Tougher new Toyota HiLux GR Sport just months away

Gazoo Racing-tuned off-road suspension and chunkier design coming for Ford Ranger Raptor rival

The top-selling Toyota HiLux ute range currently tops out at under $70,000 for the locally-developed Rugged X flagship, but the Japanese giant could soon have an answer for top-shelf $80K dual-cab 4×4 utes like the new Volkswagen Amarok W580S and upcoming Ford Ranger Raptor X.

A fresh report from Japan insists the hard-core 2022 Toyota HiLux GR Sport will be released in Japan in October, bringing more serious off-road suspension tuned by Gazoo Racing and a range of other mechanical and cosmetic upgrades.

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