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TOUCH ASK! IS NEW HILUX BACK TO ITS BEST?

Right then. I can tell you two - three actually – things about Toyota’s new-for-2021 facelifted Hilux. The cabin is quantifiably quieter and the ride definitely less choppy – particularly on the rubbish chip-seal surfaces that regional roading authorities continue to short change us on – than in the model it replaces.

The new’un definitely has more grunt as well – as a prod on the go-pedal between 80 and 100km/h in particular – is wont to prove.

The 2021 Hilux now also looks better, tougher, thanks to a new, bolder grille on most models, plus there’s an all-new ‘halo’ off-road – oriented ‘Trophy Truck’ model called

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