Have just driven the latest Toyota Hilux pickup up through Mozambique, Malawi and then Mozambique again and am more than a little bit disappointed.
Why? Well not because of the design or the engine, both really nice (even if the design is a bit over the top) but because it feels really unstable to drive on bad roads. And somehow I thought the type of car Hilux is was supposed to be at its best on bad roads.
But no, it is excellent on a good tarred road. But put in some potholes or drive on a dirt road with or without potholes and you feel like you could lose control at any given moment. The car wants to continue straight through curves instead of turning and a bad pothole makes you feel like the whole thing is about to jump off the road.
Bad thinking Toyota, go back to the drawing board.
1 comment:
Orjan,
Next time you drive a HiLux, put some load on the bed of the truck. Any pickup truck that is too lightly loaded feel like a bucking bronco, and worse when the road gets dicy!
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