A coding-exempt pickup? Maybe, maybe not? Toyota plans to build a "mild-hybrid" version of the Toyota Hilux by adding a 48-volt system to the pickup truck. A report from Toyota Australia has confirmed that the GD mild-hybrid system is a go and that the Hilux will be the first to get the new mild-hybrid assist feature in 2024. For those who don’t know, the Philippine version of the Toyota Hilux is equipped with the 2.8-liter 1GD-FTV turbo diesel engine. The hybrid version of this engine will repo

If you’re a fan of the Toyota Hilux, then no doubt you’re interested in what the next-generation model will look like. Given that the next Hilux is still around two years away, it’s unlikely that leaks give away any renders or patent images at this time. Chances are, they’re still deciding what design language to go with on such an important project. However, Toyota itself might offer a clue. The Japanese carmaker included a rendering of a pick-up truck in a 2023 patent submission. This could be

If you thought that Toyota's Innovative International Multi-purpose Vehicle (IMV) ladder frame platform was dead with the introduction of the unibody 2023 Toyota Innova last month, think again. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Toyota operations in Thailand, which is now known as the "Pickup Capital of the World," Toyota unveiled a prototype of a multipurpose pickup truck under the name “IMV-0 Concept" and an electrified rendition of its Hilux range, the Hilux Revo BEV Concept. IMV-O Concept

Team Mitsubishi Ralliart makes a spectacular comeback in the competitive rallying scene after it won the Asia Cross Country Rally 2022 on its first try. With race-prepared Mitsubishi Triton pickups, the team withstood rough terrain over six days over a 1,400 + kilometer distance that stretched from Thailand to Cambodia. Thai driver Chayapon Yotha and co-driver Peerapong Sombutwong took their Mitsubishi Triton #105 to the overall lead as early as Leg 1 on the second day of the competition and nev

With diesel prices projected to go up by about PHP 4.00 per liter next week and once again breach the Php 70-mark, you wonder how SUVs and pickups with CRDI turbocharged diesel engines can be a sustainable choice. Even with skyrocketing fuel prices, Isuzu maintains that its two best-sellers, the D-MAX, and the mu-X, have fuel economy on their side. In a recent fuel efficiency run supervised by the Automobile Association Philippines (AAP), Isuzu sent off a D-MAX 3.0L 4x2 LS-A AT and a mu-X 3.0L 4

The Northern Mindanao dealer of Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) celebrated its seven years of operation with a three-day truck expo. The company said in a press statement that the North-Min Auto Dealership, Inc. (NMADI) kicked off its anniversary celebration at its Isuzu Cagayan de Oro City showroom on Sept. 22, 2022. NMADI's branches in Butuan, Dipolog, and Pagadian also held mini-expos in their showrooms. IPC's light-duty and heavy-duty trucks, along with the Isuzu Traviz light commercial