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i was always thought the taco and the hilux were same, until i did a bit more digging.
The tacoma series of products are a developed world chassis, complying with safety standards for those regions. The chassis underlying the hilux is a low cost product meant for developing nations where safety standards are meh. The hilux (fortuner and up until recently the innova) all ride on this ancient low cost platform.
The taco would be have to be sold at luxury car prices in developing worlds, while the cheap hilux would need extensive mods to be sold in the states and thus would cost about the same or higher as a taco.
The tacoma series of products are a developed world chassis, complying with safety standards for those regions. The chassis underlying the hilux is a low cost product meant for developing nations where safety standards are meh. The hilux (fortuner and up until recently the innova) all ride on this ancient low cost platform.
The taco would be have to be sold at luxury car prices in developing worlds, while the cheap hilux would need extensive mods to be sold in the states and thus would cost about the same or higher as a taco.