If the pinnacle of luxury transportation is flying
in a private jet, then Toyota’s Extreme Sienna is as close as you can get
without ever leaving the ground. The upscale minivan, complete with a high-end
theater system, makes its debut at Toyota’s 2016 Specialty Equipment Market
Association (SEMA) Show booth.
Toyota brought in Real Time Automotive’s hot rod
builder, Rick Leos. Together they gave the Sienna a wide body, lots of carbon
fiber and an inspired sports car look and feel. The exterior features TRD
brakes, performance wheels and tires, a splitter, rear diffuser, spoiler, and
dual exhaust.
The interior seats passengers in the lap of luxury.
A top-of-the-line entertainment home theater system, reclining seats with
custom upholstery, a refrigerator, Wi-Fi connectivity and Bluetooth speaker
fill out the passenger hold. The whole vehicle is controlled by an iPad,
including the air ride system.
Leos is no stranger to innovation and bringing
unique ideas to the table. “We wanted to go to a place no one else would think
of with this build,” he said. “This Extreme Sienna is our contribution to the
van culture movement that’s happening right now. People are showing a lot of
vision and adapting vans to serve for almost any purpose. We wanted to take
this idea all the way to the next level.”
This isn’t the first time Toyota has equipped a
minivan with the luxuries of home. A 1983 Toyota Van LE Minivan that includes
an icemaker is also on display at Toyota’s SEMA booth.
A 2017 stock Sienna in Sky Metallic Blue will also
be on display and parked next to the extreme build. Debuting at SEMA, the
Sienna’s new 3.5-liter direct-injection V6 engine with Direct Shift-8-speed
automatic helps deliver enhanced fuel economy, torque and horsepower.
