November 14, 2024 • 6 mins
Toyota New Zealand’s marketing guru and Miles Toyota Christchurch’s new vehicle sales consultant are at the show for the launch of the Hilux Hybrid Tour, where said vehicle will be towing a 3.5-tonne sign around New Zealand to prove its grunt.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
The main reason, to be perfectly honest, we're up here
is because we are doing a co lab with the
people from Toyota who have got a wonderful activation going.
They've got the new Toyota HIL high Lux Hybrid. I
drive one of those things around and they go like
a cut cat. But I guess part of the activation
is to prove that even though it's a hybrid, that
(00:20):
can still toe big big things. And Phoebe Nichols, you've
come all the way from Palmerston North this morning. Where
which is Toyota HQ. I didn't realize that.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Yeah, that's right. Our headquarters are in Palms North.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
You might want to get that away bit closer there
there we go. Yeah, we thank you, thank you. Yeah,
so you've flown down from PALMEI and this is sort
of this is like Parmi weather here but a wind
the turbines.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I know you've made us feel very at home. So
thank you very much for the Canterbury p show. Yeah,
we love it. Now we're here, we're just watching a
brand new campaign to showcase the no compromise message with
our Highlights hybrid, and we've got the SR five Cruise
of the four wheel drive one the same as the
one that you drive, Jamie, and we are basically going
to be towing a three point five tone sign around
(01:06):
the whole of New Zealand to actually prove that the
Highlex hybrid can toe.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
I've seen the sign. It's very impressive. It's made out
of what's stainless steel, Yes it is.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
It's made out of stainless steel that.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Doesn't weigh three and a half tons.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Well, we've done a little bit of trickery in the trailer.
So our friends at Kia Trailers in Hilton purposefully built
the trailer for us. So it's a three Excel trailer
and it is three and a half tons complete with
a sign on the top. It's got a whole lot
of ballast built into the bottom of it. We've actually
used really heavy link chain. It's been to the way bridge.
It is definitely three and a half is half done.
(01:41):
So yeah, we're really keen to prove that this thing
can do what it says on the box.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
And it is a blooming big sign and we'll have
some I'm sure Michelle will have some pictures up on
our social channels off but does it how do you
get on driving around in the wind like today around.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
We have employed John. He's an ex police officer, so
very sensible and he is actually driving it from event
to event to event and at the moment I don't
think he's had any sort of severe encounters with any wind,
but you know he's a capable driver.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Is this the signs stable? Because I know you're going
to a lot of other AMP shows between now and March,
So it was.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
It the Blendham AMP show last weekend, so it's at
Kenbury show this weekend and then we're heading off to Stratford,
so that's from the thirty first to the first of December,
along with the Horror FANUA show in the new year,
and also to North Otago Southern AMP shows and Wonka
AMP shows and finishing up at the Medvene AMP show
(02:42):
on the fifteenth of March. But what we're doing in
between all of this touring is it'll be stopping off
at Holt of Towyeter stores along the way for them
to sort of activate along with all of their punters.
So yeah, just keep an eye on our website. We've
got we'd page up which is Twitter dot cot NZ
Forward Slash high Lux Hybrid tour, so you can find
(03:03):
out where it's going to be. And there's actually a
great video on there as well, Jamie, all around how
it was built. Because when you said in photos it
doesn't look real, it actually looks cgi. But it is
one hundred per cent reel. You can knock on it here.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
And it is big. All right. There you go, Phoebe
for your good work today. You can pick are you
going with salt and vinegar, maple bacon or green onion.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
It is a tough decision, but I'm going to go
with the green onion.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
All right.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
You take the green angon so much, right, I know
that's the least we can do. And we've got Ben here,
Ben Trevillion, I hope I got that right from Miles Toyota.
Just quickly and he can get so, Ben, you chuck
that headset on. Ben's going to have a choice between
the Sultan vinegar and the maple bacon. Seeing Phoebe's taken
the green onion, can Ben, Miles Toyota one of the
(03:48):
biggest Toyota dealerships in the country. That is an impressive
activation you've got there. And I note that this sort
of a like you're towing a you're towing a three
and a half ton trailer to prove that the hybrid
has just as much power as a diesel highlux. It
is effectively a diesel high lux. But there's also an
activation thing where the kids and the big kids can
(04:09):
pull on a on a I don't know what you'd
call it. It's almost like a rowing machine and test
how much they can toe.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Yeah, we've got a bit of a set up down
there up against the trailer there, so the big kids
and the little kids, like you say, pull on the
strength test there and see who can pull the hardest.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
So we're going to have a go at that this afternoon.
And Liam, he doesn't know it, and I've got the
wrong footwear on. I'm getting my excuses in early. But
we've got Chanelle Purser here who runs Okanue operation and
her husband fills here and he's a big unit and
we're going to put him on that this afternoon to
see if we can break the record. What is the
what do we need?
