2022 Toyota Hilux GR Sport

The 2022 Toyota Hilux GR Sport is a premium, performance-styled flagship pickup truck developed under the engineering influence of Toyota’s Gazoo Racing motorsport division. Inspired directly by Toyota’s Dakar Rally-winning heritage, this specialized edition transforms the ubiquitous, bulletproof dual-cab layout into an aggressive, race-bred lifestyle machine without compromising its core commercial capabilities. Visually, it asserts itself with an imposing, blacked-out heritage front grille featuring bold "TOYOTA" lettering in place of the standard logo, flanked by enlarged fog light bezels, muscular body cladding, wider over-fenders, and exclusive 17-inch or 18-inch GR-branded alloy wheels. What truly defines the GR Sport beyond a purely aesthetic package is its specially tuned chassis architecture. The truck comes equipped with upgraded, high-response KYB monotube shock absorbers and stiffer front coil springs—distinctively painted red—which significantly reduce high-speed body roll, sharpen steering response, and isolate rapid cabin vibrations when flying over demanding dirt corrugations or rough tarmac. Power delivery is managed by either a highly responsive 2.4-liter or an uprated, high-torque 2.8-liter turbo-diesel engine. This output shifts smoothly through a 6-speed automatic transmission enhanced by first-in-class steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters for direct manual gear override.