One of my favorite Hilux/Tacoma stories is when a man in California drove through a fire several times to rescue like 80 people from an assisted living home, destroying the truck in the process, but Toyota honored his trucks sacrifice by giving him a new one.
I have owned my 2006 Hilux 3L Vigo Double cabin truck for 11 years, and only replaced the alternator and cam belt at 50K. And have moved tons of gear around with him. Strong as an Ox and mega reliable. What a great vehicle !
Had a 2012 one as a work car when I worked as a community nurse in a remote part of the Northern Territory a few years back. The abuse that thing soaked up was incomprehensible.
The HiLux is the builder's friend, the farmer's workhorse, the quarryman's rufty tufty machine, the gas cylinder delivery guy's loadcarrier, and a genuine tradesman's all rounder. Quite literally a jack of all trades for all businesses.
Another brilliant video. I had an early Hilux Surf. Got it secondhand with 400 000 km on the clock and it did another 100 000 with me through Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and primarily Zimbabwe. The only thing that required replacing was a transfer box oil seal. I had a Land rover 110 Defender before that and the only reason such as high proportion of them still exist is because they spend a large percentage of the time being repaired. If you want to find a Land rover driver, don't bother looking behind the steering wheel, look under the bonnet (hood)!
Are you serious? You're actually positing that some yank pig-iron is as durable as a Hi-Lux? ;D "Land Rover if you want to go into the bush, Land Cruiser if you want to come back" can just as well be applied to Chevy and Ford rather than Land Rover; there's a reason you wont see many of the former in the antipodes. I'm no fan of Toyota, but their reliability is a given. ETA: I used to own a big block Chevy Blazer, I loved it and miss it, but it was a terribly unreliable crock of shit.
I hope your brother didn't convert to another religion lately and moved to the middle east... because that would explain why he buys Hiluxes over and over again. ^^
Let’s see you create something original informative and comprehensive and post it online, easy to criticise from the comfort of your keyboard and minimum wage job
It's not really the point, either. The Libyan-Chadian war gets that name because of a generalised use of Toyota vehicles. He's making a statement about their proliferation, not the specific model.
@@asif9700 oh so watching a free video you're now complaining that the time and effort that someone put in to create content shouldn't be forgiven. Christ, right proper moaner you are, right laugh to hang out with I bet. Like the TV news and weather is 100% accurate anyway!!
My daughter was 5 years old when I bought a new 2wd 22re Toyota pickup in 1993. I still own it. In 2019 she bought a new Tacoma because of the great experience with my 93.
My brother owned a 1987 Dolphin motorhome built on a HiLux chassis. It was a nice rig, comfortable, rugged and mechanically sound. He put 100k miles on it in 8 years with no major problems of any kind. My guess is the chassis was right on the edge of being overloaded since you couldn't get up 65 if you weren't going downhill, and it needed the airbag suspension to stay level. Still, it worked fine once you dealt with the limitations, and there weren't any other self contained rigs back then where you could get 18 mpg from regular gas. He sold it in 2000 because they were retiring to become fulltimers, and the Dolphin was just too small for that. He misses it though, and his family and mine had some great trips in it.
Toyota is the king of Africa it's car to be trusted, it's has been with Africa during the off roads of Africa, what I like about Toyota even poor people they have afforded it ,as African we salute Toyota 🙋🙋🏼♂️🙋🙋🏼♂️keep it up with a higher spirit God bless you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
We own a 1974 1600 12R single cab Hilux bought in 1976 and still running. I tried to 'accidentially' write it off twice but it and I survived (obviously). Simple strong well made... indestructible Toyota.
@@Time4Breakfast If I didn't know anything about this Truck, especially after seeing it on BBC Top Gear. I never would of commented on this video now would I of?
All staged. All you have to do is put a Hilux within 6 feet of a salt shaker and it will rust into nothing. They must have hosed it off and then doused it in diesel after the North Sea stint.
I've played offroad in a 97 Tacoma and have to say they weren't just a good looking truck but capable too. When I got stuck and started setting up recovery my friend, the owner, suggested we try the 4wd. I wasn't the happiest about the joke but that little Tacoma was something special.
@@jasonconrad4314 I got mine for around $33K brand new in 2019. it's a TRD with a 4.0 V6 (1GR-FE). but the Hilux is very lacking in specs(creature comforts) when compared to the Tacoma
I’m on my third lux , the 95 mode with the aspirated 2.8 would be the slowest and agricultural one I’ve owned , but the most simple and reliable one too. Also unstoppable in the bush.
Wow, what an interesting video. There is a Toyota plant in Durban, South Africa where the Hilux along with the Corolla and Hi-Ace minivan (Sold as the Quantum in South Africa) is built, sold and exported to other African countries. Due to the reliability of their vehicles, Toyota has been the selling car brand in South Africa and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa for decades. The Hilux has been the best selling vehicle overall in South Africa for over 30 consecutive years because of it's popularity as a family and business vehicle. I think this has to be one of my favourite videos on your channel Mr Big Car.
Thanks for the historical perspective on my favourite ever vehicle. Bought a 1974 12R 1600 one 2nd hand in 1976. Drove it everyday for 16 years. 2 major accidents didn't kill it, or me (no airbags!) 😲 We still own it. Running and due for touch-up and club rego. Toyota... indestructible.
My 2000 Tacoma 4x4 has over 300k and still going strong. We recently had a record breaking winter storm here in the Central US and my little truck was able to anywhere I needed to go.
Thanks for this. I grew up in my dad's Hilux, I believe he drove it for nearly 9 yrs sometime in the 90s to early 2000s. Unfortunately that was still a time of film cameras and not digital cameras or handphone cameras so it was a real pity we didn't have any photos of it, It was such a practical vehicle.. it could seat 5 easily up front with relative comfort, and when we had outings with our cousins and families, all of us kids would clamor to sit at the back of the truck. Where I residue, there is a new law now that children aren't allowed to sit at the back of trucks due to safety reasons, and even for adults there's a limit to how many; so that is not a sight one will see anymore on the road, All the more I will never forget how we kids up to 7-8 of us at the back having fun as my dad drove along. It was the Happy vehicle, and as kids, no one cared if it was dirty or a truck or expensive vehicle. Even if there was a rich uncle with a nice car, my dad's Hilux is always the pick! Those were the Simpler times, great memories, therefore again its such a pity I couldn't even find ONE photo of us and the vehicle, simply too utilitarian and part of our daily lives (dad uses it for work in the construction industry), that probably none of us bothered with photographs too. Though the memories will stay with me.Thanks Hilux!
