Toyota will enter four all-new GR DKR T1+ Hilux models in the 2022 Dakar Rally and Toyota has confirmed its participation in the 2022 Dakar Rally. The GR DKR Hilux T1+ is the name given to this vehicle. It will continue to evolve until the famed off-road motorsports event, which will take place in Saudi Arabia on January 2nd.
The most intriguing aspect of the GR DKR Hilux T1+ is under the hood, where the Japanese carmaker has installed a twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 engine similar to the one found in the J300 Land Cruiser GR Sport. The power unit produces 400 horsepower and 660 Nm of FIA-regulated output.
Although the entire weight of the vehicle has been raised to 2 tons, Toyota claims that the V35A V6 is lighter and more torquey than the previous Hilux rally racer.
Other improvements to the GR DKR Hilux T1+ have also been made by Toyota. Suspension travel, for example, has been extended from 280 to 350mm.
Giniel de Villiers and Dennis Murphy, as well as South Africans Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings, will compete for Toyota in the Dakar Rally. The last truck in the series will be piloted by Shameer Variawa and co-driver Danie Stassen.