New Hilux

[joekatana]

Hello my name is joeri and i am original from Belgium,since february i live in Panama South America.I just bought a brand new Hilux 3.0 D4D here in addition to the BJ 40 i had already had here.It seems that there is not much info on this car on the forum so i was wandering if anyone can show me some pics or info of modified Hilux(vigo) since i want to change the car a little bit.
-suspenion(or blocks in the front)
-what size of tire (max)
-snorkel
-front winchbumper
So anyone who ones a tricked hilux lets see them and hear your stories

Grts joeri

 

[joekatana]

A picture from my newest TOY

 

[Jacket]

Sweet rig - gotta love the D4D! This guy is the only one I see doing regular mods to his late model Hilux and posting up on the US forums:

TTORA Forum - View Single Post - 2008 Hilux

 

[Joe Egolf]

Hilux

I read a recent post here that the diesel Hilux could get almost 50 mpg ???Is that true?? Nice looking rig.Wish they were brought to USA.

 

[joekatana]

I read a recent post here that the diesel Hilux could get almost 50 mpg ???Is that true?? Nice looking rig.Wish they were brought to USA.

Well it is brandnew so i don't now yet,but some of my friends in europe have the same hilux, they are al doing short distances there so i think the average of 8 to 9 liters for every 100 kilometers is a good thing.

 

[Nomad_K]

I read a recent post here that the diesel Hilux could get almost 50 mpg ???Is that true?? Nice looking rig.Wish they were brought to USA.

Not quite up to 50 yet, but for perspective, a 4 door, 4wd, automatic Hilux Vigo D4D can pull 28-30 mpg on the highway. Granted, that is at 65, not 85 mph . If you go to a shorter cab and manual, you can see over 30 mpg, no problem.

Joeri, welcome! Here are pictures of a few modified Vigos:

TOYOTA HILUX VIGO 3 Ẻ 3 ÊäµÅì ·Ñé§ÊÇ ·Ñé§ÅØÂ

Newhilux.net - New Hilux, 4x4, Hilux, SR5, 2005 Hilux, 2006 Hilux, 2007 Hilux, D4D, D4-D, Common Rail, Dual Cab

Forums at newhilux.net require registration but there are some nice builds there as well. I have pictures of a few more trucks from magazines here in Thailand but haven't scanned them - yet!

 

[joekatana]

Thanks Nomad

Nice Hilux's in thailand,are the new hilux's not made in thailand?

To bad i can't read the stories there

 

[Nomad_K]

Hi Joeri,

Yes, they have some nice trucks rolling around here - big lifts, but they see big time flooding during the rainy season so...

They do indeed make the new Hilux here - I think there is atleast one other factory making them outside of Thailand (Latin America?) but I'm really not sure. Someone else may know the answer to that one.