Series of videos showcases the toughness of the SVI Stopgun V2.0 armouring package.
SVI Engineering, South Africa’s leading specialist manufacturer of armoured products, has released a new series of videos that unequivocally demonstrates the extreme toughness and unwavering durability of the B6 Stopgun V2.0 armouring package for the Toyota Hilux.
Comprising three short action-packed videos, the new “Toughness” series shows a Toyota Hilux double-cab bakkie fitted with the popular SVI Stopgun V2.0 kit being subjected to a string of rigorous assessments. These include a full ballistic onslaught, a riot-style attack and a punishing drop test.
“Over eight generations and more than half a century, the Toyota Hilux has built up a legendary reputation as one of the toughest bakkies out there. Fitting our B6 Stopgun V2.0 armouring kit, however, pushes its toughness into a whole new realm, which is clearly demonstrated in this series of videos,” says SVI business development director, Nicol Louw.
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Test 1: Extreme ballistic attack
The first test facing the SVI Toyota Hilux B6 Stopgun V2.0 test mule? Nothing short of a full ballistic onslaught via 9mm, DM5 and AK47. In unison, SVI’s weapons handlers fired multiple rounds into the converted bakkie’s body and glass. Once the dust had settled, a thorough examination of the vehicle confirmed that zero penetration had occurred.
Test 2: Riot style attack
Almost immediately after withstanding a ballistic assault, the SVI Toyota Hilux B6 Stopgun V2.0 endured a riot-style attack. Armed with a wide range of impact weapons typically encountered during violent civil disorder, the SVI team went to work on the bakkie.
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Despite its battle scars from the ballistic test, the converted bakkie resolutely withstood impacts from weapons that included rocks, a hammer, a crowbar and even a pickaxe. Despite their best efforts, the team simply could not gain entry to the cabin.
Test 3: Dramatic inverted drop
What else could the SVI Toyota Hilux B6 Stopgun V2.0 possibly endure? Well, what about being dropped onto its roof? After being inverted and raised two metres off the ground, the bakkie faced its final challenge. Surviving a inverted drop onto a solid concrete surface.
And that’s exactly what it did. In a clear illustration of the B6 Stopgun V2.0 package’s built-in roll-over protection – courtesy of the armoured steel structure that effectively surrounds the cabin – the bakkie’s roof suffered very little deformation, despite bearing the full weight of the vehicle in the fall.
SVI Toyota Hilux B6 Stopgun V2.0
SVI’s B6 Stopgun V2.0 package for the Toyota Hilux serves as the preferred choice in South Africa’s broader security industry. It provides local security forces with a cost-effective B6 armouring solution – providing protection against assault rifles (including AK47, R1 and R5) – to combat general crime, escort valuables in transit or use for mining patrols.
The Stopgun V2.0 kit features integrated door armour and flat 38mm armoured glass bolted into each window frame (the latter allows for easy replacement should damage be sustained during an attack). In addition, the roof, front fenders, all pillars and part of the firewall gain B6 bullet-resistant protection courtesy of custom-fabricated armoured steel plates, as do critical under-bonnet components such as the battery and ABS unit.
The Stopgun V2.0 package for specific versions of the Toyota Hilux Single Cab is fully approved by Toyota SA. It is available to order directly from any of the brand’s dealerships.
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Armoured Toyota Hilux pricing
The B6 Stopgun V2.0 armouring solution for the Toyota Hilux is available for all three body styles. And takes just three weeks. The prices below include a front suspension upgrade, gunports, window tinting and interior carpeting of the cab armour. Options include a more discreet curved windscreen, a bullbar-and-ballistic-grille combo and “Flats Over” heavy-duty runflat rings. Pricing excludes VAT.
- Toyota Hilux Single Cab Stopgun V2.0 cabin armour – R303 729
- Toyota Hilux Xtra Cab Stopgun V2.0 cabin armour – R351 346
- Toyota Hilux Double Cab Stopgun V2.0 cabin armour – R434 322
