4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1979–83
NAMED MODELJapan

Hilux 4WD SR5 (N40)

The first Toyota 4x4 pick-up sold in North America: the 1979–83 Hilux 4WD (badged Toyota Pickup) in SR5 trim with the 22R, a solid front axle on leaf springs, chrome bumpers and stripes, and from 1981 the Xtracab.

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Sources & evidence
Hilux 4WD SR5 (N40) — 1982–83 Toyota Hilux N40 4WD, Lappeenranta, FinlandTommi Nummelin · CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEHilux 4WD (N30–N40)BUILT BYToyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Auto Body (Arakawa Auto Body / Araco)IN SERVICE1979–83OPERATED INUnited StatesPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 103″

The record

The SR5 package brought a five-speed gearbox, a tachometer, bucket seats and body stripes to the 4x4 pick-up that Toyota launched in the US for 1979; the solid-axle N40 trucks are the ones Marty McFly drove in Back to the Future and are the most collected Hiluxes.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1979–83
ENGINE2.2-litre 20R and 2.4-litre 22R petrol four
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
OPERATED INUnited States
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEHilux 4WD
FAMILYHilux 4WD
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE103″
BODY STYLEpickup

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

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Sources

  1. 1Toyota Hilux ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: researched