I love Toyotas. They were so well built that the body shell would literally disintegrate and the running gear would still be sweet. I had a 95 corolla 1.3 hatchback with a 5 speed manual that I'd regularly thrash the snot out of over hilly, winding roads red lining through 2nd and 3rd. Great feed back through the wheel, sat down nicely in the ass on tight corners when you put the power in and just the right amount of forgiving understeer if you went into a corner a bit too hot. "Sniff" I miss that car a little bit still, it had soul.
As an Australian, it sounds funny to hear a Hilux referred to as a "truck", when here, most of the time "truck" refers to a much larger vehicle used for transporting commercial quantities of goods - if you need a "truck" license to drive it (a truck driver's license is required for any motor vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) exceeding 4.5 t), it's a truck, otherwise it's probably referred to as a "ute". Most people I know regard the Hilux as a "ute" here.
As an American, I thought the Holden Ute was the only ‘truck’ in Australia that was called a Ute. I assumed the other trucks were just called trucks or pickups, like in USA.
Different classes/naming the same product. Let's reconcile the truckVS ute and simply call them "Bakkie" as known in South Africa. Whatever name, these bakkies are simply tougher........ and top seller vehicle in South Africa (including everything vehicle)
@@cashkenterprises5584 Nope, but it's very interesting to hear you thought that. Many car companies here have produced 'utes' and called them that here.
It's insanely popular in almost all the Arab countries too! And here's a thing! In our region the Hiluxs come with a certain graphic design on it's side , and literally each country has a different design!!
Thanks for the film. BTW Some of the images you showed Toyota's in war zones were not Hilux, they were previous generation Land Cruisers in pick-up format - still available new in certain regions like Africa, Middle East, Australia :-)
Because the American market preferred a little more luxury and larger vehicles, so they ended the Hilux and instead introduced the Tacoma line which was specifically designed for the American market to compete with Fords and Chevies. Although technically the 4Runner is still based on the Hilux so the name may not be there, but the car still lives on.
@@jonjohns8145 Pretty much what you said, though the current gen 4Runner is actually more related to the Land Cruiser Prado/Lexus GX than the Hilux nowadays.
I have had two of the truck models shown: 1971 Hilux 1st generation. 1984 & 1986 Hilux SR5 turbo. 4th generation. I wish I never sold the 1971, we were the original owners. After it was stolen and partially stripped for the second time, it sat for 10 years and was eventually sold for scrap. ;( Looking back, it wouldn't have been very difficult to repair it and get it back on the road. I have a few of the rare factory Turbo trucks that I plan on keeping as long as possible. Toyota trucks never die!
I started my career as an auto technician at a Toyota dealership in 1993. The pickups were our best sellers right next to the Camry and Corolla. When the T100 first came out, it was not well received by our customers. Great video!!! I had NO idea VW rebadged a Hilux!!
mauritsvw - 2G / Mk 2 Amaroks on the T7 (6G / Mk 6 Bronco SUV) chassis. Although with the possibility of a future merge between Toyota and VW looming (check the new project between Hino and VAG's commercial arm), who knows if that with Ford won't last long...
I been following this channel since it started. In fact I think I was a one of the first few handful of subscribers. Another brilliant video, thank you.
I still feel this way. I was just saying to a friend high school was only 10 years ago.. but then I realized it was almost 17.. thats like 20! I swear its a 80s baby curse. our brains feel like time stopped after 2000 for some reason.
@@Mm5361mM Depends how you measure the perception of time and how it actually exists as something to "reach". The year 2050 doesn't exist, neither does 1990. Does the fact that 1990 did "exist" make it closer to us than a time that may not? One is a memory, one is a potential and hoped for memory. You could also argue the only future events are ever close to us - past events are both infinitely close (immediate in our memory and experience) and also infinitely far away.
Great video as usual, many thanks. I’m intrigued by the *long-term* environmental impact of indestructible vehicles like these. Granted, they’re heavy, damage roads more, and guzzle the juice liberally. But if one of these could physically outlast 2 or 3 normal vehicles, it is arguably the more green choice? Reduces by a factor of 2 or 3 the amount of cars being *made*. Has anyone ever thrashed out the figures on something like this?
My 2RZ-FE equipped 1996 Tacoma 2WD (w/ 5-speed manual) is getting 28.3 US MPG mixed! For solely highway driving, 30-34+ US MPG is very doable. I did replace the (cracked) iron exhaust manifold with LC Engineering's street-legal header, so efficiency (or power, depending on driving style) has been boosted at least 10% or so. The rest of the exhaust is all stock, so it doesn't sound annoying or too loud. Can't think of a better single vehicle for myself- load up 1500 lbs, tow 3500, or get groceries and run errands, all without using much fuel. It has over 337k miles- due to previous owner's neglect, we replaced the cracked cylinder head in 2019, and some sensors, but otherwise, not much with the engine. Lots of other parts were worn, but they functioned for 20-25+ years before I replaced them. A true testament to the build quality of Toyota (and Aisin, etc).
Own a 2010 hilux. From my father, to my brother, and now Ive been using it for almost 4 years now. 195,000 km. Just on-time maintenance. Still running smooth.
@Nathan Marais How TF? I own a 2003 Hilux SR5 with 154,000 km on the clock. I purchased it at only one and a half years old, in 2005, and it already had a massive 34,000 k's on it then... I don't know how people do it?
@Nathan Marais Thanks Nathan, I still can't fully comprehend, your butt would have to be strapped in the seat 24/7 in my minds eye. I bought mine from a farmer too, they just must do incredibly large miles? I've done 120,000 in 15 years, and I thought I drove it heaps.
I'm so proud to see my car Toyota Kijang (read: Kee Jung meaning Deer) is mentioned in your video! (13:04). It's the most popular car in Indonesia and truly indestructible.
Kijang, still taking many roles in secluded region, become a powerhorse aside from farming tractors and bull or horse. Avanza and Xenia, do not fare better against Kijang in rough terrain in stock specs.
