Thread: 2016 Hilux

Originally Posted by craigc

The modern Hilux is not designed for New Zealand hunters and farmers. It's designed for the American on road market. Try and prove me wrong...

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Toyota stopped thinking about and designing the Hilux for farmers in 1997 when they changed from the solid front axle and moved to independent front suspension . That was to improve its on road handling to keep the weekend warriors and ski field access road racers happy .
The Landcruiser is really the only true off the beaten track workhorse left in their lineup . But for some reason they never really pushed them in NZ , I don't know about now maybe its changed .
My favourite Hilux is my oldest , a 1996 ( last year of the solid front axle ) dual cab 2.8D .
I just spent 3 Grand repainting her and tidying her up , she has done 350,000km and I'll keep her till the day I die .
In a few more years she will be a classic car .Every year there a less of them on the road as time and young fella's destroy them , in another 15 -20 years I'm going to be the crazy old guy driving one of the few remaining real Lux's left

Ken

A real truck,if only Toyota would make that standard!