豐田發佈Fun Vii概念車可改變車身外觀

If Toyota has its way, paint jobs could become a thing of the past, because it’s unveiled a car that can change its whole look in an instant.

The Fun-Vii, which stands for “vehicle interactive internet”， is a concept car with a bodyshell made of touch-screen panels that not only allow the driver to change the pattern on display but also connect the car to the dealership’s website for a check-up.

It even greets its driver with a message that flashes up on the door.

Toyota showed off the unique car ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show today, with company president Akio Toyoda saying: “A car must appeal to our emotions. If it’s not fun, it’s not a car.”

The car giant has no plans to put Fun-Vii into production just yet, but explained that it’s an example of the kinds of technologies that it could incorporate into designs in the future.

It said in a statement: “It heralds Toyota’s vision of a future where people, cars and society are linked.”據英國《每日郵報》11月28日報道，如果豐田汽車公司用自己的方式來打造個性車身，很有可能會讓汽車塗鴉技術成爲歷史。因爲該公司公佈了一輛能數瞬間改變整體外觀的汽車。

這款型號爲Fun-Vii的概念車號稱是“互動互聯式的交通工具”，車身外殼使用觸屏面板製造，不僅能允許駕駛者改變車體的外觀圖案，還能與汽車經銷商的網站連接以便汽車的技術檢查。

車門上甚至能顯示出歡迎駕駛者的信息。

在今年的東京車展開幕之前(11月30日)，豐田公司就於今日(28日)向外展示了這款獨特的汽車。豐田公司的總裁豐田章男說：“汽車必須能呼應我們的情緒，如果不好玩，就不是輛好車。”

作爲汽車行業巨頭的豐田汽車公司尚未計劃將Fun-Vii概念車投入生產。但他們解釋說這款汽車是未來汽車技術的一個例子。

該公司在一份聲明中稱：“這款車預示着豐田公司對未來汽車的一種展望，即將人、車以及社會融爲一體。”