All-new Toyota Hilux: On top of the mountain - Inquirer.net
WhenToyota first unveiled the seventh-generation Hilux in 2005, it was a revolutionary all-new brief that paved the way for pickup trucks to go beyond the traditional workhorse, and become a true, dyed-in-the-wool lifestyle statement for people... The platform, Toyota’s innovative IMV architecture, allowed modular spin-offs of one basic chassis, which spawned the aforementioned Hilux, the Fortuner and the Innova MPV, and which would later become the best sellers in their respective segments. Over a decade later, which in car years is akin to two lifetimes, the all-new eighth generation raised the curtains to another all-new era in lifestyle-oriented, workhorse-capable pickup trucks. The eighth-generation Hilux doesn’t stray far from its predecessor. The seventh-generation Hilux’s pickup bed was designed to fit exactly six standardized fruit pallets commonly used in Thailand, the largest pickup market outside of the United States. The new Hilux pickup can now fit eight standardized fruit pallets, which in our market may not be as significant, but in an agricultural-based economy such as Thailand means a lot. Source: motioncars.inquirer.net
