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Hilux Wins Class at Dakar

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Tacosrus, Jan 18, 2019.

  1. Jan 18, 2019 at 1:45 PM
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    Tacosrus

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    Say what!? It wasn’t a Ranger Raptor!?
     
  3. Jan 18, 2019 at 3:13 PM
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    A mid mounted 5.0L Lexus F engine might have something to do with it.
     
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  4. Jan 18, 2019 at 3:19 PM
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    TACOVRD

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    Workin' on it....
    I didn’t realize that’s what they had powering that thing.....so much want...
     
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  5. Jan 18, 2019 at 3:22 PM
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    crazysccrmd

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    That’s as close to a hilux as the camrys are to a nascar.
     
  6. Jan 18, 2019 at 3:45 PM
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    Hmmm, not too different from my stand point.

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  7. Jan 18, 2019 at 3:56 PM
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    Interesting that there is no "TRD" brand marketing on the truck, only "Toyota" and "Hilux".
     
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  8. Jan 18, 2019 at 4:23 PM
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    They raced under the Gazoo name.
     
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    What???? Y’alls don’t look like that when you take the fenders off? Pssshhh, let me go check mine again.
     
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  11. Jan 22, 2019 at 9:03 AM
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    I realize that. My point is we're suppose to believe that TRD is their racing development group and that they then take their learning and experiences and apply to our trucks (and other "TRD" branded vehicles)... yet, that is not evident here. Dakar is the pinnacle of racing, seems like a missed opportunity. Maybe they should put a "Gazoo" sticker on the side of my truck.
     
  12. Jan 22, 2019 at 9:07 AM
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    TRD is just an internal engineering group, its nothing special.
     
  14. Jan 22, 2019 at 9:10 AM
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    sadly, I'm realizing that.
     

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