Toyota has just unleashed its Ford Ranger Raptor killer - but can it win in a drag race? Only one way to find out! Paul Maric drag races the 2024 Toyota GR Sport HiLux against the 2024 Ford Ranger Raptor, the V6 Ford Ranger Sport and the four-cylinder Ford Ranger Wildtrak to see which is fastest.
2024 Toyota GR Sport HiLux on/off-road review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBhMVy3uGB8
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Intro: 00:00
GR HiLux vs Ranger Raptor: 00:51
GR HiLux vs Ranger V6: 02:54
GR HiLux vs Ranger 4-cyl: 05:23
Performance figures: 08:37
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2024 Toyota GR Sport HiLux on/off-road review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBhMVy3uGB8
Skip Ahead:
Intro: 00:00
GR HiLux vs Ranger Raptor: 00:51
GR HiLux vs Ranger V6: 02:54
GR HiLux vs Ranger 4-cyl: 05:23
Performance figures: 08:37
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00:00 G'day, I'm Paul.
00:01 A couple of years ago, Toyota announced that it was going to be releasing a hardcore halo
00:05 and an Apex off-road variant.
00:07 This is that car.
00:09 It is the Toyota GR Sport Hilux.
00:11 So we thought, why not take Australia's best-selling car and stick it up against Australia's second
00:16 best-selling car, the Ford Ranger.
00:19 And guess what?
00:20 They also have a hardcore halo and an Apex off-road variant.
00:24 Now, I know what you're thinking, 15 grand price difference, probably not that fair.
00:27 So what we thought we would do is do a drag race between this one, the Raptor, and then
00:32 we'll go down the tree to the V6 and the four-cylinder, which are cheaper than this, and see who's
00:37 going to win in a straight line.
00:39 Now, before we get started, if you do want to skip ahead, you can use the time codes
00:42 that are on the screen, or if you're on YouTube, you can scroll down and use the chapters below.
00:46 And if you haven't done so already, subscribe to our channel, press the bell icon.
00:49 Let's get started.
00:51 Okay, so it is time to start our drag races.
00:56 We're going to kick off with the Hilux up against the Ranger Raptor.
01:00 The Ranger Raptor is significantly more expensive than this, but it is Ford's hardcore halo.
01:05 It's their off-road variant.
01:06 It is what this is to Toyota.
01:08 So we want to see how it goes.
01:10 Then we're going to work our way through the Ranger range to see if this actually competes
01:14 with any of them.
01:15 Now, we're going to run all of these in two-wheel drive high range as well, just so it's equal
01:19 to the Hilux.
01:20 This can't be run in four-wheel drive high range on sealed surfaces, whereas the Ranger
01:25 Raptor can, but we're going to switch it over to two-wheel drive high range, just for the
01:28 purpose of the drag race here.
01:30 Now, just as a reminder, 165 kilowatts of power, 550 newton meters of torque in the
01:35 Hilux compared to around 300 kilowatts of power in the Ranger Raptor.
01:39 So I think I know how this is going to go, but we'll see anyway.
01:42 I'm going to turn traction control off in this as well, because it sometimes bogs down
01:46 a little bit off the line there.
01:47 James, are you ready?
01:48 Ready to beat you, yes.
01:49 Okay.
01:50 Sean, count us in.
01:51 Okay, we're setting up on go.
01:52 In three, two, one.
01:53 Go.
01:54 All right.
01:55 Good start.
01:56 Oh, there he goes.
01:57 That is significantly quicker than this.
01:58 Okay.
01:59 Oh, I'm going to have to do a little bit of a spin.
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02:10 I'm going to have to do a little bit of a spin.
02:29 That did take quite some time.
02:32 So unsurprisingly, the Ranger Raptor won there.
02:36 It got off the line nice and quick and once it started moving, it absolutely hammered.
02:40 Even in two-wheel drive, high range, it still hooked up and went, which is good.
02:44 So all right, that was kind of a bit of a no-no, but it did get comprehensively spanked.
02:49 So time to line up with something that is a little bit closer to this in terms of price.
02:55 Okay, so next up is this thing.
02:57 So that is the Ranger Sport.
02:59 It is a V6, so it's about $5,000 cheaper than this.
03:04 It has a turbocharged diesel V6, 600 newton metres of torque, so slightly more torque
03:09 than this.
03:10 Same story again, we're going to slot that into two-wheel drive, high range, and we're
03:12 going to go for a run down to the end there and see what happens.
03:15 I think this will be close because based on previous testing I've done in that, it's been
03:19 a little bit laggy, that V6 diesel, so I'll be interested to see how it goes up against
03:23 this.
03:24 I've left this with stability control and traction control off so we can get a good
03:26 start and we'll see if we can catch James napping.
