Toyota plans to follow up last year's kid-friendly Camatte concept
with two new versions: the Camatte57s and Camatte57s Sport.
Like the original Camatte, the two new concepts will make their debut at
the International Tokyo Toy Show.
Not much has changed with these two new Camatte models. Like their
predecessor, they both feature detachable body panels (the count is up
to 57), a 1+2 seating array and reconfigurable pedals that allow
children to operate the gas and brakes while Mom or Dad steers. What is
new is an open-top roadster design that even eschews doors in favor of
easier ingress/egress. They look like something a tourist would rent to
get around a Hawaiian island, though we dig the distinct personalities
of each model's design.
Both cars are all-electric, though Toyota hasn't provided any other
specifications, like what makes the Sport model sporty besides its more
aggressive body panels and silver, black and red color scheme. That's
just as well, as neither concept, like the original Camatte before them,
is street legal.
And in case you're wondering from where Toyota conjured these concepts'
odd name, "Camatte" is the Japanese for word for "care." According to
the automaker, it's intended to signify both caring for others and
caring for cars, while the lone 's' at the end of each name stands for
"touch," and the number corresponds to the number of body panels.
Courtesy of Autoblog.com
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Shuttle-hauling Tundra finds permanent home in science exhibit
The idea of lifting a full-size pickup truck completely off the ground by hand might seem as likely as, say, said pickup truck towing a 150,000-pound space shuttle, but... hurray, physics! The same Toyota Tundra that towed the Space Shuttle Endeavour
to its final resting place at the California Science Center is now on
permanent display there as an exhibit that shows how a lever works.
Like all levers, this exhibit uses a fulcrum allowing people other than Superman to lift the 5,625-pound pickup (plus an extra 1,000 pounds for the rig). That's almost as impressive as the Tundra pulling 17 times its rated towing capacity back in October. Regardless, Toyota is once again cashing in on the publicity stunt and visitors to the science center get a live demonstration of a simple machine – we call that a win-win.
Courtesy of Autoblog.com
Like all levers, this exhibit uses a fulcrum allowing people other than Superman to lift the 5,625-pound pickup (plus an extra 1,000 pounds for the rig). That's almost as impressive as the Tundra pulling 17 times its rated towing capacity back in October. Regardless, Toyota is once again cashing in on the publicity stunt and visitors to the science center get a live demonstration of a simple machine – we call that a win-win.
Courtesy of Autoblog.com
Monday, June 3, 2013
Here’s your Car Care Tip of the Week: Empty Your Pockets fans!
The average guy spends 67 minutes each day
behind the wheel. A thick wallet in your back pocket raises one hip
above the other, twisting your spine and straining your lower back. Plus
it can put pressure on your sciatic nerve, a common source of
lower-back pain.
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