variant, which was equipped with push start, keyless entry, a touchscreen infotainment system and downhill assist control, among other advanced features.{{Cite web |last=Hassan |first=Aitzaz |date=2018-02-14 |title=Toyota Launches Hilux Revo 2018 in Pakistan |url=https://propakistani.pk/2018/02/14/toyota-launches-hilux-revo-2018-pakistan/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=ProPakistani |language=en-US}}

In July 2021, the facelift version was introduced,{{Cite web |date=2021-04-13 |title=IMC announces Toyota Hilux Revo's launch |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40083889 |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Brecorder |language=en}} followed by the introduction of a new trim level called 'Rocco' in February 2022, which featured a more aggressive design with fender flares, matte black accents and an updated front bumper. The launch of the 'Hilux Revo Rocco' also brought parking sensors and dual-zone climate control.{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Hassan |date=2022-02-28 |title=Indus Motor Unveils the Legender and Rocco |url=https://toyota-indus.com/indus-motor-unveils-the-legender-and-rocco/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=Toyota Indus |language=en-US}} In March 2023, the 'Hilux GR-S' model was launched, bringing Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support, a new front bumper and radiator grille, red accents in the interior, piano black trim pieces, glossy black alloy wheels and GR badges on the front and rear.{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Sulman |date=2023-03-28 |title=Video - Toyota Releases Teaser of Fortuner & Revo GR-S |url=https://www.pakwheels.com/blog/video-toyota-releases-teaser-of-fortuner-revo-gr-s/ |access-date=2024-12-25 |website=PakWheels Blog |language=en-US}}

The eighth-generation Hilux was launched in the Philippines in July 2015. It was initially offered in 2.4 Cab & Chassis (manual only), 2.4 FX (manual only), 2.4 J (manual only), 2.4 E (manual only), 2.4 G 4×2 (manual and automatic) and 2.8 G 4×4 (manual and automatic) grades.{{cite news|date=31 July 2015|url=https://www.carguide.ph/2015/07/toyota-launches-2015-hilux-new-era-for.html|title=Toyota Launches 2015 Hilux: A New Era for Pickup Trucks (w/ Specs, Video)|website=CarGuide.PH|access-date=26 April 2022}}

In September 2020, the Hilux received a facelift and is offered in 2.4 Cab & Chassis (manual only), 2.4 Cargo (manual only) 2.4 FX (manual only), 2.4 J (available either in 4×2 or 4×4, manual only), 2.4 E 4×2 (manual only), 2.4 G 4×2 (manual and automatic), 2.4 Conquest 4×2 (manual and automatic) and 2.8 Conquest 4×4 (manual and automatic) grades.{{cite news|date=12 September 2020|url=https://www.carguide.ph/2020/09/toyota-motor-ph-brings-its-game-with.html|title=Toyota Motor PH Brings Its A-Game with 2021 Hilux (w/ Brochure)|website=CarGuide.PH|access-date=26 April 2022}} In August 2022, the Hilux gained a feature list upgrade.{{cite news |date=31 August 2022 |title=Toyota Motor PH Bumps Up Specs, Prices Of Hilux For 2023 |url=https://www.carguide.ph/2022/08/toyota-motor-ph-bumps-up-specs-prices.html |website=CarGuide.PH}}

In September 2023, the Hilux GR-S was updated similar to the Australian market.{{Cite news |title=Toyota Motor PH Revises 2024 Hilux Line-Up (w/ Specs) |url=https://www.carguide.ph/2023/09/toyota-motor-ph-revises-2024-hilux-line.html |website=CarGuide.ph |location=Philippines |date=13 September 2023 |access-date=16 September 2023}}

{{As of|2016}}, Toyota South Africa Motors (TSAM) would export more than 55,000 Hilux and Fortuner units to 74 countries, including Africa (43 markets), Europe (28 markets) and Latin America (three markets). Hilux vehicles sold in South Africa are marketed as 2.4 and 2.8 GD-6 respectively which signifies engine displacement, the GD engine series and the 6 speed transmission. Exports included right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive variants, and would consist of more than 50 percent of TSAM’s total 2016 Hilux and Fortuner production.{{cite news |last=Lilleike |first=Gero |date=2016-05-25 |title=Toyota Invests R6.1 billion in Local Hilux and Fortuner Production |url=https://www.cars.co.za/motoring-news/toyota-invests-r61-billion-in-local-hilux-and-fortuner-production/56210/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Cars.co.za |language=en}}

