It's a level of tech that certainly shows
up Hilux models of old, and a number of rival pick - ups.
Taking inspiration from a similar stunt performed in the 1980s, Toyota strapped
up its Hilux pickup to a group of Tamiya Bruiser remote - controlled trucks.
The source said the EFCC operatives who drove in a pick -
up hilux van after the tip - off, failed to find neither any -LSB-...]
The source said the EFCC operatives who drove in a pick -
up hilux van after the tip - off, failed to find neither any cash nor unusual fleet of exotic vehicles as were informed.
Not exact matches
The 40 - year - old motorsport enthusiast considered tackling the gruelling race on a motorbike, but was persuaded to switch to the
Hilux pick -
up and will have fellow Portuguese Ruben Faria as his co-driver.
The vehicles, which included 10 Toyota
Hilux Pick -
Ups, 25 Honda four - wheel All - Terrain - Vehicles (ATV) and 20 Honda motorcycles, were made available by the Government of Ghana as part of efforts to equip the Service with the necessary logistics to help it combat cross-border...
«The Hausa Fulani soldiers and Police Nigerian uniforms came to kill our leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in his compound at Afaraukwu Umuahia and started shooting sporadically and killed five people and
up to thirty people with bullets wounds, after attacking our people they went off, they came with 5
hilux vans,» he said.
They came with their
Hilux van and bus to pick
up the cash.»
The suspects; Luo, Peter Boadi, Sammy Tambia and Diana Ndego were arrested on May 9 at dawn whilst items including three Sany excavators, two water pumping machines and a Toyota
Hilux pick -
up with the registration number, GT 9313 - 12 were also seized.
Up front, the next
Hilux bears significantly taller and more squared - off styling than today's truck.
From what I could tell after spending almost a week driving
up and down its southwest coast, you can't throw a rock anywhere in the country without hitting one, which will probably be a Toyota
Hilux or a Ford Ranger, so it wasn't surprising to see one of the latter entered in the Hillclimb.
Once hooked
up, the
Hilux engine was shut off and the transmission was placed in neutral.
The Toyota
HiLux is a popular line of compact pick -
up trucks that have been produced and sold by Toyota.
As a pick -
up truck and a commercial vehicle, the
Hilux's most important trait is how much it can carry and pull.
There's better storage in the
Hilux than in some pick -
ups.
Taking its cues from the
HiLux, which had its near - side wheels on the nature strip, the Santa Fe backed in, swinging the nose perilously close to the Toyota's tray and finishing the manoeuvre with the nose still in traffic and the near - side rear wheel hard
up against the gutter.
Elsewhere, Toyota is offering the
Hilux with a five - year / 100, 000 mile warranty cover to help it compete with the latest pick -
up rivals.
The rugged box frame chassis and selectable 4x4 system underneath is a proven set -
up, although the 2.4 - litre diesel engine in the new
Hilux has only been around since 2015.
The
Hilux's suspension set -
up is designed to cope with heavy loads rather than handling, so the ride can be a little bouncy, but it's almost a match for the Mitsubishi L200 in terms of the driving experience.
That's why the Toyota offers the
Hilux for sale in a range of Double Cab trim levels from entry - level
Hilux Active — with air conditioning and Bluetooth — right
up to the
Hilux Invincible X with 7 - inch touchscreen navigation, climate control and a suite of luxury and safety features such as lane departure warning and pedestrian detection thrown in.
That might not sound too amazing, but it makes the
Hilux one of the nicest pick -
ups to sit in.
The Toyota
HiLux line -
up has been expanded to include models available in Double Cab or Extra Cab body styles, as well as Sport or Active versions.
Pickups are mostly about carrying loads, and the X-Class can carry
up to 1042 kg — similar to that of mainstream competitors such as the Mitsubishi L200, Toyota
Hilux and Nissan Navarra.
Autocar reports that Land Rover will launch this model in 2020 to go
up against the likes of the Mercedes - Benz X-Class, Toyota
HiLux, and others.
Two other compact cars — Daihatsu Ayla, Toyota Agya — and the Toyota
Hilux pick -
up were also part of the latest round of tests by ASEAN NCAP.
RAM Trucks Australia has confirmed it will introduce the MY18 RAM 1500 (not the all - new 2019 model — yet) in Australia by mid-year, promising to lower the price of its full - size American pick -
up to match top - end versions of popular mid-size one - tonners like the Toyota
HiLux.
The
Hilux Surf version for the Japanese market was also available with a range of diesel engines, including a 2.4 L turbodiesel 2L - TE I4
up to 1993, followed by a 3.0 L turbodiesel 1KZ - TE I4.