The Toyota Hilux Thread

Long-term update: Toyota Hilux Raider X does all the right things

Being SA's most loved bakkie with over 18,000 units sold so far this year, it's not difficult to see why. The Hilux range has all you need as a day to day vehicle and also when you need to put it to work. It's also known to be the most trusted and reliable bakkies for generations and I am glad to see that over the years, the motor and transmission is still as strong as ever.

Toyota Hilux Raider X Pricing (November 2023)

2.4 GD-6 double cab 4x4 manual – R674,800

2.4 GD-6 double cab 4x4 auto – R704,300

The price includes a 3-year/100 000 km warranty and a 9-service/90 000 km service plan (with intervals of 10,000 km).

 
Toyota’s new ‘Hilux Champ’ bakkie could cost under R200,000 in some markets

Toyota’s upcoming affordable bakkie, which is likely to be called the Hilux Champ, is taking shape and now we’re getting a better idea of how affordable it could be in certain markets.

Although the budget workhorse has yet to be revealed in showroom guise, it has been shown in prototype form at various motor shows across Asia this year where it has carried the names IMV-0 and Rangga.

International media got up close and personal with the new van at the recent Tokyo Mobility Show, and now it’s being reported that pricing in its home market of Thailand will start at the equivalent of $10,000 US dollars, or R186,000 at today’s exchange rate.

Keep in mind however, that this is in no way indicative of what the bakkie might eventually sell for in South Africa. For starters it’s been reported that base models in some markets will lack all the basic comfort and safety features, including airbags and ABS brakes, and we’d certainly like to assume that Toyota SA Motors (TSAM) has more regard for human life.

 
FiestaST said:
Toyota’s new ‘Hilux Champ’ bakkie could cost under R200,000 in some markets

Toyota’s upcoming affordable bakkie, which is likely to be called the Hilux Champ, is taking shape and now we’re getting a better idea of how affordable it could be in certain markets.

Although the budget workhorse has yet to be revealed in showroom guise, it has been shown in prototype form at various motor shows across Asia this year where it has carried the names IMV-0 and Rangga.

International media got up close and personal with the new van at the recent Tokyo Mobility Show, and now it’s being reported that pricing in its home market of Thailand will start at the equivalent of $10,000 US dollars, or R186,000 at today’s exchange rate.

Keep in mind however, that this is in no way indicative of what the bakkie might eventually sell for in South Africa. For starters it’s been reported that base models in some markets will lack all the basic comfort and safety features, including airbags and ABS brakes, and we’d certainly like to assume that Toyota SA Motors (TSAM) has more regard for human life.

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Good rival against the Suzuki Super Carry that delivers 101NM at only 3000rpm @Grieta Thanburg
 
Nanny State gone too far? Toyota Hilux ad banned in UK for 'irresponsible' off-road scene

Britain's advertising watchdog has banned an advert for a Toyota Hilux 4x4 because it promoted "irresponsible behaviour" towards the environment.

The paid-for post on Facebook and poster ad for the Japanese firm's Hilux bakkie (which you can watch below the story) showed a line of bakkies driving off road in a cloud of dust before joining a tarmacked road.

A complaint was made to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) that the "Born to Roam" ad "condoned behaviour that was harmful to the environment".

The ASA upheld the complaint, despite Toyota's insistence that it was "committed to environmental change" and explaining its roll-out of hybrid and electric vehicles.

"The ads presented and condoned the use of vehicles in a manner that disregarded their impact on nature and the environment," the watchdog said in a ruling.


 
Toyota Hilux Champ debuts in Thailand as affordable, back-to-basics workhorse bakkie

The Toyota Hilux Champ has gone on sale in its home market of Thailand and with that we now get to see it in final production form and glance over the specifications.

As IOL reported earlier this year, the new affordable workhorse is believed to be under consideration for South African release around 2025 or 2026, with local production being a possibility too.

It has also been suggested that it could revive the Stallion name for our market.

While it’s too early to predict local pricing, the Thai model kicks off at 459,000 Baht, which equates to R245,000 at today’s exchange rate, while the most expensive version comes in at 577,000 Baht (R308,000).

Thai customers will get to choose from three engine options, all inherited from the Hilux.

Two of these are normally aspirated petrol units, in the form of a 2.0-litre unit that produces 102kW and 183Nm and a 2.7-litre rated at 122kW and 245Nm. The smaller engine is paired with a five-speed manual transmission while the 2.7 gets a six-speed autobox as standard.

The sole diesel option is the familiar 2.4-litre turbodiesel offering 110kW and 343Nm in manual guise or 400Nm in the case of the auto.

The Toyota Hilux Champ is available in short wheelbase and long wheelbase guises, with the latter sharing its 3,085mm wheelbase with the Hilux and the former measuring 2,750mm between the axles.

 
@FiestaST would be awesome if you could create a new thread for the Hilux Champ. It's a completely different vehicle that's why I suggested it. Have some opinions on it...
 
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