Thailand is the major export hub for the Hilux, with 60 percent of local production allocated for exports {{As of|2015|lc=y}}. Initial plans were to export 186,000 units to over 130 countries with a focus on major markets such as Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, South America, and UK.{{cite news |date=2015-07-08 |title=2015 Toyota Hilux pickup exports commence in Thailand |url=https://indianautosblog.com/toyota-hilux-thailand-global-exports-p183205 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Indian Autos Blog |language=en}}

The domestic market model is marketed as the Hilux Revo, which consists of single, extra cab (Smart Cab) and double cabin (Double Cab) body styles, with both Smart Cab and Double Cab model receiving an optional high-riding Prerunner model.{{cite news |last= |date=2022-08-15 |title=Toyota Hilux Revo Prerunner & 4x4 2022 รถกระบะยกสูงอเนกประสงค์ |trans-title=Toyota Hilux Revo Prerunner & 4x4 2022 high lift pickup, 2 and 4 wheel drive, starting price 740,000 baht |url=https://car.kapook.com/view258816.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=kapook.com}}

In March 2016, the TRD Sportivo appearance package became available.{{cite news |last=Aaron |first=Chris |date=2016-03-22 |title=New Toyota Hilux TRD Sportivo introduced in Bangkok |url=https://paultan.org/2016/03/22/new-toyota-hilux-trd-sportivo-introduced-in-bangkok/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-UK}} In November 2017, Hilux Revo Rocco also introduced as the highest grade level. The Rocco features a grey rear bumper bar, 18-inch alloy wheels with all-terrain tyres, a black sports bar with bed liner, Rocco insignia, gloss black grille, black metallic trim on the interior along with a redesigned instrument cluster. The engine and safety features for the Rocco remain unchanged. Since September 2018, the Hilux Revo Rocco is also available with the 2.4-litre diesel engine.{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Danny |date=2018-09-06 |title=Thai Toyota Hilux Revo Rocco now available as a 2.4L |url=https://paultan.org/2018/09/06/thai-toyota-hilux-revo-rocco-now-available-as-a-2-4l/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-UK}} In August 2021, the Hilux Revo received GR Sport variants for low-riding and high-riding models.

A minor redesign of the Hilux was unveiled in November 2017 in Thailand. It features a different front grille styling similar to the North American market Tacoma and a different front bumper with LED fog lights. In Thailand, the redesigned front fascia is only applied to the 4×4 and high-riding 4×2 Prerunner variants, while the entry-level, low-riding 4×2 versions was largely unchanged with minor revisions. In Australia, it was released in August 2018 with the changes restricted to the higher grade levels, SR and SR5, while the basic WorkMate models are unchanged.{{cite news |title=Toyota HiLux 2018 facelift revealed |url=https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/toyota-hilux-2018-facelift-revealed-70533 |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=CarsGuide |language=en}} The rest of the exterior is identical to the initial model.{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Jonathan |date=2017-11-14 |title=2018 Toyota Hilux facelift gets new Tacoma-style face |url=https://paultan.org/2017/11/14/toyota-hilux-facelift-gets-new-tacoma-style-face/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-UK}} A range-topping Hilux Revo Rocco was also introduced in Thailand, which features exterior accessories.

The Rocco was introduced in Malaysia as Hilux L-Edition in 2018.{{cite news |last1=Lye |first1=Gerard |title=2018 Toyota Hilux facelift debuts in Malaysia with two L-Edition models – 2.4L and 2.8L, from RM119,300 |url=https://paultan.org/2018/03/14/2018-toyota-hilux-facelift-debuts-in-malaysia-with-two-l-edition-models/ |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |access-date=17 February 2022 |language=en-US |date=14 March 2018}} In the Philippines, the Rocco was introduced in February 2018 as the Conquest.{{cite news| url = https://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/2018-toyota-hilux-gets-new-top-spec-conquest-in-the-philippines.html| title = 2018 Toyota HiLux gets new top-spec 'Conquest' in the Philippines| work = autoindustriya.com| location = Philippines| date = 18 January 2018| access-date = 23 September 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180923124007/https://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/2018-toyota-hilux-gets-new-top-spec-conquest-in-the-philippines.html| archive-date = 23 September 2018| url-status = live}} In the UK, this styling was only available for the 'Invincible X' variant,{{cite news |url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/hilux/15935/new-toyota-hilux-invincible-x-2018-review |title=New Toyota Hilux Invincible X 2018 review |first=Dean |last=Gibson |website=Auto Express |publisher=Autovia Ltd |date=2018-11-28 |access-date=2021-06-26}} which was launched at the Commercial Vehicle Show on 24 April 2018.{{cite news |url=https://www.parkers.co.uk/vans-pickups/news/2018/toyota-hilux-facelift-2018/ |title=Toyota Hilux Invincible X - new look for new range-topper at CV Show 2018 |first=CJ |last=Hubbard |website=Parkers |publisher=Bauer Media Group |date=2018-04-24 |access-date=2021-06-26}} In Japan, this model was sold as the Z "Black Rally Edition", which was announced on 12 November 2018 and released on 17 December 2018 to commemorate the 50th anniversary since the launch of the first generation Hilux.{{cite press release |url=https://global.toyota/jp/newsroom/toyota/25270480.html |title=TOYOTA、ハイラックスにZ"Black Rally Edition"を設定 |language=Japanese |publisher=Toyota |location=Japan |date=12 November 2018 |access-date=8 July 2021}}

