Four reasons why the Toyota KIKAI is not unusual

Posted on 03-03-2016 at 15:51 by jaapiyo – 15 Comments”

Sometimes it’s a little foreign boys, who are Japanese. Nevertheless, it is the Toyota KIKAI actually pretty normal. Here are four reasons why.

Toyota has the KIKAI (hip video), say built as a tribute to the technique. By all sorts of technical gadgets which are normally covered in the body visible would be the director of the KIKAI a bigger thrill out of driving the car. They may have a point there, at Toyota, but the car looks a bit strange. But is it really so strange? We grabbed our checklist and went to investigate.

The KIKAI has four wheels.
No, no, no tricycle here, as with the quirky Morgan 3 Wheeler or the Reliant Robin. Also no six wheels such as the Mercedes-AMG G63 6*6, or ten wheels like under these ‘Citroen DS’. No, just four wheels, such as under your Volkswagen Golf.

The wheels of the KIKAI sit at the car by means of a traditional suspension.
Ok, you have a glimpse from the passenger compartment with a view on this suspension. That view you have is normal, of course, not in an ordinary car, but there is nothing new under the sun.

The KIKAI offers three seats.
Just like a Toyota IQ for example. Or an Aston Martin Cygnet. Or a McLaren F1. Very normal so.

The KIKAI has an exhaust.
A good single pipe, in the middle of the car. A little bit special because most of the cars with a exhaust in the middle, like this 997 GT3 RS, more end pieces. But very strange is it not.

So you see, nothing is what it seems, even if it is not covered by plastic, carbon and metal. What do you think of the KIKAI? A bit strange but good? Strange and not at all good? Not strange, but is ok? Let us know in the comments.

Gallery: Toyota Kikai Concept

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