Is this what the ninth-gen Toyota Hilux – expected to be called the Hilux Travo – will look like when it surfaces later this year? Based on Thai spyshots, rendering wizard Theophilus Chin has waved his wand, and the result is handsome and grown-up, at least to our eyes.
Camouflaged were the face and bed in the Thai spyshots, suggesting changes in those areas. Theo has put in squinting headlamps with DRL eyebrows, a slim bridging bar with ‘TOYOTA’ lettering (a lot subtler than before), a honeycomb grille, triangular fog lamp housings and a very rugged-looking lower bumper and skid plate. A more integrated back bumper yields a simpler and less cluttered look.
We say ninth gen, but the eighth-gen Revo‘s cab and platform are expected to carry over – just like what Toyota did with the Camry (the XV80 is a heavily-facelifted XV70). However, there could be a redesigned dashboard incorporating a bigger touchscreen and perhaps a digital instrument panel.
According to Headlight Magazine, the 2GD-FTV 2.4 litre and 1GD-FTV 2.8 litre four-cylinder turbodiesel engines are set to soldier on, with tweaks to pass the latest emissions regs. The 48-volt mild-hybrid system should also carry over, while new electric power steering should make possible more advanced driver assists, including Level 2 semi-autonomous driving.
The golden question is, will this generation see the first Hilux EV?
Ninth-gen 2025 Toyota Hilux Travo spotted in Thailand
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