The 2021 Toyota Hilux facelift comes with more powerful 2.8L diesel engine with higher fuel efficiency and towing capacity.
Japanese automaker, Toyota has unveiled the new Fortuner and the Hilux facelift with significant updates. The 2021 Toyota Hilux is claimed to offer improved performance, fuel economy, ride comfort, towing and equipment levels.
The 2021 Toyota Hilux facelift will be launched in the Australian markets in late August. The lifestyle pick-up received a new 2.8-litre turbo 4-cylinder diesel engine that also powers the new Fortuner. This engine now produces 201bhp of power (increase of 15.3%) and maximum torque of 500Nm (increase of 11.1%). The fuel economy has also been increased by up to 11.1%.
The 2021 Toyota Hilux pick-up retains the 2.4-litre turbo-diesel and 2.7-litre four-cylinder petrol engine along with 3 transmissions and 4×2 and 4×4 drive. The lifestyle model is available in 3 body styles – single, extra and double cabs, and two configurations – pick-up or cab-chassis.
Toyota engineers have also upgraded the suspension mechanism by revising shock-absorber tuning, using new bushings and improved leaf-spring design. This also offer comfortable ride over rough roads and with low loads without compromising on the off-road capabilities. In 4×4 models with downhill-assist control, an additional traction control feature in the 2WD mode reroutes torque to assist grip in muddy or grassy conditions on worksites. The towing capacity for automatic 4×4 Hilux variants has been upgraded to a maximum of 3,500kg. The 4×2 diesel automatics offer a towing capacity of 2,800kg, which is an increase of up to 300kg.
The 2021 Toyota Hilux facelift comes with significant design changes in the form of a larger trapezoidal grille with pronounced horizontal elements. The vehicle gets smaller and sleeker headlamps with LEDs on higher variants.
Inside the cabin, the 2021 Hilux facelift gets an 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system with enhanced voice recognition and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support. The higher variants also get satellite navigation and digital radio. There is a new 4.2-inch multi-information display in the instrument console that incorporates a digital speed readout.
