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Thanks to a perception of versatility, reliability and affordability, the Toyota Hilux is the pickup truck of choice for terrorists and mercenaries all over the world. Now, a Florida car dealer is paying $7.5 million for making that association at the expense of a rival Iranian-born car dealer. More »
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How is it possible that an advertisement from Toyota manages to capture the spirit of man-car love? Simple, it's from Toyota Australia. There's nothing wrong with a Tacoma or a Tundra, but there's just so much right with a HiLux. More »
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The backbone of any modern rebel army remains the bullet-, crash-, flood-, and demolition-proof Toyota Hilux. Barely days after the Libyan civil war broke out, the fearless Hungarian traveler Dániel Belényi made his way to the rebel capital of Benghazi to hang out with Libya’s Toyota-equipped rebels. These are his photos from the war zone. —Ed. More »
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A team of researchers made the 3,000-mile round trip journey from Novo Air Base to the South Pole in a team of four jet-fueled Toyota Hiluxes outfitted by Arctic Trucks to stand up to the Antarctic cold. More »
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Think that's snow falling on that awesome double cab Toyota truck? Nope. It's actually ash from Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Russia's most active volcano. The 15,584 ft. tall volcano erupted last week, blanketing the town of Ust-Kamchatsk in ash. More »
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William Gibson's "Zero History" is a bridge between gearheads and sci-fi fans, offering both a glimpse into the other's world. From Ekranpolans to Hiluxes, here's a guide for both fans to the amazing vehicles in the final Bigend trilogy novel. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5668960&view=rss&microfeed=true Remember a year ago when we investigated why the Taliban seem to be turning away from Toyota trucks? Newsweek's so one year ago. [Newsweek] More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5664135&view=rss&microfeed=true Looks like the Toyota HiLux isn't as indestructible as it once was. [drive.com.au] More »
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Hmm, this explains so much. Top Gear's love of the Toyota Hilux makes complete sense now. [via Carchat] More »
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Since New Zealand is the home of the Original Hoon, it made sense for Toyota to show New Zealanders how they could pound the living crap out of the Hilux. That's why they turned to New Zealand legend Barry Crump. More »
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Society is crumbling and most of us live in cities, which means we're going to be fighting in urban jungles for scarce resources. With the help of our readers we've identified these ten best vehicles for urban warfare. More »
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Japanese cars made up nearly half the entries at the Gator-O-Rama, with 44 out of 95 vehicles coming from the Co-Prosperity Sphere. Miatas, Celicas, and RX-7s galore, of course, but that wasn't all. More »
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Just as we make jokes about unreliable cars, we make jokes about the Toyota pickup's reliability. My brother-in-law's '88 has close to a quarter-million miles and it has yet to suffer any significant mechanical problem.
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$7,500 is just too high for a supercharged Chevy Citation X-11, as it turns out. We know you like well-preserved old Toyota trucks, so we'll see how a low-mile example fares here. More »
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It appears that Toyota of Malaysia doesn't understand the Internet, as they've gone ahead and posted an image and specs of the new face-lift of the 2009 Toyota Hilux ahead of the official unveiling. It would also appear that unlike the United States, Malaysia is a viable market for simple, lightweight, utilitarian trucks. More »
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Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Today we're looking at a vehicle owned by our first four-time DOTS honoree, WhatWouldJesseDo. Well, I think this is Jesse's truck; my Black Metal V8olvo emailed me about his new truck, and I found this Hilux parked on his block. When you have a '66 Datsun, a '61 Mini, and a '70 Puma GT, you need something to haul parts! More »
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Sweet heavenly car gods, make the pain stop. You already handily smote us today with that overwhelming Nova thing, and now this? A car made only of parts from other cars...it's practically a moving identity crisis. We're pretty sure it originally started out as a Toyota Hilux, but that was many rolls of fiberglass ago. What it was is irrelevant now: We want you to toss out ideas on where all the aped styling elements come from. We counted at least eight different sources, but there are probably many more. [VWAudiForums] More »
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Aside from winning Le Mans some time during the late '50s, our top automotive fantasy has to be packing a Toyota HiLux with beer, girlfriends and dirt bikes and heading to a remote Australian beach for a week or two. Thanks to Toyota Down Under, that dream just got a little bit closer. The new TRD HiLux gains a supercharger, bringing power and torque close to 300bhp and 300lb/ft, more aggressive styling and the obligatory double roll bar. Notably absent are wildlife-freezing spotlights, but we suppose those can always be added on afterwards. A man's gotta eat, right? [Source: Toyota] More »
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