{"id":22615,"date":"2026-10-01T18:51:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=22615"},"modified":"2026-10-01T18:51:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:51:36","slug":"a-falling-caravan-meets-toyotas-new-electric-hilux-and-loses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=22615","title":{"rendered":"A Falling Caravan Meets Toyota\u2019s New Electric Hilux and Loses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01104510\/toyota-electric-hilux-falling-caravan-top-gear.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Electric Hilux Falling Caravan Top Gear\" width=\"960\" height=\"961\"\/><br \/>Twenty-three years after a television crew tried and failed to kill a Toyota Hilux, the company took the same idea to an old airfield in Suffolk and aimed it at the battery version. Bentwaters, a former military strip, stood in for the studio lot. A crane did the lifting, and Reddit did the choosing.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-260035\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"Toyota Hilux vs Caravan\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_gsIWTuR2Q8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Toyota Hilux vs Caravan\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_gsIWTuR2Q8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>Toyota offered British subreddits two options for the ninth-generation truck, launched earlier in 2026 with a battery model alongside a 48-volt diesel. They were given two options: a one-ton wrecking ball that would be swung back and forth repeatedly, and a caravan, which was similar to the old holiday boxes Top Gear sent crashing into a Hilux back in 2003 as part of some pretty extreme tests, including chucking it into the sea, a wrecking ball, and watching it get crushed under a 23-story building. By some stretch, hundreds of people replied in support of the procession.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale\" data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0DJ197M66\" data-aawp-product-id=\"261112\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"tec02e-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"LEGO Technic Fast and Furious Toyota Supra MK4 Building Kit- Toy Car for Kids Boys and Girls Ages 9+ - Creative Gift for Fast and Furious Car Fans - Realistic Engineering Details - 42204\">\n<p>    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51kWbzPQYXL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"LEGO Technic Fast and Furious Toyota Supra MK4 Building Kit- Toy Car for Kids, Boys, and Girls, Ages...\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n<p>            LEGO Technic Fast and Furious Toyota Supra MK4 Building Kit- Toy Car for Kids, Boys, and Girls, Ages&#8230;        <\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n<ul>\n<li>TOY CAR MODEL KIT\u2013 Boys and girls ages 9 and up create thrilling movie action by building one of the most iconic cars in movie history with the LEGO&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>FAST AND FURIOUS CAR \u2013 Fans will be delighted by the LEGO Toyota Supra sports car toy, which is packed with realistic details and authentic movie&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>ACTION-PACKED FEATURES\u2013 Builders assemble the 6-cylinder engine, steering, opening hood and removable Targa top roof, then recreate favorite Fast&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<iframe title=\"Killing a Toyota Part 1 | Top Gear | BBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xnWKz7Cthkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Killing a Toyota Part 1 | Top Gear | BBC\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xnWKz7Cthkk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nOn the day, the thing weighed 760 kilos, or slightly more than three quarters of a ton, and the crane held it 30 feet above the cab before it plummeted down. Cameras were moving at roughly 100 mph to catch the entire event. One was also stuck inside the caravan. When the cable snapped, metal and glass shattered in an instant, and the entire contraption folded in on itself, sending fragments flying all over the concrete. The remains were then transferred to a recycling yard.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01104457\/toyota-electric-hilux-falling-caravan-top-gear-1.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Electric Hilux Falling Caravan Top Gear\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>Once the dust had calmed, the engineers made their way in. Toyota\u2019s statement mentions only minor dings in the bodywork, but later footage and write-ups show a torn roof, a broken windshield, and a sizable crater in the truck bed. The truck powered up at once and rolled away under its own power, with no engine note at all, which is the odd part if you remember the diesel original coughing back to life on a beach with hand tools. Chris Hayes, Toyota\u2019s product manager in the UK, viewed the entire effort as a big old continuity test. Hilux has sold over 27 million units over the years, and Hayes believed that the point was to demonstrate that electric had not softened this habit, and that doing it all over again was the best way to bring this to the public\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01104503\/toyota-electric-hilux-falling-caravan-top-gear-2.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Electric Hilux Falling Caravan Top Gear\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>Development work had already determined the planned path. Toyota put the battery truck through its paces by driving it through deep water, over difficult terrain, and even submerging the pack completely during testing. They\u2019ve placed some extra shielding around the cells, not because it\u2019s a horrible concept, but because they required a ladder-frame truck that could carry a traction battery without destroying it every time it hit a pothole. Payload ranges can reach 1,065 kilos, and towing capability is a good 3.5 tons, depending on the powerplant chosen for the truck.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/01104506\/toyota-electric-hilux-falling-caravan-top-gear-3.jpg\" alt=\"Toyota Electric Hilux Falling Caravan Top Gear\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>The hardware specifications for the battery model appear to revolve around a 59.2 kWh battery pack, dual motors, and WLTP (whatever that is), which claims you\u2019ll get around 160 miles from a full charge, with a higher number in the city and DC charging that can get the pack from 10-80 percent in about half an hour. The battery approach is beginning to look fairly viable. Buyers in the United Kingdom can climb on board for around \u00a342,170 before tax, but if you live in North America, you\u2019re out of luck because it\u2019s not sold there.<br \/><span>[Source]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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