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NEW 2005 HILUX T/Diesel Automatic
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 10:04 am
by Rich
Has anyone had a chance to drive one of the new Hiluxs that come in Turbo Diesel Automatic ?
I am after some opinions on how they drive, do they go ok - or does the auto Transmission make them sluggish ?
How is the gearing in them?
Why did Toyota stick with the 4 speed box and not put the 5 speed Auto in that they use in the petrol V6 ?
Thanks in Advance.
Re: NEW 2005 HILUX T/Diesel Automatic
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:52 pm
by MacroP
Rich wrote:Why did Toyota stick with the 4 speed box and not put the 5 speed Auto in that they use in the petrol V6 ?
Thanks in Advance.
Most likely cost cutting but maybe with such a large torque spread from the engine the extra cog may of only had a negligible performance benefit, if any.
Hopefully I'll get to test drive a TD auto this week myself. Perfect combo for beach work.
New Auto TD Hilux
Posted: Sun May 15, 2005 4:17 pm
by Rich
There isn't much difference ( between 4 or 5 speed Auto) in top end, all the difference is down low.
The 5 speed is geared much lower which gets a much better reduction in low range.
I guess having a 5 speed would also help with lower gearing if you wanted to put bigger tyres on it.
The have a good 5 speed auto box that they put in the petrol, buggers me why the used the old 4 speed box with the diesel.
Seems a shame.
From the couple of basic reviews I have read, the experts are already starting to become aware of this flaw I think.