Comments on: TRANSPORTATION TUESDAY: The Toyota RiN

By: ryan

ryan — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:56:54 +0000

i like this car. a bit embarresing (sorry if spelt wrong) but it is green and good! interiour great i love it!

By: paul

paul — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:24:07 +0000

smart but it looks like pikachoo (check my spelling) should be driving it. Please make one that the average mmoney-having person would remotely like… or hmmmm maybe these projects are just marketing ploys….”look at TOYOTA’s new bla bla bla”; go to their website; buy a 6 cylinder camery.

By: Neece

Neece — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 17:01:34 +0000

Kudos to Toyota for trying something new. It’s GROOVY! I

By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:59:15 +0000

Windows to the floor to view passing landscape? What? Aren’t these intended to be urban vehicles?
(btw, good luck insulating this car)

Also – how is astroturf “green” in the “ecologically sound” sense? It’s that one thing alone that truly pushes me away from this car. Get rid of the floors and I’m happy, even with the fish-in-a-bowl cabin.

By: jason

jason — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:38:43 +0000

sooooooooooooooooper cool! Imagine alll the peeeeopullll….. living for todayyyyy ayyy ayy — you may sayyyyy I’m a dreamer…. but I’m not the only one :D

By: J

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 01:39:05 +0000

I can understand that the unique shape isn’t to everyone’s taste, but I like :-) … and the interior sure looks impressive!

There is one design change I would like to see: a rounded/slanted front roof line – since I believe that makes it more aerodynamic and therefore slight more energy efficient … also might make it just a titch nicer looking too.

Cheers
J

By: TinTex

TinTex — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:23:27 +0000

Well, T-D, I find SUVs incredibly ugly (not to mention aggressive looking), yet there are millions of them on the roads. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and not everyone chooses a car based solely on looks.

I like the way this car looks; I see what you mean about Fisher-Price, but that doesn’t bother me at all. The interior especially is cool.

By: T-D

T-D — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:41:41 +0000

Pardon me for being blunt, but why are so many “green” concept cars so very hideously ugly? I mean, look at the PUYO, and now this – who is going to want to drive around in an overgrown Fisher-Price car? If designers want to get people more interested in hydrogen and other green energy sources in cars, it’d help if they would design cars that us normal people would actually want to be seen in.

(Like, for instance, the new FCX, Tesla Roadster, and other good-looking cars)

By: Mahesh Basantani

Mahesh Basantani — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:26:16 +0000

Could anyone please explain how exactly would the technology behind the color changing steering wheel controls would work?

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By: James

James — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 13:00:17 +0000

I am always happy to see any car design that eschews the aggressive styling that is common in the automotive industry. I prefer riding a bike, but I would rather share the road with cars that are not only smaller, but “friendly looking” as well.