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TTAC’s authorial corps have been the lone contrarian element in their praise for the Toyota Camry – but not even Jack Baruth could have imagined a Camry XSE like the one that debuted at the SEMA show.
The “Camry” seen here is little more than a tube-framed dragster with the V8 engine and driveline out of a Toyota Tundra, along with a nitrous oxide system. The 850 hp dragster is said to be good for a sub-10 second quarter-mile. If it weren’t a one-off concept that is in no way street legal, it could almost be Toyota’s Hellcat.
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Appliance on steroids, Nice!
+1,000
I realize it’s not really the point, but all those cubic dollars, and they just broke 10’s?
Yeesh, the suspension on the back of that frame must be horrid.
1. Tundra V8 + NOS isn’t going to compete with 2000+hp dedicated drag race builds
2. It’d probably go faster without that Camry costume it’s wearing.
No, there is something else wrong.
There are Pontiac G8s hitting low 10’s that are street legal and doing it on about 800 HP.
I have to agree on a purpose built, tube frame setup, something is wrong with these track times.
You can visit sites like Drag Times for authentication of a number of cars, who remain street legal, that can hit these numbers.
One other thing, I don’t want to confuse street legal with actually being drivable on the street. It’s one thing to comply with local laws to drive around with a license plate – it’s another to have a car that can function in day-to-day use.
Agreed, I’ve seen a Holden VL Commodore (RB30 turbo, Jatco 4sp auto) run about 8.50/155 and I doubt that would have had over 800hp.
To put 10’s in perspective, the ZR1 does them in stock form, on DOT-Slicks.
People have been doing dumb shit like this for SEMA for years, and the concept is cool, but I just wish that since this was an ‘official’ effort, they took it seriously and didn’t just bolt together some pieces.
A for concept, D- for execution.
Well…we can certainly file this under “Answer to a question that absolutely no one was asking”. Hoo-boy!
I guess TV ads that run thru wedding receptions and have BB King sign their guitars were just the warm up act for this.
The Hellcat is a car that already existed, with lots of extra power and a bit of performance modifications. (And it can be bought and driven home.)
The Camry is a front engine, front drive unibody sedan. A RWD Tundra drivetrain on a tubular chassis with a Camry body on it is NOT a Camry.
Toyota realizes their car is the definition of snoozefest, so they do this as a joke?
Is this what ‘meta’ is?
Fitting end to a soggy TTAC Tuesday. Must be the elections.
Time for a recharge with some kei car, Renegade and Trax news!
Off topic, but when can I haz my 2015 Charger SXT comparo?
That’s the $64,000 question
The ultimate Q ship.
Being in praise of Toyota products is indeed contrarian in the mainstream press, and it’s probably why I no longer care about the opinions of others for my vehicular choice.
One of the benefits of having a library membership is that you get C&D, Motortrend, and R&T for free on your Zinio app. The scorn I see heaped on anything that isn’t European nor a performance car means those publications spend no more than 10 minutes on my iPad before I delete them. I’m not looking for the best driving car, I’m looking for the most comfortable car that I can drive for decades, and they’re as useless as looking for timeless style advice from GQ or Esquire.
How stupid
The perfect next vehicle for “Street Outlaws”…Farm truck and Azian?
Azn was the guy who put some huge turbo motor in a sh*tty VW Beetle?
That thing was interesting.
Interesting, quick, and squirrelly as all get out. Short wheelbase, a$$ engined, anti-aero… Dude has serious huevos driving that thing fast, beside another car, and (“street” or closed course) without barriers.