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Highlights
- Leaf sprung, solid front axle suspension
- 4x4 with manual transmission, transfer case, and hubs
- Workhorse trim package, simple and robust with few creature comforts to maintain
- Naturally-aspirated 2.4L four-cylinder diesel with mechanical injection
Overview
If you’re looking for an all-business Toyota crew cab truck, this might be the right unit. Manual transmission, manually-shifted transfer case, manual windows, manual locks, and a fully-mechanical injection system means that about the only digital part to go wrong is the clock. Otherwise, this is the gears and guts you want in a do-all pickup.
This particular LN105 belonged to the "Protezione Civile" or Civil Protection group for the Italian village of Capezzano Pianore, which serves as disaster relief, search and rescue, and more in the Apuan Alps. Check out the gallery for photos of this truck in service, and having this first-hand history on the Hilux is why we've kept the decals on it.
The classic Hilux is the antithesis of all things modern in the truck world, and if that’s what you’re looking for, this platform is hard to beat. The Hilux’s durability is legendary, and this generation went on to define that for decades to come at Toyota. While the diesel isn’t the most powerful, lacking the additional lung capacity of its turbocharged siblings, it’s simple and easy to repair. Leaf springs and solid axles aren’t the most refined suspension package, they’re just brutally tough and low-maintenance in rough conditions; and this particular truck drives great with low wear and tear on the chassis. Whether it’s a work truck, daily driver, or first-car for a young driver, this thing will answer the call.
Options & Features
- 2.4L four-cylinder “2L” diesel, non-turbo (83hp/123lb-ft)
- G58 five-speed manual transmission
- RF1A gear-driven 4x4 transfer case (no chain to stretch or fail)
- Solid axles front and rear, manual hubs up front, 4.300 gear ratio with 4 pinions
- Limited Slip differential
- Factory left-hand drive
- Front buckets, rear bench seats five people
- Manual windows
- 16-inch steel wheels with 205R16C aka 205/80R16 tires
- Diamond plate bed platform with camper top and roof rack