File:2018 Toyota HiLux (GUN126R MY19) SR5 4x4 Double Cab (2018-10-19) 01.jpg|alt=2018 Hilux SR5 4WD (GUN126)|2018 Hilux SR5 4WD (GUN126; 2017 facelift)

File:2018 Toyota HiLux (GUN126R MY19) SR5 4x4 Double Cab (2018-10-19) 02.jpg|alt=2018 Hilux SR5 4WD (GUN126)|2018 Hilux SR5 4WD (GUN126; 2017 facelift)

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In June 2020, Toyota unveiled the second facelift of the AN110/120/130 series Hilux for Asia, Europe and South America. The second facelift model received revised front and rear with LED headlamps and tail-lamps and front LED indicators, a first for the Hilux, and redesigned 18-inch alloy wheels. Revisions inside the interior include a new design for the instrument cluster and the 4.2-inch multi-info display. A more rugged-styled Hilux with larger front grille surface and black fender flares was introduced with different names, such as the Rocco in Thailand and Pakistan, Rogue in Australia and Malaysia,{{cite news |last=Lye |first=Gerard |date=2020-06-04 |title=2020 Toyota Hilux facelift debuts with major styling changes – 2.8L turbodiesel now makes 204 PS, 500 Nm |website=Paultan.org |publisher=Driven Communications |location=Malaysia |url=https://paultan.org/2020/06/04/2020-toyota-hilux-facelift-debuts-with-major-styling-changes/ |access-date=2020-06-05}} Conquest in the Philippines{{Cite web |title=Review: 2022 Toyota Hilux Conquest 4x4 |url=https://www.carguide.ph/2022/04/review-2022-toyota-hilux-conquest-4x4.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |work=CarGuide |location=Philippines}} and South America,{{cite web |url=https://www.toyota.com.ar/modelos/hilux-conquest |title=Hilux Conquest |publisher=Toyota |location=Argentina |access-date=2022-12-14}} Adventure in the UAE,{{Cite web |title=Buy The New SUV Hilux Adventure 2022 in The UAE |url=https://www.toyota.ae/en/new-cars/hilux-adventure/ |publisher=Toyota |location=United Arab Emirates |access-date=2022-08-31}} and Invincible X in Europe.

The power and torque figures for 2.8-litre 1GD-FTV diesel engine has been upgraded to {{convert|204|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|500|Nm|kgm lbft|abbr=on|sigfig=3}} (with automatic transmission), while its 2.4-litre counterpart, the 2GD-FTV diesel engine received a higher-pressure common-rail fuel injection system, along with optimised pistons, piston rings and an uprated alternator to better handle heavier workloads.

Dampers on the 4×4 and 4×2 high-riding versions of the 2020 facelift Hilux have been revised for improved ride comfort with less vibration, particularly with less payload. Leaf spring bushings have been updated for better comfort on rough roads, as well as steering response during cornering and lane changes. A self-lubricating rubber for the rear shackle bush is also added for better ride comfort.

For some Southeast Asian markets, the Hilux became available with Toyota Safety Sense. This facelift of the Hilux was introduced in Japan in August 2020 and is offered in base X and Z trim levels.

