Toyota put us behind the wheel of its amazingly funky i-Road following its reveal at the Tokyo Motor Show. Driving it comes with an added bonus - it's enormous fun.
At 850mm wide, the three-wheeled i-Road is small enough to be driven like a scooter through traffic and can seat two people in tandem inside its tiny cabin - which looks a bit like you're inside an X-Wing fighter.
Powered by an electric motor, with a range of 50km and a three-hour recharging time, this Personal Mobility Vehicle (PMV) has a top speed of 45km/h at present - the speed limit for three wheelers in Europe, where you don't need a licence to take one on the road - but Toyota says it will produce a 60km/h-capable version.
The i-Road's party trick is its Active Lean technology, which automatically balances the vehicle when cornering or tackling uneven surfaces also.
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