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Published: Thursday, July 20, 2023, 11:08 [IST]
Recently, the Indian army placed an order for 1,850 units of Mahindra Scorpio Classic SUVs, which created a lot of buzz among automotive enthusiasts in the country. Now, the army has fueled this buzz by purchasing Toyota Hilux pick-up SUVs.
The images of the Indian army personnel receiving the Toyota Hilux pick-up SUV were shared on Twitter by Bunny Punia. So far, his tweet has grabbed the attention of many automotive and off-road enthusiasts in the country.
That being said, Toyota recently revised the prices for all variants of the Hilux pick-up SUV in India. Moreover, the base 'Standard' variant of the Japanese pick-up SUV received a sizeable price cut of Rs 3.59 lakh.
As a result, prices for the Toyota Hilux pick-up SUV now start from just Rs 30.40 lakh (ex-showroom). However, prices for the 'High' trim level have been hiked and the manual and automatic variants are now priced at Rs 37.15 lakh and Rs 37.90 lakh (ex-showroom), respectively.
Just in : Among other rugged and abuse friendly vehicles, the Indian Army will now use a fleet of @Toyota_India Hilux 4x4s as well.
The Hilux pick ups were picked post a rigorous selection process amongst other potential vehicles by the Army’s Technical Evaluation Committee!… pic.twitter.com/d5JXdl5n5y
Powering the Toyota Hilux is a tried-and-tested 2.8-litre, 4-cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine with 201bhp and 500Nm of peak torque (Torque is limited to 420Nm in the manual variant). Also, buyers can specify this powertrain with either a 6-speed automatic transmission or a 6-speed manual transmission.
To improve off-road capability, the Toyota Hilux also features a robust 4WD system with a low-range transfer case, electronic differential locks and a limited-slip differential. Toyota also claims that the Hilux pick-up SUV can wade through 700mm of water.
That being said, it is yet to be known how many units of Toyota Hilux pick-up SUVs have been purchased by the Indian Army. Also, the variant details of the purchase are yet to be clarified.
Thoughts About The Indian Army Using Toyota Hilux Pick-Up SUV
Given the reputation and the rugged build quality of the Toyota Hilux pick-up SUV, we expect the army to get impressed with its capability and reliability. As such, we expect the Indian Army to order more units of the Hilux pick-up SUVs in the near future.
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