COLORADO, Aug. 21, 2026 — The Fast Lane Truck found a Toyota Hilux Champ at Overland Expo. The company has not printed a United States sticker. Toyota USA’s pressroom lists no Hilux Champ, no Tamaraw, and no Overland Expo 2026 kit.
What TFL Reported at the Booth
The short is 77 seconds. The channel is The Fast Lane Truck. The title on YouTube is “IT’S ABOUT TIME.” The walk-around is at the Toyota booth in Colorado. The correspondent said the production Champ is a cheap Toyota truck in Asia. He called it a basic two-wheel-drive work truck, vinyl seats, no screen, air conditioning, and a rear locking differential. He said the show truck came from the Philippines. He said engineers flew in. He said the machine is officially an off-road concept and a piece of market research. He said he wants it under $20,000 in the United States.
TFL later wrote a booth report. That report is not a Toyota USA kit. Treat the Colorado numbers as TFL reporting. TFL said the concept sits on a shorter Land Cruiser FJ chassis. TFL said the turbo diesel is gone and a 4.0-liter V6 is in its place, paired with a six-speed automatic. TFL said it has a 4Hi/4Lo transfer case, a solid rear axle with a locking differential, and a lifted suspension. TFL said an engineer told them the front suspension mounts match a third-generation Tacoma. TFL said Toyota spoke of as much as 1,700 pounds of payload and 5,500 pounds of towing on the concept. Those figures are TFL’s account of the booth. They are not factory facts in the United States book.
The TFL write-up is here.
What Toyota Printed in Thailand
Bangkok, Nov. 27, 2023 — Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Thailand declared the IMV 0. In Thailand the name is Hilux Champ. The company declared eight grades. Short-wheelbase and long-wheelbase versions are offered. Three engines are printed: a 2.0-liter gasoline, a 2.7-liter gasoline, and a 2.4-liter diesel. An unequipped flat-deck type is also listed. Prices range from 459,000 to 577,000 baht. The official notice is here.
The principle specification table, specifically for Thailand on the 2.4-liter diesel long-wheelbase with a deck, prints two occupants, 5,300 mm by 1,785 mm by 1,735 mm, a 3,085 mm wheelbase, two-wheel drive, a 2,790 kg curb weight, a 5.4-meter turning radius, and a one-tonne maximum load. The transmission line reads 5MT, 6AT. The official album names a diesel long-wheelbase MT·AT, a chassis-cab MT, and a Hilux Champ MT. The photographs are here.
The Clutch the Colorado Truck Does Not Print
Production Hilux Champ and Tamaraw official books print a five-speed manual, and they print automatics. The Colorado booth truck is a 4×4 concept TFL says wears a six-speed automatic. Toyota USA has not printed a three-pedal United States model. We love manuals. We report what the factory printed.
What Toyota Printed in the Philippines
In the Philippines the same family is Tamaraw. Toyota Motor Philippines, on Jan. 24, 2025, declared the 2.4 Dropside DSL M/T at an SRP of ₱937,000 as first units reached customers. That notice is here.
The official Tamaraw price page lists a five-speed manual on multiple grades. The book prints a 2.0 Utility Van Gas M/T at ₱1,010,000 and a 2.0 Dropside Gas M/T at ₱757,000. The 2.4 Dropside DSL M/T remains ₱937,000. The company also prints a 2.4 GL Dropside DSL A/T at ₱1,075,000 and a 2.4 Utility Van LWB DSL M/T at ₱1,142,000. Those figures are pesos. No official kit on this desk converts them to dollars. The Tamaraw page is here.
No United States Sticker
PLANO, Texas — The Toyota USA pressroom was searched for Hilux Champ, Tamaraw, and Overland Expo 2026. No kit was found. The United States book has not priced this truck. There is no U.S. MSRP. The company has not declared a sale. The company has not declared a three-pedal American Champ. The concept sits in Colorado. The factory facts sit in Bangkok and in Manila.
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