Great video I currently live in Thailand, and I also have a Toyota hilux, mine is a 2004 sport cruiser, basically a 4 door pickup3,0 litre diesel auto, it has 230000 kilometers on it ,and genuinely genuinely I have never had to replace anything on it other than servisable parts, oil filters battery ,front shocks only ,tyres and only the front break pads no discs yet, don't think I have ever put a bulb in it, obviously the weather here helps but these are some unbelievably good vehicles, ohh its had a few sets off wiper blades actually as the sun tends to melt them to the windscreen, but other that that nothing.
I am relatively new to living in Thailand from the UK. I bought a Toyota Hilux PreRunner Double Cab 2.4 diesel in 2017 but recently added a Standard Cab 4x4 2.8 diesel as a work vehicle.
I never drove a Hilux until I got stationed overseas. These simple little trucks gained my respect. Despite harsh desert conditions and questionable maintenance, I can never recall one having a mechanical failure. The simple gasoline 4 cylinder and 5 speed manual transmission probably contributed greatly to that reliability.
Really surprising to know that the Innova and Kijang (sold here in the Philippines as the “Tamaraw FX”, then “Revo” on its final years) were based from the Hilux!! The only one I knew heavily based from that car is the Fortuner. Both the Hilux and Fortuner would cost you quite a sum here and considered a status symbol.
I know I’m a little late, but a little correction there. The Kijang (or the Tamaraw FX in your country) was based entirely on a different underpinning, while the Innova (or the Revo) was indeed derived from the Hilux. As well as the Fortuner, they’re all part of Toyota’s IMV program with the main purpose of developing rugged MPV, pickup and SUV for developing countries 👍
One of the best trucks out there. I had an '87 base truck bought brand new right when mini-trucking was the rage in California. Lowered it, aftermarket wheels, and a booming to me sound system. lol Got to tour the NUUMI plant in Fremont back in the late 90's. Got to see some trucks on the line. That was a tour I won't forget.
I drove a '74 year round in Alaska for a very long time. Couldn't kill the thing. After insulating the cab, installing an electric water pump, and a Cadillac heater box it was even somewhat comfortable.
I've got an original 1974. The bench seats are not comfortable or even ergonomic. I use cushions.👍 Heating not a problem here in Australia. But 40°c and no aircon can get a touch uncomfortable 🥴 Wind down the window? Hot still air vs. hot moving air !! Cheers
Don´t know if you've already made a "Landcruicer Story" but if not, here's a fun fact. I work in the film-industry in Sweden and makes a lot of commercials. About 20 years ago we shot a campaign for Toyota Sweden which was about the legacy of Toyota, featuring old cars of all kinds of models (they did not want to show the Model X nor the Previa though 😀)... Anyhow, when we shot a scene of "tug of war" between a modern Landcruicer and one from the -70s, all of a sudden the marketing director from Toyota said "This must be the first time we've ever shot a commercial with a Landcruicer"! When I asked why, the reply came instantly. "There's no need, both UN and all the gerillas in the world uses them, we get daily free advertising on more or less every TV-news network".
Had 2008 Hilux 3.0 D4D for a few years. When working on powerline projects I was towing trailer with metal bars, medium and high voltage headgear or quadbike. Off-road is well. Beast. Once I drove from Ireland to Poland and back. With family I did few trips and my sons still remember driving Hilux on beach at ocean outflow. Great car, indeed.
At one time I used to think fords and chevys were at the top, Then I moved to central America and one day drove a hilux. Holy baby Jesus those trucks are long lasting and reliable. Mind blowing for sure.
My Dad owned a hilux in the early 1980, kept it for more than a decade..coincidentally my inlaw owned a same hilux only a single cab....now both my husband and I own 3 hiluxs, LN106, LN166, 10 years still going & a Kun26,...these utes are Unbreakable 😊
As usual, excellent video. I would add that, if in europe and USA, front suspension was independant early on, in developping countries a heavy duty version, with beam axles, was still available in the 90s. I had one in Papua New Guinea from 1991 to 1993. 2,8 naturaly aspirated engine and front beam axle. The other brands (Nissan, Isuzu) had IFS and we had to weld it back to the chassis about once a year...
The bizarre thing is, most Americans think their car industry and its products are world leading. They simply don't know that their market is served by a limited range of manufacturers and models, and that their cars are generally out of date& poorly designed and even more poorly built compared to the rest of the world.
I agree with Godfrey Poon. I was in the Mt. Isa lead/copper mine years ago and the used hilux, s to go around the mine underground. They would be absolutely destroyed when they were brought back up to the surface. Only 6000kms on the clock. But they would still run
A salt shaker six feet away: Hold my beer. Seriously.... Toyota has always sucked at corrosion protection. The only truck I’ve ever seen to have a frame literally rust in half.
Errata: In the "war zone" section, some of the pickups shown aren't Hilux's. But the point still stands. Yes, I've made mistakes when talking about suspension!
Pin your comments dude, I left one about a suspension mistake and now i see this lmao. Thanks for the good content. Don't be afraid to take notes and remake these vids with better gfx and updated dialouge in half a decade.
I had a 1991 VW Taro from new (£6K) that did 330,000 miles,worked like a cart horse and never missed a beat until a cracked rear axle sent it to the scrap yard.Great pick-up.
I remember one top gear episode where Hammond bought a broken Land Cruiser and he proudly say its the most unique LC in the world because its broken. So if Hammond get a Hilux he will found a way to destroy it
So until 0:38 I thought the Jeckyll & Hyde was referring to the Hilux being used by both ambulances AND war lords. I guess in certain parts of the world, the question at the dealership is “so you want the hand barrow or the machine gun installed?” P.S. Love your content! P.P.S. Ah, you mentioned it even! Excellent as always ... it’s crazy how Toyota always claims they “don’t know how the cars got there”....
@@frikdt ruclips.net/video/Tya0zX7czD4/видео.html i looked up online, and this is the last few sec barely mentionning it, apparently the US added an import tax hideously large, so it's not that they don't sell anymore, it's that it's not profitable to do so, basically becoming a luxury like its name imply and not a work truck
KEK! I thought the same thing and figured someone in the comments may had solved the mystery. Always liked the trucks but not fun for people over six feet tall...
