> It is also a very robust vehicle capable of withstanding elemental and physical extremities, as shown on the British TV show “Top Gear.”[6]

If you haven't ever watched Top Gear, this is definitely one of the standout bits they did - putting that truck through absolute hell, and watching it continue to start up.

I highly recommend it, even if you don't think of yourself as a Car Guy. It's basically a comedy show that just happens to use cars.

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wfleming 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

For folks who have never seen it, these are the referenced Top Gear segments:

- part 1: https://youtu.be/xnWKz7Cthkk

- part 2: https://youtu.be/xnWKz7Cthkk

- part 3: https://youtu.be/kFnVZXQD5_k

	▲	latexr 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Second link is wrong (links to part 1 again). Corrected: https://youtu.be/xTPnIpjodA8

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bwv848 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don’t doubt how tough the Hilux can be, but Top Gear tended to stage a lot of things. Like they intentionally killed Hammond’s Land Cruiser at the end of the Bolivia special. Plus, they had some pretty damn good mechanics, while Clarkson pretended to fix his cars with a hammer in front of the camera.

	▲	ortusdux an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		IIRC, they have been caught pre-scripting scenes. The most famous incident being the Tesla Roadster debacle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear_controversies#Tesla_R... "A BBC spokeswoman said several times in an interview that Top Gear was "an entertainment programme, and should not be taken seriously."
	▲	kube-system 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Also the Hilux in that video hasn't been made this millennia, so the "shiny new ones" the article references likely isn't those.

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hinkley 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Gear%3A_Polar_Special Top Gear drives a heavily modified Toyota Hilux to the North Pole.