Outgoing Toyota Hilux Handed New Hilux’s Face

An entrepreneur from Thailand has handed the outgoing Toyota Hilux a fresh new face…in the shape of the new Hilux’s.

Outgoing Toyota Hilux handed new Hilux's front end

Image: Pasit Reddevill/Facebook

Scheduled to launch in South Africa in 2026, the new Toyota Hilux was officially revealed on 10 November 2025. However, if you’re not quite ready to part with your eighth-generation model, but want to “refresh” it with the ninth iteration’s face, an entrepreneur from Thailand offers such a conversion.

Posted on Facebook by Pasit Reddevill, the images show that the conversion not only comprises fitting the new Hilux’s front end to the outgoing model’s, however. Indeed, the rear end receives a similar treatment, with taillamps similar to the next-generation Hilux’s replacing that of the outgoing, current iteration. And those with a keen eye will notice the ‘GR’ badge on the front grille. (A virtual artist recently released a render of how the next Hilux GR-Sport could look like.)

As a reminder, the ninth-generation Hilux retains the outgoing model’s ladder-frame chassis, along with the Japanese automaker’s tried-and-tested 2.8GD-6 motor, available in “standard” and 48 V mild-hybrid formats. Coupled with a six-speed automatic transmission, the 2.8-litre, four-cylinder turbocharged diesel mill is endowed with 150 kW and 500 N.m of torque (or 420 N.m in the six-speed manual derivatives). The new Hilux will be available with 4×2 and 4×4 drivetrains.

However, while the platform and 2.8GD-6 powertrain remains, Toyota has made revisions to the steering setup, ditching hydraulic for electric assistance – the latter a first for a Hilux. The bakkie’s independent coil-spring front/rigid axle rear suspension arrangement has also been updated.

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