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09-30-2005, 09:33 AM
No More Backing Up With Nissan's New Egg Shaped Car
POSTED: 5:47 am CDT September 30, 2005
TOKYO -- Nissan has come up with a way to help drivers back out of tight parking spots.
The Japanese automaker has developed an egg-shaped car whose body pivots 360 degrees so that its rear end becomes the front.
Click here to see the car (http://images.ibsys.com/2005/0930/5039908_480X360.jpg)
The Pivo was shown Friday at a Tokyo Nissan showroom and is an experimental model that probably won't go on sale for several years.
It's a three-seater electric car that looks like a big egg on wheels. Its body revolves in a complete circle while its wheels stay put.
Such moves are possible because Pivo's steering, wheels and other parts are controlled electronically by wireless signals, not mechanical links
POSTED: 5:47 am CDT September 30, 2005
TOKYO -- Nissan has come up with a way to help drivers back out of tight parking spots.
The Japanese automaker has developed an egg-shaped car whose body pivots 360 degrees so that its rear end becomes the front.
Click here to see the car (http://images.ibsys.com/2005/0930/5039908_480X360.jpg)
The Pivo was shown Friday at a Tokyo Nissan showroom and is an experimental model that probably won't go on sale for several years.
It's a three-seater electric car that looks like a big egg on wheels. Its body revolves in a complete circle while its wheels stay put.
Such moves are possible because Pivo's steering, wheels and other parts are controlled electronically by wireless signals, not mechanical links