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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 »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5683445&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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Last week we shared news the BBC's Top Gear was filming on an active volcano. Turns out it's Eyjafjallajökull, the same volcano causing European airplane havoc. Luckily, cast and crew escaped just hours before the volcano erupted. Amazing gallery below. More »
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We've seen Nissans, Toyotas, and Rangers in LeMons races, and they've (mostly) been pretty lackluster on the race track. The shocking thing is the lack of Toyota truck reliability, but perhaps you really do get what you pay for when you buy a very used-up $500 Toyota truck. 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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If you’re a militiaman rolling in hostile terrain, your best vehicle choice is the Toyota pickup. A minuscule clue in the latest issue of The New Yorker suggests that all that is about to change. More »
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Following a ute crash in Humpty Doo, NT, Australia, and reports indicating the female passenger may have been engaging in amorous activities with the driver, the 34-year-old waitress would just like everyone to know "I was not sucking his d***." More »
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Heck, we didn't know that any number of R/C cars could tow a full-sized HiLux, but we're damn impressed. Now let's just see them stand up to a Top Gear-style battery of abuse. 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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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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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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It's one thing to play with a giant Suburban in the Icelandic wilds, another to go Vannin' in the Russian countryside. But when you're tooling around in the Arctic, a purpose-built truck is in order. That's were Arctic Trucks comes in. They're in the business of modifying vehicles to take the abuse of the far north. They offer modified Toyota's as part of a standard lineup, but they'll trick out whatever truck you bring them. In fact, these are the same trucks Top Gear drove to the North Pole. Super best truck from the land of no rising sun! More »
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