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Toyota's truck-making arm builds a comprehensive range of light, medium and heavy-duty trucks. The light-duty, car-licence complaint 300 Series range comprises 64 models ranging from 4.5-tonne to 8.5-tonne GVM. Options include short, medium and long wheelbase, standard and wide cabs, petrol-electric hybrids, built-to-go tray tops and tippers, automatic transmission and electronic stability control. Hino also sells a large range of medium and heavy-duty trucks.
Plenty of people have successfully converted vehicles like these to motorhomes, so the short answer is yes, it's a good choice. Because it's a bus, however, it will have windows along the full length of each side, so privacy inside might be a problem. Many motorhome builders tend to black out various windows as well as fit security screens over them to make the rig more secure at night and when you're not there to watch over it.
Some early versions of these buses were petrol-engined, but a diesel version would be a much better bet for outback touring where diesel is sometimes easier to obtain. Beyond that, the success of the conversion will come down to how clever you are with things like the equipment you specify and the layout you choose.
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The largest Hino 300 legal to drive on an Australian car licence is the 616 IFS (4495kg GVM), which carries a tow rating of up to 3500kg.
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Hino's 300-series trucks have been quoted as offering between 4.9 km/L (20L/100km) and up to 6.4km/L (15.6L/100km) fuel consumption.
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