The Toyota Hilux Thread

Toyota halts Hilux, Land Cruiser shipments over engine ‘irregularities’

Toyota has suspended shipments of popular models such as the Hilux, Land Cruiser Prado and Land Cruiser 300 over “potential irregularities” related to their turbodiesel engines…

Toyota’s global division has announced a temporary suspension of shipments of popular diesel-powered models – such as the Hilux, Land Cruiser Prado and Land Cruiser 300 – over “potential irregularities” related to their turbodiesel engines.

The Japanese giant released a statement confirming that a special investigation committee had found that “irregularities occurred during the horsepower output testing for the certification of three diesel engine models for automobiles that Toyota had commissioned to TICO [Toyota Industries Corporation]”.

 
Third facelift for the current Toyota Hilux revealed abroad

Toyota Hilux loyalists have been waiting patiently for an all-new version of their favourite bakkie to surface.

Word on the street is that the new generation model will launch internationally in 2025, but Toyota seems to feel there is still plenty of life left in the current generation.

Toyota of Australia has announced another facelift for the evergreen and ever-popular ute range, and the revised model has already gone into production in Thailand.

This is the third time that the current Hilux has been facelifted since launching internationally in 2015, and the latest upgrades bring a redesigned front bumper and octagonal grille, somewhat reminiscent of the new Toyota Tacoma that is expected to form the basis of the next-gen Hilux.

The freshened Hilux will launch in Australia around March, but Toyota SA has not yet confirmed any similar changes for locally-built models.

 
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