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this thing, grasshopper,” said my Editor at the time. “It’s loose”. It was 2008 and into my very youthful hands were dropped the keys to a Toyota TRD Hilux; 5.3 metres and 1855kg of high-riding, leaf-sprung-rear supercharged behemoth. Sporting a not-too-concerning 225kW and 453Nm from its 4.0-litre blown petrol V6, power reached the bitumen via 265-section,

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