Is it really a car or is it a bike? This leaning three-wheeler certainly seems a practical solution for avoiding the queues in the daily commute, while remaining dry in your everyday clothes.
Shown as a revised concept at the Paris Motor Show last year, the two-seater i-Road electric PMV (Personal Mobility Vehicle) is designed to “provide a more flexible type of transport for urban driving that is significantly more comfortable, weatherproof, stable and safe than scooters and motorcycles”.
While the i-Road shares the zero-emissions and low running cost virtues of an electric vehicle, its dimensions – in particular its width – are similar to a conventional two-wheeler, giving them the essential manoeuvrability needed for negotiating city traffic and easy parking.
The Toyota i-Road is entering service in a new car-sharing programme in central Tokyo in April.