File:2021 Toyota Hilux Invincible D-4D 4WD 2.4.jpg|Hilux Invincible (Europe; 2020 facelift)

File:Toyota Hilux Rogue 2nd facelift 2020 front.jpg|Hilux Rogue (Australia; 2020 facelift)

File:Toyota Hilux Rogue 2nd facelift 2020 rear.jpg|Hilux Rogue (Australia; 2020 facelift)

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On 1 February 2024, the third facelift of the AN110/120/130 series Hilux was introduced in Australia{{cite news |last=Pappas |first=Thomas |date=2024-02-01 |title=2025 Toyota Hilux Receives Another Facelift Along With Mild-Hybrid Diesel |url= https://www.carscoops.com/2024/02/toyota-hilux-receives-another-facelift-in-australia-together-with-mild-hybrid-diesel-option/ |website=Carscoops |location=US |access-date=2024-02-02}} and Indonesia.{{cite news |title=Toyota Segarkan Hilux 4x4 Sebelum Rangga Meluncur di Indonesia |trans-title= Toyota Refreshes Hilux 4x4 Before Rangga Launches in Indonesia |url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/otomotif/20240201181329-649-1057337/toyota-segarkan-hilux-4x4-sebelum-rangga-meluncur-di-indonesia |website=CNN Indonesia |language=id |publisher=Trans Media |date=2024-02-01 |access-date=2024-02-02}} The facelifted Hilux Revo was also launched in Thailand at the 45th Bangkok International Motor Show on 25 March 2024.{{cite news |last=Chan |first=Mick |date=2024-03-25 |title=Bangkok 2024: Toyota Hilux Revo facelift, GR Sport Wide Tread; single cab from RM76k in Thailand |url=https://paultan.org/2024/03/25/bangkok-2024-toyota-hilux-revo-facelift-gr-sport-wide-tread-single-cab-from-rm76k-in-thailand/ |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |location=Malaysia |access-date=2024-03-28}} South Africa also received the same facelift for the Raider double-cab and extra-cab models.{{cite news |title=Refreshed Toyota Hilux Raider – Pricing and Spec |url=https://www.carmag.co.za/news/new-models/refreshed-toyota-hilux-raider-pricing-and-spec/ |first=Marius |last=Boonzaier |website=CarMag |location=South Africa |date=2024-06-07 |access-date=2024-06-07}}

File:2024 Toyota Hilux 2.4 V 4x4 Crew Cab (Indonesia) front view.jpg|2024 facelift

The GR Sport version of the Hilux was first released in São Paulo, Brazil in November 2018.{{cite news |last=Wong |first=James |date=2018-11-08 |title=Toyota HiLux GR Sport revealed in São Paulo |url=https://www.drive.com.au/news/toyota-hilux-gr-sport/ |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Drive |language=en-AU}} It is based on the flagship SRX variant available in South America with additional stiffer front springs, monotube dampers, Gazoo Racing exterior graphics, a new design honeycomb grille insert with 'Toyota' badging, matte black wheel arch extensions, a black bonnet and roof, side steps, 17-inch alloy wheels with all-terrain tyres, and GR badging, without performance upgrades.{{cite news |last=Ingram |first=Alex |date=2018-11-09 |title=New Toyota Hilux GR Sport revealed for Brazilian market |url=https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/toyota/hilux/105194/new-toyota-hilux-gr-sport-revealed-for-brazilian-market |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Auto Express |language=en}}

