Auto News: Some time ago, Toyota has announced that the Toyota Hilux managed to obtain a world record and recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. The world record is held Hilux namely, managed to travel a distance of 1434 miles to cross the Antarctic High Plateau within 108 hours.
As quote from Autoblog on Monday October 24, 2011, two Toyota Hilux that has undergone a modification of this walk through the streets at the South Pole carefully and use a speed of 13 mph (21 km / h). Contour of the surrounding roads making it difficult for the driver's extreme enough to run his car.
Two modifications of Toyota Hilux named The Artic Trucks AT44 Expedition is equipped with a power 170 hp, three-liter turbo diesel and modified to be able to carry 285 gallons of gasoline, 674 in-tanks, and a bed. Taking the name is taken from the Hilux which size 44x18.5 tires mounted on 15-inch alloy wheels with tire pressure of 2 psi.
Furthermore, expedition across the South Pole was initiated by the Kazakhstan National Geographic Society (KNGS) and The Antarctica Company (TAC). In addition, four others, namely Konstantin Orlov and Stanslav Makarenko of KNGS, Andrey Myller of TAC, and Hlynur Sigurdosson of Artic Trucks.
We are very proud of the successful results we have achieved. And also the cohesiveness of all the participants who followed the Toyota Hilux expedition. Everything is compact and regular, so that everything can pass through obstacles with ease, said Vice President of Sales and Dealer Network Toyota South Africa.
