This generation of Dyna led a triple life: badged as a Toyota, sold as a Daihatsu Delta, and — for the first time — as a Hino Ranger too.
Median 78 hp across 30 similar cars
Lead trim: Dyna U20–U50 2.0 5R petrol (80 PS) · up to 80 hp
Toyota Dyna U20 / U30 / U40 / U50U20-U50 · 1977–1984
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FactThis generation of Dyna led a triple life: badged as a Toyota, sold as a Daihatsu Delta, and — for the first time — as a Hino Ranger too.
The 2–3-tonne U20–U50 series (1977–1984) is a four-wheel truck (U20 also for the route van, U30 a longer wheelbase, U40 and U50 with a wider cab and twin rear wheels) that mostly used Toyota's 3.0-litre inline-four diesel B engine, with the 2.0-litre (1,994 cc) 5R petrol of 80 PS in some markets. It was also sold as the Daihatsu Delta and was the first to carry Hino badging, as the Ranger 2 or Ranger 3, and a version entered production in China in 1983 as the Fuzhou FZ131, a mainstay of Fuzhou Automobile Works through the 1980s until 1989. The lighter 1–1.5-tonne ToyoAce Y20–Y40 (1979–1985, the fourth-generation ToyoAce) was sold in some export markets as the Dyna.
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyna U20–U50 2.0 5R petrol (80 PS) | 1977–1984 | 2.0 L | 79 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
| Dyna U20–U50 3.0 B inline-four diesel | 1977–1984 | 3.0 L Inline-4 | 80 hp | 141 lb-ft | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Photographs
The hybrid Dyna's electric motor pulls double duty — it also serves as the truck's starter motor, one less part under the cab.
Toyota didn't build this Dyna generation alone — it was co-developed with Hino, whose own Dutro truck is simply a rebadge of the same 1999 design wearing a different grille.
In 1997 Toyota pushed the Dyna's cab forward 690mm and dropped the floor 81mm for its Super Low Cab variant — squeezing more load space out of the same truck without lengthening it.
This generation of Dyna truck stayed in production in Indonesia all the way to 2002 — nearly two decades after it first went on sale.
This Dyna generation's heaviest-duty 300 model came with an exhaust brake standard — a feature more associated with much bigger commercial trucks of later decades.
This generation of Dyna led a triple life: badged as a Toyota, sold as a Daihatsu Delta, and — for the first time — as a Hino Ranger too.
This Dyna truck and the Toyota Coaster minibus aren't just cousins — they share the exact same U10-series chassis.
The redesigned K170 Dyna shared its chassis and 1.9-litre engine with the lighter-duty Toyota Stout pickup, and even lent its own underpinnings to Toyota's light bus.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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