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in the past 10 years, the Hilux would have been odds-on to have scooped the top award, such has been the product's position at the head of the market in our opinion. Things have moved on in the past couple of years ard the Toyota pickup's success is no longer assured. Indeed, while it remains a thoroughly competent machine, it was one of the only vehicles that struggled to do our 'easy' off-road track in two-wheel drive, proving a real handful. Off-road tyres may have helped the cause, although there were others wearing the same rubber without having the same problems.
It will be a shock if the Toyota's past glories see it across the line ahead of this competitive field.
CM'S TIP