Toyota Hilux Review
Toyota Hilux Review
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11.1 -> this is a new Toyota Hilux for 2012
14.32 -> Toyota's pickup received something of a
16 -> restar with a new front grille new
18.13 -> headlights and a new bumper essentially
20.32 -> everything forward of the a pillar is
21.79 -> new from the a pillar back it's business
24.31 -> as usual apart from the rear lights
25.99 -> which have an added data chrome and the
28 -> step bumper is now standard across the
29.53 -> range our test model which is in HL 3
32.23 -> guys features 15 inch alloy wheels and
34.75 -> aluminum size steps are standard but our
37.12 -> car goes on to add the sport tech option
39.04 -> with chrome bars roll and lock sliding
41.35 -> cover and load bed liner interiors
45.04 -> received a few changes too with a new
47.229 -> look to the center stack with new rotary
49.089 -> ventilation controls and Toyota's new
51.339 -> touch system which is standard on all
53.32 -> Double Cab models and includes a
55.39 -> reversing camera which is surprisingly
56.83 -> useful particularly when hitching up a
58.479 -> trailer there's a 750-pound upgrade add
62.559 -> satellite navigation to the system it
64.809 -> also adds Google's local search function
67.24 -> which will expire your smart phone the
71.29 -> door mirrors are now electrically heated
72.52 -> as well as electrically adjustable and
74.38 -> there are electric windows all around
76 -> although the OneTouch function only
77.65 -> works on the driver's window during
79.09 -> opening you still have to hold a switch
81.07 -> to close it all the controls ever solid
84.58 -> reassuring quality to that operation and
86.56 -> the instruments are particularly clear
88.21 -> and easy to read we Toyota's Optitron
90.07 -> illumination on HL 3 models and above
94.68 -> the rear seats are quite accommodating
96.88 -> even over long journeys and there are
99.01 -> two full seat belts on one lap belt
103.14 -> seats themselves flip up to allow taller
105.64 -> loads to be carried without resorting to
107.35 -> the low bay then underneath you'll find
109.12 -> a pair of hidden cubby holes but what's
111.4 -> it like on the move well there are two
113.29 -> engines available a 2.5 litre diesel as
115.54 -> fitted to our car with 142 horsepower
118.18 -> and it's three litre diesel with 169
120.64 -> horsepower that's available on a range
122.71 -> topping invincible model
130.47 -> both are perhaps a little louder than
132.78 -> those used to a modern passenger car
134.34 -> diesel might be expecting but they do at
136.47 -> least make a reassuring track like noise
138.33 -> when on the move the Hilux uses a
142.53 -> mechanically simple part-time four-wheel
144.6 -> drive system that allows you to shift
146.37 -> into four-wheel drive at speeds of up to
147.84 -> 50 miles an hour
149.01 -> shifting into low range can be done at
150.81 -> up to 5 miles an hour 2.5 liter models
153.69 -> have an electrically operated rear diff
155.58 -> lock activated by a button on the dash
157.62 -> while 3-liter models have a limited slip
159.96 -> diff instead Toyota's automatic
163.29 -> disconnecting differential is fitted as
165.27 -> standard to all models and this engages
167.64 -> and disengages the front axle
169.35 -> according to transfer case mode in
173.64 -> normal Road use you need to be aware
175.32 -> that you are driving rear wheels only
176.79 -> and it's not difficult to spin up a rear
179.16 -> wheel while turning out of tight
180.42 -> junctions while many people will tell
184.23 -> you that an unladen rear-wheel drive
185.7 -> pickup is a recipe for unwanted
187.5 -> tailslide particularly in the word in
189.72 -> truth these have to be provoked and for
191.79 -> the more restrained driver there's
193.11 -> plenty of grip available certainly more
195.57 -> than not to provide for spirited
197.04 -> progress if 3-liter models have Toyota's
200.52 -> Vehicle Stability control as standard to
202.65 -> further reduce the chances of an
204.33 -> unwanted edge Hilux interface on the
208.68 -> road both engines feel strong and more
210.51 -> than equal to the task of lugging around
212.13 -> a full load bed or towing a heavily
214.26 -> laden trailer while overtaking in the
217.17 -> 2.5 can require careful planning it's
219.989 -> not as far behind the 3-liter as some
221.82 -> might have you believe and in truth is
223.62 -> more than capable of getting up to speed
225.03 -> and staying there no matter the terrain
228.3 -> through the ride can be a little bouncy
230.73 -> but the independent front suspension
232.05 -> does an admirable job of squashing out
234.15 -> the worst of the bumps and the high
235.74 -> profile tires mean there's a little
237.15 -> danger in yumping through potholes the
240.09 -> gear lever on manual models does look
242.01 -> intimidating along but in practice it
243.96 -> dulls out quite as satisfying shift
245.55 -> action ratios have been selected for
247.8 -> off-road use particularly on the 2.5
249.72 -> models which have a lower first gear
251.37 -> ratio but on the road it is a reassuring
253.8 -> lack of driveline shunt while using low
255.48 -> gears and heavy traffic it can take a
258.75 -> while to stir through the box to get the
260.31 -> high locks up to speed but there's a
262.08 -> real sense that once it's there there's
263.88 -> little that's going to stop it
272.229 -> the pickup market is enjoying something
274.88 -> a resurgence of late and with new models
276.919 -> such as the Ford Ranger and the VW
278.78 -> arrowrock snapping at its heels the
280.729 -> revised highlight certainly has its work
282.56 -> cut out to maintain its reputation the
286.07 -> 2012 model is a tiny update to a well
288.74 -> respected workhorse and there's
290.63 -> something reassuring the old school
292.31 -> about it even with its newfound
293.99 -> high-tech gadgetry it's true that much
297.65 -> of what underpins our Hilux dates back
299.509 -> to the 6th generation model first
301.43 -> launched in 2005 seven years later
304.639 -> there's a real sense that Toyota are
306.169 -> presumably working on an all-new
308.33 -> replacement in the meantime however well
311.27 -> newcomers like the Amarok undoubtedly
313.07 -> move the game on as far as car-like
314.599 -> manners are concerned the highlights
316.61 -> continues to show us that the correct
318.259 -> phrase is pickup truck not pickup car so
322.13 -> if you want a tough reliable load logger
324.44 -> to take you and your gear to some of the
326.93 -> most inhospitable places on the planet
328.849 -> and back this is where it all started
331.699 -> the Toyota Hilux
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