Q-Car

Juniper Foo | Oct 01, 2004

Remember Robin William's 1992 movie Toys, where adults got to drive toy cars? The Q-Car is a toy car you can drive. Made by giant toymaker Takara (think Beyblades and Transformers), this is actually modeled after a Japanese children's toy car. However, it's no toy. You'll need a real driver's licence to get behind the wheels of one of these single-seat electric commuters, which has a top speed of 50kmh, max. range of 80km, and an 8-hour charge time. Plastic car horn not included.

Since its 2002 debut, there've been several interesting new models, including one for the Hello Kitty mob.

Price: ¥1.29 million (US$11,591)
Availability: Japan only
Device: Electric car
Basic specs: Weighs 375kg, 8-hour charge time in any electric socket

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