Toyota · Hilux

Toyota Hilux 3rd generation

Years
1978–1988
Drivetrain
FR / 4WD
Toyota Hilux 3rd generation

Image: OSX / Public domain

Story

It was given passenger-car-like specifications, equipment and ride. The first Hilux 4WD and the first diesel-engined model were added.

Production plants

US import eligibility

Earliest cars
Eligible since September 200325 years after sales began in September 1978
Last cars
Eligible since 201325 years after sales ended in 1988 (month not recorded)

Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).

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Engineers

Minoru Oya

Minoru Oya

Development lead for the third-generation Hilux.