Toyota Dream Build Challenge cars are not the only custom vehicles they are bringing to 2012 SEMA. TRD, the racing and performance arm of Toyota, has also prepared a couple of nice cars themselves. This is one of them, the Baja-themed Toyota FJ-S Cruiser.
The FJ-S is customized to be an ultimate off-roader, worthy of the Baja name. So it gets significant chassis/body structure upgrade as well as suspension modifications and wheel/tire upgrades.
The car features 60-mm Bilstein racing front shocks that provide a 1.3-inch lift, and 50-mm Bilstein racing shocks with remote reservoirs in the rear. It uses 17-inch TRD Midnight Black beadlock-style wheels and BFGoodrich All-Terrain tires. Meanwhile the exterior gets a front nudge bar and rock rails, and the interior gets a two-tone leather seat treatment with FJ-S logos on the seatbacks and custom floor mats.
Power comes from a 4.0-liter V6 boosted with a TRD supercharger to make 345 horsepower and torque peak of 340 lb.-ft.
Engine
- 4.0-liter V6 engine
- TRD supercharger with Twin Vortices System (TVS)
- Four-lobe, high-efficiency rotor pack
- Large air-to-water intercooler
- 345 HP (30% increase) @ 3,500 rpm
- 340 lb.-ft. of torque (25% increase) @ 3,500 rpm
Drivetrain
- Five-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission
Suspension
- Front 60-mm Bilstein® race shocks with 1.3” lift / ¾” articulation
- Rear 50-mm Bilstein® race shocks with 0″ lift / 1” articulation / remote reservoirs
Interior
- Custom floor mats
- Two-tone leather interior with FJ-S logos on seatbacks
Exterior
- 17-inch TRD Midnight Black beadlock-style wheels
- BFGoodrich All-Terrain tires
- Cat-back exhaust
- Front nudge bar
