The payload can be uprated and the rear chassis can be extended (if we can remove the pickup body).

I hope for the Love of Angels that ‘they’ are wrong about the pick-up bed and that it is NOT integrated with the body.

This is my vehicle’s favourite tool...

Maybe next year, they’ll do this treatment upon an unsuspecting 70 series?

...but I don’t think it’ll do 220 mph.

No! It’s not stupid dirty and wrong until there’s a rolling coal version!!

I can’t wait for the 2018 Land Speed Rover to say ‘Tata’ to this Land Speed Cruiser...

Oh we know the 3 row crossover SUV station wagon. We probably get them in as many flavours as you... perhaps more given that some brands have two of them, one on a monocoque chassis eg Toyota Kluger/Highlander, Mitsubishi Outlander and another on a ladder chassis eg Toyota Fortuner, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport.

GTFO every time.

Who said Americans wouldn’t buy station wagons again? That’s a fine looking station wagon...just tall enough to make it easy for the old folks to get into. The optional AWD is an interesting idea...if it were standard then it could’ve be a good SUV as well.

Makes me wonder if the Hilux was fully specced with the usual range of stability control features and rollover protection. Clearly the Amarok was. Probably the Navara too.

I’m personally aware of a number of situations involving Australia, bull bars and contact with large animals where intention did not match actuality.

Clever and well sorted suspension design is how. Also it’s loaded up and may have the ‘comfort’ suspension specification. In addition, the Amarok is typically specified as standard across the range and across all markets with stability control and active rollover prevention software. The Hilux isn’t.

My daily driver hates being washed full stop. It’s view is that road grime is like makeup.

The ClunkerTrunk Drift’nJury.

No need for the double logo.

I’m seeing more sheep than cow in this.

It is North America specific at this stage. It’s too big for Europe.

1. Not true. My VW Transporter dual cab has had stiff coil springs out the back to give a 1200 kg payload since 2004. Unladen ride is still way better than any cart spring dual cab ute. Current Oz spec Navara has a coil spring rear axle version in their lifestyle range.

The first car my Old Man ever owned back in the late 1950's was an Austin 7. And he shared it with three other mates. They all went quarter shares in it to buy it outright - of course it was used. It worked for them for a couple of years before they all bought their own cars.