Toyota Hilux G 7th gen 2014 double cab (Malaysia model), MT, 2.5L VNT, my dad truck pickup. It very strong pickup for road trip, carry the heavy things, and etc. This Hilux old is the best Pickup ever
Thank you for your latest video. I have enjoyed everything you have done. My family had three of these in the eighties and nineties. They all took a beating and just ran without problem. They couldn’t be beaten to death even as they ran over 300,000 miles. Eventually we replaced them with a CR-V that had the same bulletproof reliability.
One of my favorite Hilux/Tacoma stories is when a man in California drove through a fire several times to rescue like 80 people from an assisted living home, destroying the truck in the process, but Toyota honored his trucks sacrifice by giving him a new one.
I thought it was a tundra
@@goodtimeshereyou're right that was a tundra story
I can't even put in words how thankful I am for this quality content
Thanks!
Agreed.. educational and well researched.. presented with no ‘fluff’.
Thank you big car 🚗
I even subscribed to his channel 🙌
@@haroldmagampa5186 That's some level of commitment! 😃
@@BigCar2 Please make one on the Isuzu Rodeo and it's variants!
I have owned my 2006 Hilux 3L Vigo Double cabin truck for 11 years, and only replaced the alternator and cam belt at 50K. And have moved tons of gear around with him. Strong as an Ox and mega reliable. What a great vehicle !
Had a 2012 one as a work car when I worked as a community nurse in a remote part of the Northern Territory a few years back. The abuse that thing soaked up was incomprehensible.
The HiLux is the builder's friend, the farmer's workhorse, the quarryman's rufty tufty machine, the gas cylinder delivery guy's loadcarrier, and a genuine tradesman's all rounder. Quite literally a jack of all trades for all businesses.
But not your kidneys' friend, unfortunately.
@@mauritsvw used ones are cheap though
And for arabs, the best budget dune basher that can be easily modified
@@johneldepresso and for rebels, their greatest ally
And the ISIS’s bomb
Another brilliant video. I had an early Hilux Surf. Got it secondhand with 400 000 km on the clock and it did another 100 000 with me through Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and primarily Zimbabwe. The only thing that required replacing was a transfer box oil seal. I had a Land rover 110 Defender before that and the only reason such as high proportion of them still exist is because they spend a large percentage of the time being repaired. If you want to find a Land rover driver, don't bother looking behind the steering wheel, look under the bonnet (hood)!
Ford trucks: Built tough
Chevrolet trucks: Like a rock
Toyota Hilux: Modest and very durable. (No need of impressive slogan)
Maybe in usa, but rest of the world! toyota rule
🤣 toyota ten times better than these junkers
Nobody named a war after Ford or Chevrolet.
Are you serious? You're actually positing that some yank pig-iron is as durable as a Hi-Lux? ;D
"Land Rover if you want to go into the bush, Land Cruiser if you want to come back" can just as well be applied to Chevy and Ford rather than Land Rover; there's a reason you wont see many of the former in the antipodes. I'm no fan of Toyota, but their reliability is a given.
ETA: I used to own a big block Chevy Blazer, I loved it and miss it, but it was a terribly unreliable crock of shit.
@@sq1rlsqu4d
"Land Rover if you want to go to Sahara, Land Cruiser if you want to get out!"
Because of Back to the Future, my brother got one of these. He must have liked it as he got another a few years later
Did he get the girl?
I hope your brother didn't convert to another religion lately and moved to the middle east... because that would explain why he buys Hiluxes over and over again. ^^
@@derwolf200 haha, no he didn’t !!
Not Only Back To The Future The Toyota Hilux Is Also Seen In Every Disney-Pixar Films Except The Incredibles 1 & 2
Too bad the other car is the one most people remember from those movies.
The vehicles shown in the 'Toyota Wars' clip are not HiLux's they are 70 Series Landcruisers
@@asif9700 we all make mistakes, and its an easy one to make if you're not a big Toyota fan.
Let’s see you create something original informative and comprehensive and post it online, easy to criticise from the comfort of your keyboard and minimum wage job
It's not really the point, either. The Libyan-Chadian war gets that name because of a generalised use of Toyota vehicles. He's making a statement about their proliferation, not the specific model.
@@asif9700 He's British but doesn't live here . He's in the States.
@@asif9700 oh so watching a free video you're now complaining that the time and effort that someone put in to create content shouldn't be forgiven. Christ, right proper moaner you are, right laugh to hang out with I bet. Like the TV news and weather is 100% accurate anyway!!
My daughter was 5 years old when I bought a new 2wd 22re Toyota pickup in 1993. I still own it. In 2019 she bought a new Tacoma because of the great experience with my 93.
I have a 1992 runs like new
Lost it at “Triumph Door Stop”
That was a good stab at it!
Hieywiey ... or The Cheese Wedge as it would be probably better known in THAT side of the Atlantic.
@@syxepop the cheese wedge on this (east) side of the pond would be the Bond Bug, double Gloucester coloured.
Finally the right comment, 4:55 all gold :D
Shots fired.
My brother owned a 1987 Dolphin motorhome built on a HiLux chassis. It was a nice rig, comfortable, rugged and mechanically sound. He put 100k miles on it in 8 years with no major problems of any kind. My guess is the chassis was right on the edge of being overloaded since you couldn't get up 65 if you weren't going downhill, and it needed the airbag suspension to stay level. Still, it worked fine once you dealt with the limitations, and there weren't any other self contained rigs back then where you could get 18 mpg from regular gas. He sold it in 2000 because they were retiring to become fulltimers, and the Dolphin was just too small for that. He misses it though, and his family and mine had some great trips in it.
I saw one the other day!
Thanks for sharing your story :-)
Toyota: makes the most reliable, cheap pickup in the world
Every African insurgency: *I'll take your entire stock!*
Cheap.... Yeah....
It's a Tacoma in the USA. Boring name Tacoma is...
Top 3 mods for the Toyota Hilux!
1. 2 inch lift
2. Bullbar
3. Machine gun mounted on the roof
ISIS: *gimme some*
Insurgencies funded by the good old USA!
