The Hilux is one of Toyota’s most successful models ever, with global sales tallying at 17.3 million units since it first debuted in 1968. It’s on sale in approximately 180 countries, but not in Japan since 2004. Well, that’s about to change now.
Effective today, the Toyota Hilux rejoins the Japanese domestic market with the new 2GD-FTV 2.4 litre turbodiesel as its sole beating heart. Two variants – X and Z – will go on sale, sharing the same electronic common-rail direct injection four-cylinder producing 148 hp at 3,400 rpm and 400 Nm of torque from 1,600 rpm. The six-speed super ECT automatic is the only transmission available for the pair.
Both twin-cabs variants are part-time four-wheel drive, featuring the same 4WD transfer dial as well as ECO and POWER drive modes for on-the-fly operation. Buyers can choose up to five colours, including Nebula Blue Metallic, a striking hue missing from our local palette. The cabin is all black and the seats are wrapped in cloth. Optitron instrument cluster with coloured multi-info display is exclusive to the Z variant, while the X settles for a more basic instrumentation.
It’s equipped with safety features such as pre-collision system with pedestrian detection collision avoidance that recognises both humans and cars, as well as lane departure alert.
The Toyota Hilux X is priced at 3,267,000 yen (RM125k) while the Z costs 3,742,200 yen (RM143k). They’re fully imported from the Ban Pho assembly plant in Thailand, and Toyota plans to shift 2,000 units in Japan annually. Back in Malaysia, the Hilux starts from RM87k for the single cab 2.4 MT to RM130k for the double cab 2.8G AT.
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What JDM? This Hailat made in Thailand lah.. No need to over proud with this JDM things..
Nissan Almera (Latio) in Japan is imported from Thailand.
Old Honda City is exported from Thailand also
Can Paul Tan tell us what was the Japanese price of Hilux in 1968 and what is the price of the Hilux now in 2017 in Japan
It is good to know. Cause our Hilux has been going UP UP UP UP in price since 1985 in Malaysia
Toyota Corolla was RM20k in Malaysia in 1989. In 2017, the Toyota Corolla Altis jumped to RM139k
But in Japan, the same Toyota Corolla price from 1989 to 2017 has hardly gone up by DOUBLE…..infact 50% increase in price only
Malaysia 1989 to 2017 = 700%
Japan 1989 to 2017 = 50%
Obviously this hilux is more expensive in japan…most of car prices in this region are about the same except for singapore which sells car very cheap…thats why most Malaysians are so hadap with the tiny island…very cheap issit…ahaks
Proton should expand markets & export to Japan since similar RHD
P1 alredi did. Cusco Satria Neo.
Pickups were extinct in Japan until now. This is why.
toyota is just being sensible in doing business. cars that are selling well, they will continue and make a change now and then. cars that not selling well will be removed from production. this has include mocdels like MRS, Celica, Caldina, even at one time Harrier was discountinued due to slow sales some 15 yrs back.
Sensible maybe. But they traded their soul in the process. Now their cars r souless pipu movers from point A to B.
Come out of cave & check out the LC500 & 86. But dun jelly john.
true john. they dont make cars like Alfa Romeo or Ferrari. just a decent mode of transportation to get from A to B. or to D.
86? A MX5 is more fun anytime, any place, any day. 86 only lives on InitialD hype. Thats it.
And dun get me started on the overpriced Lexus biskut.
Any car can decently go from point A to B to D, but toyota traded their soul by doing so. Others not.
Bro…u just woke up from hibernation is it?
Japanese are so fortunate to have their vehicles priced so affordably…..
Cars not so cheap, but the parking is freaking exp. And fuel is ‘:sweat:’.
Japan takex pickups very very high because of this.
Japan taxes pickups very very high because of this.
There are two sides to every story. Tried living in Japan and you will be amazed (or horrified) with the running costs of car ownership. You need to rent a parking spot for (up to USD1k/month in Tokyo) before you can get a license plate for your car.
Your car needs to be inspected every two years and you WILL have to change anything that’s not up to standards be it tire size, emission control and even transmission fluid. And let’s not forget the high fuel prices and highway tolls.
Thats the problem with these basher cave pipu, they never went out and think all out there is milk and honey.
Having live there for a short few months, i will say the same about parking. In suburb area, you are looking at $200+ USD per month renting a home parking spot for your car, and parking space doesn’t come easy. We park everywhere and no ones gives a rat-behind about regulation. Japanese people do and so do their popo won’t hesitate to write you ticket.
have you ever go there? do you see their road tax? their parking, toll, etc?
now come back here and you be bersyukur that you not even or can afford to live there in the first place
their cost of living > our cost of living
Yawnnnnnn
Sucks to live in a corrupted country man…
So which county u live in?
Protek protek Proton.
u cant just say bolehland, other country in this region oso have similar pricing now n much higher 3 decades ago.
one of the main reason is Proton. every time proton introduced new model, car prices will be pushed up to protect them. this happened during the Saga Magma and Saga Megavalve (look at the new prices of Nissan Sentra, Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic in 1987-88 and again in 1990-91) and then prior to launching the Wira in 1993. the 3 models were already pushed to as high as 100K. the Hilux used to sell cheap in Malaysia, but dont forget that was the base spec 2 door no-frill pick up. not the luxury spec twin cab 4 door that we have now.
Oh The Irony of the Japanese importing the Hilux from Thailand.
and lot of basher here still don’t undertand why jepunis overlord doing this so
syukur harga malaysia murah
Jepun tambah cukai kepada lori pikap, biarkan mereka pupus di pasaran jepun
Here can get Triton at Rm77k, there hailut at 125k. Basher logic says their gov is something very wrong there…
We export for Toyota Hilux and Toyota Hiace Commuter from Thailand