Interesting to see how this compares to our Tacoma. Similar pros and cons. Tacoma trucks are great all round rigs with a few mods. I stuck to the 265X65X17 tires. Gearing needs to be changed to 529 diffs to better suit the 6 speed with overdrives. Gets the engine into the power curve. Suspension/payloads are light - upgraded rear springs and better coils in the front to accommodate added accessories like bull bar and winch and canopy/camper in the rear. ARB kits work well. Lastly our fuel economy sucks with about 14 - 16L/100 km as we only have gasoline engine (3.5 liter). I used a Hilux in Africa at about 40 MPG - I wish we could get the diesel motors here! The Tacoma tows well as long as you understand the limits of the power train - my 12' enclosed Off Grid Trailer is well suited for my truck and if I behave on the throttle I can get very good economy too. Thanks for the opportunity for a comparison!
I've had two Hiluxes and one Prado in the past. Now I drive a 2019 Tacoma. Biggest difference, and biggest problem with the Tacoma is the flat hood slope. Visibility out the front is atrocious compared to the Hilux. Other main advantage of the Hilux, at least those I drove, was gearing. My Hiluxes topped out around 65 mph on gearing. The Tacoma is geared for 80-90mph. The result is crap torque off road. I am constantly dropping in to low range to get torque when I shouldn't have to.
Agree with adaptive curise control. Had in in my subi, now have it Rav4 and each time I drive my 100 series on longer trips I miss that feture. With adaptive cruise control one can easily do 1000k a day and resemble a human after it. Drove Syndey -> Brisbane in one day couple times with it.
ronny glad u discussed the power / panel strength vs 79. I have had both vehicles like you (2020 hilus / 2019 VDJ) and you just cannot compare the love for the 79. The hilux gets the job done but you just cannot love it like you do the cruiser. The cruiser has character.
I also LOVE the adaptive cruise control! Best thing about the Hilux? They look friggin sweet and you feel awesome when driving it! Loved watching project Luxy while waiting 7 months for my beast to arrive and I think this is a great follow up, tks Ronny!
Your videos made me consider a pick up for family touring and business use, I ended up choosing a SsangYong Musso Rhino solely for towing ability and warranty, but thank you for your videos in the Hilux. Keep it up Ronny. 👌
Hi Ronny, if you press and hold the traction control button for more than five seconds. It will turn off both the pre collision warning and traction control off.
I have the 2018 model. Got it tuned for towing. Long range tank. Lift . snorkel. Tray. winch Awesome Ute for all round for sure. Keep up the great work
Recently upgraded to a new Prado and hell yes, adaptive cruise control is a winner. On the Prado a press and a 5 sec hold on the traction control buttons disables all the safety electrickery for off road, I am surprised the Hi Lux is not the same.
Hi Ronny, i follow your videos for a while know. Good stuff!! . Fun fact at 17:40" you stated "Any vehicle with a 4 cyclinder motor i won't be towing any caravan with." Says who that now owns a 76 series.
Thanks Ronny - I’m aware you’ve moved on from the Hilux but after owning 11 Subarus found a pre-Covid bargain with a 2010 Auto Hilux diesel which was well loved and in immaculate condition - I’m a tourer obviously with Subarus but wanted more storage and capability off-road as a standard non-rock crawling tourer - so three years on I’ve only needed to add an aluminium tray and liftoff canopy which is currently in stage II fit out mode - just like the Subarus this is very reliable and well built - I considered a troop carrier but I don’t like manuals or the top heavy agricultural feel - the young lads/girls consider the V8 Landcruiser ute with the 3” exhaust as a rite of passage now but I’m a senior country gentleman and prefer a lot more comfort and better fuel economy - it’s no surprise that Toyota has a significant investment with Subaru now which pleases me as I still have my Forester parked next to the Hilux.
There's no young lads of ladies dropping $100k+ on a troopy as a rite of passage unless they work on the mines. Utterly ridiculous vehicles for the money.
@@Saphire0437 there are plenty of them in my regional area and right across the state and mainly driven by young country/city lads that have normal everyday jobs - I know some of them and they’ve borrowed huge amounts to have their V8 wagons - in fact they’ve
@@Saphire0437 there are many in my local regional area who have these V8 Landcruisers and I know some of them who have regular day jobs and they’ve borrowed a lot of money to have their ‘boasting’ wagon - in fact they’ve told me the 6 cylinder version “is for losers” because they want their big V8 sound with an upgrade to a 3” exhaust - I agree that the price is utterly ridiculous as not long ago you could get a six cylinder version for under $20k - this popularity has come about with the demise and dissapearance of the bogan Holden/Ford V8 utes - personally I’d rather put the money towards property not something that will be rusted out in ten years which these will - I know as I’ve I’ve seen them.
I’ve got a n70 Hilux with half canopy roof rack all the bar work, winch and all recovery gear including a tool kit and get about 630km to a standard tank and that has 33 inch tyres with a tune
100% agree about modding options. Already had to compromise with some mods on the Triton and there are always the optons for Hilux, the list is endless for Hilux's.
