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Manufacturer | Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Toyota Hino |
Also called | Toyota Hilux/Pickup |
Production | February 1989–March 1997 |
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Class | light commercial vehicle |
Body style | Pickup truck |
Layout | Longitudinal front engine; rear-wheel drive (4x2), or four-wheel drive (4x4) |
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Transmission | 5-speed manual |
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Predecessor | Volkswagen Caddy |
Successor | Volkswagen Amarok |
The Volkswagen Taro 1 tonne pickup truck was introduced in January 1989 by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles[1] to complement the half tonne Caddy pickup / panel van ranges, and the 1 tonne Transporter van and chassis cab ranges. The name "tarō" is a suffix used in Japanese to denote the oldest brother or son, or the first-born son of a family.
The Taro was a project of badge engineering. The Taro was a rebadged fifth generation Toyota Hilux, which was fully engineered and designed by Toyota. The two companies came together in an effort to solve each other's problems: