Toyota Hilux "Champ"2024 Toyota Hilux Champ Time to get rid of my TaTa

On valentines day this year, my wife and I celebrated our 9th wedding anniversary by checking out the new Toyota Hilux Champ. I've been thinking about getting a new work truck which will double as my driver and motorcycle hauler. I really need the utility bed for around our property and this Toyota looks like it will do just fine….

[@markpospichal1309]

Congratulations on the ninth anniversary! Yes the Champ is really nice. I just watched a video a few days ago with a guy ranting because he can't buy one here in the U.S., you are fortunate to have the opportunity. I would guess the speedometer and whatever else is related to that system is probably computer controlled. I know you have local experts that reprogram your bike's engine controls, no doubt they or someone they know can recalibrate speedos. It is possible too that the tire size you want wouldn't make enough difference to be a problem. Thanks for the video, good wishes to you and your wife...

[@bts650]

That's cool. Too bad they're not available in the U.S.

[@secondcreekworkshop3908]

I would buy a Hilux Champ before I would buy a Tacoma or Tundra.

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@secondcreekworkshop3908 We already have a Toyota Hilux Revo pickup which is what my wife drives as her daily vehicle. I just use my TaTa as a work vehicle and my transportation into Chiang Mai if need be. I'll take the Toyota pickup to a race if need be, but that means my wife is without the truck. She is a truck type of lady. With the Toyota Champ, I will have a truck that I know will be reliable to travel all over Thailand with, where right now, I don't trust the TaTa to do that.....🤔

[@Vintage_Garage]

Man, that is a nice truck. I wish we could buy them here.. the tilt down sides are especially nice.. You made a smart move nine years ago.. congratulations on your ninth!

[@TeamDNFracing]

Yea Vaughn, I really like it and it's still going to be a good six months before I can get it. Have to sell the TaTa first and save up a few more Baht... But it will be worth it....

[@Vintage_Garage]

@@TeamDNFracing I'm working up my income taxes this weekend, as every year, I try to start on them on March 1. Once I finish, the next task is to start looking for Leo beer. My research indicates that Boon Rawd produces both Singha and Leo beers, so I plan to start with the store 30 miles from here that sells Singha and see if they can custom order some Leo. Not much else to do here, while waiting for our new yellow CT125 to arrive. LOL.. I feel your pain waiting for the new Champ..

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@Vintage_Garage Wait till you see what else is coming to my house.... You'll have to wait......

[@Samdroid7]

heck yeah Eddie! I was learning about the Champ when I found out it would not make it to the North American market. You better pick one up!

[@TeamDNFracing]

Yep Sam, have to sell the TaTa first and save a few Baht to go with it. Decided I wanted the dark gray one. When you coming back over and I did get my Yamaha WR 155 back in February last year. Just about got it set up the way I want it, even rode in a couple Thai Enduros with it. I'm getting to old for that, but I want to ride in another one, I know, crazy old man...... Let me know when you're coming back......

[@Samdroid7]

@@TeamDNFracing I will keep you updated!

[@wanderinggeri8477]

We’re crying like children to get these in the US!

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@wanderinggeri8477 Went to another dealer and talked with a sales lady that actually has done her homework on the Hillux Champ and had a list of accessories I can have installed at the dealership. She also said that their first dark gray one was due in this week and when she calls me, I'm going down and doing another video on the gray one and what accessories I'm planning on having installed and the cost of everything. Still have to sell my TaTa though.... It gets a detail make-over later this week and a photo shoot.....

[@richardlyyski5518]

My JEEP Wrangler is off by 4 mph. with 35's on. Thinking that the new vehicle will be more up to 10 mph or 16 K. with the tires I would put on it. I would get the gray color Okie Nice seeing a left handed lady.

[@RobertJones-rc4dh]

Nice utility truck for work around the home, I agree on the wheels a bigger size would be nice. I kind of stop watching your videos, just not into watching motorbike travel here in Thailand, your videos on upgrading your property and maintaining it is just super for me. I will keep my eyes out for your home projects videos in future videos if you post any.

[@TeamDNFracing]

I'll be posting more on the property as I complete projects that I'm doing. I finally got caught up on the mowing around the place, but it seems like a never ending project....

[@secondcreekworkshop3908]

Business opportunity, you could box these up in pieces and send them to people in the USA like Radar did with the Jeep on MASH.

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@secondcreekworkshop3908 😆😆😆 I remember that on Mash. Radar didn't have to pay anything to mail them to the US because it was free for service men. I bought my son and grandson each a pair of motorcycle riding pants here and mailed them to the US and I paid more to mail them than the riding pants cost.....

