Toyota Hilux 2022 ... best selling car
Despite the Toyota HiLux being Australia's best-selling vehicle for the past five years – and demand for double-cab utes that has set new sales records – Toyota Australia has stayed mum on any plans to add the sportier variant to its lineup.
The off-road-focused Rugged X and the luxury-focused Rogue are now the Toyota HiLux range's flagships in Australia.
A hoopless bullbar with a long-range LED high beam strip light, rock sliders, underbody protection, heavy-duty tow points, a heavy-duty sports bar, and a tray liner are all available on the Toyota HiLux Rugged X.
The Toyota HiLux Rogue gets a carpeted ute tub with a remote control roller cover shutter.
The Toyota HiLux GR Sport (seen in Thailand, but also available in Europe)
The utilitarian Toyota Hilux truck gets a new GR Sport trim level with a more aggressive appearance and edgier interior design.
When the Toyota Hilux pick-up truck lands in the UK this summer, a new GR Sport trim level will sit at the top of the line, bringing sharper aesthetics, sportier interior décor, and some mechanical changes.
The Hilux GR Sport was "designed to capture the attention of customers whose active lifestyles go well beyond every day, giving them an ideal vehicle for adventurous journeys and sporting pursuits," according to Toyota. It was inspired by the Japanese firm's Gazoo Racing division, which helped develop the GR Yaris hot hatch and GR Supra sports car.
As a result, the suspension on the
The Hilux GR Sport features black leather and synthetic suede sports seats with red contrast stitching, as well as GR emblems on the starter button, seatbacks, and carpet mats, as well as carbon fiber-style trim elements and a red stripe in the dash. To take physical control of the automatic transmission, the Hilux has aluminum sports paddles and paddle shifters.
The Hilux GR Sport is equipped cylinder turbodiesel engine that produces 201 horsepower and 500 Nm of torque and transmits power to all four wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission.
The Hilux GR Sport, which is exclusively available in double cab, has a payload capacity of 1,000kg and can pull a trailer weighing 3,500kg.