The Toyota Hilux Dakar is an off-road competition car based on the

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. It has won the

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in 2016, 2017 and 2021, the

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in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2025, and the

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in 2022 and 2023. Since 2016,

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and its regional subsidiaries field the Toyota GR DKR Hilux model, which is produced by SVR Hallspeed in South Africa; prior to that, the car was mainly used by private installations Imperial and Overdrive Racing. TGR's international rally division introduced an upgraded Hilux, the Toyota GR DKR Hilux EVO T1U, in 2024. Overdrive Racing prepares its own model separate from TGR dubbed the Toyota Hilux Overdrive. A Hilux developed by WCT Engineering, intended to be affordable for

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Competition history

Dakar victories

FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies

World Rally-Raid Championship

See also

References