Toyota Fine-Comfort Ride Concept for Tokyo is Plum Crazy

Fuel cell fans get a plum of a ride from Toyota at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The automaker will debut its Fine-Comfort Ride concept, a hydrogen-powered vehicle that seats six and has a cruising range of 621 miles on the Japanese test cycle.

Living in Southern California, we occasionally catch sight of Toyota’s Mirai hydrogen fuel cell cars on the freeway, but they doesn’t look nearly as cool as this funky concept here.

Maybe it’s the slick deep purple paint job, the wavy, potato chip-like rear roof, and its stretched wheelbase. It also has a greater range than that of the Mirai.

Since it runs on hydrogen, the Fine-Comfort Ride does not discharge CO2 or any pollutants while it runs. Unlike electric vehicles, which can take hours to charge, Toyota says it has a hydrogen refueling time of about three minutes—just good luck finding a refueling station. There are about 40 stations in the U.S. at the moment.

Toyota’s Fine-Comfort Ride is approximately 190.1 inches long, 76.8 inches wide, and 64.9 inches tall, and it has a wheelbase of 135.8 inches. It features a diamond-shaped cabin that narrows towards the rear and wheels that are pushed to the corners of the car.

The doors slide open like a minivan, and inside the cabin, there’s a touch display for the driver and passenger.

Cabin chairs allow for flexible adjustment and look like something you’d see on an episode of Star Trek: Discovery.

“The Fine-Comfort Ride boasts quietness and smooth running and also makes full use of the large amount of electricity provided by hydrogen as its energy source,” Toyota claims.

Toyota’s Fine-Comfort Ride will be on display along with a fuel cell concept bus called the Sora at the 45th Tokyo Motor Show from October 25 to November 5.

Source: Toyota

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