The Toyota Hilux is famend the world over for its off-road prowess and sturdiness, however the pick-up truck is now getting an electrified powertrain for the primary time.
Toyota’s Hilux Hybrid 48V is out there to order now within the UK, however solely in top-spec Invincible X guise with the four-door double-cab physique fashion. Pricing kicks off at £40,436 (excluding VAT) for the auto-only Hilux Hybrid 48V with the handbook gearbox, non-hybrid different costing from £39,182.
Energy comes from a 48-volt mild-hybrid set-up, which implies the automobile received’t drive on electrical energy alone. The prevailing truck’s 2.8-litre diesel engine is linked to a belt-driven motor generator that prices a 48V battery positioned beneath the rear seats.
As soon as charged, the battery produces 16bhp and 65Nm of torque to “improve acceleration, energy and effectivity”. The entire output of the Hilux Hybrid is 201bhp – unchanged from the usual 2.8-litre diesel model – though it does produce 500Nm of torque in contrast with 420Nm, due to its computerized transmission. The hybrid mannequin accelerates from 0-62mph in 10.7 seconds, whereas the handbook non-hybrid takes 10.1 seconds.
Toyota claims the Hilux Hybrid improves on the usual model in different methods, with higher braking efficiency and a smoother journey. The stop-start system permits the engine to stay off for longer intervals of time when coasting, which decreases engine noise and boosts gas financial system by as much as 5 per cent, in response to Toyota. There’s additionally a faster throttle response from standstill ensuing from the electrical help. Regardless of all this, the Hilux Hybrid produces 265g/km of CO2 and returns 27.9mpg, that are worse figures than the handbook Hilux’s 250g/km and 29.7mpg.
Off-road capability ought to be simply pretty much as good although, as a result of the Hilux Hybrid 48V’s stability management has further adjustability, with 5 new pre-set choices out there: Dust, Sand, Mud, Deep Snow or Rock. The hybrid mannequin can wade by means of water at a depth of as much as 700mm – the identical as different Hilux fashions. Practicality stays the identical, too, with the hybrid providing an unchanged payload of as much as 1,000kg and a towing capability of as much as 3,500kg.
Toyota has bought 21 million examples of its pick-up truck because it was launched in 1968, however the concept of an electrical Hilux is nothing new. The agency has already revealed a prototype model of a hydrogen-powered Hilux and the EPU Idea previews a compact all-electric pick-up truck. Electrification is coming to the broader pick-up market, with Tesla launching its Cybertruck, Ford having constructed the all-electric F-150 Lighting and planning a plug-in hybrid energy for the Ranger, and Isuzu saying that its electrical truck is on the way in which.
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