- Toyota is expected to launch the new Hilux pickup in Thailand this November.
- Local Thai media report the debut will coincide with the national motor show.
- Slim headlights, a tablet touchscreen, and a ladder chassis will be part of the mix.
Toyota doesn’t sell the Hilux in the US, but elsewhere in the world, there is no more important truck, and the word is we’ll get an official look at the new one just two months from now.
The Ford Ranger rival is built in Thailand as well as in other countries, and local media claim the comprehensively overhauled 2026 truck will make its debut at the Thailand Motor Expo, running from November 28 to December 10, 2025. According to Car250, the latest version of the pickup is expected to break cover at some point during the show before it closes.
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Spy shots and patent drawings have already given us a good idea of what to expect revealing an updated nose and tail with a more vertical grille, slightly slimmer headlights, and what could be a transverse LED light bar linking the two lamp clusters. The squared wheel arches are expected to get chunky black plastic cladding that improves both protection and street presence, and we can bank on some changes to the rear lights, too.
The center section of the Hilux, though, appears unchanged, as is the chassis underneath. Sources say Toyota has opted to stick with the current truck’s IMV ladder chassis rather than switch to the more modern TNGA-F setup used by the new Land Cruiser and America’s midsize Toyota pickup, the Tacoma.
That doesn’t mean the new Hilux will be all style and no substance. Intel suggests it could get an electric power steering system, which would help cut fuel consumption while also allowing Toyota to incorporate ADAS tech that’s become the norm. Toyota has already added 48-volt mild-hybrid assistance to the existing truck’s 201 hp (204 PS) 2.8-liter, four-cylinder diesel engine, but reports say we could get a plug-in hybrid variant in 2026
Dropping in the 2.4-litre i-Force Max hybrid powertrain from the Tacoma could give a sporty GR Hilux 326 hp (330 PS) and a beefy 465 lb-ft (630 Nm) of torque, and the automaker itself has strongly hinted that it’ll debut a full EV too before the end of this year.
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Patent office drawings of the ninth-generation truck that confirm visual changes evident in the spy shots also reveal the presence of a new digital gauge cluster and a modern tablet-style touchscreen infotainment system. So even if the heart of the new Hilux is carried over from the old one, it will at least feel genuinely new from the driver’s seat.
