The Toyota Hilux has long been seen as the ‘go anywhere, do anything’ pickup, and its toughness and durability has made it a firm favourite in challenging environments.

It can lay claim to being the best-selling one-tonne pickup truck of all time, with over 18 million sales since it became available in 1968. Replacing such an icon is never going to be an easy task but with the seventh generation now into its twelfth year on sale, a successor needed to be appointed.