Toyota worked with MV Designz to modify a Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle to resemble the time machine from the Back to the Future movies for display at the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The modified Mirai features gullwing doors, custom wheels and suspension, blue LED lighting, and a heads-up display screen showing a "time-traveling destination", drawing inspiration from the fictional time machine for a modern audience.
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Toyota back to the future mirai sema 2015 - press release
1. Toyota Mirai Draws on Time-Traveling Inspiration for SEMA Show
TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 3, 2015—This fuel cell vehicle looks ready for the fourth dimension. Toyota will bring its
exclusive Back to the Future-inspired Mirai to the 2015 SEMA Show in Las Vegas November 3-6, with added features to
impress visitors. MV Designz helped Toyota re-imagine Doc Brown’s time machine for today’s adventurers, complete with
gullwing doors and a heads-up display of the time-traveling destination.
Drawing on Back to the Future movie magic and modern-day specialty design, the 2016 Mirai “time machine” features a
number of modifications:
Conversion from four-door to two-door coupe body style
Gullwing doors
Custom 19-inch “Infinity” LED wheels and tires
Custom air-ride suspension
Blue LED lighting throughout vehicle
Custom brushed-aluminum paint
Heads-up destination clock display
Integrated tablet replacing original equipment head unit
Flux capacitor housed in a custom center console