[@geoffjames2875]

With the champ,i'd consider it as a budget entry truck with a low tray bed to be used around the town pickup delivery work and not really designed for off road use, hence the lack of 4x4 and bigger wheels. I think the champ will be very well placed into the commercial market where im sure it was the key role it was originally designed . it's a pity that Toyota don't sell the lc70 Land-cruiser, 4x4 to the local market ( Especially the GX edition) , You would really like one of those but they would be a little more than 577.000,

[@TeamDNFracing]

Yep, the Land-cruiser would be a tad bit more than the Champ... Like they say here in Thailand, Nit Noi which means little bit, like at least a million Baht more.....🤔🤔

[@laraserviciosca5983]

Wacth vídeos safari 4x4 thailand and Project hilux champ hoy can upgrade easy and cheap más add extra cab

[@wanderinggeri8477]

We are crying for these here in the US. We’ll never see them though. It would kill the Tacoma sales!

[@TeamDNFracing]

Maybe not, I had a Tundra before I moved to Thailand and really wish I could get one here, but not going to happen. They would sell a lot of the Champs in the US, but don't really think the Tacoma sales would drop much at all. We have a Toyota Hillux, (Tacoma) and my wife won't part with it. This is the second one we've gotten since I moved here ten years ago..... I'm thinking she is going to want the new model that is supposed to come out next year... She'll probably get it since I'm getting a new Champ this year.......

[@fergspan5727]

Bloody oath it would , no need for massive work cars

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@fergspan5727 So similar to the TaTa Xenon pickup that I have now, but, it's a Toyota and with that name comes the reliability. I've had several Toyota trucks and loved the fact they just don't break down.... Living here in Thailand, it is by far the most used truck....

[@yo2trader539]

I guarantee you Japanese automakers would love to sell all of their products in the US market too. However, there are many regulatory and tariff restrictions imposed by the US government to protect US automakers, labor union, etc, which makes it extremely difficult. Toyota can sell at this price range because Hilux Champ is currently manufactured in Thailand. The design and coloring is kept basic and simple. And durability, endurance, and versatility is prioritized since Toyota wants customers to use the truck for their farms, small businesses, deliveries, food trucks, and daily work.

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@yo2trader539 So true, can't wait to get my TaTa sold. Probably looking at early next year before I buy a new Champ, been thinking that the white might just be what I need the more I think about it....

[@atownsen]

$16,300 USD for a Hilux Champ 2.4 diesel with AC? I would jump on the 5-speed manual version in a heartbeat!

[@TeamDNFracing]

Yea, there are funny little things about choosing the transmission. I'll need to check on this for sure, but the saleslady said we can't get the manual transmission with the short wheel base bed, only the Automatic. That doesn't sound right to me, but I did go to another dealer and that saleslady offered me accessories where the one in this video didn't. I also inquired about the color dark gray and she said they should be getting one in this week and would call me when it shows up. I'll take my GoPro with me and do another video on it with the accessories I plan on getting and the costs of it. Also, I have to consider the fact that my wife will be doing driving with this truck also and she doesn't really care for the manual transmission. Believe it or not, this engine with the automatic is very spunky and we have owned two Toyota Hillux pickups since I moved here 10 years ago. The one we have now is her daily driver and she really likes it. I'll know more later this week when I go back to the second dealer to do another video.....

[@renatobalaba7586]

Is there a 4×4 variant for this model?

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@renatobalaba7586 Not at this time NO... I think that sucks myself, but I'm not running Toyota currently. If I were, there would be a 4X4 model and they would be available in the US, Australia and Europe...

[@neverstoppulling5169]

That Hilux is awesome! Let me have the tata :p

[@TeamDNFracing]

It's for sale::::🤔

[@neverstoppulling5169]

@@TeamDNFracing I'd totally buy it if I ever get a house there! Going to be visiting Thailand for the first time in a couple weeks

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@neverstoppulling5169 Stay out of the big cities, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Pattaya, Phuket, etc. They are just tourist traps and a good place to unload a lot of your money. Get out into the country, visit the smaller out of the way places. The people there are way more friendly and the prices are less expensive. My first trip to Thailand was to Bangkok and I hated it, felt a lot better about the country when I got out of there and started to see the rest of the country. It's best if you can get a guide to show you around and much easier on the pocket book... Be sure to check up on all the customs of the country before coming here so you don't offend the locals when you really didn't mean to. They drive on the left side of the road, so plan ahead on that. If you decide to rent a small motorcycle, take lots of video and still shots of it before you leave the rental shop, play it safe rather than them telling you later that you wrecked the vehicle. When you travel on the highways, stay as far to the left of the road as possible, they will run you over and not stop to check on you. Be careful, don't carry a lot of cash on you and alway be respectful of the Thai ways.... You'll probably fall in love with the country like I did, can't complain about that......

