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From: me on 25 Jul 2006 18:32
"Mike Harris" <harrisremovethiswest(a)sbcglobal.net>
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>Go to http://www.toyota.co.uk and click on "Hilux" for details.

Why has the HiLux never been available in the US?
From: S.Lewis on 25 Jul 2006 21:06

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> "Mike Harris" <harrisremovethiswest(a)sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
>>Go to http://www.toyota.co.uk and click on "Hilux" for details.
>
> Why has the HiLux never been available in the US?


Damn fine question. I hope someone has the answer.


From: JoeSpareBedroom on 25 Jul 2006 22:22
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> <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> "Mike Harris" <harrisremovethiswest(a)sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Go to http://www.toyota.co.uk and click on "Hilux" for details.
>>
>> Why has the HiLux never been available in the US?
>
>
> Damn fine question. I hope someone has the answer.
>

I suspect it might be because Toyota pays close attention to the way diesel
vehicles are being viewed nowadays. Cities are turning to buses powered by
natural gas. Before that, they began ordering diesel buses with their
exhaust pipes at the roofline instead of at ground level. And, diesel
exhaust appears to carry more immediate health risks than gasoline.


From: Scotty on 26 Jul 2006 05:28

"Ken Shelton" <shelton(a)cablespeed.com> wrote in message
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> ncabell(a)mix.wvu.edu wrote:
>> Where is Toyota's Diesel engine???????
>>
> 1) Putting a diesel engine into a truck requires re-engineering the truck
> and engine and transmission so the truck can carry the extra weight and
> handle the extra torque. This takes time and million$.
> 2) A diesel engine light enough for a 1/2-ton truck is likely to be too
> low in power to sell well.
>
> I'd like to see light, powerful diesel engines in Toyota Tundras and maybe
> in Tacomas if the power to weight ratio is satisfactory. I'd really like
> to see a 1-ton Tundra with a diesel engine putting out 350+ hp and 650+
> lbs-ft of torque.
>
>
> Ken

Hmm, my last deisel was a Turboed 3.0 litre Toyota and that was plenty
powerful enough. In fact that was as fast as my 3.0litre VZE petrol.


From: Scotty on 26 Jul 2006 05:30

"Mike Harris" <harrisremovethiswest(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>> Where is Toyota's Diesel engine???????
>
> Right where you'd expect - under the bonnet, just like the gasoline
> engine. If you want one you'll have to buy a model somewhere other than
> the United States. Go to http://www.toyota.co.uk and click on "Hilux" for
> details.
>
> N.B. if you happen to buy one, remember that they're dyslexic over there
> about what side of the road is for tailgaiting and which side is for
> head-on collisions. Your passenger will have to do all of the driving as
> the wheel and all the pedals are on that side of the truck.
>
> Be thankful you don't order one from Australia which has all that and must
> be driven upside down as well.
> --

Yeah but we have installed every componant upside down to combat that. You
could export one to USA but you would have to strip it down and reinstall
every componant the right way up.



> Mike Harris
> Austin, TX
>


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