Toyota Hilux review

Prices for the double cab Hilux – the only flavour of Hilux you can order these days – start an incredibly-specific-because-of-VAT £35,807.50. That gets you the 2.8-litre diesel engine with six-speed manual, in what is now effectively the entry-level Invincible trim.

Standard hardware includes switchable two- and four-wheel drive with a rear diff, traction control and downhill assist, plus 18in wheels. Meanwhile, present on the kit list are automatic LED headlights with auto high beam, heated door mirrors, front and rear parking sensors and reversing camera (you’ll need it, although the feed is like an early 8-bit GameBoy), a 4.2in digi-display and 8in touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a USB port, six-speaker audio system, leather steering wheel and adaptive cruise control. Not bad.

Going for the smaller 2.4-litre engine actually costs a little bit more – £36,765.83 – because it’s paired with a six-speed auto only.

Stepping up to Invincible X trim (with the 2.8 manual) bumps the price up to £38,182.50. Along with some visual and styling changes (and different 18s), you get heated seats front and rear, electronic adjustment, and a panoramic view display; useful if all you can see through the windscreen is sky.

Promote yourself into the 48v hybrid auto and you’re looking at £40,436.67. That’s the one that gets the terrain modes.

And the GR Sport?

Er, about that. It’s not on the UK configurator because the entire 2025 allocation has already sold out. Oh dear. Toyota says a handful of extra cars have recently touched down on these shores, so if you desperately want one you might get lucky if you flutter your eyes at your local dealer. When it was announced in 2024 the GR Sport was priced at £49,750 – that will have gone up since, no doubt.

Residual values are strong given a Hilux is known to be tougher than any man-made object save for a Nokia 3310 (ask your parents). That means financing costs are very competitive – the ultimate Invincible X can be yours for £443 a month on a business contract hire deal over three years, which is a heck of a lot of metal for your money.

There’s a five-year warranty and roadside assistance package and the Toyota Professional Scheme will knock 50 per cent off your servicing labour bill if they take more than seven days to repair a fault. Probably because the mechanics are busy looking up ‘faulty Toyota’ in a dictionary.