“SEMA is the flawless event to debut this concept vehicle that takes the best of Tundra and turns it into the pinnacle in executive transport… limo style”, said Steve Appelbaum, National Engagement Marketing Manager of Toyota Motor Sales, USA.
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While the Tundrasine weighs almost four tons, Toyota mentioned no changes to the Tundra’s 381-hp 5.7-liter V-8 or its 4×4 drivetrain-we assume the driveshaft has been lengthened considerably-but it did say that height, width, and wheel track are all unchanged. Toyota then chopped and stretched the chassis, stretching to an overall length of more than 26 feet with a 236-inch wheelbase.
The exterior is painted Midnight Black Metallic, and its eight doors open to reveal a custom and functional brown leather interior..
“People have seen plenty of limousines before, but never one quite like the Tundrasine”, said Appelbaum They say everything’s bigger in Texas and the Tundrasine really drives that point home-or anywhere you want to go”. They started with a carbon fiber hood and 18-inch Enkei Bright Silver RPF1 wheels with Nitto NT-01 tires, swapped the brakes with high-performance ones and also installed double-adjustable shocks with racing springs and a clutch-type limited slip differential. The Sienna R-Tuned is equipped with a bone-stock, 3.5-liter V6 engine that makes 266 horsepower and 245 pound-feet of torque, and a six-speed automatic transmission sourced directly from the Toyota parts bin. No technical specifications have been released but the company claims it has beaten on Willow Springs a 6.2-litre V8-powered Camaro SS with a lap time of 1:27 – a full second faster around the 1.7-mile sports vehicle circuit. “The Sienna R-Tuned simply carries more speed through the corners”.
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More recently, the UUV made an appearance at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
