http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22411518/

NOTE: MSNBC posted this photo, which thankfully, is not the pickup concept. Instead, it is a photo of some nightmare:


Ok, all I need is to be dipped in blue. Yes, now I'm almost ready:

Too much make-up, something simpler:

I really need to visit their design studio:


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Please explain here Bob, I'm confused as to what's funny?

That car is the Hi-CT concept, not the pickup.

Still I'll admit I wonder what kind of buyer would see anything in that blob. The Europeans perhaps?

Thanks for the clarification. I followed a link that reports:
I hope they don't use that design . . . ever!

To me, it didn't look like a gorilla but an organ grinder's monkey. It doesn't inspire thoughts of strength and durability as much as something that belongs in a parade towing a float with Steve Martin and Robin Williams competing for laughs.

YECK!!!

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that makes the 74 AMC Matador look like a dream car!

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Finally something that doesn't look like a joke:



That could be a cool ride. Give it say 1,500 lb towing and say an optional, 6 kW AC inverter option . . . this could a neat toolin' round town pickup.

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Hmm. Would I carry my bike(s) behind the front seat? In the bed? Always the first consideration. . . Where do I put the bikes?

I agree ,Bob. And centrider, 2 people and 2 bikes should be no problem. The fold-down mid-gate adds 2 feet to the bed, giving you 6 feet. Though, I might need more room than would be left over for luggage (on say, a trip). So, I'd probably have to get a roof rack or a hitch-mounted storage shelf thingie.
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From the front, the truck looks sort of like a locomotive -- very unique! Of course, production vehicles never look as wacky as the concepts. I certainly do like the idea of Toyota making a truck for NORMAL people who do occasional light hauling/towing and don't need a 6,000 pound land yacht because they're insecure about he reliability/size/width of their male reproductive organ.

What I'd like to see would be a segmented, slide-up and fold out, hard shell that could cover the back. When dealing with an oversized load, this cover could fold and slide into either the sides or even outside the truck bed.

When used as a commuting vehicle or with a small load, the hard cover would keep the payload dry and the high-speed drag down. But when an oversized load is needed, it would fold out of the way and easily handle furniture loads.

As for the bed, make sure it is a full, 8ft. without sacrificing the cabin area. For good measure, make the sides and tail removable so if you need a 'flat', you're good to go. This would support after-market, Green campers or my wife's RV.

Oh, don't forget the fishin' rod holder.

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Here it is pictured with bikes in the bed:

http://www.autobloggreen.com/gallery...oncept/556494/