Toyota Hilux pickup truck confirmed for India launch on January 20. Watch teaser

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Toyota Hilux could be formally released in India on January 20 and could be the second one release of the 12 months after Toyota drove withinside the 2022 Camry Hybrid in advance this week. Both fashions can’t likely be any specific from every different and it’s miles the Hilux that might be pretty a massive gamble due to the fact the pickup truck will compete in an nearly non-existent phase and appearance to enchantment to a instead area of interest organization of buyers.

Toyota Hilux might also additionally have a protracted records spanning numerous a long time and with numerous thousand devices offered worldwide.

In India though, it’s miles the primary time that the product is being added in and likely alerts how a good deal significance Toyota feels Indian clients are attaching to massive and formidable cars here.

Toyota Hilux is primarily based totally at the IMV-2 platform that still underpins extraordinarily famous fashions like Innova Crysta and Fortuner. But the Hilux will stand aside from its siblings on numerous fronts.

Toyota Hilux layout highlights:

Hilux from Toyota has a massive hexagonal grille on its face and sweeping LED head lighting fixtures with DRLs. Standing on 18-inch alloy wheels and with side-step for less complicated cabin access, the pickup additionally receives LED tail mild devices on the rear. In phrases of dimensions, the Hilux dual-cab model measures 5,325 mm in length, is 1,855 mm in width and has a peak of 1,865 mm.

Toyota Hilux cabin:

Gone are the times whilst pickup vans had been seemed as mere workhorses.

The modern-day Hilux is anticipated to be loaded to the brim with comfort functions like an eight-inch infotainment screen, help for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, steering-set up controls, amongst others.

Toyota Hilux specs:

While Toyota has now no longer but showed the specs of the India-sure Hilux, it’s miles anticipated that the modern-day from the organization could be powered via way of means of a 2.8-litre diesel unit that’s able to generating 204 Hop and provide max torque of 500 Nm. Transmission alternatives are in all likelihood to consist of a six-velocity guide and a six-velocity automated unit. The car is likewise in all likelihood to boast of 4×4 competencies from the phrase go.