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The Toyota Hilux, and '''Toyota Tacoma''', are compact Pickup Trucks built and marketed by the Toyota Motor Corporation . The Hilux name was adopted as a replacement for the Stout in 1969, and remains in use worldwide. In North America , the Hilux name was retired in 1976 in favor of Truck, Pickup Truck, or Compact Truck, until it was renamed the Tacoma in 1995. One popular option package, SR5 (Sport Rally), also became synonymous with the truck, even though it was used on other Toyota models as well. In 1984, the Trekker, the camper version of the Hilux, was changed to the Toyota 4Runner in North America and Australia, and as the Hilux Surf in Japan. The 4Runner, now a full SUV, shares few visual cues with its brother Tacoma in more recent models. As the Hilux name was dropped in the US in 1976, any details listed here purporting to relate to the Hilux from that date may not be entirely correct when applied to the vehicle that continues to be marketed by Toyota as the Hilux throughout the rest of the world. The product lines for the US and elsewhere diverged at that point and in many cases on a year for year basis the vehicles sold in the US only resemble the Hilux, with major mechanical/chassis differences. On July 25 2007 , the BBC aired a special episode of Top Gear where two of its presenters, James May and Jeremy Clarkson become the first people to reach the 1996 Magnetic North Pole in an automobile, the Toyota Hilux. BBC – ''Top Gear's Polar Special'' 25 July 2007 1935 The original Toyota pickup was the 1935 Type G1 Truck. It shared many components with the company's Type A1 Sedan, and was a 1.5 ton stake-bed commercial truck. 1947 After World War II , Toyota returned with a compact pickup truck, the Toyopet Model SB. This was the true ancestor of the Hilux, and remained in production from 1947 through 1963. Engine:
1964 Toyota entered the American market with the 1964 introduction of the . It was larger than the similar Datsun and Mazda compact trucks, and looked like a Chevrolet C/K . Engine: 1969 The Hilux name was coined in 1969, but it was a highly-luxurious vehicle only when compared to the Stout. Hilux was engineered and assembled by Hino Motors , replaced Hino Briska , Toyota Briska and Toyota Light Stout. The only body style was a regular cab short bed and all were Rear-wheel Drive . It used a typical truck setup of A-arm s and Coil Spring s in front and a Live Axle with Leaf Spring s in back. A 4-speed Manual Transmission was standard. Engine:
1973 In the middle of 1972, the 1973 Hilux was released. A more-comfortable interior was specified along with exterior updates. A 7.5 ft (2.3 m) "long bed" was optional for the first time. Engine: 1975 The truck was radically redesigned in 1975. Larger and more luxurious in every way, the truck also introduced the 20R engine and SR5 upscale trim package. A 5-speed Manual Transmission was optional. The Hilux name was dropped in America in favor of "Truck" the next year. Buyers of the Hilux in America found that their owners' manuals named it as the Toyota "Pickup". Engine: 1981 The 1981 model year saw a vehicle development deal between Toyota and Winnebago Industries (primarily) and two other aftermarket customizers. Toyota was attempting to enter the SUV market. The vehicles which resulted from this collaboration were the Toyota Trekker (Winnebago), Toyota Wolverine, and the Toyota Trailblazer (Griffith). All three employed the Toyota Hilux 4x4 RV cab and chassis, and an all- Fiberglass rear section (the Trailblazer had a steel bed with a fiberglass top). There were at least 1,500 Trekkers, 400 Trailblazers (only 41 currently registered by the DMV), and an unknown number of Wolverines sold in North America. Research and development work on the Trekker lead to the development of the Toyota 4Runner (The 4Runner was also sold in the United Kingdom)(called the Toyota Hilux Surf outside North America), which was released in 1984. Engines:
1984 The big news for the 1984 redesign was the introduction of the Xtracab two-row extended cab option. Also two diesel engines were offered, the 2L and the turbocharged 2L-T. The diesels were discontinued in the U.S. after the 1985 model year, for unknown reasons. The next year saw the introduction of an optional Fuel Injected engine, the 22R-E , and a Turbocharged option, the 22R-TE . The solid front axle was swapped out for an Independent Front Suspension /torsion bar setup in the 4x4 model in 1986, and optional automatic locking front hubs and an electronic transfer case was added as well. A V6 engine was introduced in 1988. Engines:
1989 The next redesign, in 1989, saw a longer-wheelbase option, 122 in (309.9 cm) versus 103 in (261.6 cm) for the regular wheelbase. The V6 Xtracab SR5 earned '' Motor Trend '' magazine's Truck Of The Year award that year. Production began at the NUMMI plant in Fremont , California in 1991. Engines:
Volkswagen even signed a deal to build and market them under the Volkswagen Taro name; this agreement ended in the late 1990s. |
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