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
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