The carmaker said the line-up at its stand demonstrates that it’s “back in business”.
The new Proace Panel Van range, sister vehicle to the Peugeot Expert and Citroën Dispatch and scheduled to go on sale later this year, will include three body sizes, two wheelbase lengths and a variety of formats, including (for the first time) a platform cab for bespoke vehicle bodies.
The line-up includes the new Proace Van Compact, which will offer the load capacity of a medium duty model, within the footprint of a car-derived van.
The Proace will be available with a new Smart Cargo system. This combines an opening front bulkhead and a mechanism to raise the front passenger seat, said to provide class-leading capability for accommodating longer items.
Payloads will extend up to 1.4 tonnes and powertrains will feature 1.6 and 2.0-litre turbodiesel engines, with a power range from 95 to 122bhp.
Proace Van will available in panel van, crew cab and nine-seat combi versions and as a platform cab. It will also provide the basis for a new passenger vehicle, the Proace Verso large people-carrier, which was unveiled at the Geneva motor show in March.
Also on the stand, the eight-generation Hilux brings new equipment specifications and options and redesigned cabins. In the UK the new model will be available for the first time with Toyota Safety Sense, introducing a range of active safety and driver assistance features.
Design changes bring the Hilux in line with the Toyota family styling whilst also delivering improved front and rear ground clearance. A new rear bumper incorporates a lower step for easier access to the load deck, which itself has been made larger, stronger and more rigid.
Hilux’s towing ability has been significantly improved, with a maximum 3.5 tonnes expected to be available within the range by the end of this year.
As previously, Hilux will be offered in Single, Extra and Double Cab configurations. At launch it will introduce Toyota’s new 2.4-litre Global Diesel engine and a new six-speed manual transmission or optional automatic gearbox.
