Be afraid: Toyota has built a 2,000bhp, 220mph Land Cruiser
Numbers are important here, because we're still finding the words necessary to describe the automotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">Toyota Land Speed Cruiser, and we need space to think.The numbers are thus: 2,000bhp and 220mph, all from, yes, a modified Land Cruiser.Welcome, everyone, to one of the fastest cars/"_blank">cars/"_blank">cars in the world.
Toyota Built a 2,000-HP, 220-MPH Land Cruiser for SEMA
In the battle for headlines from SEMA, nothing quite beats adding horsepower.Clearly, someone powerful at automotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">Toyota knows this, because for this year's SEMA show, the carmaker cranked a Land Cruiser up to 2,000 horsepower.According to Toyota, that's enough power to send this rhinocerine sport-ute all the way to a top speed of 220 miles per hour, earning it the name "Land Speed Cruiser."The keystone to making those insane numbers, according to Toyota's press release, are a pair of Garrett turbochargers that the carmaker describes as "volleyball-sized" strapped to the 5.7-liter V-8.
Toyota Land Speed Cruiser Is A 220 MPH Land Cruiser – News – Car and Driver
Let's be honest: the automotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">Toyota Land Cruiser has always been more of a land lumberer than a land cruiser.Thanks to its standard full-time four-wheel-drive system, 8.9 inches of ground clearance, and 27.6 inches of fording depth, the nearly three-ton SUV is actually best at traversing the world's toughest terrain at a plodding pace.Toyota, though, is making amends for the Land Cruiser's misleading name by showing off a Land Cruiser that's truly capable of cruising.
Toyota turbos 2,000-hp Land Speed Cruiser to "world's fastest SUV" claim
An $85K full-size SUV with real-world off-road chops built around a comfortable and luxurious cabin, the modern automotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">Toyota Land Cruiser is a contradiction on four wheels, but an ever-intriguing one.Toyota has made it even more intriguing at the 2016 SEMA Show, adding world record-level performance with two turbos spiking the output of the 5.7-liter V8 to an insane 2,000 hp.Estimated top speed: 220 mph (354 km/h).
Bonkers: Toyota builds a 2000bhp Land Cruiser with a top speed of 354kmph : Latest Auto News, News
For the ongoing SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show in which manufacturers display custom build of stock automotive/"_blank">automotive.com/category/cars/"_blank">cars and even enter custom build competitions, Toyota has built a custom 2016 Land Cruiser.If you are wondering what is so special about this modified Land Cruiser, well, Toyota has added twp Garrett turbochargers to the 5.7-litre V8 of the Land Cruiser, one for each bank of cylinders.It has been given the name 'Land Speed Cruiser', and rightly so as the new setup makes the V8 dish out 2000bhp and makes the modified Land Cruiser reach a top speed in excess of 350kmph.