The GR Sport version based on the 2020 facelift model was released in Thailand on 25 August 2021,{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Jonathan |date=2021-08-25 |title=2021 Toyota Hilux GR Sport launched in Thailand – high- and low-rider versions, 2.8L, RM113k-RM166k |work=paultan.org |location=Malaysia |url=https://paultan.org/2021/08/25/2021-toyota-hilux-gr-sport-launched-in-thailand-high-and-low-rider-versions-2-8l-rm113k-rm166k/ |access-date=2021-08-25}}{{cite press release |url=https://www.toyota.co.th/en/news/nOo0gZ4a |title=Toyota Hilux Revo GR Sport First Asia Debut in Thailand Introducing the globally popular pickup truck with a touch of sports car-style, developed by Thai engineers |publisher=Toyota Motor |location=Thailand |date=2021-08-25 |access-date=2021-08-25}} in Japan on 8 October 2021,{{cite news |last=Lye |first=Gerard |date=2021-10-11 |title=2022 Toyota Hilux GR Sport now launched in Japan – sportier exterior, tuned suspension; priced at RM159k |work=paultan.org |location=Malaysia |url=https://paultan.org/2021/10/11/2022-toyota-hilux-gr-sport-launched-in-japan/ |access-date=2021-10-11}} in the Philippines in October 2021,{{cite news |last=Altoveros |first=Jose |date=23 October 2021 |title=Specs, prices of 2022 Toyota Fortuner, Hilux GR Sport |work=AutoIndustriya.com |url=https://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industry-news/specs-prices-of-2022-toyota-fortuner-hilux-gr-sport.html}} in Europe in January 2022,{{cite news |last=Chan |first=Mick |date=2022-01-04 |title=2022 Toyota Hilux GR Sport dual-cab pick-up variant for Europe; limited-slip differential, revised suspension |website=Paultan.org |publisher=Driven Communications |location=Malaysia |url=https://paultan.org/2022/01/04/2022-toyota-hilux-gr-sport-dual-cab-pick-up-variant-for-europe/ |access-date=2022-02-16}} in Indonesia in December 2022{{Cite web |last=Priyantoro |first=Donny Dwisatryo |date=2022-12-08 |title=Toyota Hilux GR Sport Resmi Meluncur, Harga Rp 731,4 Juta Halaman all |trans-title=Toyota Hilux GR Sport Officially Launched, Priced Rp. 731.4 Million |url=https://otomotif.kompas.com/read/2022/12/08/072200015/toyota-hilux-gr-sport-resmi-meluncur-harga-rp-731-4-juta |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=KOMPAS.com |language=id}} and in Pakistan in March 2023. The model was also released in South Africa in September 2022, with the 1GD-FTV engine is further upgraded to produce {{convert|224|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|550|Nm|kgm lbft|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}.{{cite news |last=Chan |first=Mick |date=2022-02-15 |title=2022 Toyota Hilux GR Sport – South African model gets uprated 2.8 litre turbodiesel with 224 PS, 550 Nm |website=Paultan.org |publisher=Driven Communications |location=Malaysia |url=https://paultan.org/2022/02/15/2022-toyota-hilux-gr-sport-south-african-model-gets-uprated-2-8-litre-turbodiesel-with-224-ps-550-nm/ |access-date=2022-02-16}}{{cite news|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/life/motoring/2022-09-15-toyotas-hilux-gr-sport-storms-into-sa/|title=Toyota's Hilux GR Sport storms into SA|website=Business Day|date=15 September 2022|access-date=15 October 2022}}

In January 2023, a specialised GR Sport model for the Australian market was released. It received a different styling compared to the Hilux GR Sport in other markets, with more off-road focused upgrades such as extended wheel-arch fender flares, wider track, heavy-duty suspension, and heavy-duty 'rock sliders' instead of side-steps. Powered with the 2.8-litre diesel engine, it is upgraded to produce {{convert|224|PS|kW hp|0|abbr=on}} and {{convert|550|Nm|kgm lbft|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}.

To commemorate Toyota Gazoo’s 9th Safari Rally victory in 2021, the Hilux GR Safari Rally limited edition was released in Kenya by CFAO Motors Toyota, available in automatic and manual with GR's racing colours (black, red, white).{{Cite web |title=HiluxGR |url=https://hiluxgr.toyotakenya.com/ |publisher=Toyota Kenya |access-date=2023-05-25}}

File:2019 Toyota Hilux GR Sport (Japan).jpg|Hilux GR Sport (2017 facelift)

File:2021 Toyota Hilux Revo GR Sport Double-Cab 2.8 4x4.jpg|Hilux GR Sport (2020 facelift)

File:Toyota HiLux GR Sport 1X7A7281.jpg|Hilux GR Sport (2020 facelift, Europe)

File:Toyota Hilux 2.8 GR Sport 4x4 2024 (1).jpg|Hilux GR Sport (2023 facelift, Philippines)

The Hilux Revo BEV Concept is an EV conversion prototype based on the eighth-generation Hilux (Hilux Revo in Thailand) single cab that was presented on 14 December 2022 at the 60th anniversary event of Toyota Motor Thailand.{{Cite web |title=All-electric Toyota HiLux EV revealed |url=https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/all-electric-toyota-hilux-ev-revealed-138853/ |access-date=2022-12-15 |website=www.carsales.com.au |language=en-AU}}

File:2022_Toyota_Hilux_Revo_BEV_Concept.jpg|Hilux Revo BEV Concept (Thailand)

File:2024 Toyota Hilux FCEV Concept.jpg

The Hilux FCEV concept is a hydrogen powered fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) prototype based on the eighth-generation Hilux two-wheel drive space-cab.{{cite press release |title=Toyota reveals hydrogen fuel cell electric Hilux prototype |url=https://newsroom.toyota.eu/toyota-reveals-hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric-hilux-prototype/ |website=Toyota Europe Newsroom |access-date=20 March 2024 |date=5 September 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Quick |first1=Jack |title=Toyota hanging onto hydrogen dream with fuel-cell HiLux |url=https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-news/toyota-hanging-onto-hydrogen-dream-with-fuel-cell-hilux |access-date=20 March 2024 |work=CarExpert |date=6 September 2023}} It was unveiled in September 2023 and was developed in the UK at Toyota Manufacturing UK's Burnaston car plant with funding provided by the UK government. The prototype uses the same powertrain as Toyota's full production FCEV the Mirai and has three high-pressure fuel tanks with an expected range of more than {{convert|365|miles}}. Toyota said it would produce ten prototypes for testing by the end of 2023.

