Toyota Hilux Invincible Double Cabs Available for Ice Trekking

 Toyota Hilux Invincible Double Cabs Available for Ice Trekking
Toyota Hilux Invincible Double Cabs / Copyright: Hils Everitt ? 4x4 Magazine

Same vehicle used by Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear to reach the magnetic North Pole

If you're an automaker, it's always a boon for your marketing department when Jeremy Clarkson drives one of your models to the North Pole for another one of his Top Gear adventures.

So Toyota must be enjoying the news that Reykjavik-based Arctic Trucks has now begun offering tours through the Icelandic landscape in Toyota Hilux vehicles for an extreme tourist experience similar to that of Clarkson's.

Arctic Trucks is the engineering firm which specially tuned the Toyota Hilux that Clarkson used for his excursion to the magnetic North Pole. Now they are offering 2 to 5 day outings along the Icelandic ice fields in their specially made Toyota Hilux Invincible Double Cabs. The Hilux Invincible Double Cabs come with 38-inch tires able to grind through deep snow and drive over iced surfaces.

The company began a partnership with Toyota Iceland back in 1990 to help convert models to handle the most rugged terrain in the country. The company has prepared vehicles for trips to both the South and North Poles.

Toyota is now also offering a high-powered Hilux fitted with a 3.0 liter D-4D engine in an Invincible Double Cab edition.

 


CONQUER THE ARCTIC WITH TOYOTA HILUX

Millions of television viewers around the world witnessed the mighty Toyota Hilux becoming the first car to be driven to the Magnetic North Pole, with Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson at the wheel. Now intrepid drivers have the chance to get behind the wheel of a similarly awesome Hilux and test their skills across the frozen wastes in a new range of adventure off-roading tours.

Reykjavik-based Arctic Trucks, the specialist company which engineered the Hilux to cope with the extreme conditions of the Top Gear challenge, is offering trips of between two and five days and longer expeditions through the wild landscape of Iceland. Its fleet of vehicles includes two Toyota Hilux Invincible Double Cabs equipped with special features to meet the demands of tackling the country's tundra, glaciers, lava fields and mountains, including a set of giant 38-inch tyres that allow the vehicle to traverse deep snow and thin ice.

Arctic Trucks began business as part of Toyota Iceland in 1990 and has since built up impressive experience and a worldwide reputation for modifying 4WD vehicles for use in extreme conditions. Toyota models prepared by the company have supported expeditions to both the North and South poles, outperforming more familiar arctic vehicles such as half-tracks and Snowmobiles.

Those looking to enjoy the benefits of Hilux ownership for more everyday driving duties can take advantage of Toyota's new 2010 revised model range. Notably Hilux's 2.5 D-4D has been given a 20 per cent increase in power and more torque, significantly enhancing performance. The high-power 3.0 D-4D engine is now exclusively available in the Invincible Double Cab.

More than 12 million Hilux have been sold globally since its 1972 debut, and in terms of annual sales it ranks as Europe's most popular pick-up.

More information on Arctic Trucks and the Arctic Trucks Experience can be found at:
www.arctictrucks-experience.com

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 GRAVE GRAVE
I like the Hilux, very tough vehicle
January 18, 2010 6:03 pm
 scratchy996 scratchy996
that looks good
January 18, 2010 6:08 pm
 andrewB andrewB
looks like the hilux that top gear had to do their ice hike
January 18, 2010 8:02 pm
 dbehmoaras dbehmoaras
Anyone?
January 18, 2010 9:11 pm
 joelynn joelynn
prize for the most unneccesarry comment goes to you sir. it looks like because it IS the same :-P
January 18, 2010 9:16 pm
 dbehmoaras dbehmoaras
Thank you. Not to mention it's in the photo caption LOL.
January 19, 2010 12:00 am
 Mikeado Mikeado
Ah, but do these ones come with a shotgun, a tin of Spam, or a Jesus Action Figure? That's a bit of a double whammy actually. Not only is the Arctic Hilux D-4D famous for reaching magnetic north, but the 'Invincible' trim level was added after TopGear proved that an old Hilux is, well, just that. What annoys me just a little is that they didn't mention James May in that article. He was there too! Remember? He used the bumper dumper? Pitched the tent? Brought the Spam? Anyone?
January 18, 2010 9:48 pm
 v6s_stink v6s_stink
I am just dumbfounded to read that there is still ice in the ice cap.
January 18, 2010 9:48 pm
 sub39h sub39h
i know! the government keeps telling us that there's a beach where the north pole used to be...
January 19, 2010 10:40 am
 andrewB andrewB
must have some miles on it now after running around there for a while
January 19, 2010 12:57 am
 nederina nederina
That helps the ice to melt faster
January 19, 2010 5:01 am
 maloparac maloparac
Im sorry, whats the news here?
January 19, 2010 9:48 am
 Mikeado Mikeado
Arctic Trucks, who prepared that Hilux, are doing tours of the Icelandic countryside, for that polar experience.
January 19, 2010 11:30 am
 BabyMilo BabyMilo
Would sell amazingly in cities for mums to take their kids to school in
January 19, 2010 12:22 pm
 narmar-bmw narmar-bmw
i saw this show (top gear) when Jeremy Clarkson drove it it was amazing machine
January 19, 2010 10:38 pm