hilux

Everest, Fortuner or Montero Sport? The top variants

THE PICKUP wars started last year, but will hit its peak in 2016, thanks to the late introduction of the all-new Toyota Hilux. This will be the Hilux’s first full year of sales, following Mitsubishi’s early launch…

Fourth (week) of July fireworks

The motoring media never had it so hectic like last week. In a span of seven days (two of them on a weekend), four major automobile manufacturers fired off their opening salvos for the second half of…

PH top 5 automakers launch a stable full of new models in the first seven months of 2015

WITH the Philippine auto industry set to extend its bull run in 2015, automakers have been frantically launching new models to beef up their lineups. The top 5 automakers have been among the busiest, aiming to cement…

Toyota PH launches all-new Hilux pickup

Toyota Motor Philippines has launched the all-new Hilux pickup. Changes include a reinforced ladder frame chassis, more economical diesel engines, and a more upscale cabin. Offroad prowess is enhanced with a lockable rear differential and traction control…

Toyota PH projects 2015 sales of 120,000 units as it launches new Hilux

CLARK, Pampanga—Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. expects to exceed its target this year, as it sees vehicle sales hitting some 120,000 units on the back of rising domestic demand and a strong local economy. “For the first half…

Toyota out to conquer yet again with the all-new Fortuner

Toyota Motor Co. has launched the second-generation Fortuner SUV in Thailand and Australia. The new Fortuner was designed in Australia, while Thailand will be its main production base. The new car promises higher levels of refinement, better…

All-new Toyota Fortuner revealed in first photos

The all-new Toyota Fortuner, one of the most anticipated vehicles in the Asean region, has just been photographed without camouflage. Renderings of the new Fortuner have been circulating in recent months, but these are the first photos…

Toyota launches all-new Hilux pickup

Toyota Motor Company has revealed the all-new Hilux pickup in Thailand, promising a new level of toughness as well as refinement. The eight-generation Hilux features a new diesel engine paired to a six-speed automatic   Toyota’s objective…

Riding in a haunted Hilux

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Marjorita Cangmaong would feel that whiff of cold air every time she rode the truck given to her by the city government. “Please don’t scare me,” she would plead to what she believed were spirits…

Toyota Philippines recalls Innova, Fortuner, Hilux for airbag fault

Toyota Motor Philippines Corp. (TMPC) has announced the recall of its best-selling Innova, Fortuner, and Hilux vehicles sold in the country from November 2004 to June 2010. The recall, aka “special service campaign” covers Fortuner, Hilux and…