Selamat Hari Raya Aidiladha! How has your holiday been so far? The folks at UMW Toyota Motor (UMWT) aren’t letting anyone off this long weekend – the company has released a teaser of a new pick-up truck. No prizes for guessing: this is of course the Toyota Hilux facelift that was revealed globally in June.
The visual shows a truck in the shadows, with a big ‘H’ in the background. The alphabet’s filling changes from city skyscrapers to some canyon scene. The message has to be that the Hilux, like most of its rivals in the one-tonne pick-up truck segment, is suitable for daily urban use as a passenger car substitute, or a rugged off-road machine.
“You know the name. You know the toughness. Everyone’s favourite pick-up truck is getting an upgrade,” the social media blurb reads, inviting interested parties to register. Well, this is the Toyota Hilux so those bullish words aren’t empty boasts.
Unveiled last month, this is actually the second facelift for the Hilux – the outgoing truck was the first refresh. It now boasts a larger version of the Tacoma-style, hexagonal-shaped front grille. The surrounding trim is also thicker, and there are sharper eyes, which feature bi-LED projectors as well as LED indicators and positioning lamps on top variants.
Other changes at the front include L-shaped fog lamp surrounds and a slim centre intake in the lower apron. At the back, we find redesigned LED taillights with hexagonal-shaped graphics. Elsewhere, an electric powered aluminium roll cover for the bed is available. Check out today’s Hilux and the facelift side-by-side here, as well as official accessories in Thailand.
As before, single, extra and double cab bodies will be available. All body types with a 4×4 automatic drivetrain now have the same one-tonne payload and 3.5-tonne towing capability to match the manual variants. On 4×2 automatic diesel variants, payload is 300 kg more at 2.8 tonnes.
It’s a lot more familiar inside, with only a new design for the instrument cluster and the 4.2-inch multi-info display within. An eight-inch touchscreen head unit with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay support can be specified with a nine-speaker JBL sound system, should the market want it.
In the engine department, the 2.8 litre turbodiesel gets a boost to 204 PS and 500 Nm, a fair bit more than today’s 177 PS/450 Nm. The 1GD-FTV is paired to either a six-speed manual or automatic transmission, and Toyota claims the Hilux will do 0-100 km/h in 10 seconds, while returning an average fuel consumption of 7.8 litres per 100 km.
Also available are the 2GD-FTV 2.4 litre turbodiesel (150 PS/400 Nm) and 2TR-FE 2.7 litre petrol (166 PS/245 Nm), with the choice of 4×2 or 4×4. Of course, these are up to the respective markets to select. In Thailand, the Hilux Revo can be had in four styles (B-Cab, Prerunner, Z Edition and Rocco) with both 2.4L and 2.8L diesel engines with varying levels of output – the numbers quoted above are the highest tune.
Suspension upgrades – including revised shock absorbers, new bushings and an improved leaf spring design – help to provide a more comfortable ride, particularly over rough roads and with low loads, Toyota claims. The top Hilux Revo Rocco in Thailand (seen above with beefed-up looks) gets a host of active safety features like dynamic radar cruise control, pre-collision system and lane departure warning with steering assist – will we get these too?
2020 Toyota Hilux Revo Rocco (Thailand-spec)
2020 Toyota Hilux Revo Prerunner (Thailand-spec)
2020 Toyota Hilux Revo Z-Edition (Thailand-spec)
2020 Toyota Hilux Revo B-Cab (Thailand-spec)
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Good looking car
More TRD stickers and kits expected
Dmax is good but Hilux still top dog. Alwiz
Interesting so many bored Toyota salesmen apping a Ford Ranger copycat.
The toyota copycat sells more and brings in Profits. what about ford? in Malaysia only your Ranger sells well, ur other cars tak laku
Go to USA and see what is the best selling Ford model bro, it is a truck. Cars? Pfft… Ford is still king of trucks.
Excitement and Amazing! Bring it on
Powerful Pick Up Hilux is coming
Finally, greater new truck is coming
Niceeeee… Bring it in.
204hp.
Will umwt launch fortuner 2.8 legender in too?
Fortuner 2.8 can replace the under power 2.7.
Thanks to our unfavourable tax, it will cost more than 200k. But also I hope that 2.8 fortuner will come here ditching the petrol and sell the diesel only.
Funny you say that. Our taxation had always being unfairly biased toward making pickup trucks cheap to buy.
Moose test already proven successful
Beautiful design
Very worthy
Hailax as Runner Truck
More fiercer than pre fl hilux
Road King is back. More powerful, bravo
Should be coming with Toyota Safety Sense and AEB too for this revision truck
Improvement for newly hilux. Keep it up toyota
Damn, interior and exteior does looks good
Feel that hilux will be more interested
The macho Big Brother is back, bravo Toyota!
road bullies rejoicing
Actually this car is good, for people who need to kampung road, pick up item. But you also know this car also drive by bunch of AxxHolx to endanger other road user..
What about GR Hilux?
Increased horsepower for 2.8 engine. Great
Besides new 2.8cc engine, android auto and apple carplay, also hopefully will bring more features too
copy sana copy sini, is this the best u can do toyota?
why copy the headlight-linked-to-grille by bmw?
Does it look like bmw grille meh? Check your pictures bro about hilux grille. Btw, toyota didn’t even copy from any other automobile brands
The above comments all like “this pick-up is the greatest in the world” “good design” “powerful engine” etc etc. This still loses to the Raptor lol. And even then we don’t receive F-150 here in Malaysia, hence this is NOTHING compared to that :)
Lol! You didn’t even research more. That’s why you said this. We have our opinions right here because everyone research the website before they comment here
Copy paste: “Interesting so many bored Toyota salesmen apping a Ford Ranger copycat.”
Good!
WOW! nice looks both front and rear!
but sorry….. would spend my money on D-Max instead
itu dia.
Toyota Fortuner dethroned Ford Everest
now, Hilux’s turn
It is going to be fun for driving this
Should also come with hilux 4×2 specs to malaysia, besides usually bringing 4×4 specs again.
Can’t wait for this car. Really want to try this.
Front grille look too bold and headlamps also redesigned. Looks really better than what we have now.
Following by the new fortuner next year! This time, UMW…. I urge u bring in the 2.8 legender!
Really awesome
Last checked, Hilux has highest 2nd hand value among its peers. With higher 166/204PS more will skip other brands.