2017 Toyota Hilux Truck vs Tamiya RC Hilux – Video

 

It is endearingly amusing to see the little fellers straining at their towing cables to get all two tonnes of full-size Hilux moving. The magic number of 15 r/c cars was reached on the basis that each of the Tamiya Hilux Bruiser 4×4 models – 1/10th scale versions of an earlier Hilux – is officially rated to tow 2kg, and Toyota’s calculations suggested 30kg of pulling power would overcome the initial rolling resistance of a stationary pick-up.

Some preparation was required to achieve this. Not so much for the real Hilux, which was simply modified with a low-mounted 15-eyelet towing arm, and steered with the engine off and the gearbox in neutral; but the Bruisers all had 60psi in their tyres, transmission locked in low-range and two 500g diving weights mounted behind the cab to aid traction.