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🌍🚗 Toyota unveils its prototype mild-hybrid Hilux in Kenya. The iconic Hilux gets an eco-friendly boost with a 48-volt mild-hybrid system, reducing emissions and improving efficiency by up to 10% 💚💪 MotoringNews TheCitizenMotoring

Rear has also been unaltered. Image: Toyota

This means a likely power and torque increase from the current 150kW/500Nm, tipped to potentially rival or even improve on the 165kW/550Nm made by theFor now though, an official output figure is unknown with Kankkunen, who won a single of his four titles with Toyota, but raced for the outfit for almost a decade, being quoted as saying that the mild-hybrid “feels much faster than standard model”.

Using the Kenyan round of the WRC meant to alleviate fears of the hybrid system’s durability. Image: Toyota The Finn also stated: “I’m 100% sure that this type of car will fit in Africa very well because there are still long-distance drives and it’s very difficult to charge electric cars. You can save fuel, which means less COreportedly out later this year, and potentially also the Land Cruiser 79 confirmed last month as receiving the GD-6 mill either below or above the 4.5 D4-D V8 that will remain available for as long as demand prevails.

Due to go on-sale Down Under in the first quarter of next year, the mild-hybrid system has been approved for South Africa and expected to become available in the Hilux and Fortuner either at the same time or soon after its debut in Australia.

 

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