New Toyota HiLux 2021 here in July! Update to deliver more power and Apple CarPlay to top-selling ute

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An updated Toyota HiLux is now mere months away from launch.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
27 Mar 2020
2 min read

An updated Toyota HiLux is now mere months away from launch, with a significant update coming to the country's best-selling ute which will deliver more power and better cabin tech, including smartphone mirroring for the first time, in an effort to stay ahead of its Ford Ranger arch rival.

Details remain thin on the ground for now, but CarsGuide now understands the updated vehicle will arrive in Australia around the middle of the year, and will be packing some serious updates.

Chief among them will be a power boost to the HiLux’s powertrain, with its 2.8-litre turbo-diesel’s outputs expected to climb from their current levels of 130kW and 450Nm.

A cabin tech overhaul will also see the inclusion of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for the first time. 

Expect official announcements to commence in the coming months, but CarsGuide understands the power boost and tech changes are coming to the upcoming model, though we've been unable to confirm just how much extra grunt the HiLux will get. 

There is no word yet on pricing changes for the updated HiLux.

It marks the beginning of exciting time for Australia's best-selling ute, with Toyota also successfully trademarking the name “GR HiLux” in Australia.

Toyota has previously promised that any car given the GR badge would benefit from "noticeable" performance upgrades from its regular counterparts. And that means a GR HiLux would have to up the performance factor, no matter whether the focus is then on the road or off it.

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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