Toyota HiLux SR 2018 review: snapshot

The second peg up the ladder in the Toyota HiLux 2018 range is the SR. 

You can have it in an array of different body-styles, but all SR models are powered by a 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel, with the choice of manual or auto gearbox. 

There’s a 4x2 extra-cab Hi-Rider pick-up with a standard auto gearbox that costs $40,910. If you prefer a double-cab pick-up, there’s the SR 4x2 manual ($39,910) or auto ($41,910).

Then there’s the 4x4 range, which kicks off with a single-cab-chassis 4x4 diesel manual, at $39,410, and you can have that as an auto at $41,410.

The extra-cab-chassis SR 4x4 lists at $42,910 for the manual, and adds two grand for the auto ($44,910).

Choose a double-cab SR 4x4 cab-chassis and you’ll pay $45,060 for the manual version, and $47,060 for the auto.

The final SR models are the dual-cab pick-up 4x4s, which again come in manual ($46,560) and auto ($48,560). There's also a newly added SR+ model that is essentially an SR 4x4 pick-up model with a pack that includes sat-nav and alloy wheels. It’s available as a manual ($48,560) or auto ($50,560). 

Every HiLux comes with central locking, a digital clock, cruise control, power steering, electric windows and Toyota’s world-renowned ice-cold air-conditioning.

It has a 7.0-inch sound system with two (single cab), four (extra cab), or six speakers (double cab), a touchscreen with radio, CD player, MP3 compatibility, USB port, Bluetooth phone and audio streaming. You get 17-inch steel wheels on SR models (17-inch alloys on SR+).

On the safety front, there’s electronic stability control (ESP / VSC) and seven airbags in every model.