Here's What Toyota Is Doing To Fix The Hilux After Its Moose Test Failure
Last October, the latest Toyota Hilux entered the moose test hall of infamy. During a test undertaken by Teknikens Värld, the latest Hilux went up on two wheels and almost flipped over during the sudden but relatively low speed (37mph) change of direction, drawing uncomfortable parallels with a similar moose test failure from the previous generation Toyota pickup in 2007.
Toyota took the performance very seriously, and met with Teknikens Värld as part of its investigations. The Swedish publication has now revealed exactly what Toyota will be doing to rectify the issue. It has two planned changes: the tyre pressure for maximum load will be increased, and the electronic stability control will be given a “new working pattern” to further bring down speeds during evasive maneuvering.
Teknikens Värld will be testing out a modified Hilux at Barcelona’s IDIADA test facility this month, and has pledged to test one of the revised vehicles in Sweden as soon as it can. We look forward to seeing the results…
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Mustang guys will be buying them to roll into the crowds instead
you probably should’ve waited till they have video of the new test and make a post of that one
Living on the edge.
My family and I were in a 2008 Hilux, We were travelling down hill on a dirt road with a light trailer. We approached a corner and had to brake hard so we lost traction and began to fish-tail. I had a steep drop to my right and a clay bank to my left. I turned sharply to towards the bank thinking that was lesser of the 2 dangerous options. At a relatively low speed the Hilux immediately flipped over and we stopped almost immediately, upside down. My wife’s pillar was crushed to half its;s original length.