What is high mileage for a Toyota Hilux?
A shepherd from Denmark is getting his money’s worth out of a Toyota Hilux pickup that’s clocked up more than 387,000 miles on its original engine and gearbox.
How many miles can a HiLux do?
It isn’t uncommon to hear of Hiluxes with more than 250,000 miles on the clock and seemingly factory-fresh engines – which is why they’re in such high demand in the fierce landscapes and climates of places like East Africa and the Caribbean – and there’s very little to break that would prove terminal.
When did The 1KD FTV Hilux come out?
The 1KD-FTV motor hit our shores in 2005 to an extremely warm reception. Finally we had a HiLux with decent amount of performance thanks to the (for the time) high-tech 3.0-litre turbo-diesel motor, and independent suspension featuring a coilover strut in the front end that rode well for a work ute.
What do you think of the 2008 Toyota Hilux?
45 Comments on “2008 Toyota Hilux Review…” The interior setup isn’t entirely from a Yaris: no centrally positioned instruments. This sounds like a real winner to me. It seems there is a huge reserve of people here in the USA who want unsophsticated rough tough truckinnes over smooth sophisticated automotive excellence.
Where does the durability of the Hilux come from?
Don’t let the pleasing textures fool you; that durability arrives from some of the worst plastics to ever melt out of the Land of the Rising Sun. Everything in the Hilux derives from gray polymers that will only bio-degrade when our sun goes super nova. The rest of the Hilux’s interior setup comes straight from the Yaris.
Are there any accidents with the Toyota Hilux?
While I was in Afghanistan, I heard that a Hilux dragged itself and four American soldiers over forty miles to safety while only able to drive its front wheels when its rear drive shaft was blown off. Another ran for over 100 miles with no oil and a leaking head gasket after being shot by an AK-47 in the mountainous highlands. Talk about a letdown.