Toyota is the king of Africa it's car to be trusted, it's has been with Africa during the off roads of Africa, what I like about Toyota even poor people they have afforded it ,as African we salute Toyota 🙋🙋🏼♂️🙋🙋🏼♂️keep it up with a higher spirit God bless you 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Jeremy Clarkson: "I'm going to kill one on Top Gear."
Hilux: "I'm about to destroy this mans dreams."
We own a 1974 1600 12R single cab Hilux bought in 1976 and still running. I tried to 'accidentially' write it off twice but it and I survived (obviously).
Simple strong well made... indestructible Toyota.
@@Time4Breakfast That's great. I always love to hear from the owners and how well they do. Enjoy the ride.
@@BrandonHanson you don't know a '70s Hilux otherwise you wouldn't use the words enjoy & ride in the same context 😲🤣
@@Time4Breakfast If I didn't know anything about this Truck, especially after seeing it on BBC Top Gear. I never would of commented on this video now would I of?
All staged.
All you have to do is put a Hilux within 6 feet of a salt shaker and it will rust into nothing.
They must have hosed it off and then doused it in diesel after the North Sea stint.
I've played offroad in a 97 Tacoma and have to say they weren't just a good looking truck but capable too. When I got stuck and started setting up recovery my friend, the owner, suggested we try the 4wd. I wasn't the happiest about the joke but that little Tacoma was something special.
The Hilux is basically the Nokia 3310 of vehicles, in that they’re both basically indestructible and will probably never break.
Nokia’s 3000 series of phones were a gift from the gods.
Toyota hilux/land cruiser and mercedes w123 most indestructible vehicles ever made
Why buy a Volvo when you can buy a Toyota pickup? ;)
@@nathanjoseph4284 What?
@@nathanjoseph4284
Toyota Forerunner!
wow, never thought I'd love my Hilux even more 😂😂
Lucky man!!! I can't wait until I can afford one here in the states. The ones that are here, go for top dollar
@@jasonconrad4314 I got mine for around $33K brand new in 2019. it's a TRD with a 4.0 V6 (1GR-FE). but the Hilux is very lacking in specs(creature comforts) when compared to the Tacoma
I’m on my third lux , the 95 mode with the aspirated 2.8 would be the slowest and agricultural one I’ve owned , but the most simple and reliable one too.
Also unstoppable in the bush.
I had a 94 Toyota hilux 4x4 diesel 2:8 litre. Absolutely Indestructible. I couldn’t kill it.....
I really look forward to your videos, no matter my car preference I watch them all, and then watch them again while I wait for a new one
Wow, what an interesting video. There is a Toyota plant in Durban, South Africa where the Hilux along with the Corolla and Hi-Ace minivan (Sold as the Quantum in South Africa) is built, sold and exported to other African countries. Due to the reliability of their vehicles, Toyota has been the selling car brand in South Africa and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa for decades. The Hilux has been the best selling vehicle overall in South Africa for over 30 consecutive years because of it's popularity as a family and business vehicle. I think this has to be one of my favourite videos on your channel Mr Big Car.
🇿🇦❤️
Thanks for the historical perspective on my favourite ever vehicle.
Bought a 1974 12R 1600 one 2nd hand in 1976. Drove it everyday for 16 years. 2 major accidents didn't kill it, or me (no airbags!)
😲 We still own it. Running and due for touch-up and club rego.
Toyota... indestructible.
First I say thanx a lot. I love it that I bought the new gen Hilux in Thailand. 10 days old and I love my luxy!
My dad had a Toyota pickup since the day I was born in one variant or another.
BTW the Toyota in BTTF is one of the coolest trucks I’ve ever seen.
I loved back to the future, it was a little far fetched though, like when the delorean does 88 mph...
Which variant were you born in?
@@anthonykennedy5324 91 single cab. Cutest truck.
My 2000 Tacoma 4x4 has over 300k and still going strong. We recently had a record breaking winter storm here in the Central US and my little truck was able to anywhere I needed to go.
Also, let's be honest, it's never been unattractive. Always been a good looking truck.
Hilux was best back in the days with 4 cyl diesel engines, manual gearbox and solid front axles. Simple, basic and durable.
Thanks for this.
I grew up in my dad's Hilux, I believe he drove it for nearly 9 yrs sometime in the 90s to early 2000s. Unfortunately that was still a time of film cameras and not digital cameras or handphone cameras so it was a real pity we didn't have any photos of it, It was such a practical vehicle.. it could seat 5 easily up front with relative comfort, and when we had outings with our cousins and families, all of us kids would clamor to sit at the back of the truck. Where I residue, there is a new law now that children aren't allowed to sit at the back of trucks due to safety reasons, and even for adults there's a limit to how many; so that is not a sight one will see anymore on the road, All the more I will never forget how we kids up to 7-8 of us at the back having fun as my dad drove along. It was the Happy vehicle, and as kids, no one cared if it was dirty or a truck or expensive vehicle. Even if there was a rich uncle with a nice car, my dad's Hilux is always the pick! Those were the Simpler times, great memories, therefore again its such a pity I couldn't even find ONE photo of us and the vehicle, simply too utilitarian and part of our daily lives (dad uses it for work in the construction industry), that probably none of us bothered with photographs too. Though the memories will stay with me.Thanks Hilux!
I remember riding in a Toyota Stout to school. I'm that old!
I love Toyotas. They were so well built that the body shell would literally disintegrate and the running gear would still be sweet. I had a 95 corolla 1.3 hatchback with a 5 speed manual that I'd regularly thrash the snot out of over hilly, winding roads red lining through 2nd and 3rd. Great feed back through the wheel, sat down nicely in the ass on tight corners when you put the power in and just the right amount of forgiving understeer if you went into a corner a bit too hot. "Sniff" I miss that car a little bit still, it had soul.
I'm a loyal toyota customer, now driving 2015 VNT Fortuner... strong, reliable, economic, dependable. No complain about this car
As an Australian, it sounds funny to hear a Hilux referred to as a "truck", when here, most of the time "truck" refers to a much larger vehicle used for transporting commercial quantities of goods - if you need a "truck" license to drive it (a truck driver's license is required for any motor vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) exceeding 4.5 t), it's a truck, otherwise it's probably referred to as a "ute". Most people I know regard the Hilux as a "ute" here.
