Day two of our Speciality Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) show spotlight shines on Toyota, showcasing a wide variety of souped up models– everything from trail tacklers to trackday troublemakers.

And while many of these are custom one-offs to show what you could do to your Toyota, we’re going to start off with an exhibit which showcases something you’ll soon be able to buy directly from the factory.

 

Toyota Trailhunters

The overlanding craze isn’t slowing down. Toyota, a common nameplate in the off-roading realm, will now offer a new Trailhunter grade soon to be available on their trucks and SUVs. They’re purpose-built vehicles made ready for adventure, supporting further modifications as the owner sees fit. The SEMA Trailhunter concept shows what this all means.

The truck is equipped with a Trailhunter-specific suspension setup, skid plates, roof rack, bumpers, lighting and more. On top of that, a refrigerator and rooftop tent are also included for those longer adventures. Trailhunters can be custom tailored with aftermarket components through Toyota’s Associated Accessory Products, a new initiative aimed at giving consumers more options and flexibility when selecting vehicle accessories. Toyota says the concept showcases their vision for what a Traulhunter truck could look like right off the dealer lot.

Additional Trailhunter details are to come next year.

GRRRRR Corolla

It was love at first sight when we drove the all-new GR Corolla earlier this year, and it’s only a matter of time before we see these things on the road and in the hands of tinkering enthusiasts. The GR Corolla Rally Concept shows how you can heat up this little hot hatch even more.

The Rally Concept boasts a widebody stance a la three-inch steel fender flares with integrated carbon composite side skirts. They provide more downforce, as does the carbon composite front splitter and carbon fiber rear wing. The rear quarter window ducts channel air into the interior and onto the oil and transmission coolers, staged behind the driver and navigator. As one can assume, the interior is strictly business: Racing seats, full cage, a fire suppression system and more.

10-Second Twins

“I asked for a 10 second car.”

The GR Supra 10-Second Twins arrived at SEMA to answer that call and pay it in double. As the name suggests, these twins can sprint the quarter-mile in just about 10 seconds. The interesting thing is that Toyota and Toyota Motorsports Garage set out to complete these builds with just a $10,000 budget.

Both cars started life as Supra 3.0’s, packed with the 3.0-liter inline-six engine. The team, led by Marty Schwerter, Brad Vetter, Justin Lacore and David Senn, added a Pure Turbo single turbo and two CSF intercoolers. A Titan Motorsports catless downpipe, 3.5-inch exhaust and an ECU tune rounded off the builds. It all culminated into 620 horsepower and 590 lb-ft of torque.

The P305/45R17 Mickey Thompson ET Street S/S R2 tires on the 17×10 Weld Racing beadlock wheels helped apply that extra power to the dragstrip. And at the end of it all, the team achieved a quarter-miles run of 10:984 seconds.

Daily Drifting

And where would Toyota’s sport legacy be without the “86” numeral? A scary thought, but part of a timeline we fortunately aren’t forced to endure. The now GR86 seems like it can do it all: Racing circuits, touge runs (or mountain pass racing, most commonly found in Japan) and, of course, drifting. 

The idea behind Larry Chen’s GR86 Daily Drifter was simple: Creating an attainable drift car that your average enthusiast could build and still use as a means of daily transportation. This 2022 GR86 was outfitted with an HKS GT2 Supercharger Pro ZD8 kit (with an intercooler), a MagnaFlow NEO Series cat-back exhaust, a CSF aluminum radiator, and various other lines and covers. Horsepower was picked up to 300 ponies; but in order to better get sideways, coilovers, adjustable control arms and sway bar links, and a 1.5 way differential were all included. ADVAN NEOVA AD09 tires wrap the Motegi Racing wheels, visually contrasted by the LED underglow.

Overlanders Abundant

And coming full circle, Toyota is featuring many, many different off-road and overlanding customs built by various parties. The Ultimate Overlanding Sequoia TRD Off-Road is one example, rocking some custom graphics, bronze wheels and meaty off-road tires. Oh, and plenty of additional trail lighting.

The Simba Sequoia and Orion Tundra by X Overland will serve as production workhorses for their “Expedition Overland” TV series. Each one has been tricked out with all everything they need to get around in their adventures, from lift kits and custom wheels, to recovery boards and bumper guards.

The Tundra is even outfitted with a rooftop tent for those overnight excursions… which we assume is a lot of them.

Toyota pulled up in force at this year’s SEMA show, and this is just the highlights. Stay tuned to MotorWeek for more coverage!