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Saturday, 14 December 2013 00:10

ED. Toyota is not an MTN advertiser but we were so capativated by the totally cool, tri-anal Life Time Fitness RAV4 that we had to share this USA Today story, which includes an awesome video.

By Chris Woodyard (usatoday.com)

You'd think the biggest challenge for triathletes is to keep from drowning during the swim, crashing during the ride or hitting the wall during the run. Nope, says Toyota. It's contending with the filth afterwards.

Triathletes are a dripping, sweaty, smelly mess after a vigorous competition or practice, so Toyota has come up with a novel prototype of a vehicle suited to them. It comes with a built-in, sit-down shower and a mini washing machine and dryer....

The LifeTime Fitness RAV4 is one of the vehicles going on display Monday at the big SEMA aftermarket car products trade show in Las Vegas. It was created to show how outrageous a vehicle could be made to accommodate triathletes.

Created by the Motorsports Technical Center in Torrance, Calif., some of the ideas are good. Some are just plain wacky. READ MORE  (Includes COOL VIDEO!)