On the road: Toyota Hilux Invincible X - car review - The Guardian
When they parked the Toyota Hilux Invincible X outside my house, my first worry was I might need planning permission. ” Seven cases of wine didn’t even leave a trace on its capacity. They begged me to drive down the road. It has legitimate seats as well, of course: a double cab and four seats. Imagine yourself in a regular car, with a huge other car stitched on to the back. There is nothing obnoxious, jerky or hard to control, but it’s unlike anything else, even any other SUV, I can think of. It has a 2. 8-tonne towing ability. the sheer bulk of the engineering makes it more like a removal expedition, or driving a ski lift. On a long drive, the slightly sluggish acceleration disappears as a concern – it is plenty poky enough for responsible motorway driving – but the wasted capacity made me feel guilty that I wasn’t transporting a Portaloo and towing a horse. Through no fault of the car, it was extremely unpopular on the oft-medieval streets of London town. The one I drove was tomato red, which didn’t help, making me look like the kind of person who would buy a car to mess up other people’s mornings. The reversing is hair-raising – a camera but no sensor – yet nothing beats the metallic crumple as you hit a pillar and hear your wheel arch peeling off. Driving with such an injured car is. Source: www.theguardian.com
