Must-know game-changing features of SA’s beloved bakkie

MORE details have emerged following the official reveal of the new Toyota Hilux in Thailand, and no doubt South Africans will be champing at the bit to continue its status as the country’s favourite bakkie.

- WILLEM VAN DE PUTTE

Available in double-cab 4x4 tiered dash that sits flatter compared Under the skin enhancements obstacles.

SR and SRS guise, BEV grades will with the current model to provide The new Hilux now gets electric The ladder-frame platform has be introduced in 2026 and will improved forward visibility, espepower steering, which delivers an been enhanced to improve comfort, be underpinned with an electric cially helpful when off-roading. improved feel, response and ease rigidity and crash performance, motor on each axle, paired with a All grades feature a new digiof use in all driving conditions and including new hydraulic engine lithium-ion battery. tal instrument cluster - 7.0-inch improves the functionality of the mounts and shear-type cabin mounts

It has a combined output for WorkMate and SR grades and lane-keeping safety systems. which reduce vibrations and enhance of 144kW, while the 59.2 kWh 12.3-inch on SRS and above, while For the first time, there’s a new ride comfort.

lithium-ion battery enables a claimed a new 12.3-inch multimedia touchtwo-tiered suspension tune with Front suspension tower thickness range of more than 300 kilometres. screen display sitting above the springs and dampers designed for has been increased to accommodate