Two cars

1990/04/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

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Under this surprising title we want to explain the product presented by “Toyota” in Tokyo. The title of this chapter indicates that we are facing a car puzzle.

The car is made up of three modules. On the high speed highway or highway, the three modules are next to the fusion and you get a long car. It is a very stable car, whose center of gravity is very low. The driver is always placed in the central module.

However, in the urban environment, such a long car is not comfortable. To drive in urban environment, the ideal is that the car is as short as possible. “Toyota” has found a very practical solution, transforming the car from three modules as a puzzle. For this purpose the central module is raised and the other two are joined. The result, as can be seen in the image, is a high short car. These two features only offer advantages to the txofer. The displacement between modules is fully automatic using the energy provided by the engine.