Yamaha has revealed that it will expose a new idea cars and truck at the Tokyo motor show later this month, which will be on screen at the firm’s house automobile show together with 19 other models.
However, it’ll be the only automobile with four wheels on screen from the multifaceted Japanese engineering firm. The rest of Yamaha’s Tokyo line-up will be made up of new electric bicycles, scooters, motorbikes as well as leaning multi-wheelers.
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Yamaha does have lots of experience establishing engines for other manufacturers, however the firm seldom turns its hand to establishing a full car. The idea heading to Tokyo later this month will be the very first Yamaha cars and truck to be exposed in two years, when the sports trip idea likewise made its bow at the Tokyo show.
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The sports trip idea utilizes a production process called iStream, which was designer by designer Gordon Murray (the guy behind the McLaren F1, in addition to the new TVR sports car, the re-bord Griffith). This process enables lightweight, high-rigidity cars and trucks to be created a lot more efficiently.
The cars and truck itself is a small, mid-engined two seater with a handsome profile as well as curvy front-end as well as rear-end styling. Weighing just 750kg, it’s clearly influenced by Yamaha’s motorcycles.
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The idea signals a possible production design for the brand, although officially it’s just a presentation of new technology. Whether what we see later this month is an updated version of this idea or something completely new stays to be seen.
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