This is expected with American roads and parking spots typically larger than you find in the Hilux' big markets. It's basically the same when it comes to width, with the Tacoma coming in about two inches wider than a comparable Hilux. The popular double cab, short bed Tacoma is approximately two inches longer than a similar spec Hilux. You expect everything to be bigger in America, and that's definitely the case when it comes to comparing size of the Tacoma and the Hilux-though perhaps not as much as you'd think. However, the current generation of each has been on the market for about the same time.īoth trucks went on sale in 2015 with the Texas-built Tacoma entering its third generation and the Hilux entering its eighth generation with factories around the world, including Thailand, which is a huge market for the truck. While they may look very similar to a casual observer, the Tacoma is a very different truck than the Hilux.

Knowing that, we thought it would be interesting to compare the current Tacoma vs the current Hilux to see how they compare. But with the introduction of the Tacoma in 1998, the two trucks set out on divergent paths-the Tacoma for North America and the Hilux for the rest of the world. Up until the late ‘90s the American market “Toyota Truck” was basically the Toyota Hilux with some market-specific changes. While Toyota trucks are known and loved around the world, our Tacoma is designed specifically for the North American market and built here as well. If you are a knowledgeable fan of Toyota pickup trucks you’ll know that the extremely popular Toyota Tacoma is basically an all-American truck.

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