A new GR sport trim level will sit at the top of the Toyota Hilux pick-up truck range when it arrives in the UK in summer this year, bringing sharper looks, sportier interior trim and some mechanical modifications.
Inspired by the Japanese firm’s Gazoo Racing division, which helped develop the GR Yaris hot hatch and GR Supra sports car, the Hilux GR sport has been “designed to capture the attention of customers whose active lifestyles go well beyond the everyday, giving them an ideal car for adventurous journeys and sporting pursuits”, according to Toyota.
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As a result the brand’s engineers have modified the pick-up’s suspension, and are claiming a much more gratifying driving experience with enhanced control, responsiveness and grip. These tweaks include new, stiffer front coil springs that are damped by new red-painted monotube dampers. This monotube tech results in a larger piston area inside the damper body, implying the suspension provides faster responses, better heat dissipation and improved performance.
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This ought to result in a much more comfortable and controlled ride for occupants, while Toyota also claims that the truck’s dealing with and steering reaction has been improved significantly. The suspension adjustments to the GR sport model combine with the changes applied to the updated Hilux, which include retuned rear leaf springs and new bushes.