Talk:Toyota Hilux
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[edit] hilux goes to north pole
its worth a mention
[edit] Poorly Phrased
This page and all of the documentation sounds like it was put together by people who didnt speak english as a native language, people living on an island *nudge* *nudge*
[edit] Topgear Linkage
Because people need to see the infamous test in all it's glory.
[edit] Move to Toyota Hilux
There has never been a hyphen in the name - well at least in the past 25 years or so. Please consult any example of the pickup truck or any official toyota website for proof --Zilog Jones 09:45, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Hilux vs. Tacoma
The 1995 secion says, "The Tacoma difers framewise from the Hilux, although both appear similar from the outside."
If it is diffrent framewise, then it is a diffrent vehicle. Mexico sells both vehicles, so shouldn't there be a diffrent article for the Tacoma?--Simonpeter52 21:44, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] The HiLux Is not a tacoma
The HiLux is totally different truck and never will be a tacoma. They were never sold in north america except in Canada for several years during the late 70's to late 80's. rthe name was never retired as theys till make them all over the world except in north america though.
It is a box framed, japan designed truck, they were never imported here b/c they said that the truck couldnt meet crash saftey ratings (which is not the truth-it cost more to import them that it was worth).
It isnt a tacoma, and none of the other pick ups from the 70's to early 90's are tacomas either, the tacoma debuted in 1995.5 and is a complete redesign of the truck and shares very little parts with anything previous.
Whoever wrote this article needs to do more research...
[edit] Correct This Article
I agree with the previous comments. Even though the Hilux played an important role in the evolution of Toyota's pickup truck line, a clear distinction should be drawn between the Hilux, the North American Pickup, and the Tacoma. These are three distinct vehicles with a common lineage. Is anyone else interested in making this proposed correction? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by BillD234 (talk • contribs) 20:51, 17 December 2006 (UTC).
[edit] Merge redirect from Toyota Truck
As part of clearing backlogged maintenance I noticed there had been an outstanding merge proposal for Toyota Truck to this article from Jan/06. I have completed the merge by placing a redirect to this article. Anyone can view the source article for reference purposes. Alan.ca 12:15, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Technical
Part of this article should include a section on how Hilux's have been used as fighting vehicles called "Technicals" in Africa and elsewhere. That after all is their predominant use in most of the third world.
[edit] Just wanted to know...
WHY exactly is the Toyota Hilux, and indeed Japanese engineering in general, so indestructible and reliable? I'm guessing simplicity of design (ironic, considering the truck's called hi-lux), but after much googling I still couldn't find a better, more in-depth answer. Is there something special about the chassis, engine, etc? I'm hoping someone here could tell me...thanks!
In the early days of Toyota (1935-1966) Japan had awful roads. Mostly mud tracks and not many highways. So Toyota built it's vehicles with a very strong chassis and suspension designed to go over big bumps. Because of this, the Land Cruiser, Stout and a few other utility vehicles were quite successful in places like South America, Africa, the Middle East and Australia (all places with rough country roads). The Land Cruiser also did quite well in North America even when Toyota's passenger cars had trouble selling (their cars were not good at highway speeds). As Japan's highways grew better, the passenger cars got softer suspension (but still good quality). But they were smart enough to keep the utility vehicles strong to handle rough travel. Plus Toyota have always emphasised quality. They have a special test track with lots of bumps and hills and every new utility vehicle is thoroughly tested on this track. They also get reports from spare parts departments and dealer service departments about which parts break the most and then they redesign those parts. Each part is over engineered so that it will last much longer than the normal lifetime of the vehicle. Stepho-wrs 01:34, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Toyota Wolverine
Wasn't the Wolverine also an aftermarket kit for making the 78'ish Hilux a 4x4? Dayj 18:49, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] How do you pronounce it?
HILL-ux or HIGH-lux? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.247.47.69 (talk) 20:08, 8 September 2007 (UTC) It's HIGH-lux. ;) Ryou-kun16 (talk) 18:34, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
In Australia we pronounce it as High-Lux. Other countries may differ. Stepho-wrs (talk) 05:03, 30 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Toybota
I thought that the Toybota ended up as the same fate the red Hilux did during the fire? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryou-kun16 (talk • contribs) 18:34, 29 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Generations
I have added international info for the first generation. It is very hard to continue this for further generations because the existing divisions are according to yearly changes to the American model that don't necessarily apply to non American models. I would like to change the divisions to be by generation (e.g. "First Generation" for RN1#, "Second Generation" for RN2#). Changes for a particular market (eg US, Japan, Australia) can then be in the text under that heading. Stepho-wrs (talk) 07:10, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Transmission?
I own a 1990 Toyota Pickup (Hilux, whatever you want to call it) and I noticed that in the article, it says that this model was built with either a 4 speed automatic, or a 5 speed manual. Well, this one I own has a manual transmission, but it's only a 4 speed. I thought this was a bit odd, since no other year model seems to have a 4 speed manual transmission like mine does. Was this only a feature for the 1990 year model? 12.145.12.7 (talk) 02:26, 2 June 2008 (UTC)
