Toyota i-Road Shows Off Balancing Act

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Toyota i-Road Shows Off Balancing Act

The electric Toyota i-Road concept, which may be the missing link between a motorcycle and a car, debuted at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show.

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joe_scuba

It an enclosed Can Am Spyder

funride007

Toyota has a great concept (Narrow, Enclosed, Tilting, Commuter); BUT its limited performance (30 mi. range, 28mph speed) severely limits its practicality and marketability in today's society. While less than 30mph might be OK for a city center; getting there on 45-55mph roads would be impractical and dangerous. Most city dwellers live in apartments and high rises and would find parking, storing and recharging impractical. Might be good for a “Car Sharing” business. Now if Toyota could come up with an i-Road-2 with 100 mile range and a top speed of 65-75mph, then they would have the “Commuter of the Future” for suburbanites , and would sell hundreds of thousands; I know I'd buy one!