2010 Toyota HiLux receives safety upgrades and cheaper options

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By Brett Davis | October 07th, 2010

Toyota has just announced new safety features will be included on the Toyota HiLux SR5 double cab four-wheel drive and is offering features on SR models for lower prices.

Changes for the HiLux SR5 include electronic stability control and anti-lock brakes with brake assist as well as electronic brake distribution as standard. This is all on top of the already safe package which currently includes six airbags.

The SR5 also gets 17 inch wheels instead of the old/existing 15 inch size as well as a full-sized spare. Even with these enhancements the price of the Toyota HiLux SR5 double cab turbo diesel four-wheel drive remains at $53,690 in manual form, and $55,690 in automatic.

Such features can also be optioned onto the Toyota HiLux SR model for $800, which includes six airbags, more supportive bucket seats as well as the ABS brake package.

The ABS (including brake distribution) brake package option alone for the remaining four-wheel drive and two-wheel drive HiLux models can now be had for $400, half the price it used to cost.

Two-wheel drive models can be optioned up further with a limited-slip differential for an additional $300; totaling $700.

Toyota Guru

CA, that second photo is of the pre-facelift Hiluxs (i.e. ’05 to ’08).

http://caradvice.com.au Brett Davis

Cheers mate,
Brett

Stoney!

Such life saving features should be standard on the worlds most popular 1 tonner. Pretty poor form really, I’m sure they sell more than enough units to justify it.

Bob

Heartily seconded! About time!!!

Bob

I was expecting an all new Hilux to enter showrooms in 2011 considering the current version has been around for almost 6 years which is normally when a life cycle would end.

The fact Toyota added ESP to the SR5 TD suggests that the current Hilux may have another 2-3 years left before it is replaced. I’ve also read that other Hilux models will gain ESP over time.

If this is the case (that a replacement isn’t coming soon) then I would have thought the petrol V6 would have been replaced with the updated version from the Prado.

Toyota Guru

Bob, the life cycle of Toyota’s commercial vehicles is a lot longer than 6 years (exception being the LC70, which is over 25 years). Remember that the previous shape/chassis Hilux ran from around 1990 thru to 2005, with at 1 major and 2 minor facelifts. Don’t be surprised if this current shape/chassis runs right through to 2020.

Gan Tan

Welcome to the year 2010 Hilux
Bob.

The current Hilux uses an update version of the previous Hilux chassis while the Tacoma (US-version) uses the newer 03- Prado/4Runner chassis. That means the Hilux is using a 20 year old chassis. I believe the reason they kept the old chassis was due to the newer chassis being more expensive.

There should be a new Hilux soon I would expect to align the Hilux with the Tacoma. If the current one is around for another 10 years with a major facelift to come… how is it to compete with all these new utes coming out.

I would hope they at least update the current engines/transmissions. The V6 is too thirsty (needs at least the new Prado V6) and the Diesel has fallen behind in the class (most use smaller capacities with better performance).

Joe

Newer chassis being more expensive?

How bloody expensive is the current Hilux as it is, especially considering that it doesn’t come with standard safety features?

For shame Toyota..

Jabba the Hutt

If the VW ute wasn’t coming out Toyota wouldn’t be doing this at all. It should have happened a few years ago. They are responding rather than leading and that is typical of toyota. Poor form.