Toyota HILUX (1985–2023)

Background

The Toyota Hilux, stylised as HiLux and historically as Hi-Lux, is a series of pickup trucks produced and marketed by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The majority of these vehicles are sold as a pickup truck or cab chassis, although they could be configured in a variety of body styles

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Specification

Produced: 17,700,000 units
Engine: Varies by generation: 1.5-2.0L petrol (1st gen) through 3.4L turbodiesel/3.0L V6 (6th gen) to current 2.4L/2.8L turbodiesel I4

Still on UK roads

304

licensed vehicles · 2025

2014 ▼ 75% since 2014 2025

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Notes

Compact/mid-size pickup, 9 generations since 1968, 17.7M cumulative sales by 2017. Gained lasting 'indestructible' reputation after surviving a 2003 Top Gear torture test (submersion, fire, wrecking ball, collapsing building, crane drop) while still running.

Production years