2016 Toyota HiLux Review and Specs - The 2016 Toyota HiLux has been revealed finally, in front of its introduction in Australian showrooms at the beginning of October. The new generation of Australia's top-selling industrial car was unveiled together at a special occasion in Sydney, Australia along with Bangkok, Thailand - in which the reveal have also been broadcast throughout a number of public tv networks.
The eighth-generation Toyota HiLux will release using 4 engine options together with a punchier new flagship diesel, 2 gearbox choices (which includes rev matching in between gears to get manual gearboxes), and 3 model grades. There'll be as many as 31 variants offered, upcoming from 23 using the old model.
Most importantly, this new version will even match key competitors which consists of upgraded 3500kg towing capability, although it will also provide a payload up to 1240kg, and will include a standard reversing camera and as much as 7 airbags.
Toyota 's light industrial right here even sports a revitalised exterior look designed to lend a far more masculine look and feel driving on the road. A new Hi-Rider body is going to be featured in two-wheel drive designs, providing customers a bigger vehicle with no need for selection the four-wheel drive package.
Starting millions of km's of testing globally (which include in the Australian outback), Toyota is self-confident the latest model has the things to take on manufacturers like the future Ford Ranger update, new Nissan Navara and also the just-released brand new Mitsubishi Triton
The HiLux has been Australia's most widely used industrial car for 17 years, been the best four-wheel drive for 10 years, been 3rd outright sales for 7 years, and lead the monthly sales graphs thirteen times. In 2014, its sales had been forty-three percent more than its closest competitor.
Overall, Australians have operated out of Toyota's local car dealerships together with 477, thousand HiLux 4×4 variants and also 373, thousand in 4×2 guise. Since the beginning of the year 2005, 4×4 sales include outstripped 4×2 sales by much more than 100, thousand cars.
This new eight-generation model is greater than ever before, providing 19mm additional shoulder room, 8mm extra head room, 15mm greater car seat height and also 35mm extra knee room for rear car seat passengers. Gleam bigger 80-liter fuel tank.
When Toyota Australia won't talk about pricing until nearer to the Aussie release, we do understand the HiLux is going to be released locally together with the use of 2 four-cylinder diesel engines and 2 petrol engines: 1 4 - and 1 6 cylinder. The engines contain:
- A 2.8-litre 4 cylinder intercooler turbocharged diesel engine generating 130kW of power (up 4kW) plus 450Nm of torque (over 25 %) in between sixteen hundred As 2400rpm when matched to a six-speed automatic transmission. While matched to the 6-speed manual transmission, the torque figure drops to 420Nm of torque between sixteen hundred As 2600rpm.
- Toyota Australia wouldn't discuss fuel usage for this engine. But, Toyota states that fuel consumption is down on the present 3.0-litre turbocharged diesel model.
- A 2.4-litre four-cylinder intercooler turbocharged diesel engine generates 110kW of power as well as 400Nm of torque from 1600rpm As 2400rpm if matched to a 6-speed automatic transmission. The identical engine while combined with a five-speed manual transmission drops torque end result to 343Nm from 1400 As 3400rpm.
- Toyota Australia wouldn't discuss fuel consumption in this engine, however, did state this engine would be useful for 2 wheel drive versions.
- A 2.7 litre 4 cylinder normally aspirated petrol engine which produces 122kW of power, together with torque up about 2 % - Toyota wouldn't be drawn on the actual figure. The engine is predicted coming together with the use of a six-speed manually operated or a six-speed automatic gearbox.
- Toyota Australia wouldn't discuss fuel consumption in this engine, however, did state that fuel usage would be down below 11L/100km.
- A 4.0 litre 6 cylinder normally aspirated petrol engine that we feel will generate 207kW of power with 5600rpm - Toyota is yet to confirm the power and also torque results with this engine. The vehicle engine will likely be provided with either a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission.
Toyota Australia wouldn't talk about fuel usage for this engine.
Toyota's Australian technical engineers were responsible for developing the HiLux's suspension installation for our marketplace together with many regions international. Toyota has saved leaf springs and 2 shocks while boosting the whole leaf springs. The front suspension capabilities double wishbones using a thicker front stabiliser bar. This is planned to present these models a much more car-like driving a car experience but falls at the rear of the five-link rear suspension design in the fresh new Navara.
The HiLux variety is going to be offered in two-wheel and four-wheel drive versions. 4wd versions include 3 driving modes - 2 and 4 wheel drive high variety and 4 wheel drive low range.
Inside the cabin, a considerably extra upmarket interior has been said to have been created (there isn't any official Australian-market pics yet) for the exact purpose of earning the HiLux a far more high-class proposition for buyers. Leather seats with colored inlay stitches, a leather steering wheel along with a new iPad-rescue display enhance larger models.
Toyota, in addition, has taken out a sheet of technologies from Lexus, having an LCD screen which sits between the speedometer and even tachometer to show the trip PC, music information and sat-nav data. This screen is operated working with buttons in the steering wheel.
Technologies and connectivity offer Wireless Bluetooth phone internet along with audio internet streaming, CD player, auxiliary input, USB inputs, sat nav (on a number of versions), preventing camera (standard over the range) and only manual or even automatic heating and cooling (model based mostly).
Four-wheel drive settings can be picked using control buttons and knobs. The old-style 2nd gear handle has become replaced with a call utilized to move between 2 and 4 wheel drive configurations (2 and 4 higher range, and 4 low range) while control buttons are utilized to engage the middle and rear differential lock.
Rear seat passengers are given more comfort and ease because of 35mm more leg room and rear air vents, which makes it mostly of the commercial uses available on the market along with rear air vents. Second-row passengers will also get a fold down arm relax.
The HiLux has a host of standard security features, which includes 7 (front, side, curtain plus knee) airbags, electronic balance control, trailer sway control as well as rear parking sensors. Toyota states it can expect to score a five-star ANCAP rating.
Locally, the HiLux is going to be readily available in Workmate, SR and SR5 trim levels. These variants are going to be precise further far better the vehicle's release.
Update 22/05/2015: There was clearly a misprint about the 4.0-litre petrol 6 cylinder engine. The power result wasn't confirmed from Toyota along with the output figure per us is what we predict the power output to generally be.
