14 DAY TRIAL // Ladies and gentlemen, be ready to assist one of the major partnerships ever. The Japanese giant Toyota, Honda and Nissan automakers decided to make their entry at the Tokyo auto show later this month, with three versions of people-friendly cars.
According to Yahoo! News, the three cars were dubbed Rin, Puyo and Pivo2. Their names sound funky to me and some would say they actually seem to be inspired more by iPod, Japanese cartoons characters and futuristic space capsules. Fortunately, there is no resemblance with the European people-friendly cars, like it happened during other events of this kind.
It has been reported that the main reason behind the release of these cars was to downsize the image of the cars as culprits of heavy pollution, traffic accidents and Global warming, as well as other environmental issues that have been bothering the world. So, the way the Japanese automakers put it, the image of the car should be transformed into a friendly companion instead of a mere machine for transportation.
Puyo vehicle was hidden in a white bubble shaped rubbery-surfaced which is supposed to be a Pet. The best part of this car is in its cabin. It is a nicely shaped fuel-cell vehicle which rotates so it never has to go into reverse to communicate with people. Moreover, the car's body glows in various colors of lighting, according to its "mood". Which means it turns green when happy and the speedometer also glows in a blue tone from its dashboard so the interior feels warm.
The second car mentioned in the agreement is Toyota's Rin. The car looks similar to the Puyo, with the only difference in its colors of green and white to highlight the environmental feeling, and allow the driver to feel one with the nature.
Nissan's Pivo2 is a car we've already mentioned a while ago. Based on the 100% electric engine, the cute vehicle's tires can perform amazing 90 degrees moves, rotating its wheelbase to face the opposite direction. It can easily move sideways into really tight spaces. And to make it even cuter, the manufacturers added a robotic feature that allows Pivo's head to talk like a human being.
Everything for the sake of nature, of course!
