Toyota Hilux Dakar

Toyota Hilux Dakar
Overview
Manufacturer	Toyota
Also called	Toyota GR DKR Hilux (2022–2023) Toyota GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U (2024–present)
Production	2012–present
Body and chassis
Class	Rally raid
Layout	Four-wheel drive
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol: 5.0 L 2UR V8 (2012–2021)[1] 3.4 L V35A twin-turbo V6 (2022–present)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	3,085 mm (121.5 in)
Length	5,255 mm (206.9 in)
Width	1,935 mm (76.2 in)
Height	1,810 mm (71.3 in)
Curb weight	1,850 kg (4,078.6 lb)

The Toyota Hilux Dakar is an off-road competition car based on the Hilux. It has won the FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies in 2016, 2017 and 2021, the Dakar Rally in 2019, 2022 and 2023, and the World Rally-Raid Championship in 2022 and 2023.

Since 2016, Toyota Gazoo Racing and its regional subsidiaries field the Toyota GR DKR Hilux model, which is produced by SVR Hallspeed in South Africa; prior to that, the car was mainly used by private installations Imperial and Overdrive Racing.^[2][3] TGR's international rally division introduced an upgraded Hilux, the Toyota GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U, in 2024.^[4] Overdrive Racing prepares its own model separate from TGR dubbed the Toyota Hilux Overdrive. A Hilux developed by WCT Engineering, intended to be affordable for privateers, has been raced since 2023.^[5]

Year	Driver	Co-driver
2019	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel
2022	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel
2023	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel

Year	Driver	Co-driver
2016	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel
2017	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel
2021	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel

Year	Driver	Co-driver
2022	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel
2023	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Mathieu Baumel

• Toyota Gazoo Racing
• Toyota Hilux