![]() It is colloquially called the 'Kijang Doyok' in Indonesia. The second-generation Kijang (designated KF20), launched in June 1981, retained its boxy style although the body panels were different. The vehicle was renamed to Toyota Traka and was described as "using the same engine as the popular Toyota Corolla, the Traka is a basic utility vehicle capable of carrying a payload of 750 kg (1,653 lb) and developing more than 60 hp". The KF10 Tamaraw was also imported and distributed in Papua New Guinea in 1980 by Ela Motors, a division of the Burns Philip Group. It was proven success that General Motors (through Francisco Motors), Ford and Chrysler (with Mitsubishi) created their own versions of the BUV, including the two versions of the Pinoy and the Ford Fiera and Chrysler-Mitsubishi Cimarron. Because of its ruggedness and ease of maintenance, even its upgradability (some swap the 3K engine with a more powerful engine, usually a diesel engine or any in Toyota's K series of engines), some of these vehicles survive today, and its designs are sometimes copied or modified by local assemblers to this day. It had a 4-speed manual transmission, and some models had no driver- or front passenger-side doors. It was considered as a "BUV", or "Basic Utility Vehicle". Introduced in December 1976, it started as a small 3⁄ 4 ton high-side pick-up (HSPU) with a 1.2-litre 3K engine producing 41 kW (55 hp 56 PS), and was produced by the now-defunct Delta Motors, which assembled Toyota vehicles in the Philippines. In the Philippines, the Kijang was sold as the Tamaraw (named for one of the country's national animals, the Tamaraw), produced in the 1970s up to early 1980s. ![]() The KF10 Kijang sold 26,806 units in its 4 years of production when it would be replaced by the second-generation model. It was colloquially nicknamed 'Kijang Buaya' (meaning "Crocodile Kijang") as the engine bonnet resembled a crocodile's mouth once opened. Designated KF10, it shared the 3K engine with the 1972 Corolla, coupled to a 4-speed manual transmission. It has a boxy design with externally hinged half doors and plastic/canvas windows. The Kijang first entered the Indonesian market on 9 June 1977, although it had been on sale in the Philippines since 2 December 1976. The Kijang Minibus (van/wagon version) was built by local companies. A pickup variant with rear body and roof was also produced. The first-generation Kijang is a compact, light pickup truck powered by a carburetted 1.2-litre 3K four-cylinder OHV petrol engine matched to a 4-speed manual transmission. Its development was led by Osamu Ohta with Ohyama as the chief engineer in 1972. The Kijang prototype was first displayed at the 1975 Jakarta Fair and then entered production in 1977. The name Kijang means muntjac or deer in Indonesian. It was manufactured as a CKD (complete knock-down) unit in almost every country it was sold in and many of the parts come from each of the markets in which it was sold. The Kijang was designed with ease of manufacture in mind in 1986, the assembly of the Kijang only cost 42 percent of the cost of assembling the smaller EE80 Corolla. The Kijang was relatively affordable in the markets where it was sold when compared to the four-wheel drive vehicles (the Kijang is predominantly rear-wheel drive) and had high seating capacity, high ground clearance and rugged suspension, popular features in an area with generally poor road conditions and large extended families. ![]() Due to the varying names used in different countries, the vehicle is internally known as the "TUV", short for "Toyota Utility Vehicle". The Kijang was also sold in other countries, and is known as the Toyota Qualis in India and Nepal (third generation), Toyota Zace in Vietnam and Taiwan (third and fourth generation), Toyota Unser in Malaysia (fourth generation) and Toyota Stallion in Africa for the basic models (third and fourth generation), with higher specifications labelled Toyota Venture (third generation) and Toyota Condor in South Africa (fourth generation). Fourth-generation models in the Philippines were sold under the Toyota Revo nameplate. The same vehicle was introduced earlier in the Philippines as the Toyota Tamaraw, where it was launched in December 1976. It was first introduced in Indonesia in 1977 and had become the most popular car in the country of its time. The Toyota Kijang is a series of pickup trucks, multi purpose vehicles and light commercial vehicles sold mainly in Southeast Asia, Taiwan and India by Toyota.
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