The Rugger replaced the Taft in April 1984 with a bigger body, the 2.8 DL diesel (turbocharged from the late 1980s and intercooled from 1993) and short and long wheelbases; it was the Fourtrak in Britain, where it became the farmer’s 4x4 of the 1980s and 1990s, and the Rocky in Australia and Europe.
The 1992 redesign gave the Rugger independent torsion-bar front suspension and a coil-sprung rear axle; Toyota sold it as the Blizzard LD20 to 1990, Bertone built about 2,800 Freeclimbers with BMW engines at Grugliasco, and Astra Daihatsu kept the Indonesian five-door Taft in production to 2007.
Leaf-sprung Rugger (1984–1991)
6 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTERThe F70 and F75, the Fourtrak and Rocky, the Blizzard LD20, the Freeclimber.
Registry records · chapter 1
Independent Rugger (1992–2007)
4 VEHICLES IN THIS CHAPTERBertone’s redesign, the Fourtrak Independent and TDX, the Indonesian Taft GT and Hiline.
Base models
The structural configurations the registry and the Creator build from; each page carries the researched specification.Sources
- Daihatsu Rugger — Wikipedia
- Bertone Freeclimber — Wikipedia
- Toyota Blizzard — Wikipedia
Rugger, Fourtrak and Rocky F70 records in the registry
7 records, oldest first.
Fourtrak (United Kingdom, 1984–2002)1984–2002 · Japan
Rocky (Australia and Europe, 1984–2002)1984–2002 · Japan
Rugger / Fourtrak / Rocky F70 (short, 1984–2002)1984–2002 · Japan
Rugger / Fourtrak / Rocky F75 and F78 (long, 1984–2002)1984–2002 · Japan
Taft GT, Rocky and Hiline (Astra Daihatsu, Indonesia, 1984–2007)1984–2007 · Indonesia
Toyota Blizzard LD20 (1984–90)1984–90 · Japan
Bertone Freeclimber (1989–92)1989–92 · Italy