Toyota Hilux 2025: Which Trim to Buy in the UAE

Buy the 2.4L Double Cab DLX A/T (4x4) at AED 130,900 if you need one truck for work and family. The AED 80,784 Single Cab 4x2 is still the honest work vehicle. The top GRS, at AED 169,900, is a lifestyle purchase rather than a tool.

Quick Answer

The 2025 Hilux ladder runs from AED 80,784 to AED 169,900 across seven priced trims, a spread of AED 89,116. That is not one car with options; it is a work truck at the bottom and something twice as expensive at the top. Toyota is sold in the UAE through Al-Futtaim Motors, and the price list below is what the catalogue publishes. Two things in it deserve a hard look before you sign: the 2.4-litre engine gives back 17 hp against the 2.7, and the AED 130,900 DLX makes less power than the AED 80,784 entry trim.

UAE Price & Spec Comparison

(Source: carprices.ae catalogue.)

The catalogue publishes one set of body and performance figures for the whole range: 5,320 mm long, a 3,085 mm wheelbase, an 80-litre fuel tank, 1,150 litres of load space, 170 km/h top speed and 0-100 km/h in 12.8 seconds. Because those figures do not change from trim to trim, they cannot help you choose between them. Kerb weight, payload and towing capacity are not published here, and for a work buyer those are the three numbers that matter most; ask Al-Futtaim Motors to put them in writing for the exact trim you are quoted on.

The Ladder, Step by Step

1. 2.7L Single Cab 4x2 at AED 80,784

164 hp, 245 Nm, and the cheapest way into the range. This is the version you see stacked three-deep outside a fabrication yard in Sharjah's Industrial Area 13, and it is the only trim on the list whose job description is obvious.

2. 2.7L Double Cab GL M/T (4x2) at AED 88,281

AED 7,497 more for a second row, with power and torque unchanged at 164 hp and 245 Nm. This is the smallest step on the whole ladder and the one that turns a single-purpose truck into something that can also do a school run.

3. 2.7L Single Cab GLX (4x4) at AED 102,816

AED 14,535 above the GL, back to a single cab, still 164 hp and 245 Nm. If you are searching Hilux GLX vs GR Sport, note the gulf: AED 67,084 separates this trim from the AED 169,900 GRS.

4. 2.4L Double Cab DLS M/T (4x4) at AED 114,900

AED 12,084 more, and the engine gets smaller. Power drops from 164 hp to 147 hp while torque rises from 245 Nm to 400 Nm, a gain of 155 Nm. That is the trade the price list puts in front of you: peak power for pulling force.

5. 2.4L Double Cab DLX A/T (4x4) at AED 130,900

AED 16,000 above the DLS, same 147 hp and 400 Nm. Here is the inversion worth pausing on: this trim costs AED 50,116 more than the AED 80,784 Single Cab 4x2 and makes 17 hp less. The price list shows it that way. What the extra AED 16,000 over the DLS buys is equipment, and this price list does not describe that equipment.

6. 4.0L Adventure (4x4) at AED 153,900

The biggest single jump in the range, AED 23,000, and the one that buys a genuinely different engine: 235 hp and 375 Nm, up 88 hp on the 2.4. Power steps like this are rare in a pickup line-up, so this is the point where you are paying for the mechanical package rather than for trim.

7. 4.0L Double Cab GRS A/T (4x4) at AED 169,900

AED 16,000 above the Adventure for the same engine output, 235 hp and 376 Nm. The difference between these two is entirely in specification, and our price list does not itemise it. Get the specification sheets for both from the showroom and put them side by side before you agree to the AED 16,000.

Where It Stops Being a Work Vehicle

The honest answer is between trim 5 and trim 6. Up to the AED 130,900 DLX, every step is a work-truck decision: cab size, transmission, torque. From the AED 153,900 Adventure upward you are buying 235 hp, and nothing in the published data says the truck carries any more than the cheaper versions do; the load figure is 1,150 litres across the range.

Two power tiers matter, and they don't line up with price. 164 hp with 245 Nm covers trims 1 to 3. 147 hp with 400 Nm covers trims 4 and 5. 235 hp covers trims 6 and 7. Everywhere else on the ladder, your dirhams buy equipment this price list does not describe, which is exactly why you should not choose between two same-power trims on price alone.

What This Means for UAE Drivers

If the truck is a cost line in a business, the arithmetic is brutal and simple. Two Single Cab 4x2s at AED 80,784 each come to AED 161,568, which is less than one GRS at AED 169,900. For a contractor moving material between Al Quoz and Mussafah, that is the whole decision.

If the truck is your only car, the AED 130,900 DLX A/T is the sensible stop. An automatic double cab is what you want on Sheikh Zayed Road at 07:30, and 400 Nm is what you want on the sand at Al Qudra at the weekend. Accept that you are paying AED 50,116 more than the entry trim for 17 hp less; you are buying the second row, the automatic and the 4x4 designation, not the headline power figure.

Three UAE-specific checks before you sign anything at the showroom:

• Ask for the GCC air-conditioning and cooling specification in writing. A truck that spends July idling in a yard in Ras Al Khor with the A/C on full is a different duty cycle from a commute, and the catalogue does not describe cooling hardware by trim.
• Get the payload and towing numbers per trim. They are not published here. If you plan to tow a boat to Jebel Ali or carry pallets, an unverified payload figure is a fine waiting to happen at a weighbridge.
• Confirm fuel consumption at the dealer. The tank is 80 litres on every trim, but consumption is not published, so nobody can tell you the real Dubai-to-Fujairah range from this data. Ask, and ask for the figure for your specific engine.

On resale, no verified UAE resale data exists for these 2025 trims yet, so check what used examples are actually advertised at rather than working from any single quoted figure. And on ride, cabin and refinement, we have not measured them, so we will not rank them; drive the DLX and the Adventure back to back on the same road on the same day, because that AED 23,000 gap is the one you will feel.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Hilux should I buy if it's my only car in Dubai?

The 2.4L Double Cab DLX A/T (4x4) at AED 130,900. It is the dearest trim that still reads as a working pickup, it has an automatic gearbox for daily traffic, and it makes 400 Nm. Above it, the AED 153,900 Adventure moves you into a 235 hp truck you may not need.

Why does the AED 130,900 Hilux have less power than the AED 80,784 one?

Because they use different engines. The 2.7-litre in the Single Cab 4x2 makes 164 hp and 245 Nm; the 2.4-litre in the DLX A/T makes 147 hp and 400 Nm. The dearer trim has 17 hp less and 155 Nm more. That is what the price list shows, and we will not speculate about why.

What is the cheapest Hilux single cab price in the UAE?

AED 80,784 for the 2.7L Single Cab 4x2, which is the entry point of the whole range. The 4x4 single cab, badged GLX, is AED 102,816. That is a AED 22,032 difference between the two single-cab trims, with power and torque identical at 164 hp and 245 Nm.

Is the GR Sport worth AED 16,000 over the Adventure?

Both make 235 hp, so you are not paying for the engine. The 4.0L Adventure is AED 153,900 and the GRS A/T is AED 169,900, and the equipment difference between them is not described in this price list. Request the specification sheet for each from the showroom and compare them line by line.

Does the double cab carry less than the single cab?

The catalogue publishes 1,150 litres of load space and a 5,320 mm length for every trim in the range, so it gives you nothing to separate them on. Payload and towing capacity are not published at all. If load capacity is the reason you are buying, get those figures per trim from Al-Futtaim Motors in writing.