ACTIVE BOOST

THE SR5 HAS ALWAYS BEEN A POPULAR CHOICE IN THE HILUX RANGE. WE FIND OUT IF IT IS ANY BETTER WITH A BIT OF A BOOST PROVIDED BY THE ADDITION OF V-ACTIVE TECHNOLOGY

WORDS MATT RAUDONIKIS

TOYOTA Australia is rapidly moving towards applying some form of electrification to all of its popular models. It recently announced that it is dropping petrol-only variants of popular cars – like Corolla and Camry, as well as popular SUVs like RAV4 and Kluger – and replacing them with hybrid motivated versions. This is not surprising when you consider that Toyota has been at the forefront of hybrid technology with vehicles such as Prius and other models for more than 20 years now, and these have paved the way for current and future model hybrids with more evolved petrol/electric systems. Things are a little different on the diesel-fuelled 4x4 front, which represent a major part of Toyota’s Australian sales volume. Most of those 4x4 vehicles are powered by the 1GD-FTV 2.8-litre four-cylinder diesel…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2024

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