Overview

• August 7 patent sketches show the Hilux Travo’s revamped exterior with slimmer LED headlamps, eyebrow-style DRLs, enlarged grille, aggressive bumper design and an integrated ADAS radar module.
• Interior drawings depict a new dashboard layout with a 10-inch digital cluster, a 12- to 14-inch free-standing touchscreen, a modern center console featuring an electronic parking brake and reshaped air vents.
• Toyota will retain its ladder-frame IMV platform under the 2026 Hilux, carrying over 2.4 L and 2.8 L turbo-diesel engines mated to manual or automatic transmissions, plus mild-hybrid variants.
• Renderings of the third-generation Fortuner indicate it will share the Hilux’s high-tech cabin and design cues on the updated IMV chassis.
• Toyota plans to debut the new Hilux in ASEAN markets in late 2025 before a global Fortuner reveal in 2026.