Ahead of its on-sale availability from October 6th, Toyota Australia have revealed details of their revised HiLux range for the 2018 model year, the first significant update the best-selling pick-up has seen the launch of this 8th-generation version.
Toyota is basing these changes on a comprehensive owner feedback campaign that’s fed through the nationwide dealer network over the past two years, adapting to a market that has had changing demands. For example, automatic transmissions have started to outsell manual variants and is expected to increase from the 60/40 percent split it’s at currently.
As a result, the 2018 HiLux range will offer 17 variants available with an automatic compared to the 12 variants that were available previously. In addition, Toyota is also experiencing larger-than-expected demand for the 2WD Hi-Rider and have expanded those offerings from 3 to 5 choices.
Additionally, buyers of the 4x4 HiLux SR can, for an extra $2,000, get a selection of higher-end features that were previously reserved for the range-topping SR5 such as satellite navigation and alloy wheels.
Those SR Double Cabs will also arrive with at a $70 price increase, but comes with inclusion of downhill assist control, PVR flooring, and black door handles while the SR5’s price has ticked up by $50 but does receive LED fog lamps and a tailgate lock. Contrarily, other HiLux SR variants have been reduced by $80.
Naturally, the turbodiesel engine HiLuxes make up the vast majority of units sold and here the 2.4- and 2.8-litre four-cylinder motors return. They former produces 110kW and 343Nm (manual) or 400Nm (auto) while the latter generates 130kW and 420Nm (manual) or 450Nm (auto).
A single petrol engine remains on the post-2017 model year HiLux with slow-selling 4.0-litre V6 being dropped from the range entirely, leaving only the 122kW/245Nm 2.7-litre four-cylinder remaining in the 4x2 WorkMate single and double cabs.
4x2 Single Cab (Cab Chassis)
- WorkMate 2.7 Petrol Manual - $20,990 (unchanged)
- Workmate 2.7 Petrol Auto - $22,990 (unchanged)
- Workmate 2.4 TD Manual - $24,990 (unchanged)
4x2 Extra Cab (Pick-Up)
- Hi-Rider SR 2.8 TD Auto - $40,910 (new)
4x2 Double Cab (Pick-Up)
- WorkMate 2.7 Petrol Manual - $30,690 (unchanged)
- WorkMate 2.7 Petrol Auto - $32,690 (unchanged)
- WorkMate 2.4 TD Manual - $33,990 (unchanged)
- Hi-Rider WorkMate 2.4 TD Auto - $39,480 (new)
- Hi-Rider SR 2.8 TD Manual - $39,910 (-$80)
- Hi-Rider SR 2.8 TD Auto - $41,910 (-$80)
- Hi-Rider SR5 2.8TD Auto - $49,940 (new)
4x4 Single Cab (Cab Chassis)
- WorkMate 2.4 TD Auto - $36,990 (unchanged)
- SR 2.8 TD Manual - $39,410 (-$80)
- SR 2.8 TD Auto - $41,410 (-$80)
4x4 Extra Cab (Cab Chassis)
- WorkMate 2.4TD Auto - $42,490 (new)
- SR 2.8 TD Manual - $42,910 (new)
- SR 2.8 TD Auto - $44,910 (new)
4x4 Extra Cab (Pick-Up)
- SR5 2.8 TD Auto - $54,440 (new)
4x4 Double Cab (Cab Chassis)
- WorkMate 2.4 TD Auto - $44,490 (new)
- SR 2.8 TD Manual - $45,060 (+70)
- SR 2.8 TD Auto - $47,060 (+70)
4x4 Double Cab (Pick-Up)
- WorkMate 2.4 TD Manual - $43,990 (unchanged)
- WorkMate 2.4 TD Auto - $45,990 (unchanged)
- SR 2.8 TD Manual - $46,560 (+$70)
- SR 2.8 TD Auto - $48,560 (+$70)
- SR+ 2.8 TD Manual - $48,560 (new)
- SR+ 2.8 TD Auto - $50,560 (new)
- SR5 2.8 TD Manual - $54,440 (+$50)
- SR5 2.8 TD Auto - $56,440 (+$50)
- SR5+ 2.8 TD Manual - $56,440 (+$50)
- SR5+ 2.8 TD Auto - $58,440 (+$50)
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