2025
Automatic
Tax: n/a
Mileage: 232
Diesel
2024
Mileage: 12,125
2022
Manual
Mileage: 26,980
2023
Mileage: 34,000
Mileage: 34,184
Mileage: 35,718
2020
Mileage: 39,000
Mileage: 58,000
Mileage: 85,000
Mileage: 1,700
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Think of a pick-up and it's quite likely that you'll be picturing a Toyota Hilux. This model has, after all, been a dominant presence in the global pick-up market for around half a century. Here's the ninth generation version. Quite a lot's different here to suit the current electrified zeitgeist. Headline news is that there's now a full-EV version. The 2.8-litre diesel model though, will continue to be the core seller, now standardised with a 48V mild hybrid system. Toyota says there will be a hydrogen fuel cell version too later in production. The Hilux sells in 172 countries around the world and has sold in the UK since 1972. Since then, it's earned a reputation for class leading toughness. This, after all, was the vehicle Jeremy Clarkson and Top Gear drowned, threw from the top of a tower block and still drove home. It was the first vehicle to be driven to both North and South Poles. It's conquered the Antarctic, the slopes of live volcanoes and the gruelling Paris-Dakar rally. It is, in short, for everyone from suburban builders to Libyan freedom fighters, a pick-up trusted the world over to get the job done. So what of this MK9 model? Let's take a closer look.
The changes made to this ninth generation model have been necessary for the new electrified era, but never far below the surface is the rugged toughness that has taken this vehicle to the furthest and most inhospitable parts of the Globe. We like the looks, the smarter cabin and the well-chosen balance between a sturdy feel and a smart demeanour. Yes, Toyota could have made it even more car-like. In some ways though, we think the Hilux works best just as it is. At heart, this is a working vehicle and ultimately, it should always feel like one. Are there any real issues here? A few. Most apply to the electric version with its compromises on drive range, payload and towing capacity. As for the diesel variant you'd probably rather have right now, well it's added 48V mild hybrid system doesn't seem to have bought any really significant efficiency figure benefits, but it remains a torquey, usable unit perfect for the kind of pick-up this is. In its combustion form at least, the Hilux remains one of our preferred options in the pick-up segment - and we're not alone. From Alaska to the Sahara to the Australian Outback, this is the vehicle of choice for people who need to get the job done. Drive one and you'll see why.
