Yamaha MOTIV.e Concept (2013)
Concept car · 2013 · Electric
Gordon Murray's lightweight iStream city car
The MOTIV.e made its debut at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, Yamaha's first four-wheeled concept and the public reveal of Gordon Murray Design's long-promised small car. It was built on Murray's iStream manufacturing system, a steel frame with bonded composite panels drawing on Formula One-derived construction to make a light, rigid two-seat safety cell. Shown primarily as an electric city car with a petrol version also planned, it was engineered specifically for European use.
Key facts
- Concept: Two-seat lightweight city car
- Structure: Gordon Murray Design iStream
- Battery: 8.8 kWh (electric version)
- Motor: 25 kW peak
- Torque: 896 Nm (at the wheels)
- Variants: Electric and petrol planned
Production
- Status: Concept only
- Gordon Murray-engineered city-car concept that was never put into production.
- Revealed at 2013 Tokyo Motor Show
Source: Yamaha Motor