As an American, I thought the Holden Ute was the only ‘truck’ in Australia that was called a Ute. I assumed the other trucks were just called trucks or pickups, like in USA.
I've heard Holdens were sold new in Hawaii in the 1950s.
Different classes/naming the same product. Let's reconcile the truckVS ute and simply call them "Bakkie" as known in South Africa. Whatever name, these bakkies are simply tougher........ and top seller vehicle in South Africa (including everything vehicle)
@@cashkenterprises5584 Nope, but it's very interesting to hear you thought that. Many car companies here have produced 'utes' and called them that here.
@@cashkenterprises5584, I was just watching an Australian show that referred to a Subaru Brat as a ute and had the same realization.
The Hilux is insanely popular...in South Africa
It's insanely popular in almost all the Arab countries too!
And here's a thing! In our region the Hiluxs come with a certain graphic design on it's side , and literally each country has a different design!!
Its insanely popular in South Asian country too
It's insanely popular everywhere.
@@rockzs74r I can see that
@@محمدالشريف-ج1غ that's neat
Thanks for the film. BTW Some of the images you showed Toyota's in war zones were not Hilux, they were previous generation Land Cruisers in pick-up format - still available new in certain regions like Africa, Middle East, Australia :-)
my grandfather has a 2010 hilux when i was 8, after so many years and it still drives like a dream
Used to live in an oil town, the company's Fords are being replaced with Hiluxes now
Watch Whistlindiesel hilux, those things are pretty much indestructible.
Dude climbed americas hardest trail at full speed and made pro rock climbing trucks look foolish
Also don't forget top gear when they tested their Toyota that's what inspired whistlindiesel
Top gear did a better job
"Why did Toyota end US Hilux sales?!?"
DID I MISS THE EXPLANATION?
Your not alone because I'm thinking the same thing. I'm sure it's in there though ?
Because it was replaced by the Tacoma
Because the American market preferred a little more luxury and larger vehicles, so they ended the Hilux and instead introduced the Tacoma line which was specifically designed for the American market to compete with Fords and Chevies. Although technically the 4Runner is still based on the Hilux so the name may not be there, but the car still lives on.
@@jonjohns8145 thanks for the info !
@@jonjohns8145 Pretty much what you said, though the current gen 4Runner is actually more related to the Land Cruiser Prado/Lexus GX than the Hilux nowadays.
I have had two of the truck models shown:
1971 Hilux 1st generation.
1984 & 1986 Hilux SR5 turbo. 4th generation.
I wish I never sold the 1971, we were the original owners. After it was stolen and partially stripped for the second time, it sat for 10 years and was eventually sold for scrap. ;(
Looking back, it wouldn't have been very difficult to repair it and get it back on the road.
I have a few of the rare factory Turbo trucks that I plan on keeping as long as possible.
Toyota trucks never die!
I started my career as an auto technician at a Toyota dealership in 1993. The pickups were our best sellers right next to the Camry and Corolla. When the T100 first came out, it was not well received by our customers. Great video!!! I had NO idea VW rebadged a Hilux!!
I read somewhere VW is now going to rebadge Ford pickups...
mauritsvw - 2G / Mk 2 Amaroks on the T7 (6G / Mk 6 Bronco SUV) chassis.
Although with the possibility of a future merge between Toyota and VW looming (check the new project between Hino and VAG's commercial arm), who knows if that with Ford won't last long...
Yeah it "bugs" me a little 😂
Joel Atteberry - try the Toyota SA shown in the video. It'll really BUGS YOU UP.
@@syxepop Interesting, thanks!
I been following this channel since it started. In fact I think I was a one of the first few handful of subscribers. Another brilliant video, thank you.
Thanks for the support!
If you want to go into the desert get a land-rover if you want to get out get a Toyota
@Joe Moer ruclips.net/video/pUWMc92W1wQ/видео.html&ab_channel=WhistlinDiesel
@Joe Moer indestructible
Nice. I had to read this twice to understand the sarcasm
“fifty years ago...”
“so, like, 1950?”
“no, like 1970!”
“but that's 30 years ago!”
“no, 1990 was 30 years ago!”
“f**k.” [crumbles to dust]
Time flys
Did you know that the year 2050 is closer to us than the year 1990?
I still feel this way. I was just saying to a friend high school was only 10 years ago.. but then I realized it was almost 17.. thats like 20!
I swear its a 80s baby curse. our brains feel like time stopped after 2000 for some reason.
@@Mm5361mM Depends how you measure the perception of time and how it actually exists as something to "reach". The year 2050 doesn't exist, neither does 1990. Does the fact that 1990 did "exist" make it closer to us than a time that may not? One is a memory, one is a potential and hoped for memory. You could also argue the only future events are ever close to us - past events are both infinitely close (immediate in our memory and experience) and also infinitely far away.
Ikr
Great video as usual, many thanks. I’m intrigued by the *long-term* environmental impact of indestructible vehicles like these. Granted, they’re heavy, damage roads more, and guzzle the juice liberally. But if one of these could physically outlast 2 or 3 normal vehicles, it is arguably the more green choice? Reduces by a factor of 2 or 3 the amount of cars being *made*. Has anyone ever thrashed out the figures on something like this?
Making a car is a good %age of it's total environmental impact, so having a car that last longer can only be a good thing.
My 2RZ-FE equipped 1996 Tacoma 2WD (w/ 5-speed manual) is getting 28.3 US MPG mixed! For solely highway driving, 30-34+ US MPG is very doable. I did replace the (cracked) iron exhaust manifold with LC Engineering's street-legal header, so efficiency (or power, depending on driving style) has been boosted at least 10% or so. The rest of the exhaust is all stock, so it doesn't sound annoying or too loud. Can't think of a better single vehicle for myself- load up 1500 lbs, tow 3500, or get groceries and run errands, all without using much fuel.
It has over 337k miles- due to previous owner's neglect, we replaced the cracked cylinder head in 2019, and some sensors, but otherwise, not much with the engine. Lots of other parts were worn, but they functioned for 20-25+ years before I replaced them. A true testament to the build quality of Toyota (and Aisin, etc).
Own a 2010 hilux. From my father, to my brother, and now Ive been using it for almost 4 years now. 195,000 km. Just on-time maintenance. Still running smooth.
