Two Toyota Hiace Vans Get Lamborghini Bumpers and Paint

Like the VW Transporter, the Toyota Hiace has been around forever and tries to maximize practicality by being a giant square on wheels. However, that doesn't stop people from trying to innovate with shapes that are foreign to the Toyota brand and Japan in general.

S.A.D Custom put together a couple of Hiace show cars that have a remarkable and quite intentional resemblance to the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera, maybe even the Trofeo Stradale. New bumpers integrate a couple of gaping air intakes on either side, framed by the trademark racecar look of the "super light" V10 supercar. Of course, you could also argue that the Huracan has a similar design, but the black mesh suggests S.A.D had retro inspiration.

You could even say the older Lamborghini models are more popular in Japan than their new counterparts, but only when typical JDM tuning is added. You can see that in the choice of wheels and wheel nuts hat both Hiaces feature.

One van features a set of deep dish drift-style wheels, acid green paint, and black spoilers. However, the other is metallic beige with silver wheels and spoilers. It looks a little more retro and classy.

There's also a more modern inspiration in all of this, as the vertical LED strips installed on the outer edges of the intakes bear a striking resemblance to the WALD International Black Bison kits. Hey, this wouldn't be Japanese if it didn't have lots of added lights, right?

So how about it, do you think there's a market for the Hiace outside of Japan, just like there is for the machines of one Wolfsburg automaker? Or is this just too a soccer dad's minivan that's been riced?