Ronny, you should see what people do to these in the US. The US equivalent is Toyota Tacoma. And there are people like DirtLifestyle that put 38” tires and take it rock crawling.
Thank you very much for the videos you made. From your videos, I learned very valuable knowledge and techniques. Taiwanese fans thank you! driving the hilux cheers
Pick up a new 22 taco long bed to help save on gas out in Cali. The 200 cruise kitted out was killing me on gas. The taco is no cruise but it will get the job done.
Do you consider the additional weight of the fuel? In the first calculations you subtract 10km for the 150l Tank (730 *2= 1460 - 10 = 1450 basicly double -10km) but then with the 33 inch tires its 500 km with the 75l tank and 1000km with the 150l tank which is impossible. No front, just want to know which ones are numbers you experienced and which are calculations which may (pretty sure with more weight) vary.
I tow a 3+ tonne boat around no problem don’t need any more power, towing a 3 tonne load with any dual cab (except f150/ram 1500) you should keep speed down anyway because of the inherent instability - keep under 95kmh
Missed this when it came out. But such a good, down to earth (No BS) review. I was thinking of changing my luxy. But I'm now thinking more I'll keep it. Keep up the good work. Also in case I've missed it somewhere, I'd love to know what your numbers say & mean.
Interesting your comments on the seats, my wife had the exact same issue with the seats after a trip from Brisbane to Melbourne return via the snowy mountains. I would have thought Toyota would have sorted this in the newest version of this Hilux.
I've got to admit I'm a but surprised about the issue with the anti collision system on the hilux, I though Toyota would have that tech sorted. Definitely agree with you on the dual cabs being good tourers, specially if towing a small camper. Your fuel consumption is also surprising, when you say 33's are they 285/70/17's? My ranger running basically the same mods as you and I'm getting high 11's and mid 12's, also no issues with any of the tech offroad. Enjoyed watching the progress on the hilux, now let's see some big remote trips 👍
I actually have thought/ said pretty much exactly what you've said. I've got a 2019 done 70,000kms. It's before tech pack so haven't had to deal with pre collision. Atrack with the rear diff lock is annoying. Drivers seat I find uncomfortable for longer drives. But all round a great ute
@Ronny Dahl, Your merch segment just reminded me that I a m yet to hear back from you regarding the 2nd prize for your January competition. Looking forward to being contacted... Cheers
I agree with you on everything you said the other thing I have found is when you turn traction control of it still kicks in even tho you have manually turned it off, also the adaptive cruise control is Awsome, haven’t got around to putting any mods on yet but theye are quite capable on the standard atz until the ground gets wet lol 😂
Hi mate, Like this video on the 2020 hilux, we have a 2018 and have spent some money on it. We have done the kimberleys twice the tanami twice to get up to the kimberleys as we live in ceduna SA. I would like to send a picture of it. It's about to get BP51 ome on it soon. I'm with you on the seats. We pull the back seat out and come up with some fancy stuff for that as we could buy nothing to bolt in as our dogs come with us. like fuel consumption, we run 265/65/18 Cooper Max St but can't get any at this point .
When the rear diff locks engaged on a FJ Cruiser, front wheel traction gets controlled by ATRAC and that works out quite well. I thought the Hilux would have similar system.
Hi Ronja. Long time viewer. First time comment. Can you do a video on the dpf. How often does it do a burn off? Did the mods affect this timing in any way? Have you been in situations where a manual burn was needed? Has it caused any inconvenience for you? Any info on your experience on tye dpf will be interesting.
excellent content. you are objective and I think that Toyota owes you a lot on the part of use in real conditions. Toyota engineers should start with your videos.
Ronny, I wonder if you calculated fuel efficiency between the different tyre sizes using gps, would there be less of a difference, or any difference. The tyre diameter on larger tyres tricks up the speedo/ odometer. It would be a good experiment to do on your channel. Maybe drive 100 km with 3 tyre sizes and standardise all other variables. Use gps to measure distance.
Hi Ronny Iv actually won one 😂 and I love the smart cruse control as well As everything else I think it’s brilliant Iv not played off road yet but 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤩
Hi Ronny, are you thinking about installing a swing out bumper system? For an extra tire and jerrycans? Love to see your videos, I am learning a lot from your experience. Best regards, Stefan
I like your series, i have bought a 2018 hilux that has a dobinson suspension and the tyres that are on it are 285/75 17 which rub on the foot well side only whats the bedt way to fix thus or do i need to drop tyre size down.
Good honest feedback Ronny. I do sometimes miss my old Lux (2000 RWD Single Cab) but needed a Wagon much more (02 Pajero). I feel manufactures are making their vehicles less suitable for off road conditions by making them softer when it comes to body design. Also many seem to be so expensive for minor repairs. A couple years back I backed into a Prado and with a few scratches on the front bumper and grill it was almost 2K in repairs. At that sort of price for a couple of small scratches I wouldn't want to risk damage by taking it off road. Also I was rather surprised to see the difference in fuel economy with the tyre change. I knew it would be more but didn't think that much.
hey Ronny, I only can speak for my 2021 Invincible Austria Hilux, if i push the radarbutton in high range. all assistants are on. They are off after every start. I have to turn them on if i want them.
