The larger and higher-tech Toyota LandCruiser 80 Series might be the more popular choice for Aussie tough-truck converters, but Toyota has chosen the earlier 60 Series (FJ60) of the 1980s as the basis for this eye-catching official resto-mod to be revealed at the upcoming SEMA Show .

But the Japanese giant's cool new Turbo Trail Cruiser – one of no fewer than two dozen Toyota concepts set to appear at the world's biggest automotive aftermarket exhibition in Las Vegas over November 4-7 – is probably more appropriately called a hot-rod.

That's because it's been blessed with a modern engine transplant that nearly doubles the original model's power output, in the form of a twin-turbocharged 3.4-litre 'i-Force' petrol V6 from the full-size Tundra pickup.

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