Speaker 3 (04:47):
I think out top so far as about one hundred
and seventy. So there's been a couple of big boys
come down and really get test the limits of it.
So yeah, you got that to beat.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
I'd say, okay, just very quickly to finish on the
Highlucks before we go to Rural News and sports news.
We've got Brandolino and Barry Soaper and others to come
before the end of the hour. It peaked my interest
last year when the story came out that Toyota high
Lux was going to have a hybrid uit. And I
know a lot about hybrids because my wife drives a
(05:16):
rare four hybrid that is a true hybrid. These quite aren't.
They're not really true hybrids. They just got more get
up and go than a diesel truck.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Basically exactly, it's more so of a mild hybrid that
we're running in the High Luck. So it's got the
forty eight volt battery pack under the rear seats, only
ways about seventy to eight kgs, so it's not a
large unit. And all that's doing is providing a bit
of extra electric assistance for a motor generator that's in
substitute of an alternator off the side of your existing
diesel engine. So you're getting about an eight eight kilo
(05:48):
power assistance for the diesel engines.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Well, you really notice that when you put your foot down,
they go. They had to quick for diesels? Yeah, are
e these dying?
Speaker 3 (05:58):
Well, when you it depends who you ask, you know,
there's you know, there was there was a big, a
big push for them there when the government's handing out
the rebates and that sort of thing. But obviously when
it comes to commercial power, there's no we're not there
yet with electricfication that can match diesel talk and diesel power.
So so hybrid in the meantime is the.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Way for Yeah, that's what I reckon. You've got a
dollar each way with your hybrid, and there's certainly very
economical in the likes of the Ray of fours and
stuff like that, but you can also get all the
performance and you've got no range anxiety exactly right.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Yeah, Yeah, there's no no, no need to plug them
in or anything like that. They just drive like a
normal diesel uke and you're getting better performance, better economy
as well too.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
All right, hey Ben, thanks for coming along. We've got
to make your choice of chips. You've got salt and
vinegar or maple bacon.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
I might go for an maple bacon.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Maple bacon. Right, we'll reload it. We'll get Teagan, who's
doing a wonderful job here on promotions to get some
more chips
The main reason, to be perfectly honest, we're up here
is because we are doing a co lab with the
people from Toyota who have got a wonderful activation going.
They've got the new Toyota HIL high Lux Hybrid. I
drive one of those things around and they go like
a cut cat. But I guess part of the activation
is to prove that even though it's a hybrid, that
(00:20):
can still toe big big things. And Phoebe Nichols, you've
come all the way from Palmerston North this morning. Where
which is Toyota HQ. I didn't realize that.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
Yeah, that's right. Our headquarters are in Palms North.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
You might want to get that away bit closer there
there we go. Yeah, we thank you, thank you. Yeah,
so you've flown down from PALMEI and this is sort
of this is like Parmi weather here but a wind
the turbines.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
I know you've made us feel very at home. So
thank you very much for the Canterbury p show. Yeah,
we love it. Now we're here, we're just watching a
brand new campaign to showcase the no compromise message with
our Highlights hybrid, and we've got the SR five Cruise
of the four wheel drive one the same as the
one that you drive, Jamie, and we are basically going
to be towing a three point five tone sign around
(01:06):
the whole of New Zealand to actually prove that the
Highlex hybrid can toe.
Speaker 1 (01:12):
I've seen the sign. It's very impressive. It's made out
of what's stainless steel, Yes it is.
Speaker 2 (01:16):
It's made out of stainless steel that.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
Doesn't weigh three and a half tons.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Well, we've done a little bit of trickery in the trailer.
So our friends at Kia Trailers in Hilton purposefully built
the trailer for us. So it's a three Excel trailer
and it is three and a half tons complete with
a sign on the top. It's got a whole lot
of ballast built into the bottom of it. We've actually
used really heavy link chain. It's been to the way bridge.
It is definitely three and a half is half done.
(01:41):
So yeah, we're really keen to prove that this thing
can do what it says on the box.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
And it is a blooming big sign and we'll have
some I'm sure Michelle will have some pictures up on
our social channels off but does it how do you
get on driving around in the wind like today around.
Speaker 2 (01:59):
We have employed John. He's an ex police officer, so
very sensible and he is actually driving it from event
to event to event and at the moment I don't
think he's had any sort of severe encounters with any wind,
but you know he's a capable driver.
Speaker 1 (02:15):
Is this the signs stable? Because I know you're going
to a lot of other AMP shows between now and March,
So it was.