@Nathan Marais How TF? I own a 2003 Hilux SR5 with 154,000 km on the clock. I purchased it at only one and a half years old, in 2005, and it already had a massive 34,000 k's on it then... I don't know how people do it?
@Nathan Marais Thanks Nathan, I still can't fully comprehend, your butt would have to be strapped in the seat 24/7 in my minds eye. I bought mine from a farmer too, they just must do incredibly large miles? I've done 120,000 in 15 years, and I thought I drove it heaps.
I'm so proud to see my car Toyota Kijang (read: Kee Jung meaning Deer) is mentioned in your video! (13:04). It's the most popular car in Indonesia and truly indestructible.
Not anymore, his little brother (Avanza-Xenia) took the reign long long time ago :D
Kijang, still taking many roles in secluded region, become a powerhorse aside from farming tractors and bull or horse.
Avanza and Xenia, do not fare better against Kijang in rough terrain in stock specs.
Its indian model name is Qualis
Looks cool
No mention of the Hilux being the best selling vehicle in Australia
South Africa too. Outsold even the Corolla (best selling for a decade) in some months
So true
You mean Syria and Iraq?
@@Al-vb6js You mean rebadged mazda
Argentina, and other south americans countries too
Yes! Great to see another Big Car video! Really brightens my day during these hard times :)
Quality content thoroughly researched and presented very well.
Great video I currently live in Thailand, and I also have a Toyota hilux, mine is a 2004 sport cruiser, basically a 4 door pickup3,0 litre diesel auto, it has 230000 kilometers on it ,and genuinely genuinely I have never had to replace anything on it other than servisable parts, oil filters battery ,front shocks only ,tyres and only the front break pads no discs yet, don't think I have ever put a bulb in it, obviously the weather here helps but these are some unbelievably good vehicles, ohh its had a few sets off wiper blades actually as the sun tends to melt them to the windscreen, but other that that nothing.
I am relatively new to living in Thailand from the UK.
I bought a Toyota Hilux PreRunner Double Cab 2.4 diesel in 2017 but recently added a Standard Cab 4x4 2.8 diesel as a work vehicle.
I never drove a Hilux until I got stationed overseas. These simple little trucks gained my respect. Despite harsh desert conditions and questionable maintenance, I can never recall one having a mechanical failure. The simple gasoline 4 cylinder and 5 speed manual transmission probably contributed greatly to that reliability.
Really surprising to know that the Innova and Kijang (sold here in the Philippines as the “Tamaraw FX”, then “Revo” on its final years) were based from the Hilux!! The only one I knew heavily based from that car is the Fortuner. Both the Hilux and Fortuner would cost you quite a sum here and considered a status symbol.
I know I’m a little late, but a little correction there. The Kijang (or the Tamaraw FX in your country) was based entirely on a different underpinning, while the Innova (or the Revo) was indeed derived from the Hilux. As well as the Fortuner, they’re all part of Toyota’s IMV program with the main purpose of developing rugged MPV, pickup and SUV for developing countries 👍
I own a hilux 87 4x4 22r, rural área, hard Work daily,Never fail!! Awesome pickup Truck!! thank You Toyota! 🍻🌞
I remember seeing your content and subscribing when you still had under 10k subs. Really happy to see you grow and keep making great videos!
Thank you Mikael. It's been a wild ride!
One of the best trucks out there. I had an '87 base truck bought brand new right when mini-trucking was the rage in California. Lowered it, aftermarket wheels, and a booming to me sound system. lol
Got to tour the NUUMI plant in Fremont back in the late 90's. Got to see some trucks on the line. That was a tour I won't forget.
My dad had a 1976 Hilux that was rusted so bad the front fenders litterally flapped in the wind when driven, but it would NOT die😏
I drove a '74 year round in Alaska for a very long time. Couldn't kill the thing. After insulating the cab, installing an electric water pump, and a Cadillac heater box it was even somewhat comfortable.
I've got an original 1974.
The bench seats are not comfortable or even ergonomic.
I use cushions.👍
Heating not a problem here in Australia. But 40°c and no aircon can get a touch uncomfortable 🥴
Wind down the window? Hot still air vs. hot moving air !! Cheers
Thanks for posting, I really enjoyed that history lesson.
This is the best mini documentary
Don´t know if you've already made a "Landcruicer Story" but if not, here's a fun fact. I work in the film-industry in Sweden and makes a lot of commercials. About 20 years ago we shot a campaign for Toyota Sweden which was about the legacy of Toyota, featuring old cars of all kinds of models (they did not want to show the Model X nor the Previa though 😀)...
Anyhow, when we shot a scene of "tug of war" between a modern Landcruicer and one from the -70s, all of a sudden the marketing director from Toyota said "This must be the first time we've ever shot a commercial with a Landcruicer"! When I asked why, the reply came instantly. "There's no need, both UN and all the gerillas in the world uses them, we get daily free advertising on more or less every TV-news network".
I was the owner of a 1977, then a 1987, and last a 2001 hi lux, they are for life
I am Toyotally loving my shiny new Toyota Hilux :) .
It is the perfect little truck for my farm.
Had 2008 Hilux 3.0 D4D for a few years. When working on powerline projects I was towing trailer with metal bars, medium and high voltage headgear or quadbike. Off-road is well. Beast. Once I drove from Ireland to Poland and back. With family I did few trips and my sons still remember driving Hilux on beach at ocean outflow. Great car, indeed.
At one time I used to think fords and chevys were at the top, Then I moved to central America and one day drove a hilux. Holy baby Jesus those trucks are long lasting and reliable. Mind blowing for sure.
My Dad owned a hilux in the early 1980, kept it for more than a decade..coincidentally my inlaw owned a same hilux only a single cab....now both my husband and I own 3 hiluxs, LN106, LN166, 10 years still going & a Kun26,...these utes are Unbreakable 😊
As usual, excellent video.
I would add that, if in europe and USA, front suspension was independant early on, in developping countries a heavy duty version, with beam axles, was still available in the 90s. I had one in Papua New Guinea from 1991 to 1993. 2,8 naturaly aspirated engine and front beam axle. The other brands (Nissan, Isuzu) had IFS and we had to weld it back to the chassis about once a year...
At last my request is answered. Worth watching every minute.
Glad you liked it!