Thank you very much for very much needed info i was looking for. As I've prado 150 VX and I was thinking should i get 32 or 33. specially prados not so great on fuel as it is.
Would you be able to do a video testing out 275/70r17 ATs? I’m looking at that size for my hilux. Its the largest legal size, so it would be interesting to see how the car goes with them.
I had 275/70r17 on my 16 hilux. Still managed to average any where between 10.5 and 11.5 on fuel consumption. Good size for them in my opinion. Looks but better than 265s and doesn’t require the mods for 285s
Hi Ronny, after watching your videos about the Hilux, I plan to buy one for off-roading and touring. What would you recommend: manual or automatic transmission?
Auto is better for offroading. Requires no skill to drive well in difficult conditions. Can't burn a clutch in the middle of nowhere. Can't get bogged because you took too long on a gear change or changed at the wrong time.
I was curious too so googled "square gmt white bezel crown guard" and browsed the images. It's an RNR ROCK FIGHTER by REC. Turns out that red hand isn't a GMT, so just got lucky with the search. For the price (and its homage to Land Rover and off-roading), I'm surprised it's only rated to 50M ... too bad. Nice looking watch.
Changing gears won’t change the fact that you have more rolling resistance. I’ve done it before in a previous Hilux. Yes it will drive better but it will still use almost the same amount of fuel due to the bigger Tyres
Hey Ronnie. Great to see this review. If you rate the hilux at an 8/10 off-road, what would you rate the 79? Also do you have a rating for the Prado or land cruiser? Also with your fuel calculations, did you take into consideration the changes to speedometer due to larger tyres as this would affect the measured distance travelled. Certainly considering the hilux as my next vehicle but still have a soft spot for wagons (prado, land cruiser and 76). Still be a couple of years before my Paj gets upgraded though I think. Thanks!
I did take the odo into consideration, I can’t rate the Prado as I’ve only driven it on and off and I don’t have owner experience with it. The 79 I’ll be too biased to rate because I love it everything about it so take my 12/10 with a bag of salt 🧂 not a few grains 🙃
Bought my hilux in 2021 just after all your hilux videos came out. Been watching you the last 18months, always good content, absolutely love it, got a arb accent canopy with 1.8m roof rack, the rest is stock, built a draw set for camping, I wouldn't change anything else its such a good ute for my family and work, and its worth 10k more than I paid in just over a year. 🇦🇺👍😁
@sophiedouglas8764 yeah it probably is unfortunately. You should look at the price of one in the car yards. There's 2018 ones going for new car money.
I had my Hilux on order from when they pretty much first announced the pricing of the model I wanted (Rogue), but only after watching your early reviews. Eventually (11 months after order!) it arrived, and I love it. I've used it around our small farm as a farm vehicle, I've used it towing with our trailer crammed full of stuff and also with our newish ~2.5t caravan, all with no worries. It's a great, great little vehicle and I am absolutely a fan. Great to hear your take on the good and bad. I'm far (far!) from a serious offroader, so the things that are significant issues for your usage won't be in mine.
I have a Tacoma here in Colorado. I agree that swapping tires is an important first mod, I went up to a true 32” aggressive all terrain, and didn’t have to do a lift. Great capability upgrade with almost no negative impact. My build is very much lightweight focused.
Did u calculate the fuel consumption using the vehicles figures or did u take into account the extra distance covered due to the larger diameter wheels?
This!! I often hear people talk about poor fuel economy with larger tyres, and yes they aren’t going to be as efficient as stock. But no one ever talks about Speedo calibration.
Hmmmm, I was getting 750km a tank on stock and then my trip counter said around 640km after changing to 33km tyres - without calibration (Speedo is out). I think it's more like 690km in real distance for my car...
Still going strong in my 2006 D4D 3.0 manual dual cab on 225/75/16 AT tyres. No large diameter tyre drawbacks, great fuel economy (at times very near mfg. claimed of 8.5l/100ks, mostly about 9.5l to 10l/100ks and less than 13l/100ks towing) - and best of all no virtually pointless high tech crapery. BLISS!
I'm quite happy with my 2009 Vigo. Aircon, ABS, auto gearbox, electric windows and I fitted a 360 camera. That's plenty enough tech for me. I test drove a new Ranger and the damn thing did emergency braking twice, by itself, on the test drive. Wasn't impressed and decided to check out the new Hilux, which had the same electric switch for the 4WD as my old Ranger - and like my old Ranger it didn't bloody work. Had to keep going backwards and forwards to get it to actually engage 4WD or disengage. My Hilux has a simple lever, and I can feel it it's in or not. I wouldn't want a new car if you gave me one (unless I could sell it)
This Luxi episodes have been awesome - many thanks! And unlike the 70 series, Hilux is also available here in Finland. (Not all models, especially mnot the top models🙁)
