Australia – This go-anywhere HiLux will feature on the Toyota stand at this year’s Australian International Motor Show in October.

It has demonstrated the exceptional ruggedness of HiLux in some of the world’s harshest environments.

This vehicle was the first car to reach the Magnetic North Pole – an expedition undertaken for the BBC’s Top Gear by Jeremy Clarkson and James May.

And it was the perfect transport for scientists racing to set up monitoring equipment at Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano.

For the drive to the pole, the HiLux was specially adapted to cope with the extreme terrain and temperatures which dropped as low as minus 36oC.

Perils included polar bears – and hitting hidden blocks of ice which transmitted large shocks through the suspension and at times sent the HiLux airborne.

Source: http://news.toyota.com.au/go-anywhere-hilux-conquers-fire-and-ice

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