Might raise some eyebrows in the US tbh, as they don't sell it there!

Is there a difference between the hilux and tacoma?

All I know is that the tacoma is built(assembled?) in the US. however I always assumed they more or less the same design.

They're pretty different designs mainly because of different regulations, but have the same purpose. Old Hiluxes are famously near-indestructible; Top Gear once drove one into the ocean and it still started.

…btw, "technical" means it has a machine gun mounted in the back.