Speaker 2 (02:21):
It the Blendham AMP show last weekend, so it's at
Kenbury show this weekend and then we're heading off to Stratford,
so that's from the thirty first to the first of December,
along with the Horror FANUA show in the new year,
and also to North Otago Southern AMP shows and Wonka
AMP shows and finishing up at the Medvene AMP show
(02:42):
on the fifteenth of March. But what we're doing in
between all of this touring is it'll be stopping off
at Holt of Towyeter stores along the way for them
to sort of activate along with all of their punters.
So yeah, just keep an eye on our website. We've
got we'd page up which is Twitter dot cot NZ
Forward Slash high Lux Hybrid tour, so you can find
(03:03):
out where it's going to be. And there's actually a
great video on there as well, Jamie, all around how
it was built. Because when you said in photos it
doesn't look real, it actually looks cgi. But it is
one hundred per cent reel. You can knock on it here.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
And it is big. All right. There you go, Phoebe
for your good work today. You can pick are you
going with salt and vinegar, maple bacon or green onion.
Speaker 2 (03:24):
It is a tough decision, but I'm going to go
with the green onion.
Speaker 3 (03:26):
All right.
Speaker 1 (03:27):
You take the green angon so much, right, I know
that's the least we can do. And we've got Ben here,
Ben Trevillion, I hope I got that right from Miles Toyota.
Just quickly and he can get so, Ben, you chuck
that headset on. Ben's going to have a choice between
the Sultan vinegar and the maple bacon. Seeing Phoebe's taken
the green onion, can Ben, Miles Toyota one of the
(03:48):
biggest Toyota dealerships in the country. That is an impressive
activation you've got there. And I note that this sort
of a like you're towing a you're towing a three
and a half ton trailer to prove that the hybrid
has just as much power as a diesel highlux. It
is effectively a diesel high lux. But there's also an
activation thing where the kids and the big kids can
(04:09):
pull on a on a I don't know what you'd
call it. It's almost like a rowing machine and test
how much they can toe.
Speaker 3 (04:16):
Yeah, we've got a bit of a set up down
there up against the trailer there, so the big kids
and the little kids, like you say, pull on the
strength test there and see who can pull the hardest.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
So we're going to have a go at that this afternoon.
And Liam, he doesn't know it, and I've got the
wrong footwear on. I'm getting my excuses in early. But
we've got Chanelle Purser here who runs Okanue operation and
her husband fills here and he's a big unit and
we're going to put him on that this afternoon to
see if we can break the record. What is the
what do we need?
Speaker 3 (04:47):
I think out top so far as about one hundred
and seventy. So there's been a couple of big boys
come down and really get test the limits of it.
So yeah, you got that to beat.
Speaker 1 (04:55):
I'd say, okay, just very quickly to finish on the
Highlucks before we go to Rural News and sports news.
We've got Brandolino and Barry Soaper and others to come
before the end of the hour. It peaked my interest
last year when the story came out that Toyota high
Lux was going to have a hybrid uit. And I
know a lot about hybrids because my wife drives a
(05:16):
rare four hybrid that is a true hybrid. These quite aren't.
They're not really true hybrids. They just got more get
up and go than a diesel truck.
Speaker 3 (05:26):
Basically exactly, it's more so of a mild hybrid that
we're running in the High Luck. So it's got the
forty eight volt battery pack under the rear seats, only
ways about seventy to eight kgs, so it's not a
large unit. And all that's doing is providing a bit
of extra electric assistance for a motor generator that's in
substitute of an alternator off the side of your existing
diesel engine. So you're getting about an eight eight kilo
(05:48):
power assistance for the diesel engines.
Speaker 1 (05:51):
Well, you really notice that when you put your foot down,
they go. They had to quick for diesels? Yeah, are
e these dying?
Speaker 3 (05:58):
Well, when you it depends who you ask, you know,
there's you know, there was there was a big, a
big push for them there when the government's handing out
the rebates and that sort of thing. But obviously when
it comes to commercial power, there's no we're not there
yet with electricfication that can match diesel talk and diesel power.
So so hybrid in the meantime is the.
Speaker 1 (06:18):
Way for Yeah, that's what I reckon. You've got a
dollar each way with your hybrid, and there's certainly very
economical in the likes of the Ray of fours and
stuff like that, but you can also get all the
performance and you've got no range anxiety exactly right.
Speaker 3 (06:31):
Yeah, Yeah, there's no no, no need to plug them
in or anything like that. They just drive like a
normal diesel uke and you're getting better performance, better economy
as well too.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
All right, hey Ben, thanks for coming along. We've got
to make your choice of chips. You've got salt and
vinegar or maple bacon.
Speaker 2 (06:44):
I might go for an maple bacon.
Speaker 1 (06:45):
Maple bacon. Right, we'll reload it. We'll get Teagan, who's
doing a wonderful job here on promotions to get some
more chips
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