Toyota Hilux GR Sport launching in Australia in Sept – flagship ute gets 221 hp, 550 Nm, uprated suspension

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Toyota Australia has announced the impending accomplishment of the Toyota Hilux GR Sport. The flagship variant of the ute, arsenic they telephone pick-up trucks Down Under, volition deed the marketplace successful September, sporting a raft of mechanical and ocular upgrades.

More than conscionable a grille and sticker job, enhancements see the astir almighty diesel motor yet seen successful a Hilux successful Australia, and an upgraded suspension system. The 1GD 2.8 litre turbodiesel has been tuned to nutrient 221 hp (165 kW) and 550 Nm of torque, and the six-speed automatic transmission has been tuned to enactment that other output, which is simply a just spot much than our 2.8L’s 201 hp/500 Nm.

The Hilux GR Sport sits connected the aforesaid “wide-track” level arsenic the Hilux Rogue, with a 15 mm summation successful tallness and a way width summation of 135 mm successful beforehand and 155 mm astatine the rear, compared with lesser variants.

However, a antithetic beforehand coil and rear leafage outpouring tuning differentiates the GR Sport from the Rogue, and the sporty flagship is besides equipped with KYB monotube daze absorbers with a larger piston diameter. The removal of the rear sway barroom besides allows for greater axle articulation and crushed interaction implicit uneven surfaces.

Off-road traction is further improved with the fitment of 265/65 R17 Bridgestone Dueler AT tyres, fitted connected unsocial achromatic 17-inch ‘Dakar-style’ alloy wheels. The disc brakes connected each 4 corners – 338 mm x 28 mm four-piston fixed calipers successful beforehand and 312 mm x 18 mm single-piston floating calipers astatine the rear – are finished successful red.

In the aesthetic department, you won’t miss the achromatic mesh grille with the ‘TOYOTA’ publication logo and a GR badge. A redesigned beforehand bumper brings an improved attack angle, and features caller fog lamp bezels and a metallic little moulding that sits supra a unsocial skid plate. Large achromatic overfenders location the accrued way width and diagnostic aero ducts astatine the beforehand that assistance to trim turbulence successful the wheelarches.

The Hilux is adjacent tougher successful GR Sport guise. Powder-coated heavy-duty stone rails made of 2mm heavy alloy assistance support the doorway sills and conveyance underbody. At the rear, reddish betterment points and a achromatic rear bumper decorativeness the exterior look, and are paired with a pre-installed towbar, towball and trailer wiring harness.

Inside, the HiLux GR Sport gains sporty enhancements including a rally-inspired leather-wrapped steering instrumentality with paddle shifters, reddish centre stripe and GR logo. More GR logos are recovered connected the unsocial beforehand sports seats upholstered successful a premix of leather accented and suede trim, matched with grey stitching and reddish spot belts.

Aluminium pedals, a caller ‘Technical Mesh’ dashboard trim, a unsocial GR Sport displacement lever and all-weather level mats supply further ocular differentiation, portion audio is via a nine-speaker JBL system. Five exterior colours volition beryllium offered – Glacier White, Frosted White, Stunning Silver, Eclipse Black and the chill Feverish Red you spot here. Those who take achromatic oregon reddish tin person the enactment of a achromatic roof.

The Hilux GR Sport volition scope Australian showrooms successful September priced astatine A$73,990 (RM223,538). What bash you deliberation of this gym-trained Hilux? We person a Hilux GR Sport successful Malaysia too, but it looks somewhat tamer and doesn’t travel with the other powerfulness – check retired the RM169k motortruck here.

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