The Toyota Hilux name is a portmanteau of which two words?

The Toyota Hilux name is a portmanteau of “High Luxury.”

Toyota created the name by combining “high” and “luxury” for a pickup intended to offer more comfort and refinement than the company’s rugged Stout. The phrase did not mean that the Hilux was a limousine; it reflected the vehicle’s extra sedan-like equipment when compared with earlier, more utilitarian Toyota trucks. Features and appointments associated with passenger cars helped give the new name credibility.

The Hilux began production in 1968, replacing the Briska and Lite Stout in Toyota’s compact-truck range. Over successive generations it grew into a globally sold body-on-frame pickup, available with two- and four-wheel-drive layouts and a wide variety of cab and cargo-bed configurations. In many markets, “HiLux” became the familiar styling of the name.

A common mix-up is confusing the name’s origin with the truck’s later reputation for utility. “High Luxury” was the original wordplay, while durability and work capability became the qualities most associated with the Hilux. North America stopped using the Hilux name in favor of “Pickup” and later “Truck,” while other markets retained it.