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10-22-2012, 12:49 PM
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Oh, SEMA (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sema). There's no other show on the face of the planet that would be so bold as to serve up a creation like the one seen above. This is the questionably named DragQuoia, and it's a slammed Toyota Sequoia (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/sequoia) with a 650-horsepower TRD (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/trd) supercharged V8 engine shoved under the hood, complete with nitrous. Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota) says the machine can bolt down the quarter mile in somewhere between nine and 10 seconds, thanks in part to the fact it has been stripped of 1,600 pounds of "non-essential" weight - presumably dirty diapers and sippy cups. The DragQuoia was built by NHRA (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhra) Top Fuel points leader Antron Brown as part of the Toyota Racing Dream Build Challenge.
A set of 21.5-inch wide rear tires help shuttle the power to the pavement, and indoors, the DragQuoia features four race seats with harnesses for fun with the family as well as a full roll cage and an appropriately sized parachute. The DragQuoia faces off against a Kyle Busch-designed Camry (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/camry), a Prius (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius) whipped up by Clint Bowyer and a Tundra (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/tundra) penned by Alexis DeJoria. Fans can vote for their favorite, with the winner taking home a $50,000 check from Toyota from their charity of choice. Check out the full press release below (http://motorgen.com/2012/10/22/toyota-readies-dragquoia-sequoia-family-dragster-for-sema/#continued).Continue reading Toyota readies "DragQuoia" Sequoia Family Dragster for SEMA (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/22/toyota-readies-dragquoia-sequoia-family-dragster-for-sema/)
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Oh, SEMA (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/sema). There's no other show on the face of the planet that would be so bold as to serve up a creation like the one seen above. This is the questionably named DragQuoia, and it's a slammed Toyota Sequoia (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/sequoia) with a 650-horsepower TRD (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/trd) supercharged V8 engine shoved under the hood, complete with nitrous. Toyota (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota) says the machine can bolt down the quarter mile in somewhere between nine and 10 seconds, thanks in part to the fact it has been stripped of 1,600 pounds of "non-essential" weight - presumably dirty diapers and sippy cups. The DragQuoia was built by NHRA (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nhra) Top Fuel points leader Antron Brown as part of the Toyota Racing Dream Build Challenge.
A set of 21.5-inch wide rear tires help shuttle the power to the pavement, and indoors, the DragQuoia features four race seats with harnesses for fun with the family as well as a full roll cage and an appropriately sized parachute. The DragQuoia faces off against a Kyle Busch-designed Camry (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/camry), a Prius (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/prius) whipped up by Clint Bowyer and a Tundra (http://www.autoblog.com/toyota/tundra) penned by Alexis DeJoria. Fans can vote for their favorite, with the winner taking home a $50,000 check from Toyota from their charity of choice. Check out the full press release below (http://motorgen.com/2012/10/22/toyota-readies-dragquoia-sequoia-family-dragster-for-sema/#continued).Continue reading Toyota readies "DragQuoia" Sequoia Family Dragster for SEMA (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/22/toyota-readies-dragquoia-sequoia-family-dragster-for-sema/)
Toyota readies "DragQuoia" Sequoia Family Dragster for SEMA (http://www.autoblog.com/2012/10/22/toyota-readies-dragquoia-sequoia-family-dragster-for-sema/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 22 Oct 2012 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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