[@neverstoppulling5169]

@@TeamDNFracing Thank you very much for the advice !

[@midwaykrazy]

Dam I want a Toyota Hilux Champ big time but never gonna get a vehicle like this here in the states. I am currently driving a 1993 Toyota pickup 2wd 22re 5 speed manual. Slowly fixing it up and I absolutly love my little truck.

[@TeamDNFracing]

Went to another dealer and the saleslady there was a lot more knowledgeable about the Champ. Told me they had a dark gray one coming in the following week. I got to see it on Monday and shot some more footage. Another video is coming soon on it.....

[@BadMedizin]

Love these trucks! ❤👍👍👍🙏

[@TeamDNFracing]

I'll do a full video on the truck when I get it. I've now seen the dark grey one and I'll be going that way. To bad they aren't going to make them for the US market...

[@BadMedizin]

I'm off to Laos in 21 more pay checks, I'll pick one up there, yeah like the grey.@@TeamDNFracing

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

value for money

[@AlbionSupreme]

"Accessolies" is the word you're looking for

[@TeamDNFracing]

Now, these are Thais, not Chinese....

[@BarakTheWonderer]

It looks comparable to the Tata. A basic utility truck. But it will be much more reliable. You will be able to get whatever accessories you want in the aftermarket shops :) I think you will like the dark Grey :)

[@TeamDNFracing]

I've decided the dark grey is the way to go....

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

the blank bit in the dash next to the speedo is for a rev counter

[@nigelbodieNB]

great job Eddie exceptional value for a brand new truck in Thailand as the prices are really high out there. are you putting it in your wife's name

[@TeamDNFracing]

Pretty much need to just in case something happens to me, she doesn't have to fight the government to get it...... We have things arranged that if anything happens to either one of us, the other is protected.... The only way to go...

[@k31than]

@7:26 That's odd. I just went to their website and saw that they have a 4X4 (2.8) version. They probably just mean that they don't have it in stock.

[@TeamDNFracing]

Na, this sales lady doesn't know the truck or what you can get with it. I went to another dealer and the sales lady didn't speak English, but knew how to use a translator to tell me anything I wanted to know. She also said no to the 4X4 but did tell me there is a company that can install that on it. I've still got more to find out about this truck and will be doing a video on my next trip to the second dealer and getting more info on what is available and what isn't available.... more coming.....

[@k31than]

@@TeamDNFracing If only KZbin allows, I would've attached a screenshot/photo to my above comment. Anyway, I just went to check their website again to be sure I wasn't hallucinating last time. Haha. Unfortunately, I can't find it anymore. Looks like they updated the site recently, albeit it's not functioning properly: some of the links aren't working, pictures are either not loading or appear skewed, etc. Oh well. Hope you'll have better luck getting answers on your next trip than I did from their website!

[@dittohead7425]

Dude, I have a black chevy silverado and live in Vegas where it gets hot as hell. Thailand I know does too but more humid. I would never buy black again, it shows dirt , scratches and the sun bakes the crap out of the paint. Next truck will be white or what I come to like the more I see it is "lunar rock" which is a light gray. I wish I could get one of those hiluxs, the diesel with manual tranny. Here in the states it's the best anti theft thing going. Most young punks can't drive them...

[@TeamDNFracing]

We've got a 2016 Toyota Hilux Revo pickup in black, my wife loves it, I hardly ever get to drive it, but the dark gray is sharp looking also so I'm going with the dark gray color. We keep our vehicles in a carport unless we are driving them and with A/C in them, the heat isn't noticeable. The little lady won't let our vehicles get very dirty as we have a carwash real close to our house and it only cost 200 Baht ($5.50 US) and they do a really good job on it. Most of the locals learned on a manual transmission so not a real big theft deterrent here... I did a video on my TaTa pickup after I bought it and just like the Toyota Champ, I got a lot of comments that they would love to have one of them in the US. Not that my TaTa is not a good truck, but it is getting old, (12 years) and I plan on doing some traveling in the next two years around Thailand and I want to do it in my truck so I don't have to take the wife daily driver. I've gone to another dealer after not getting good info from the first one and there are lots of accessories available already for this truck and I got to see one in the dark gray. Took some video of it and will be making a KZbin video soon... thanks for the comment and keep watching my channel.....

