Thread: Hilux hybrid.4wd vs dmax ls 4wd

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

farming mate onto his second DMAX swears by them the only thing he complained about was the lane departure warning damn scary had to go into its menu to switch it of and that was every time he started it - I understand latest ones have a button on steering wheel that will deactivate it dont want it thats for sure

I hate a lot of the new “safety features” on newer cars.
Have driven a few different cars with them now and they go from being mildly annoying to dangerous, drove a KIA in the UK that constantly was trying to steer the car into other cars as I was on narrow roads trying to dodge potholes. I had to remember to turn lane departure off everytime I started the vehicle.
The auto dipping headlights were shite too, most of the time they didn’t dip when a car was coming towards us, or even went from dipped to high beam when a car appeared.

The only auto feature I’ve found I like is rain sensing wipers, so long as you keep the windscreen clean they work really well.

Just finished hiring a new Corolla, hybrid with CVT in Japan.
A really nice vehicle actually, I’ve not usually been that keen on Toyotas but the new RAV4s I’ve driven and this Corolla have been nice.
Didn’t mind the hybrid system, I can definitely see some benefits to it, didn’t like the CVT though.

Generally I like Autos, if you have tip-tronic and TC lock up in every gear then there is very little downside vs a manual.
Wouldn’t want one without tiptronic these days though, CVT was really annoying you couldn’t select a gear for going down steep hills, it would go from idle revs and me using a lot of brakes, up to revving to 5000rpm and no brakes required but without me knowing what it was going to do.
I also couldn’t help but think a CVT with a hybrid system is stupid as it doesn’t let you make the most of regenerative braking on hills.


I’d comfortably by a Hybrid Toyota, they’ve been making hybrids for 25years which are usually pretty reliable, but for something for towing/work/offroad not sure I want a CVT or a non-tiptronic auto.