The 2026 Toyota HiLux is edging closer to its global unveiling, and now have more details via official documents submitted by the Japanese automaker to Australian government authorities.

While details of the new HiLux have yet to be officially confirmed by Toyota, an Australian Design Rule certification application published by the federal government’s Department of Infrastructure reveals several new details about the next-generation ute.

The paperwork confirms the next HiLux will gain a central airbag for first-row occupants – helping to match the safety equipment offered by the likes of Ford, Isuzu, Mazda, Kia, and GWM, among others.

Toyota lists 16 different variants of the new HiLux so far – curiously though, all internal model code designations suggest they will be powered exclus

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