Toyota shifted production of Hilux to Tiger in the 90s and made it the global export hub. Thailand made Toyota Hilux Tiger went through the following generations: 1998-1999 - Toyota Hilux Tiger with 5L engine 2000-2001 - Toyota Hilux Tiger with 5L EFI (Electronic Fuel Injection) Engine 2001 - Toyota Hilux Tiger with 1KZ engine (short lived replaced right away with D4D engine) Late 2001- late 2004 : Toyota Hilux Tiger SportCruiser with D4D engine [2]
2005
2007 Toyota Hilux D4-D 3.0L 33"Both the Tacoma and the Hilux were updated in 2005. The Tacoma was based on the new Land Cruiser Prado chassis, while the Hilux rides on a refreshed version of the ladder frame found on previous versions. The new Hilux got bigger, now classified as a mid-size pick up. The Tacoma had a new 4.0 Liter V6 engine that produces 236 horsepower (176 kW) and 266 ft·lbf (361 N·m) torque. Its design was very similar to the Toyota 4Runner.
Hilux sold in European, Australian and Asian Markets are built and assembled in Thailand and is known as Toyota Hilux Vigo, for the South African market the Hilux is built in Durban , South Africa and so is the Hilux sold in Iceland. Those sold in Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico, are made in Argentina. The Hilux Vigo platform was used as the basis for Toyota's IMV program which spawned the Innova MPV and Fortuner SUV/PPV.
The new Tacoma won the Canadian Car of the Year Best New Pick-up award and was Motor Trend magazine's Truck of the Year for 2005. In Malaysia, the Hilux is only available in 2.5 L with the option of single cab or double cab. The double cab model has an automatic transmission variant. It uses the same engine as other Asian countries (in-line, 4-cylinder, 16-valve, DOHC Turbo Diesel with common rail direct injection), however the specs for Malaysia’s models are slightly different in that its maximum output is 75 kW at 3600 rpm and maximum torque is 260 Nm at 1600-2400 rpm.
Engines (markets):
2005 2.0 L gasoline VVT-i DOHC I4 (South Africa, Indonesia)
2005 2.5 L diesel D-4D DOHC I4, 134 hp (100 kW) - 156 hp (Asia, Europe, South Africa, South America)
2005 2.7 L gasoline VVT-i DOHC I4, 160 hp (Australia, The Philippines, South Africa, USA)
2005 3.0 L diesel D-4D DOHC I4, Turbodiesel, commonrail 16-valve direct injetion, 171 hp (Asia, South Africa, South America, Australia, Europe). This version is crafted at the Toyota Argentina facility in Zarate.
2005 4.0 L gasoline VVT-i DOHC V6, 228 hp (170 kW) - 236 hp (Australia, South Africa, USA)
2008 4.0L Supercharged DOHC V6 306HP/225KW (Australia only, TRD edition)
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