The model is available with the newly developed 2.4-litre and 2.8-litre GD series diesel engines, combined with a 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed automatic transmission with sequential shift technology.{{cite news |date=1 May 2015 |title=2016 Toyota HiLux Revo Thailand |location=Thailand |url=http://toyota-dealer.org/2015-2016-toyota-hilux-revo-major-change-model-vigo.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090842/http://toyota-dealer.org/2015-2016-toyota-hilux-revo-major-change-model-vigo.html |archive-date=18 May 2015}} The manual model, touted as an "intelligent" manual helps eliminate shift shock by matching engine revs to the transmission speed. The 2.8-litre GD engine was introduced in May 2015 at the 36th International Vienna Motor Symposium.{{cite news |date=8 May 2015 |title=Programme – 36th International Vienna Motor Symposium – Congress Center Hofburg Vienna – Session: New Diesel Engines |work=OVK |location=Austria |url=http://www.övk.at/veranstaltungen_/symposien/2015/36_fachprogramm_en.php#5 |url-status=dead |access-date=5 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150222155501/http://www.xn--vk-eka.at/veranstaltungen_/symposien/2015/36_fachprogramm_en.php#5 |archive-date=22 February 2015}} The GD engines are equipped common-rail direct-injection, variable-nozzle turbos, exhaust gas recirculation and an optional stop/start system. It is claimed to use 10 percent less fuel than the older KD engines.

The older KD series 2.5-litre along with 3.0-litre diesel engines was offered in several market alongside the newer GD series engines. The 2.0-litre, 2.7-litre and 4.0-litre petrol engines from the previous generation returned with a Dual VVT-i update for increased power and torque.{{cite news |last=Maric |first=Paul |date=21 May 2015 |title=2016 Toyota Hilux details, October launch in Australia |work=Car Advice |location=Australia |url=http://www.caradvice.com.au/355443/2016-toyota-hilux-details-october-launch-in-australia/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524153404/http://www.caradvice.com.au/355443/2016-toyota-hilux-details-october-launch-in-australia/ |archive-date=24 May 2015}}{{cite news |last=Maric |first=Paul |date=29 April 2015 |title=2016 Toyota Hilux interior and exterior leaked |work=Car Advice |location=Australia |url=http://www.caradvice.com.au/351523/2016-toyota-hilux-interior-and-exterior-leaked/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150501193821/http://www.caradvice.com.au/351523/2016-toyota-hilux-interior-and-exterior-leaked/ |archive-date=1 May 2015}} {{As of|2022|December}}, the 5L-E engine option is marketed by Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings along with other distributors in Africa such as French West Africa,{{Cite web |title=HILUX {{!}} TOYOTA Conçu pour durer et endurer. |url=https://www.toyota.sn/fr/gamme/toyota-senegal-cfao-motors/hilux |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=www.toyota.sn}} and for institutional purchase by governmental entities and NGOs accredited by the UN, only with a 5-speed manual transmission, four-wheel drive and left-hand drive only.{{Cite web |title=Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) - 4x4 vehicles for aid agencies |url=https://www.toyota-gib.com/eng/vehicle-sales/engines.html |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=www.toyota-gib.com}}

The updated Hilux in its most basic Latin American market configuration with 7 airbags received 5 stars for both adult occupants and 5 stars for infants from Latin NCAP in 2019.{{Cite web |title=Official results of the Toyota Hilux Double Cab / SW4 + 7 Airbags (from 01/07/2019) VIN 8AJKX3CD9L201200 2019 |url=https://www.latinncap.com/en/result/125/toyota-hilux-double-cab--sw4-+-7-airbags-from-01072019-vin-8ajkx3cd9l201200 |website=Latin NCAP - Para Autos Mas Seguros}}

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The Toyota Hilux Champ is a two-door pickup truck or chassis cab positioned below the Hilux, and based on the IMV platform and chassis shared with the Hilux. It was first previewed as the IMV 0 concept in December 2022, and went on sale as the Hilux Champ in Thailand in November 2023.{{Cite web |last=Tan |first=Danny |date=2023-11-27 |title=Toyota Hilux Champ launched in Thailand - budget truck for Asia; 2.0L, 2.7L petrol; 2.4L diesel; fr RM61k - paultan.org |url=https://paultan.org/2023/11/27/toyota-hilux-champ-launched-in-thailand-budget-truck-for-asia-2-0l-2-7l-petrol-2-4l-diesel-fr-rm61k/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Paul Tan's Automotive News |language=en-US}}