03:30 James, are you ready?
03:31 Ready.
03:32 Okay, here we go.
03:33 Sean, count us in.
03:34 In three, two, one, go.
03:35 I got a nice little start there.
03:36 All right.
03:37 I think I got him.
03:38 Oh no.
03:39 Here we go.
03:40 He's coming, he's coming.
03:41 Go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
03:42 Come on.
03:43 He's got to be close.
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04:36 Here comes James.
04:37 He promises me he's actually awake this time.
04:39 All right, are you ready, James?
04:41 Yes.
04:42 All right, Sean, count us in.
04:44 And on go in three, two, one, go.
04:49 Go, go, go, go, go.
04:53 That's annoying.
04:56 Bye.
05:02 I am flat to the board.
05:05 Bye.
05:07 So that didn't go as well for me just then.
05:10 He comprehensively bet me.
05:12 So, all right, V6 diesel superior to four-cylinder diesel.
05:16 Not exactly shocking the world with that news.
05:18 I have one more contender for us to try.
05:21 So let's head back to the start and give that a crack.
05:24 Okay, so it is time for our final race.
05:27 And this is the one that I think is really going to be neck and neck.
05:30 So that is the Ranger Wildtrak.
05:31 That, again, is also about five grand cheaper than this is.
05:34 But it's kind of the rival when it comes to engines,
05:37 because that's 500 newton meters.
05:39 This is 550, so it'll be really close in terms of how they compare.
05:43 So let's give this a crack and see exactly what happens.
05:47 All righty, Sean, count us in.
05:49 Three, two, one, go.
05:53 Go.
05:59 Oh, this is close.
06:02 Oh, this is close.
06:05 Come on, come on.
06:07 Come on.
06:10 Oh, no, I think he's got me.
06:19 Go.
06:21 Yes.
06:24 Got him.
06:28 Oh, nice.
06:29 That was so close.
06:31 That was so close.
06:33 Unreal.
06:34 Okay, so we're going to do one more run,
06:36 just because it was so close at the end there
06:39 that it could have really gone either way.
06:41 So we're going to give it one more crack, and we'll see what happens.
06:44 Okay, so final run.
06:46 It's also worth pointing out at this point
06:48 that the Wildtrak is about 60 kilos heavier than this in terms of curb weight.
06:53 James is slightly lighter than I am.
06:56 So it's a little bit closer, but, yeah, that is ever so slightly heavier.
07:00 So let's give this one more shot.
07:02 James, are you ready?
07:03 Ready.
07:04 All right, Sean, count us in.
07:06 In three, two, one.
07:09 Go.
07:15 Go.
07:25 Go.
07:26 Go.
07:28 Come on.
07:35 Oh, that was so close.
07:39 So close, but I won again.
07:42 So there you go.
07:44 The extra 50 newton meters definitely helps,
07:46 despite that being slightly heavier.
07:49 That helps.
07:50 Yeah, unfortunately, I would have loved to actually get
07:53 just like an XLT or something, just that's slightly lighter,
07:57 so that they are the same weight to really compare them.
07:59 But this is all we could get our hands on, unfortunately.
08:02 But, yeah, look, I guess it does show you that, you know,
08:05 their Halo model is only really as good as one of the entry-level diesel engines.
08:11 It's not as good as the V6 or the Raptor by any stretch.
08:14 So, yeah, look, I think that hopefully Toyota is brewing something interesting
08:18 in the background because, yeah, this has a significant amount of work
08:22 that needs to be done to it for it to actually compete with the V6 diesel and the Raptor.
08:26 Certainly at the price points as well, like this being so expensive,
08:30 it just doesn't have anything on them in terms of straight-line performance.
08:33 So hopefully Toyota can do something about that to actually give us the oomph that we need.
08:37 These are the actual performance figures that we got when we stuck them up against
08:40 our GPS data unit as well, so you can get an idea of how quick they are across the quarter mile.
08:45 So, yeah, good times.
08:47 Righto, so there you go.
08:48 Barely surprising. High lux, slower than Raptor and V6 diesel.
08:53 I think what that tells us is this desperately needs a bigger engine if they want it to be this
08:59 hardcore Halo, especially if they want it to compete with the Ranger.
09:02 So hopefully, Toyota, if you are listening to this, get a petrol V6,
09:06 whack it under the bonnet of this, and we should be good to go.
09:10 Because really, the rest of the vehicle is actually pretty good.
09:13 If you do want to see our full review of this, click up there to watch our video of that
09:17 where I run through all of the features and take it for a hot lap around our track here.
09:21 And if you do want to see us compare the HiLux, the GR Sport, up against anything else in the segment,
09:26 maybe the Raptor or something else, let us know in the comments section below.
09:30 I'm keen for your feedback.
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