SEMA: SpongeBob finds a ride in 2014 Toyota Highlander

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You are likely to find many odd things at SEMA, but a crossover filled with 115 live fish swimming in an 800 gallon tank?  Such is this 2014 Toyota Highlander creation, born out of a somewhat eclectic partnership between Toyota, Nickelodeon, and Animal Planet.

Animal Planet’s show, Tanked, provided the expertise to construct this oddly shaped fish tank.  Nickelodeon provided the SpongeBob Squarepants theme and characters, and Toyota supplied the Highlander.

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The dash and the front seats are still in place.  The tank take the rest of the volume.  It’s handy to know that the new 2014 Highlander has 800 gallons of total cargo volume (if you remove the middle and rear seats).  Considering that 800 gallons of water weigh more than 6,600 lbs, you cannot just jump into this SUV and go for a spin.  It’s really over its weight limit.  The “Tanked” show featuring this build will air on Animal Planet in March 2014.

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Andre Smirnov

Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been a contributor at TFL since 2011. When not working or spending time with the family – you can find him tinkering in the garage or simply ‘going for a drive’.