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In 2017, Toyota reported the Hilux sold around 521,000 units in 190 countries, with production in 6 countries. 167,000 units were sold in Asia, 116,000 in South America, 65,000 in the Middle East, 55,000 in Africa, 51,000 in Oceania, 41,000 in Europe, 19,000 in North America, and around 1,000 in Japan. In the same year, 310,500 units were produced in Thailand, 103,000 produced in Argentina, 76,500 produced in South Africa, 18,200 produced in Malaysia, 6,500 produced in Pakistan, and 600 produced in Venezuela.

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The Hilux has often been described as having a high level of durability and reliability during sustained heavy use or even abuse.{{Cite web|url=http://www.motorsportnationals.com/toyota-hilux-reliable-truck/|title=Toyota HiLux: The Most Reliable Truck|date=2016-04-13|website=Motor Sport Nationals|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-06}}{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/peterlyon/2018/01/04/robust-meets-refinement-the-indestructible-toyota-hilux-just-went-to-finishing-school/|title=The Indestructible Toyota Hilux Just Went To Finishing School|last=Lyon|first=Peter|date=Jan 4, 2018|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2020-03-06}}{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/why-isis-uses-toyota-trucks-2015-10|title=These Toyota trucks are popular with terrorists — here's why|last=Engel|first=Pamela|date=Oct 7, 2015|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-03-06}}

This reputation was highlighted in several episodes of the BBC motoring show Top Gear. In series 3, episodes 5 and 6, a 1988 diesel N50 Hilux with {{convert|190000|miles|km|0|order=flip|abbr=on}} on the odometer was subjected to considerable abuse, including being left on a beach for the incoming tide, left on top of a building as it was demolished, and being set on fire.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk Top Gear: Killing a Toyota Part 1] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006230344/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrk6vsb77xk |date=6 October 2016 }} BBCWorldwide on YouTube. Added: 30 March 2007[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uc4Ksz3nHM Top Gear: Killing a Toyota Part 2 (a)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006230430/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uc4Ksz3nHM |date=6 October 2016 }} BBCWorldwide on YouTube. Added: 30 March 2007 The Hilux suffered severe structural damage, but was still running after being repaired with only the typical tools that would be found in a truck's toolbox (with the exception of a replaced windscreen for the driver's safety).[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfZDtC9kjVk Top Gear: Killing a Toyota Part 2 (b)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608043155/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfZDtC9kjVk |date=8 June 2016 }} BBCWorldwide on YouTube Added: 30 March 2007 In later series, this Hilux became one of the background decorations in the Top Gear studio, and is now on display in the "World of Top Gear" exhibit at the National Motor Museum, Beaulieu.{{cite web |url=https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/attractions/world-of-top-gear/ |title=World of Top Gear |website=Beaulieu |location=UK |access-date=2024-02-07}} In the later series 8, episode 3, a Hilux was chosen by Jeremy Clarkson as his platform for creating an amphibious vehicle (though by the end of that episode the Hilux failed to start), and in the Top Gear: Polar Special Clarkson and James May raced a specially modified 2007 model Hilux to the magnetic north pole from Northern Canada – making that truck the first motor vehicle to have made that journey. The camera crew's vehicle from this episode was later modified and driven to near the summit of the Eyjafjallajökull erupting Icelandic volcano by James May, in Series 15, Episode 1.

In 1999, the Hilux appeared in a series of "Bugger" television advertisements in New Zealand and Australia, exaggerating its power and durability for comic effect.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbBx4Ql6Umo |title=Bugger |publisher=Toyota |location=New Zealand |via=YouTube |year=1999 |access-date=21 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929002034/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbBx4Ql6Umo |archive-date=29 September 2017 |url-status=live }}{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwWMDpGrf0o |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/OwWMDpGrf0o| archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Bugger |publisher=Toyota |location=New Zealand |via=YouTube |year=1999 |access-date=21 May 2017}}{{cbignore}} The adverts were banned in New Zealand after receiving 120 complaints, but later reinstated.{{cite news |url=http://www.truckjungle.com/2012/07/13/video-bugger-toyotas-banned-hilux-tv-commercial/ |title=Bugger! Toyota's banned Hilux TV commercial |first=Mark |last=Oastler |website=Truck Jungle |date=13 July 2012 |access-date=21 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303101532/http://www.truckjungle.com/2012/07/13/video-bugger-toyotas-banned-hilux-tv-commercial/ |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live }}

