NATS Toyota Alphard Super Dually at 2023 Tokyo Auto Salon – Luxury MPV turns low-cabin dual-cab pickup
A showcase like Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 is happening this week, with custom vehicles that will feature a variety of custom pieces ranging from gentle to wild, and it can be said that this is made from The Nihon Automotive College (NATS) is one of the more exotic.
Shown here is the NATS Alphard Super Dually, built by students of the Nihon Automotive College to merge the Toyota Alphard MPV with the rear half of a pickup truck, along with the dual rear wheel styling, due to it has such a name.
Seen from the front, the NATS Alphard Super Dually seems to carry most of its standard front look, and the rear of the front end is where things got interesting. Removed the original exterior mirror of the oversized type, finished in chrome as commonly found on large American trucks, while the front edge of the roof, atop the windshield is a row of colored marker lights yellow.
As for the rear areas, the entrance is now with trainer or ‘suicide’ style rear openings in place of the original sliding units, which certainly gives more visual drama to the litigation process. Initially, the Alphard’s middle row retained the plush seats, and behind those seats is where the double-cabin layout ends and the cargo bed begins.
This cargo bed has been adapted from a Toyota Hilux, and according to a report on previous work in progressThe rear end of the MPV is cut on the jig to ensure that the body remains straight when entering the pickup truck’s cargo.
In place of the more utilitarian black bed pads commonly found on mass-produced pickups, this Alphard Super Dually features a wooden base with cutouts for custom plumbing and a mix of the two styles. also meant that the inlet fuel loader had to be moved inside the cargo bed. In keeping with the brand identity, taillights from Hilux are used.
The rear of this NATS project seems to have gone in a different design direction than the sketches shown initially, where the Alphard Super Dually was designed to transport a rider motorcycle. short.
The conversion, however, retained the OEM Alphard’s independent rear suspension, allowing it to achieve as much camber as desired in custom-built circles, thus allowing the rear wheels to be tucked in as well. into the wheel-chamber extensions built upon descent.
The luxury of a high-end MPV, combined with the utility – to some extent – of a sleeper pickup. A compelling combination of style and use case? What do you think of?
