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Exclamation Toyota Hilux fails the elk test. - 01-22-2008, 09:54 AM

Oh dear... Bad news for almighty Toyota.
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The "invincible", "only car to reach to the North-Pole" and "Every terrorist runabout", the Toyota Hilux, failed the elk test done by the Swedish motor magazine "Teknikens Värld"
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English: "World of Technology"); the same Swedish motor magazine that rolled over the Mercedes A-Class (W168) in the elk test back in 1997.



The other pick-up truck is a Mitisubishi L200 which has an Electronic Stability Program (ESP) as standard. The Hilux is the one that nearly rolled over and it doesn't have ESP not even as an optional extra.

Sources:
Argentina Auto Blog: Toyota Hilux y la Prueba del Alce (Spanish)

Surprise! 2007 Toyota Hilux Fails the Moose Test | The Truth About Cars (English)
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I'm very surprised no one posted a thread on this subject before...

Last edited by Kowalski; 01-22-2008 at 09:57 AM. Reason: Added a second source in English.
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