Toyota Exhibit At 2015 Chicago Auto Show To Showcase All-New 2016 Tacoma And Eye-Popping Specialty Vehicles

Display at Chicago’s McCormick Place includes FT-1 concept, SpongeBob Sienna, TeenDrive365 distracted driving simulator, B.B. King’s guitar and future mobility concepts

The all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma is coming to Chicago along with several eye-popping concepts and specialty vehicles that are sure to keep cameras clicking around the Toyota exhibit at the Chicago Auto Show. Toyota’s presentation at McCormick Place is designed for consumer engagement and interaction. It features a broad range of new and historic vehicle displays, future concepts, simulators and fun, playful one-of-a-kind rides that show consumers the broad scope of the world’s most progressive full-line automotive manufacturer.

Making news in the Toyota exhibit at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show is the all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma, rebuilt inside and outside in every aspect. Inspired by desert racing, Toyota made the ’16 Tacoma all about recreational action and athletic agility. For MY2016, the Tacoma is available in five grades in both rear-wheel and all-wheel drive configurations. The trim levels include the work-ready SR, iconic SR5, athletic TRD Sport, tough-as-nails TRD Off-Road and top-of-the-line Limited.  All models have front ends with a bold upper grille and a taller, more muscular hood.  

Also, Toyota’s Camry mid-size sedan, the best-selling car in America for the past 13 years, and Corolla compact sedan, the world’s best-selling car of all time, will debut special edition models at next week’s Chicago Auto Show.

The all new TeenDrive365 distracted driving simulator will be also displayed. It was launched in January and it educates teens and their parents about the dangers of distracted driving. Using Oculus Rift and a Toyota Corolla, the TeenDrive365 simulator is the first time that the next generation virtual reality technology is being used to bring the dangers of distracted driving to life. The simulator will be accessible free of charge to the public at the Chicago Auto Show and other Auto shows across the country.

Appearance at Chicago Auto show will make also the head-turning FT-1 concept car, which has captured the imagination of car enthusiasts since its debut last year. Visitors can take a virtual drive in the FT-1 in specially-designed simulators.

Parents and their children will flock to The SpongeBob Movie 2015 Toyota Sienna for pictures. The popular family hauler has been transformed into a 3-D concept car celebrating everyone’s absorbent pal. It features a custom three-dimensional SpongeBob SquarePants exterior, complete with the character’s Superhero Incredible mask that blows real bubbles at the top of the car.  The interior features seating inspired by each of SpongeBob’s Bikini Bottom pals, along with a wood-grain dashboard, a custom Captain’s steering wheel, a blue-sky head liner and a sand-inspired floor.

Apart from all these, visitors will be able to see B.B. King’s guitar and jacket. Both props were used in the advertising campaign for the bold, new 2015 Toyota Camry that featured the blues legend. There is also a motorsports exhibit that presents Toyota’s involvement and success in NASCAR, and a heritage vehicle area that shows historic Toyota vehicles including an FJ25, a 1967 2000GT and the GTP Car #99.

Two concepts that suggest the possibilities of future mobility will also make a Chicago appearance, FV2 and i-ROAD.

"Toyota's exhibit at McCormick Place is unique to Chicago as we have the ability to combine a mix of various consumer engagement elements under one roof," said Don Johnson, Auto Show Engagement Manager at Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. "Visitors to the Chicago Auto Show will see the past, present and future of Toyota in a range of interactive exhibits and photogenic displays."

The Toyota exhibit is designed and constructed by George P. Johnson. 

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