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 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!…
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.
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.
