With the public unveiling of the new internally named AN220 Hilux at the Nampo Agricultural Expo in Bothaville in the Free State this month, Toyota officially closed the chapter on the AN110 Hilux that had been in production for 11 years.
End of an eraOn par with the seventh generation Hilux that also lasted 11 years, the AN110 or eighth generation Hilux represented a significant departure from any previous iteration.
More lifestyle focused in the case of the double cabs, it still set the precedent of South Africas monthly best-seller despite sporadically relinquishing its crown to the Suzuki Swift, Volkswagen Polo Vivo or its arch rival, the Ford Ranger, on occasions.
