What is the definition of a castle in the air? This Toyota Baby Lunar Cruiser
The dictionary defines “sky castle” as: a beautiful but unrealistic expectation of the future. And this explanation fits perfectly with the cute Toyota Baby Lunar Cruiser.
This is an electric mini off-roader that not only has to survive on earth, but – as the name suggests – also on the moon. Nonsense, of course. Although Toyota is also working on a lunar rover in real life.
Fifty years in California
Together with the Japanese space agency JAXA, the brand is developing a real lunar rover. One with six wheels and a cabin with space for several astronauts.
Anyway, back to the baby Lunar Cruiser. It’s there primarily to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Toyota’s American design center in California, CALTY.
Elements of the Land Cruiser
The Baby Lunar Cruiser would adopt some design elements from the classic FJ40 Land Cruiser, Toyota said. It will. We have a hard time recognizing this symbol in the electric concept car.
Toyota says the Baby Lunar Cruiser is fully electric, with four electric motors hidden near the wheels. The SUV rolls on airless tires, is packed with sensors and has two joysticks.