Just when you thought the annual SEMA Auto Show couldn't get any more spectacular, here comes Toyota to re-adjust your standards. The popular automotive brand blew the roof off of Central Hall at this year's show after it shocked the crowd by unveiling what looked like a typical Camry as a full force dragster. The hidden racecar frame threw enthusiasts for a loop and made quite the impression, attracting numerous spectators. As Toyota's grandest SEMA project to date, it became one of the biggest hits of the show and made a lasting impact.
Appropriately named the "Sleeper Camry" due to its surprise high-powered elements, the dragster was created by a team of engineers at Toyota's Motorsports Technical Center. To keep the racecar inconspicuous, they took the outer shell of the 2015 Toyota Camry and attached it to a tube-frame chassis. With the classic Camry exterior in place, no one could tell a 5.7L 3UR-FE V-8 engine, TRD supercharger and wet nitrous system with the ability to output 850 horsepower was planted underneath. And they certainly didn't know it was capable of completing the quarter-mile in 9.08 seconds.
Thanks to its stock exterior and doors, the Camry was the perfect sleeper car. It only took 11 weeks to build and a matter of moments to thrill automotive fans everywhere.
To check out the real-life 2015 Toyota Camry, stop by Joe Myers Toyota and take one for a spin!
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