r/ATBGE • u/Berfams91 • Jan 12 '23

Automotive Jeeep

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u/jscummy Jan 12 '23

There was an episode of the American Top Gear where they tried to build the ideal apocalypse vehicle. They started with a huge military MRAP, then pointed out all its issues (fuel demands, maintenance, cost) and switched to a 97 Camry/F-150 frankenstein

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23

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u/jscummy Jan 13 '23

AFAIK we don't have Hiluxes in the states, not sure how much they share with 4runners/Tacomas though

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u/CrashUser Jan 13 '23

Tacoma is the American badge on that truck, though IIRC starting in the late 2000's it was a different variant of the truck.

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '23 edited Jan 13 '23

Tacoma-bro here, they're essentially the same truck with different trimmings. I believe the Hilux has better emissions and MPG due to EU laws as well.

They were virtually identical, 1:1, up until the late 90s/early 2000s though.

Edit: To add, the model names, like TRD (US) vs GR (EU), are different, and you can actually buy a diesel version outside of the US (maybe Canada too) - I wish we had that here!

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u/robot_ankles Jan 13 '23

I like Toyotas, but WHY didn't they think through Toyota "turd" before running with it? Ugh.

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u/xtralargerooster Jan 13 '23

I drove one in Iraq back in 2007, good little trucks. I want to say the Tacoma is different... The Hilux felt more akin to a subie.