Toyota solely launched its first GR highway automotive in 2019, however model consciousness is big and the automaker is eager to capitalize on the credibility these two letters infer. And very like BMW and Mercedes do with their M and AMG badges, Toyota provides each devoted GR vehicles and makes use of GR Sport as a trim grade so as to add some pizazz to its strange vehicles.

So whereas we’d like to see the GR workforce let unfastened on the Hilux pickup to create one thing alongside the traces of a Ranger Raptor, what we’ve really received here’s a GR-branded common Hilux truck with a sprinkling of performance-themed particulars.

The Hilux GR Sport II, to offer it its full title, follows on from the unique EU-spec GR Sport pickup revealed earlier this 12 months and goes on sale within the UK in 2024. It comes solely as a double-cab and positive factors 20 mm (0.8 inches) of experience top over a inventory Hilux for better floor clearance and an improved (from 29 to 30 levels) strategy angle. There are 17-inch wheels with off-road tires, faster-acting monotube dampers instead of the outdated twin-tube elements, plus bigger brakes on the entrance and a set of discs on the rear as a substitute of drums.

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However the obvious change is the spectacular 140 mm (5.5 inches) and 150 mm (5.9 inches) of width added to the entrance and rear monitor, a change which ought to enhance stability, but additionally requires a fats set of arch extensions that give the GR Sport II a heap extra visible attraction, which is what this package deal is actually about.

Different visible upgrades embrace a black G-mesh entrance grill, black aspect steps, mirrors, door handles and rear bumper, all of which distinction properly with the purple brake calipers and coil springs. Inside, there are GR-branded sports activities seats upholstered in faux suede and leather-based, purple seatbelts and shift paddles, aluminium pedals and Toyota’s 8-inch Sensible Join+ multimedia system.

Sadly, there are not any GR-flavored modifications below the hood, the place the Hilux sticks with the identical 201 hp (150 kW / 204 PS) 2.8-liter turbodiesel 4 and six-speed automated transmission fitted to non-GR variations of the truck within the UK market.