A world record was achieved by the support crew for the participants in the 2008/2009 Amundsen Omega 3 South Pole Race. The crew traveled in specially adapted Toyota Hiluxes modified by Arctic Trucks, completing a trip of over {{convert|5000|km|miles|abbr=on}} from Novo, a Russian Scientific Station in Antarctica to the Geographic South Pole and back again, making them the first 4×4s to reach the South Pole.{{cite news|url=https://www.testdriven.co.uk/toyota-hilux-makes-it-to-the-south-pole/|title=Toyota Hilux makes it to the South Pole|date=February 5, 2009|website=TestDriven|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-06}} The return journey of {{convert|2500|km|miles|abbr=on}} from the South Pole to Novo Station was completed in a record 8 days and 17 hours.

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Two Hilux pickups entered the Dakar Rally in 2012, prepared by the Imperial Toyota team of South Africa. Driver Giniel de Villiers achieved third place in the 2012, second place overall in the 2013, 4th in the 2014, and again second place in the 2015. These however, were heavily modified non-production versions built around a custom racing-only tubular chassis and using a larger capacity Toyota V8 engine.{{cite press release | url = http://www.toyota.com.au/news/toyota-hilux-on-the-podium-in-dakar-rally | title = Toyota HiLux on the podium in Dakar rally | publisher = Toyota | location = Australia | date = 18 January 2012 | access-date = 23 February 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150221154812/http://www.toyota.com.au/news/toyota-hilux-on-the-podium-in-dakar-rally | archive-date = 21 February 2015 | url-status = live }} Since 2016, the Dakar Rally Hilux has been prepared by Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT. Giniel achieved third place with it in 2016, 5th in 2017, 3rd in 2018 and 9th in 2019. Nasser Al-Attiyah won the 2019 Dakar Rally, earning the first ever Toyota victory in the Dakar Rally, he also came in second in 2018 and 2021. In the 2020 Dakar Rally, six Hilux cars were entered prepared by Gazoo Racing, and another nine by Overdrive Racing. A new, wider, heavier, featuring larger wheels Toyota GR DKR Hilux T1+ was built by Gazoo Racing for 2022 Dakar Rally, equipped with 3.5l twin-turbo V6 engine, based on Toyota Land Cruiser 300 GR Sport.{{cite web|url=https://toyotagazooracing.com/dakar/release/2021/1117-01/

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Due to its durability and reliability, the Toyota Hilux, along with the larger Toyota Land Cruiser (J70), has become popular among paramilitary groups in war-torn regions as a technical.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2015-10-09/terrorists-love-of-toyotas-is-no-mystery|title=Terrorists' Love of Toyotas Is No Mystery|last=Niedermeyer|first=Edward|date=Oct 9, 2015|website=Bloomberg|access-date=6 March 2020}} According to terrorism analyst Andrew Exum, the Hilux is "the vehicular equivalent of the AK-47. It's ubiquitous to insurgent warfare."{{cite news | title = Why Rebel Groups Love the Toyota Hilux | url = http://www.newsweek.com/why-rebel-groups-love-toyota-hilux-74195 | first = Ravi | last = Somaiya | newspaper = Newsweek | date = 14 October 2010 | access-date = 18 November 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151116065509/http://www.newsweek.com/why-rebel-groups-love-toyota-hilux-74195 | archive-date = 16 November 2015 | url-status = live }} In 2015, U.S. counter-terror officials inquired with Toyota how the Salafi jihadist extremist group Islamic State had apparently acquired large numbers of Toyota Hiluxes and Land Cruisers. Mark Wallace, the CEO of the Counter Extremism Project said, "Regrettably, the Toyota Land Cruiser and Hilux have effectively become almost part of the ISIS brand."{{cite news | title = US Officials Ask How ISIS Got So Many Toyota Trucks | url = https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-officials-isis-toyota-trucks/story?id=34266539 | first1 = Matthew | last1 = Mosk | first2 = Brian | last2 = Ross | first3 = Alex | last3 = Hosenball | publisher = ABC News | location = US | access-date = 18 November 2015 | date = 6 October 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117031137/https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-officials-isis-toyota-trucks/story?id=34266539 | archive-date = 17 November 2015 | url-status = live }}

The Toyota War between Libya and Chad in 1986 and 1987 was named as such because of the heavy, successful use of Hilux and Land Cruiser trucks for technicals.

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