Japan’s Toyota, Honda and Nissan to debut people-friendly cars

Japan does it cool and really functional all the time. And so do the three world famous automakers from Japan, the Toyota, Honda and Nissan who will be debuting at the Tokyo auto show later this month. The three cars Rin, Puyo and Pivo2 sure sound eccentric, but the fact that it’s inspired more by iPod, Japanese animation and futuristic space capsules, is all the more unconventional since we are not used to being associating cars with such objects. The reason behind release of these cars is to fight the image of the cars as culprits of pollution, traffic accidents and Global warming. According to them, the image of the car should be transformed to a friendly companion instead of a mere machine to go places. The White Bubble shaped rubbery-surfaced Puyo is supposed to be a Pet. The cabin part of Puyo is a fuel-cell vehicle rotates so it never has to go into reverse. To communicate with people, the body glows in various colors of lighting such as turning Green when happy, about it’s condition and the speedometer also glows in a subdued blue tone from its dashboard so the interior feels warm. The Toyota’s Rin looks similar to the Puyo, but the only difference is it has dashes of Green and White to highlight the serenity so the driver feels one with nature.

The Nissan’s Pivo2 is an electric vehicle, which can rotate on its wheelbase so it can face the opposite direction and the vehicle tires can also turn 90 degrees allowing it to move sideways into tight spaces. To make the message of cuteness more audacious, the robotic head of Pivot talks in a high-pitched voice, in the Tokyo Motor Show opening on 27th Oct.

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by editor, posted October 12, 2007 - 4:14 AM in Wheels | Comments ()