[@pompeybrown7822]

Get over it bro..... No black 🤣🤣🇳🇿👍

[@TeamDNFracing]

Yea, but... The dark gray is really nice, believe I'll be going that route.....👍🤔

[@laraserviciosca5983]

You can upgrade tires wheels suspension diferential more hp etc very cheap see safari 4x4 thailand

[@TeamDNFracing]

I saw their advertisement for the Champ. Looks like I may have to go see them......

[@fergspan5727]

Please send these to Australia , but they won’t cos it would kill the more expensive popular hilux here

[@TeamDNFracing]

I don't know about that. They've just been out here a few months now and are selling like hot cakes, but the dealers seem to still be selling the Hilux regular cabs as well. I know my wife is looking at us getting a new Hilux next year which would be her driver as she really likes driving the pickup since it sets higher than our Camry... I don't blame her, I don't like driving the cars here either..... Thanks for both of your comments.....

[@medievalman3737]

Magine having one in North America

[@TeamDNFracing]

Imagine having one that is a 4X4 also in North America.... That would be the bomb.....

[@medievalman3737]

@@TeamDNFracing honestly it would be perfect for how expensive everything is over here!

[@johnsala3868]

I'd buy the Honda truck,,,,but I really want to know how much you have baht or $$ into your Paradise Garden?? I want to move to Thailand from Colorado, USA

[@danielgaba6579]

The honda truck is not available in thailand

[@TeamDNFracing]

Can't get a Honda truck here in Thailand and here at Paradise Garden it has been a ten year investment to get what we now have. My wife already owned half of the land with the small "mother-in-law house" on it before I met her. We then started with the main property and built the main house, the guest house and then did the landscaping and eventually the swimming pool. This was done over a 5 year period and we've got several million Thai Baht invested in it. Baht to dollar ratio is 35 to 1 right now, so plan on spending several hundred thousand dollars to build something like this. The farther away from the big cities, the cheaper the land is so plan accordingly. Before making a move to Thailand, I'd suggest several trips of at least a month at a time to survey different areas to possibly live in. Stay away from the touristy locations as the price of land and building is extremely high. Good luck in your retirement plans as for me, moving here was one of the best things I've done for myself. I'm very glad I made the move.....

[@magamike1800]

460 000thb. About 13000USD. But I want bigger wheels and auto.

[@TeamDNFracing]

When I get mine, I'll do another video on the Champ. I've got enough footage to do one on the dark grey, just need time to edit it. I will have larger wheels and tires installed and the model I want comes with an Automatic Transmission plus a few more things.... Still, have to wait till my TaTa sells first....

[@magamike1800]

@@TeamDNFracing Cool. I am interested to know how much extra better wheels will cost. I ordered a Tesla Cyber truck 4 years ago but for 460 000THB the Champ is a better option.

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@magamike1800 It's going to be at least till the end of this year before I can get one. Living on my SS checks now, so I have to save up at least half the cost before getting a lone on it.... I'm looking at December or maybe January before I get one and it will be a good looking truck. Got a few plans to make it special for me.....

[@magamike1800]

@@TeamDNFracing OK. I plan to get another year out of my Mitsubishi. Its not even 2 years old yet.

[@TeamDNFracing]

@@magamike1800 Yea, my TaTa is 12 now, time for a new truck....

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

sales lady hasn't a clue , if someone told me you can do yourself I would Walk

[@TeamDNFracing]

After putting this video out, I went to another dealer and the saleslady there was way more knowledgeable about the truck and said they could install what I wanted and gave me prices. She also said she would help sell my TaTa. Guess which dealership I'm buying the new truck from. I need to put that video out soon as it does show the dark grey Champ and some of the add-ons I can get..... Thanks for the comment....

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

@@TeamDNFracing , all the best and hope you can get what you want , sounds like you have Found you NEW Sales Person . what a difference it makes when someone works With you !!

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKDGnWh_f8Z3pLssi=zBg5LwjONTb4sXYU ......... the grey is more deep grey unlike the silver colour you showed

[@TeamDNFracing]

The truck actually comes in three different colors, the white, silver and dark grey. I've now been able to see all three colors and I do believe the dark grey is what I'll be getting.......

[@geofferyrobertson6608]

@@TeamDNFracing , yes that was what I was meaning in the above with the attached video. I'm moving over from Aussie as soon as house is sold and think I will be getting the same as you , waiting for your next video ... cheers

[@sivyisvaj8054]

That Thai lady just digging gold. 😂

[@TeamDNFracing]

That Thai lady is my wife, she's no gold digger. Don't appreciate your comment.

[@wanderinggeri8477]

What a douche comment!

[@trd4d]

Ugly truck. Some cool options though.