To make the already indestructible Toyota Hilux seemingly last even longer, and stay relevant in an EV future, Toyota’s trading arm Toyota Tsusho has introduced a novel prototype conversion package that swaps out the pickup's oil-burning engine for a new electrified powertrain. Unveiled at the ongoing Idemitsu Super Endurance Southeast Asia Trophy 2023 in Buriram, Thailand, the Toyota Tsusho prototype takes a regular seventh-generation Hilux 4x2 variant and swaps out its internal combustion engi

Rumours were already floating around that the next-gen Nissan Navara could be a rebadged version of the all-new 2024 Mitsubishi Triton. During the sixth-generation Triton’s global unveiling, the Malaysian media asked Chief Product Specialist, Mr Yoshiki Masuda if its platform will be shared with Nissan. He responded, “The all-new Triton is built on a brand-new platform developed solely by Mitsubishi Motors.” When further asked if there are any joint ventures made with Nissan in developing the ne

Kia has completed updating its production line at the Sohari plant following the discontinuation of the Stinger and in anticipation of assembly of the Carnival Hybrid and all-new electric EV9. However, we now have spyshots of the refreshed Carnival and it appears that an assembly line isn’t the only thing it will share with the EV9. The photos from YouTube channel Shorts Car indicate that the Carnival has taken inspiration from the EV9’s front fascia as well. Apart from the EV9-inspired from end

Once the playground of the Toyota Hilux, Thailand’s pick-up truck segment has now shifted towards being a playground for the new Isuzu D-Max, with the latter commanding a whopping 51.1 percent market share for June 2022 and an equally impressive 46.6 percent share for the first half of 2022 according to a report by Headlight Mag. The Thai market saw pick-up sales culminate in a total of 33,433 units for the month of June 2022. From that, the D-Max accounted for 17,076 units, or the aforementione

After introducing the new 2020 Toyota Hilux facelift, Toyota Motors just dropped a new 45-second long video of its newest pick-up truck. The new Toyota Hilux gets a revised 2.8-litre 4-cylinder turbodiesel, now delivering 204 PS and 500 Nm. And that's 27 PS and 50 Nm more than before. For the range-topping Revo Rocco, it gets new flared wheel arches, black mirror caps, black sports bar and Rocco decals at the rear of the vehicle. The interior gains an 8-inch touchscreen head unit with Apple CarP

Toyota has quietly registered the GR Hilux name in Australia, hinting that the company could be injecting its Gazoo Racing goodness into the Hilux. While Australia is no stranger to high-performance pick-up trucks (much of the Ford Ranger Raptor’s development work was done in Australia), could the GR Hilux find its way to Malaysia? After all, Toyota Malaysia is promoting the Gazoo Racing brand aggressively, which started with the Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) Racing Festival back in 2017. Then there