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Toyota Hilux Champ
The Toyota Hilux Champ is a light commercial vehicle manufactured by the Japanese carmaker Toyota since 2023. Based on the Hilux, the Hilux Champ is positioned below it as a simpler and more affordable alternative. It is available as a two-door pickup truck or two-door chassis cab, and primarily targets emerging markets.
Based on the IMV platform, the Hilux Champ was designed and engineered by Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing (TDEM) in collaboration with Japanese and Australian engineering teams. The development of the Hilux Champ was led by its chief engineer Jurachart Jongusuk, who was also the chief engineer for the 2020 and 2024 facelifts of the Hilux and the 2020 facelift of the Fortuner.
The vehicle adopts a rugged styling, with extensive use of angular, boxy lines, and was designed with modularity in mind as owners through body builders are able to mount a customized rear section to the chassis using bolts, making conversions easier.
Sharing its platform with the Hilux, it uses the same ladder frame underpinnings with leaf spring suspension at the rear axle. For easier city use, the Hilux Champ is designed with shorter bonnet and cab. The steering rack is also modified from the Hilux to create shorter turning radius at 4.9 metres (16.1 ft) for the short-wheelbase version.
The Hilux Champ was first revealed as a single-cab pickup concept called the Toyota IMV 0 that was presented on 14 December 2022 at Toyota Motor Thailand's 60th anniversary event, hosted by Akio Toyoda. Toyoda stated "Internally we call it the IMV 0 concept. Its official launch is actually over a year away, but I wanted all of you to be the first to see it!".
The IMV 0 was later showcased in Indonesia as the Rangga Concept at the 30th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show held from 10 to 20 August 2023, and later in the Philippines as the Next Generation Tamaraw Concept on 22 August 2023 at Toyota Motor Philippines' 35th anniversary event. The IMV 0 was also showcased in Japan at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show held from 26 October to 5 November 2023. Through those aforementioned events, Toyota displayed multiple applications of the vehicle to highlight its modularity, such as a mobile cafe, cargo truck, ambulance, an off-road-modified vehicle, a race-inspired flat-deck street truck, a camper, and a modern Jeepney.
The production version was revealed on 27 November 2023 in Thailand.
The Hilux Champ is available with 2.0-litre and 2.7-litre petrol engines, and a 2.4-litre diesel engine, which are carried over from other IMV vehicles such as the Hilux, Fortuner and Innova.
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Toyota Hilux Champ
The Toyota Hilux Champ is a light commercial vehicle manufactured by the Japanese carmaker Toyota since 2023. Based on the Hilux, the Hilux Champ is positioned below it as a simpler and more affordable alternative. It is available as a two-door pickup truck or two-door chassis cab, and primarily targets emerging markets.
Based on the IMV platform, the Hilux Champ was designed and engineered by Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing (TDEM) in collaboration with Japanese and Australian engineering teams. The development of the Hilux Champ was led by its chief engineer Jurachart Jongusuk, who was also the chief engineer for the 2020 and 2024 facelifts of the Hilux and the 2020 facelift of the Fortuner.
The vehicle adopts a rugged styling, with extensive use of angular, boxy lines, and was designed with modularity in mind as owners through body builders are able to mount a customized rear section to the chassis using bolts, making conversions easier.
Sharing its platform with the Hilux, it uses the same ladder frame underpinnings with leaf spring suspension at the rear axle. For easier city use, the Hilux Champ is designed with shorter bonnet and cab. The steering rack is also modified from the Hilux to create shorter turning radius at 4.9 metres (16.1 ft) for the short-wheelbase version.
The Hilux Champ was first revealed as a single-cab pickup concept called the Toyota IMV 0 that was presented on 14 December 2022 at Toyota Motor Thailand's 60th anniversary event, hosted by Akio Toyoda. Toyoda stated "Internally we call it the IMV 0 concept. Its official launch is actually over a year away, but I wanted all of you to be the first to see it!".
The IMV 0 was later showcased in Indonesia as the Rangga Concept at the 30th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show held from 10 to 20 August 2023, and later in the Philippines as the Next Generation Tamaraw Concept on 22 August 2023 at Toyota Motor Philippines' 35th anniversary event. The IMV 0 was also showcased in Japan at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show held from 26 October to 5 November 2023. Through those aforementioned events, Toyota displayed multiple applications of the vehicle to highlight its modularity, such as a mobile cafe, cargo truck, ambulance, an off-road-modified vehicle, a race-inspired flat-deck street truck, a camper, and a modern Jeepney.
The production version was revealed on 27 November 2023 in Thailand.
The Hilux Champ is available with 2.0-litre and 2.7-litre petrol engines, and a 2.4-litre diesel engine, which are carried over from other IMV vehicles such as the Hilux, Fortuner and Innova.