Toyota · 1973-1978
Pickup (2nd Gen)
The second-generation Toyota Pickup (N20, 1973-1978) was a larger, more comfortable Hilux with a long-bed option and, from 1975, the 96-hp 2.2-liter 20R and SR5 trim. The Hilux name was retired in the US for 1976.
- Years
- 1973-1978
- Drivetrain
- RWD
- Engines
- 18R · 20R
- Sold in
- US · Canada · Japan
Spec sheet
- Generation
- 2nd Gen
- Production
- 1973–1978
Built in Japan from May 1972 to July 1978.
- Assembly
- Hamura, Tokyo (Hino)
- Long Beach, California (final assembly)
- Samut Prakan, Thailand
- Durban, South Africa
- Sold in
- US
- Canada
- Japan
- Global
- Codes
- N20
- RN20/RN25 (1.6 L)
- RN22/RN27 (18R)
- RN23/RN28 (20R)
- Body styles
- Regular cab (short bed)
- Regular cab (long bed)
- Bed lengths
- 6 ft (short)
- 7 ft 2 in (Long Bed 2000, 1975 US brochure; 7.4 ft / 2.25 m per Wikipedia)
- Drivetrains
- RWD
- Transmissions
- 4-speed manual
- 5-speed manual (option, 1975; standard on the SR-5)
- 3-speed automatic (optional in the US by 1973)
- Trims
- Standard Pickup
- SR5 (Sport Runabout 5-speed, from 1975)
- Long Bed 2000 (1975)
- Wheelbase
- 101.6 / 101.7 / 110 in
- Length
- 168.3 / 184.3 in
- Width
- 62.2 in
- Curb weight
- 2,480 lb (1973 US Half-Ton); 2,370-2,458 lb (Wikipedia, global spec)
- Payload
- 1,000 lb ("full 1000-pound load capacity", 1973 US Half-Ton)
Engines
| Engine | Disp. | Config | HP | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18R | 2.0 L | I4 SOHC | 97 | 1973-1974 | 1973 US brochure: 1,968 cc, 97 hp @ 5,500 (SAE net); 108 hp is the gross figure quoted elsewhere |
| 20R | 2.2 L | I4 SOHC | 96 | 1975-1978 |
Related
Overview
Introduced in May 1972 as the 1973 model, the "RokeHi" Hilux offered a more comfortable interior and, for the first time in North America, a long bed (7 ft 2 in per the 1975 US brochure). US trucks used the 2.0-liter 18R (97 hp SAE net in the 1973 brochure) through 1974.
The 1975 facelift made the truck larger with more standard equipment. It brought the 2.2-liter 20R four (96 hp), an optional five-speed manual and the SR5 ("Sport Runabout 5-speed") package, which colloquially became the name of a model in itself. The "Hilux" name was fully dropped in the US starting with the 1976 model year, in favor of "Pickup".
Toyota never offered a factory four-wheel-drive version, but from 1975 to 1979 Off Road Marketing of Garden Grove, California sold the Wolverine 4x4: a 2WD truck converted with a Dana 30 front axle, Dana 20 transfer case and Cambria leaf springs, sold through Toyota dealers with the 20R and a five-speed manual.
The next generation, introduced for 1979, brought a factory 4WD truck.
Trims, Bodies and Drivetrains
Trims
- Standard Pickup — 2.2-liter 20R and 4-speed manual (1975)
- SR5 (Sport Runabout 5-speed, from 1975) — standard body striping, carpeting, AM radio and 5-speed overdrive transmission (1975)
- Long Bed 2000 (1975) — Standard Pickup with a 7 ft 2 in cargo bed (1975)
Cab and bed
- Body styles: Regular cab (short bed), Regular cab (long bed)
- Beds: 6 ft (short), 7 ft 2 in (Long Bed 2000, 1975 US brochure; 7.4 ft / 2.25 m per Wikipedia)
Drivetrain and transmissions
- Drivetrains: RWD
- 4-speed manual
- 5-speed manual (option, 1975; standard on the SR-5)
- 3-speed automatic (optional in the US by 1973)
Highlights
- Nicknamed "RokeHi" (Rocket Hilux) in Japan
- 1975 facelift: larger body, more standard equipment, 20R engine and SR5 package
- Wolverine 4x4 dealer-sold aftermarket conversion (Dana 30 front axle, Dana 20 transfer case) 1975-79 - not a factory 4x4
- The Hilux name phased out in the US for MY1976 ("Pickup")