What Toyota learned in the NUMMI collaboration is that GM's factories and cars were worse than they ever imagined.
Possibly one of the inspirations for the 1986 film Gung Ho.
@@areasevenpro I thought that movie was a perfect parody of that collaboration...or rather failed collaboration!
@@carlm8821 Toyota has their overseas execs watch the movie as an example of how not to handle foreign labor.
Those pannell gaps on Tesla are probably from a haunted assembly line with 70s gm build quality in them
The bizarre thing is, most Americans think their car industry and its products are world leading. They simply don't know that their market is served by a limited range of manufacturers and models, and that their cars are generally out of date& poorly designed and even more poorly built compared to the rest of the world.
Fantastic video! There’s so much to be said about the legendary Hilux!
Toyota Hilux: "Indestructible!"
Australian Coal Mines: hold my beer
More like Aussie bogans with no concept of economic driving or smooth braking
@@BigBoiTurboslav Yeah, but also the water at the washdown bays is always somewhat corrosive.
I agree with Godfrey Poon. I was in the Mt. Isa lead/copper mine years ago and the used hilux, s to go around the mine underground. They would be absolutely destroyed when they were brought back up to the surface. Only 6000kms on the clock. But they would still run
A salt shaker six feet away: Hold my beer.
Seriously.... Toyota has always sucked at corrosion protection. The only truck I’ve ever seen to have a frame literally rust in half.
@@BigBoiTurboslav u just described a bogan that dident buy a commodore
Oh those Toyota Stouts from the 60s. They are dang cool! I'd kill to have one of those!
Some hilux like my 2020 model are now built in South Africa.
Black to the future ?? 😂
Yep around my area
Toyota is manufacturing bakkies and cars in SA since the 80's...
U can get new FJ and LC 70 (soo sad only Euro4) in SA....
Excellent. Have driven quite a few of these in many different countries and they are great. Thanks for the vid!
Errata: In the "war zone" section, some of the pickups shown aren't Hilux's. But the point still stands.
Yes, I've made mistakes when talking about suspension!
The mighty landcruiser ute is still a toyota though, and better for some things anyway. Great video
@@michaeldilger9582 If u look on Toyota South Africa u still can buy a brand new 70 series Land Cruiser and FJ
Some mid wheelbase 70 series land cruisers called “ bundeera” are Hilux chassis and running gear
Ah, seeing this now. Apologies for my previous comment. :-)
Pin your comments dude, I left one about a suspension mistake and now i see this lmao. Thanks for the good content. Don't be afraid to take notes and remake these vids with better gfx and updated dialouge in half a decade.
So pleased you have covered the Hilux! Great video!
When you live in Africa there is only one choice well that and a land cruiser but the hilux beats it massively on fuel consumption
I had a 1991 VW Taro from new (£6K) that did 330,000 miles,worked like a cart horse and never missed a beat until a cracked rear axle sent it to the scrap yard.Great pick-up.
Yay. I voted for this. Omnissiah’s indestructible gift to humanity
Everybody gangsta 'till the Hilux replies in binary
Still driving my 1988 Hilux out here in California Deserts!
Do a video on how crap the navara is. I can supply you one to review 😊
Navara is also a good pickup.
@@ChosenOne563 not the np300.
Awesome video with 100% factual info.
I remember one top gear episode where Hammond bought a broken Land Cruiser and he proudly say its the most unique LC in the world because its broken. So if Hammond get a Hilux he will found a way to destroy it
As a Hino and Toyota owner, I like this video 😝
The Hilux is the best selling car in Australia. Better selling than the Corolla!
Good day mate.. need tough ride for the rough outback mate
Fantastic video, top quality.
Glad you enjoyed it Mr/Ms Dakar rally 😜!
So until 0:38 I thought the Jeckyll & Hyde was referring to the Hilux being used by both ambulances AND war lords. I guess in certain parts of the world, the question at the dealership is “so you want the hand barrow or the machine gun installed?”
P.S. Love your content!
P.P.S. Ah, you mentioned it even! Excellent as always ... it’s crazy how Toyota always claims they “don’t know how the cars got there”....
I love my 1994 Toyota T100! Mine is a DX 2wd with only 40,000 miles!
South Africa!! W000t!!! :D Thank you so much, these always make my day better :D
The HiLux has been the top selling vehicle in Australia for many years, closely followed by the similar Ford Ranger ( A rebadged Mazda BT50 ).
Did we ever get to why Toyota stopped selling them in America? I must have dozed off...
I'm still trying to find that answer too, and definitely did not doze off.
@@frikdt same here, i swear i was paying attention, but i didn't get the info about toyota not selling in the US anymore
@@frikdt ruclips.net/video/Tya0zX7czD4/видео.html i looked up online, and this is the last few sec barely mentionning it, apparently the US added an import tax hideously large, so it's not that they don't sell anymore, it's that it's not profitable to do so, basically becoming a luxury like its name imply and not a work truck
KEK! I thought the same thing and figured someone in the comments may had solved the mystery.
Always liked the trucks but not fun for people over six feet tall...
@@gibbbon Hint: the big US automakers paid off the lawmakers to keep out the Greatest competition on these trucks.
Toyota Hilux G 7th gen 2014 double cab (Malaysia model), MT, 2.5L VNT, my dad truck pickup.
It very strong pickup for road trip, carry the heavy things, and etc. This Hilux old is the best Pickup ever
In Aussie the hilux is the "legendary" ute
The Third Gen 4Wheel Drive of 1978.. is beautiful
0:00 the Hilux also won the andalucian rally on dakar
In East Malaysia, Hilux is must have car for every families... Its everywhere in here, especially in Sarawak.
Eyy fellow sarawakian.. hilux is the best in east malaysia(sarawak & sabah)
@15m10s very very clever touch....dodge the ram....get it?
I do now.
Have a Fortuner myself here in Vietnam. It is just fantastic for coping with in or out of city driving.
6:14 My dad bought this in white the 1983 model a very robust vehicle.
Thank you for your latest video. I have enjoyed everything you have done.
My family had three of these in the eighties and nineties. They all took a beating and just ran without problem. They couldn’t be beaten to death even as they ran over 300,000 miles.
Eventually we replaced them with a CR-V that had the same bulletproof reliability.
Glad you like them Drew!