Tacozilla recalled Toyota campers from the 1970s and 1980s.

I am not a person who likes outdoor activities. Before quitting, I didn’t even participate in the Boy Scouts for a year. During my five years in Michigan, I never had any real winter gear, and the most "hiking" I could endure was on the footpaths of the hills in West Hollywood. Take a walk. But even I can admit that Toyota’s Tacozilla concept truck is one of the coolest models on SEMA this year.

Based on the Tacoma TRD Sport pickup truck, Tacozilla is a rad camper, which can be traced back to Toyota factory campers in the 1970s and 1980s, especially Chinook models. It was built by the Toyota Motorsports Garage team with the help of Complete Customs in McKinney, Texas. The core component is the campervan roof, which is fully customized and extends below the height of the frame, so people can stand comfortably throughout the interior. In order to create access to the truck cab, the team had to add some serious support to handle off-road driving. The aluminum camper has rounded edges and a tapered shape, and the cool rear door alone took 100 hours to design. Toyota's goal is to make the camper look completely integrated into the Tacoma, rather than a fixed box, the design is successful.

There is a full kitchen and bathroom.

Complementing the design of the camper is an incredible paint job, including a white body with awesome bronze, orange and yellow stripes. Tacozilla is also equipped with bronze 17-inch wheels with all-terrain tires, a raised TRD suspension kit, an integrated winch in the front bumper, air vents and huge light bars. It is mainly powered by a 3.5-liter V6 engine and a manual transmission, but Toyota has added a second battery and a customized exhaust system.

Toyota wants the interior to look like a rustic "miniature house", so it has sauna-style teak floors, wooden cabinets and pop-up skylights. The dining table is 3D printed and can be converted into "backlit wall art". Tacozilla has a full kitchen and bathroom with hot shower. There is also a TV and many bedrooms and storage space. The camper is also fully insulated.

Although Toyota has no plans to build and produce Tacozilla to sell to ordinary people, I think if there is one, there may be a huge market for this rig. The land boom is still growing rapidly, and Toyota's long history of manufacturing campers based on its compact pickup trucks gives it some real credibility. Tacozilla will be exhibited at Toyota's booth during SEMA starting on November 2nd.