Toyota Tacoma Truck Retro Concept at SEMA 2008

 Toyota Tacoma Truck Retro Concept at SEMA 2008
Toyota Tacoma Truck Concept at SEMA 2008

Hommage to Toyota's Truck History

In a nod to the brand's own history of building reliable trucks for a wide range of customers and purposes, Toyota present their Tacoma Truck Retro Concept at SEMA 2008. It brings the Tacoma to its bare foundations, featuring a 4-cylinder engine mated to a four-speed transmission and solid front axle-equipped four-wheel-drive.

Reminiscent of its 80s predecessors, American Racing wheels, Bushwhacker flares and a Grant's Kustoms roll pan are featured. Grill, bumpers and lights are also custom, as is the Retro Concept's brown interior with Recaro fabric and retro stripes finishing touch.

Source: Toyota

TACOMA TRUCK CONCEPT

The Tacoma Truck Concept is a fun look back to Toyota's long-standing heritage of building highly capable, durable trucks that met the needs of a wide variety of drivers. Rather than focus on flash or power, this concept looks towards capability and efficiency by showcasing Toyota's venerable 4cyl engine, but mating it to a 4-speed automatic transmission and solid front axle-equipped 4WD system. Tied thematically to the Toyota Trucks from the 80's, the Tacoma Truck features American Racing AR23 wheels, BF Goodrich tires, Buchwacker flares, KC Daylighter lights and a Grant's Kustoms roll pan.

Features:

  • Cream Pearl Exterior with retro stripes by Focus on Cars
  • Brown interior with Recaro fabric by Fast Ed's Interiors
  • Full drivetrain conversion to Landcruiser solid front axle, transfer case, rear axle by Toyota Motorsports Technical Group
  • Custom tubular bumpers, roll bar
  • Custom front grill by Focus on Cars
  • Grant's Kustoms Rear Roll Pan
  • KC Daylighter 6" Off Road lights
  • Bushwacker Fender Pocket Style Fender Flares
  • American Racing AR-23 wheels
  • BF Goodrich All Terrain KO tires

 

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 mechamynd mechamynd
It definitely deserves these adjectives: Tough, Hard unyielding, Rigid, Stiff, masculine. But not the winner of the beauty contest as noone expected...
November 5, 2008 8:43 pm
It looks very nice! That is one proud car...I mean truck.
November 6, 2008 12:05 am