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Old 07-28-07, 10:29 AM
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Cool First car to the North Pole is....
Toyota of course
Hilux ftw!




and the real surprise is: the blokes that did it are...
Jeremy Clarkson and James May!


this is all for the Top Gear Summer Special
http://www.topgear.com/content/news/stories/2067/

Toyota makes one bad mother trucka
but of course it had to be heavily modified by the icelandic folks for this special assignment

like some of those special land cruisers they modify

i feel like going out to buy a toyota tacoma now
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Old 07-28-07, 10:31 AM
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From my understanding the Toyota Land Crusier is the only vehicle to go to the North AND South poles.
 
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what a sexy truck


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Old 07-28-07, 10:33 AM
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Nice pics...wonder why they picked this and not something else?
 
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Nice pics...wonder why they picked this and not something else?
Must be because it's Optimus Prime Jr.
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Nice pics...wonder why they picked this and not something else?
probably because from their experience, toyota makes bullet-proof trucks
Tacoma/Hilux is proven to be a tough truck

here is the builder of this special tacoma talking about the expedition
http://arctictrucks.com/?PageID=1218

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Old 07-28-07, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Woogie
Must be because it's Optimus Prime Jr.
or that
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Actually, I give more credit to this achievement to those tires. Curious what they are
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Haha, I watched this episode. It was amazing!! Their modded Hilux looked so sexy out there. I noticed they used a Prado too.
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That is awesome! did they do a car wash up there? the car is clean.
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Originally Posted by Hartawan
That is awesome! did they do a car wash up there? the car is clean.
It's so cold it's basically dry snow!!
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That looks pretty cool
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Originally Posted by leedogg
Actually, I give more credit to this achievement to those tires. Curious what they are
according to clarkson, they are custom made and cost about 5k per tire
lol
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I miss top gear! where can I see that episode?
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I miss top gear! where can I see that episode?
**cough** www.finalgear.com **cough**
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