The 4th obstacle was fun. It was like a seesaw/teeter-totter obstacle. I slowly approached in 4H, and just after crossing the midway, I stopped the car and we landed on the other side!
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Saini Toyota organized an off-road event in Kolkata where we could experience the Hilux on a curated track. The track was made by our good friend Hero Sen.
Hero invited me to the event a couple of days back.
The car provided to me was a Hilux AT.
The first obstacle was to drive the car on a sideways tilt. The car just crawled smoothly in 4H, with a proper accelerator modulation.
The 2nd obstacle was to check the articulation and the E-Diff locks. I crawled in 4L. The articulation of the Hilux is excellent. Hero was my instructor and he advised me not to engage the E-diff locks till the diagonal wheels lose traction.
Once the wheels lost traction, I just engaged the E-diff locks and released the brake pedal. Without even touching the accelerator the Hilux crawled out of the obstacle.
The 3rd obstacle was to drive up on the ramp and then come down. While climbing up, I was instructed to stop the car mid-way, so I could feel how the Hill-Hold-Assist works. After stopping, I just gave a gentle input on the accelerator and the car crawled up without a hiccup. I was in 4L.
On the descent, I left the accelerator and the brake, and the car was in 4L with the HDC engaged. The HDC did its work perfectly and the car crawled down. This ramp even tested the approach and departure angle of the Hilux.
The 4th obstacle was fun. It was like a seesaw/teeter-totter obstacle. I slowly approached in 4H, and just after crossing the midway, I stopped the car and we landed on the other side!
A video of all the 4 obstacles with me behind the wheel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbcgKf3zpag
A selfie with a few off-road enthusiasts from Kolkata.
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