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I have a 2019 Toyota Hilux (called Tacoma's in the US) and it doesn't have any knobs or buttons at all.

However, the 2021 brought them back.

A Hilux and Tacoma are two different vehicles: different engine options, different chassis, and almost zero interchangeable parts.

Try taking a Tacoma to a parts counter outside the US, or Hilux to one in the US, and you’ll just get blank stares.

Thanks for that. I've always just assumed it was just a rebrand plus cosmetic (body+interior) changes.

Originally they sold the Hilux in the US but they realized that basically nobody who was buying one in the US needed that much truck right around the same time it became obvious they were gonna need to drop some serious coin on safety and emissions hence they just developed a new vehicle that was a better fit.

As ghastly as that is, your uri is qt fartc.

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