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Unichip has boosted performance on the Toyota Hilux 3.0-litre D4D 4x4 version thanks to a 'U-connect' plug and play Uni-Q upgrade.

The Unichip Toyota Hilux power kit for the D4D 3.0-litre version of the seventh generation of the pick-up. Just when you though no one cares about giving more power to a pick-up truck, the Unichip Toyota Hilux offers 29bhp and 40lb.ft of extra juice for all your daily needs. The extra horses of the Unichip Toyota Hilux kit come from a Uni-Q piggyback ECU that takes the output of the car to 184 bhp at 3500 rpm and 295 lb.ft of torque at 3000rpm.

Unichip Europe has developed an off the shelf ‘U-connect wiring loom’ for customers to install themselves in a matter of minutes. The Uni-Q comes pre-programmed with the specially developed ECU map settings for the fueling and turbo boost settings, making it an almost ‘plug and play’ scenario.

The new power upgrade is available for all Toyota Hilux 3.0-litre D4D models produced from 2005 onwards and carrying part number PPTOY15.1. v. The U-Connect package is priced at £465.30.




Press Release

• ‘U-connect’ plug, play and drive away fitment for easy installation of Unichip
• Dyno proven to add 29bhp and 40lb.ft of torque to 3.0 D4D model
• Suitable for all seventh generation 3.0-litre D4D Hilux models from 2005 on

Versatile, reliable and deemed to be ‘indestructible’ by BBC’s Top Gear, the 3.0-litre D4D 4×4 Hilux is a justifiably popular sight on British roads. However, few would argue that with a pedestrian 0-60mph time of 12 seconds and a 105 mph top speed, the 1830 kilo Toyota could benefit from a power boost, but the problem, until now, is that the Hilux has been viewed as ‘unmappable,’ using traditional OBD based methods.

Happily, electronics expert Unichip Europe has now launched a new Uni-Q upgrade for the Toyota, designed to put a spring into the Hilux’s step. Manufactured in South Africa, the Uni-Q is the world’s leading piggyback ECU, enabling tuners to refine and increase performance of any petrol or diesel vehicle.

For the Toyota Hilux application, Unichip Europe has developed an off the shelf ‘U-Connect’ wiring loom, so that customers can easily install the Uni-Q unit on a DIY basis in a matter of minutes. The Hilux 3.0 D4D Uni-Q comes pre-programmed with the specially developed ECU map settings for fuelling and turbo boost settings, making for an easy and quick performance enhancement proposition – it’s simply a case of ‘plug, play and drive away.’

And on the 3.0 D4D Hilux the results are impressive, with peak power increasing from a measured 155 bhp to 184 bhp at 3500 rpm. Maximum power is only half of the story though because for a car that’s often used for towing or off road work, peak torque jumps by 40 lb.ft from a dyno tested 254 lb.ft to 295 lb.ft at just 3000rpm.

On the road this transforms the in gear acceleration and flexibility of the 3.0-litre D4D Toyota Hilux, endowing it with improved driveability, superior overtaking abilities and more driver enjoyment, all for a comparatively modest outlay.

Suitable for all Toyota Hilux 3.0-litre D4D models produced from 2005 onwards and carrying part number PPTOY15.1, the U-Connect package is available now directly from Unichip Europe or from one of 28 Unichip dealers across the United Kingdom, priced at £465.30 including VAT @ 17.5%.