2013 Current Model Hilux Refresh

[berniecam]

Is there anything majorly wrong with the navara v6 TD?

main thing is its a nissan

In places they call them grenade motors. (because they go bang a lot).

[Kenay]

Got a new SR dualcab at wrk in auto it goes alright

[Big Red Truck]

I believe only reason current model Hilux isn't 5 star is the rear lap only centre belt.

[frankiedoesoz]

Surely the refresh will include more than a seatbelt!

[Qwerty]

Is there anything majorly wrong with the navara v6 TD?

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ajh here is feed back by a D40 owner viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16045&p=237117#p237117 I covered in this topic last page. Id recommend you go and join a nissan forum such as the patrol owners and ask what their opinions are. They love Nissans but even they are not proud of the Navara as a 4x4, the only fans of them are owners that haven't had to do major work to them yet. I am a member of the navara asia forum and a lot of guys there have sold them and gone back to a D22 or up to Patrols. The D22 for some reason are a better built truck, do some research. You could spend 18k on doing a SAS with rear coil conversion but you still have the same under powered, unreliable motor. At the end of the day its none of my business what you buy but Ive seen young blokes I know rush into things only to regret not looking into them properly in the first place.
Actually there is a member on here "woks" hes a Nissan man and has been for a long time. Hes also involved in the parts industry do a search and ask him about them for some honest feedback.
Just did a quick search on this forum under Navara as I remebered some photos in there which Ill post here but there is a number of other threads there that my assist you in making your decision

In what aspect Max?
Are you meaning with the tyres or protection? As we will be installing a brown davis bash plate tomorrow....

I'd almost say that these Navaras front diffs are too brittle to use offroad in low range.

What I have found out so far -

1) The front alluminium diff housing flex's alot and is weak
2) The front diff center itself is too small and weak
3) The front diff carrier is weak, so much so that ARB doesnt make a locker for it
4) The front carrier can flex offroad and crack the diff housing.

Heres an example -

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[nickoslux]

I think the 2012 SR5 would be OK except for the seatbelt in the centre rear, and the SR with the ESC upgrade, but not the workmate, so i'm guessing they will bring in the safety stuff in all specs and then get the ANCAP testing done as the big mining companies have said they won't buy anything but 5 star after a certain date, and much of what they buy will be workmates and SR's. They didn't get this last upgrade ANCAP tested so the last test i think was around '06, which was 4 star.

[ajh]

Alrighty, spoke to a dealer principal who confirmed that there will be a 2013 refresh of the current Toyota Hilux. One of the purposes of this release is to ensure ANCAP 5 compliance.

Thought I'd kick start a thread to document other features that might be included.

the dealer I spoke to today didn't know anything about it. He didn't even know what ADD in the sr5 was so I guess he was the wrong person to be asking...

[Ksrb]

Any news.on the update?.I'm looking for.a new sr v6 2wd.but the my13 sounds like.it will.be worth the wait.

[GazaShaggy]

Looking at buying a new 4x4 dual cab sr auto with tray bull bar etc etc but now I'm thinking when they released the 2012 models they had more features and cost less what do you think the chances are of them doing that again. Would it be worth waiting to find out. Does any one approx month of release

[two-bob]

We have been told at work that October with see a new upgrade/model. SR will be equiped with larger/wider tyres and flares. Dont have any other details. As we only keep our Lux's for a few months at a time there is no ability to upgrade anything underneath so perhaps with some better wheels/tyres I can go to the beach and stop immitating a turtle stuck on sand