It costs £42,844. Or just 844 less than the Ford Ranger.
Toyota wants you to think twice about that blue oval sticker. The new Hilux arrives this June. Before the orders even open on June 1. They unveiled it last year, of course, but now the invoices are printing. You have choices. Diesel or fully electric.
Four trims exist. Active. Icon. Invincible. Invincible X.
The Active model is the entry point. It starts at that £42k figure. On the road. It comes with the full suite of safety tech. A digital instrument cluster sits where your dials used to be. There is a rear safety step too. The Ford Ranger actually offers more kit for that base price, yes, but let’s talk about what else is on the ladder.
Mid-spec Icon feels more aligned with the base Ford. It costs £48,547. You get 17-inch alloys. A 12.3-inch screen. Apple CarPlay, Android Auto. A wireless phone charger. Heated seats. Standard stuff, sure.
Step up to Invincible and you add part-leather seats. A bigger 12-inch digital cluster costs an extra £2,607. The top dog is the Invincible X. Eighteen-inch wheels. Black exterior bits. A JBL sound system. Heated rear seats, for once. That’ll be £54,605.
The engines?
Most likely the 2.8-liter turbo diesel from the old model. Mild hybrid. 201 bhp. 500 Nm of torque. 27.9 mpg if you drive gently. Specs aren’t locked in yet, but Toyota doesn’t change recipes this fast.
Unless you go electric.
The Hilux BEV has a 59.2 kWh battery. Range hits 149 miles max. Two electric motors make it four-wheel drive. Total power sits at 193 bhp. Slower than the diesel. Heavier, certainly. But quiet.
The EV comes in Icon and Invincible only. Starts at £57,621. Invincible pushes that to £63,947.
Wait. Check your grant eligibility. The UK government offers £5,000 via the Plug-in Van Grant. That changes the math. It lowers the hit on the wallet. Does it justify the reduced range? Maybe.
We already drove the electric one. It’s fine.
Which version do you need?
