THE VIDEO SHELF · vehicle durability
Killing a Toyota Part 1 | Top Gear | BBC
Top Gear episode in which Jeremy Clarkson and team try to destroy a Toyota Hilux pickup through water, fire, and a demolished building. It is the first part of the 'Killing a Toyota' series.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN uses it as the go-to evidence for Toyota pickup durability, and as a benchmark in discussions of truck toughness.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Top Gear
- Topic
- vehicle durability
- Format
- comedy
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 14
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2011–2026
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Top Gear had an excellent several-part episode which illustrated just how ridiculously well built these things are. [VIDEO]
Griever on Hacker News · 2011-06
In DIY Weapons of the Libyan RebelsThe entire decades-long overseas diversion saga surrounding American Toyota pickups has always fascinated me. Top Gear did an episode [0] trying to destroy a Toyota Hilux (similar to the Land Cruiser) and literally couldn't, which explains why it's so popular with terrorists. It's a worthwhile …
jakejarvis on Hacker News · 2019-06
In The Toyota WayPlaylist of attempts: [VIDEO] Part 3 with the 23-storey drop from a collapsing tower block is worth a watch
helsinkiandrew on Hacker News · 2022-04
In Never hose out a Honda Element
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