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| Toyota i-REAL Concept | |
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| Toyota | |
| aka | none |
| Introduction | 2007 Tokyo Motor Show |
| Class | Concept Car |
| Body Style | Electric Mobile Chair |
| Length | 995 mm (39.2 in) |
| Width | 700 mm (27.6 in) |
| Height | 1,430 mm (56.3 in) |
| Wheelbase | none |
| Weight | unknown |
| Transmission | none |
| Engine | lithium-ion batteries |
| Battery | {{{Battery}}} |
| Electric motor | {{{Electric motor}}} |
| Power | Unknown |
| Similar | Toyota i-unit |
| Designer | unknown |
The i-REAL is a 'Personal Mobility Concept' made by automotive giant Toyota that was planned to be put on sale sometime around 2010. It is a development of previous Toyota Personal Mobility vehicles including the i-unit and Toyota i-swing. As with said previous vehicles, the i-REAL is a 3-wheeled electrically powered one-passenger vehicle, running on lithium-ion batteries.
In Low-Speed Mode, the vehicle is upright, and moves around at 'walking pace' at similar eyesight height to pedestrians, without taking up a large amount of space. In High-Speed Mode, the Toyota extends in length by leaning back and extending the single rear wheel to improve aerodynamics and stability, thus being able to achieve a speed of 18.6 mph, or 30 km/h. It leans into corners, like other tall, one-man vehicles such as the Segway, to prevent it from tipping over.
There are two joysticks, one for each hand. Either joystick controls the i-Real, so left- and right-handed people will be equally at home. You push the joystick forwards to go forwards, left to go left, right to go right and pull back to stop. Perimeter-monitoring sensors detect when a collision with a person or object is imminent and alerts the driver by emitting a noise and vibrating. At the same time, it alerts people around it of its movements through use of light and sound.
The i-REAL was driven on the BBC's motoring programme Top Gear in 2008 by Richard Hammond. (Series 12)
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- The i-REAL was reviewed by Richard Hammond on Season 12, Episode 3 of Top Gear.
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