Toyota
revealed
a
custom
Tundra
pickup
truck
that
can
pop
out
five
big-screen
TVs
from
its
bed
for
a
wild
tailgating
experience
designed
to
let
you
watch
football
from
“any
angle.”
The
one-off
vehicle
is
a
prototype
built
for
the
2024
SEMA
show
in
Las
Vegas,
where
it’s
on
display
alongside
many
other
cool
concepts,
including
Toyota’s
Jeepy
open-air
Land
Cruiser.
This
“Ultimate
Tailgate
Tundra,”
however,
is
unlike
anything
else
at
the
show
in
terms
of
gadgety
engineering:
With
the
push
of
a
button,
a
custom-built
staging
shell
rises
from
the
bed
of
the
truck
on
four
electric
actuators,
revealing
five
55-inch
weatherproof
outdoor
screens.
I
guess
the
cooler
goes
in
the
cab.Image:
Toyota
All
tucked
away.Image:
Toyota
To
keep
the
glare
of
the
sun
at
bay,
a
rack-mounted
180
Dual
+
R-Filler
canopy
provides
185
square
feet
of
shaded
space
and
game-time
ambiance.
The
Tundra
also
features
a
bespoke
JBL
Club
Marine
Series
audio
system
with
four
speakers,
two
subwoofers,
and
an
onboard
satellite
Wi-Fi
system
to
connect
and
stream
broadcast
channels.
In
a
press
release,
Toyota
marketing
VP
Mike
Tripp
said
the
Ultimate
Tailgate
Tundra
celebrates
the
automaker’s
NFL
partnership
and
showcases
just
one
of
many
“lifestyle
applications”
for
the
truck.
So
don’t
expect
to
see
Toyota
sell
you
a
special
truck
topper
so
you
can
easily
make
your
own
quintet-screened
entertainment
pickup.
It’s
too
bad
the
Tundra
isn’t
an
EV
that
could
power
all
this
tech
itself;
instead,
Toyota
opted
to
just
cram
in
a
generator
to
keep
the
entertainment
going.
That
also
means
you
don’t
get
any
frunk
storage
that
could
house
your
other
tailgate
stuff,
like
ice-cold
brews.
(Originally posted by Umar Shakir)
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