This '90s Toyota Truck Can Outlast A Land Cruiser

A 1990s Toyota Hilux—sold in North America as the Toyota Pickup—has built a reputation for outlasting modern competitors, echoing the kind of endurance often linked with longer-lived off-road icons. The piece traces how the Hilux nameplate began in 1968 and, by the time the fifth generation arrived in 1988, became a notably durable and practical platform. That generation ran through 1997 and, in the U.S., was marketed as the Toyota Pickup starting in 1991, built in Fremont, California, partly to avoid the 25-percent chicken tax. Though replaced by the Tacoma in 1995, the fifth-gen Hilux remains a benchmark globally. The article lists engine and hardware options including 1.8-liter to 2.4-liter turbo four-cylinders, a 3.0-liter V6, diesel variants, manual or automatic transmissions, and towing up to 3,500 pounds.