Toyota IMV-O concept ute to debut at Tokyo Mobility Show

Toyota has confirmed this is in a position to be bringing its IMV-O pickup theory to the Tokyo Mobility Reward to suppose their very possess praises the compact ute which is anticipated to pack diesel, hybrid and even electrical strength.

The IMV-O theory, also known within the Philippines as the Tamaraw, is moderately of a swiss military knife, debuting as a single cab chassis ute, but with the flexibility to have customisable canopies to abet many different capabilities as we’ve reported beforehand.

The theorem that is according to the genuine Toyota IMV mission that’s for the time being the structural basis for the Australian-market Toyota Hilux ute.

Fixed with a Thailand-essentially based mostly provide, as well to earlier reviews by Chasing Automobiles,  the one cab theory is anticipated to be powered by a 2.4-litre turbo-diesel engine – seemingly to be the equal or equal engine for the time being archaic in Workmate-spec Hiluxes in Australia.

The Thai provide also confirms that the IMV-O Tamaraw theory will scurry into manufacturing and initiate within the final months of 2023.

A fully-electrical variant, as well to hybrid-petrol and hybrid-diesel powertrains are all future probabilities, in step with High Gear Philippines.

Files on the IMV-O theory comes after Chasing Automobiles had the opportunity to power the Hilux Revo BEV Realizing, a fully-electrical, rear-wheel power ute, for the very first time.

IMV-O theory a equal size to most up to the moment Hilux

Although it will furthermore peep smaller than a midsize ute from afar, Toyota has confirmed that the IMV-O ute measures in at 5300mm lengthy, 1785mm broad and 1740mm excessive, with a wheelbase of 3085mm.

This makes the ute theory very equal in size to the most up to the moment eighth-abilities Hilux twin-cab pickup that measures in at 5320mm lengthy, 2020mm broad and 1870mm excessive, with a wheelbase measuring an equal 3085mm.

There is not any longer this form of thing as a be aware as as to whether the model IMV-O will seemingly be on hand with a twin-cab setup, or whether this might maybe maybe seemingly totally be a single cab offering.

On the opposite hand, reviews have been circulating that the subsequent Hilux will seemingly be constructed upon the TNGA-F platform shared with the Land Cruiser 300 Series, fresh Land Cruiser Prado and the Toyota Tundra pickup.