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Hilux Evo V8 (2019 winner)

Gazoo Racing Evo V8 (2016-2021) · 2016–20214WD

From 2016 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (South Africa) fielded a factory front-mid-engined Hilux with the 5.0-litre V8, producing around 380-400 bhp. A radical two-wheel-drive Hilux Evo debuted in 2017 to exploit Peugeot's 2WD loophole, but the definitive four-wheel-drive V8 delivered Toyota's first-ever Dakar Rally victory in 2019 with Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel, who also secured the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in 2016, 2017 and 2021.

395 hpPower

2016-2021Year

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Hilux Evo V8 (2019 winner), every angle

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Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine5.0 L 2UR naturally-aspirated V8 (petrol)

Displacement5.0 L

Cylinders8

FuelPetrol

Transmission6-speed Sadev Sequential

Drivetrain4WD

Power395 hp

STORY

The Hilux Dakar is the rally-raid racing version of Toyota's pickup, campaigned in the Dakar Rally by Toyota Gazoo Racing and partners such as Hallspeed/Overdrive. Progressively developed from V8-powered two-wheel-drive machines to T1+ four-wheel-drive designs, it delivered Toyota's first outright Dakar victory in 2019 with Nasser Al-Attiyah. It remains a front-running contender in the cross-country world.

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