Yamaha is one of the brands motorcycles most successful and well-known in the world of two wheels and also of the musical instruments. However, within the DNA of the directors of the firm is to experiment with new market niches, and what better than to go from time to time to four wheels. In the automotive sector They are not laymen, since they have already collaborated with some prestigious firm providing them with engines, as happened with Volvo for the previous XC90.
In this case, when the Tokyo Motor Show They did not want to let the moment pass, as several concepts have been brought to the local event, including motorcycles, tricycles, a car and a robot that drives only an R1. In any case, the main novelty of the firm is the new Yamaha Nike, a prototype motorcycle with three wheels and a three-cylinder MT-09 engine.
El Yamaha Cross Hub Concept It is one of the models that have four wheels. Its design evokes that of pick ups, because in the rear of it there is enough space to carry two motorcycles. In the cabin (of which there are no official photos) there should be enough space for two people travel comfortably. Its exterior design is reminiscent of some of the latest concept cars that Mitsubishi has presented.
The mechanics that animate the Cross Hub Concept has not been revealed but will surely be shared with the Yamaha MWC-4, the other four-wheel concept presented by the brand in Japan. In this case we are talking about a model that has the new LMW train (Learning Multi-Wheel) and is moved by a electric motor that gets energy from a small gasoline engine. This model leans in the curves as if it were a motorcycle, improving the behavior on the road.
El rest of news presented by Yamaha at the Tokyo Motor Show are the motorcycle (an electric motorcycle with the appearance of a robot and an electric motor), the tritown (a tricycle intended to investigate new forms of future mobility) and the Motobot Ver.2 (the Yamaha pilot robot, capable of piloting an R1 by itself). For now, some of these concepts will not hit the streets, but they will serve to improve the brand's future products.
Source – Suzuki
