已译Tokyo 2007 Preview: Yamaha Tesseract concept
And now for something completely different. Yamaha has just announced that it will be bringing a bevy of new motorcycle and scooter models to the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. One of the more interesting concepts, which we'll roughly refer to as a motorcycle, is the Tesseract. Piaggio has a success on their hands in the form of the MP3, which is capable of leaning into turns despite the third wheel. Yamaha has one-upped that with its Tesseract, though, by adding yet one more whee,l bringing the total count to four. And yet, nobody would confuse this machine with a car!
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Again, following Piaggio's lead with its impending hybrid MP3, Yamaha has made this concept a hybrid, boasting both a V-Twin engine of undisclosed size along with an electric motor. Yamaha claims that the machine is about the same width as a standard motorcycle, meaning lane-splitting could feasibly remain an option and parking shouldn't be too difficult. The Tesseract has also been equipped with a mechanism to keep the machine upright when stopped or when parked, once again, like the MP3. As for the styling? It's, uh... different! Imagine a Transformer half transformed and you'll be pretty darn close. And we love it!
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在比亚乔即将上市混合动力MP3的指引下,雅马哈制作了这个概念车,它是搭载未公开排量的V双发动机的混合动力车型,另外还有一个电动版。雅马哈声称改型机器拥有标准型摩托车同样的宽度,意味着现有车道不必重新划分,停车也不是很困难。Tesseract通过一个机械装置,使它像MP3一样,在刹车和停车时保持垂直。至于它的样式,嗯...很不同!想象一下变形中的变形金刚,你就知道了。我们很欣赏它!
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