/2012 SEMA: Toyota Tundra Pre-Runner

2012 SEMA: Toyota Tundra Pre-Runner

Pre Runner Tundra 1 at 2012 SEMA: Toyota Tundra Pre Runner

The last contender for Toyota’s 2012 SEMA ‘Dream Build’ challenge is this Toyota Tundra Pre Runner by Alexis DeJoria, one of only two women ever to win an NHRA Alcohol Funny Car race. The idea behind this is to utilize Tundra’s awesome capabilities to make a perfect desert race car.

Built by Racer Engineering, the Pre-Runner features a custom fabricated long A-arms, trailing arms and installed massive racing shocks to achieve 20 inches of wheel travel in front and 24 inches in the rear.It’s got tons of power too, thanks to a 5.7-liter TRD-supercharged V8 engine fed by a custom rear-mounted fuel cell.

So at least in theory there’s no off-road course anywhere in the world that can stump this bad boy. “I wanted to do the best possible off-road vehicle we could,” DeJoria said. “I think this is going to be the baddest vehicle at SEMA.”

Inside, the Pre-Runner is far from a stripped-out desert racer. It has an elaborate leather-wrapped roll cage, racing bucket seats, and a high-powered JBL sound system.

Check out the rest of Toyota Dream Build Challenge cars.

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