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Old 05-06-2014, 02:49 PM   #56
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Toyota concept trucks

Styling quibbles aside if you assume those wheels are replaced with something sensible (15-16" dia) while maintaining the same proportions to the rest of the truck this thing could slide in under 3,000 lbs. with a standard bed length, RWD, borrow components from everything else: 2.5L in the TC puts out 180 hp + lb-ft torque, modified tranny from the Toyobaru, common interior parts etc. Slot it in under $20k (ideally <$18k) and steal the small truck segment with a ute that can hoon and get +30 mpg highway, ~25 combined and watch Jalopnik jizz it's pants.

Fuck, never thought I'd want one Toyota product, let alone two.
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