Posted: Nov 19 2005 at 12:01am | IP Logged

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/downlo...x_broadband.ram U need Real Audio and high speed to watch this- but please do watch it. I bet NO domestic truck could get past this test.

Posted: Nov 19 2005 at 1:18am | IP Logged

Man, the site quit hosting... anyway here's a lowdown on what happened.  They took a 80s Toyota Hilux

They ran it down stairs,
rubbed against walls,
hit a tree straight on,
sunk it under salt water,
ran it through a building,
dropped a RV trailer on it,
dropped it from 12 ft off the ground,
hit it with a wrecking ball a few times,
set it on fire,
and last but not least... had it on top of a England Sky scraper as it was demolished.

The mechanic on site was only allowed a few tools, and NO PARTS. At the end, they still drove the truck into the studio. Beat all to hell, the front left control arm was broke, the frame snapped between the bed and cab.

BUT IT STILL DROVE IN UNDER IT'S OWN POWER it was one awesome sight.