The show also features the pulse-pounding, heart-racing TRD Pro Series for its next generation of off-road dominance. The series comes to New York after its debut at this year’s Chicago Auto Show. For 2019, Tundra, 4Runner and Tacoma will all feature high-tech Fox Internal Bypass Shocks and a host of impressive off-road equipment tuned and designed by the engineers at Toyota Racing Development (TRD). The Tacoma TRD Pro, for example, offers an available TRD desert air intake, and the Tundra TRD Pro is fitted with Rigid Industries fog lights and new BBS wheels. The 4Runner TRD Pro flaunts a new TRD roof rack.

CONCEPTS
The Fine-Comfort Ride, Toyota’s new fuel cell vehicle concept, will be featured on the show floor. Envisioning mobility in a low-carbon society, the Fine-Comfort Ride employs a flexible layout unique to electric-powered vehicles and a large amount of available electric power using hydrogen as an energy source. The Fine-Comfort Ride discharges no CO2 or substances of concern (SoC) while offering a generous cruising range and a hydrogen refueling time of about three minutes.

Also on the show floor: the Toyota Human Support Robot (HSR), a friendly “partner robot” developed to help and coexist harmoniously with humans. The HSR is designed to operate inside the home, live together with people, and support even more bountiful lifestyles in the future. Toyota envisions a world in which partner robots are not only intelligent, but also gentle, and increasingly able to encourage humans, their activities, and their growth.

The i-Tril, an electric vehicle concept designed as an engaging, environmentally friendly mobility solution, will also be on display. It features Active Lean Technology and is meant as a viable alternative to traditional segment cars and motorcycles in urban environments. Built for drivers who wish to have fun, the i-Tril embraces Toyota’s Waku Doki (a Japanese term translating as ‘Beat of the Heart’) philosophy to demonstrate that future EVs can still stimulate the senses and set the pulse racing.

Returning after its global debut at last year’s New York auto show, the FT-FX, or “Future Toyota”-Four Wheel Drive Crossover, is a modern toolbox for today’s city driver. The vehicle was designed by Toyota’s Calty Design Research Inc. in Newport Beach, Cal., and inspired by Toyota’s iconic adventure vehicles. With a long list of unique functionalities and Rugged Charm compact design, it helps drivers achieve Casualcore—rather than hardcore—outings and move from the city to adventure seamlessly.

Outside the Javits Center, auto show attendees will have the opportunity to participate in ride-and-drives in the all-new 2018 Toyota Camry. The Camry Thrill puts consumers into an unexpectedly thrilling drive course, offering a pro driver-led experience unlike any other. The course features an acceleration segment off the starting line, a 90-degree reverse j-turn on synthetic ice, a stability ramp donut, a pothole component and a slalom segment. The eighth-generation Camry has gone through a total evolution, from a proven, dependable and safe car to one that also possesses a more exciting and emotional character, thanks to its newfound sporty performance and style.