Future Toyota Cars Dreamed Up by Children

Tokyo, Japan, August 26, 2015 - What if cars could spread the benefits of education, alter the surrounding environment on an atomic level, or even break down language barriers?

Most adults would dismiss such notions as wishful thinking, but sometimes it pays to think with the boundless imagination of a child. After all, it’s not so long ago that a car fueled by water or a plane powered by the sun were considered science fiction. Who knows when the gap between fantasy and reality could be bridged next?

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Since 2004, Toyota has asked children from around the world to put their creativity to work in creating their Dream Cars. The results range from the impressively practical to the downright unusual, but most importantly they all show abundant imagination, and they are all unique. Not only do they give inspiration on what new cars to make, they also remind Toyota the kind of responsible global citizen it should be: whether it be helping little girls learn to read in Romania or conserving the environment in Paraguay.

The response to this year’s contest was overwhelming: Toyota received a record total of over 875,000 artworks from 81 countries and regions. National Contests were held until March 2015, with selected entries progressing to the World Contest in May 2015. World Contest entries were judged by Toyota President Akio Toyoda and a panel of outside experts in art and automotive science, and winners were invited to Japan for the award ceremony in August.

This year, gold awards were given to children from Sri Lanka, Romania, and Paraguay across three age categories. In addition, the newly-created Engineering Inspiration Award (selected by Executive Vice President Mitsuhisa Kato) and a special award selected exclusively by President Akio Toyoda were presented to exclusive winners.

Other awards:

 

In addition to one gold award, Toyota selects two silver, three bronze, and four Best Finalist awards for each age category, as listed below.

Award	Name	Country	Age	Title of Artwork
Gold Award	Sethumdee Dulanya Dewagamage	Sri Lanka	7	Toyota Alpha-Bird Car - The Universal Language Car
	Ada Maria Ciontu	Romania	11	Toyota Robo-Fly for girls in need
	Azul Paz Servin Rodas	Paraguay	13	NANO CAR
Silver Award	Lucas Attia	France	7	FUTURE WIND-POWERED SPACE CAR
	Mark Yurievich Starenkov	Russia	7	MOTORYOTA
	Noelle Yau	Canada	11	Leafmobile
	Siddhi Prasad	Qatar	10	Toyota Geometry Box Car
	Chuthamat Rattanaphibunkun	Thailand	14	Rescue unit elephant car
	Hye In Park	Canada	15	Dream Society
Bronze Award	Amanda Dewi Nasya	Indonesia	7	Cleaning Squid Garbage and Pollution Car
	Alejandro Jose Benalcazar Hidalgo	Ecuador	7	Ayubot
	Anisu Delgerova	Czech	7	Around The World With Food
	Nandun Hesala Wijerathne	Sri Lanka	9	Life change car
	Elaine Chia-En Tsai	Taiwan	10	Taos' marine car
	Kiddya Fasta Biul Ulum	Indonesia	10	Toyota Shoes Car
	Zuzanna Kozak	Poland	14	Toyota the Forest
	Jose Manuel Bastida	Canary Islands	13	Toyota Arctic Car
	Kanungnit Bhosree	Thailand	14	Environmental Conscious Car
Akio Toyoda Award	Hye In Park	Canada	15	Dream Society
Engineering Inspiration Award	Minhal Adnan Sami	U.A.E.	9	Ecofix Car
BestFinalist	Luo-Tong Sim	United Kingdom	6	CHILDREN CHAMPION CAR
	Wei Teng Liew	Malaysia	7	MY EXTREME MPV
	Minh Pham Nhat Nguyen	Viet Nam	7	Super Toyota cactus car
	Hana Moriyama	Japan	4	Mouth Cleaning Car
	Minhal Adnan Sami	U.A.E.	9	Ecofix Car
	Michael Hanyang Zhou	U.S.A.	11	Handicap-Friendly Cleaning Car
	Anjali Kedia	Nepal	11	Rain Water Collector
	Kasadun Gayendra Rajapaksha	Sri Lanka	11	A People Saving From Landslides
	Ioana Vallimarescu	Romania	13	Toyota Books
	Isaiah Wamukota Malunga	Kenya	13	Fire Rescue Car
	Katya Ludick	South Africa	14	Chameleon rider
	Araya Tachawongchimplee	Thailand	13	Camouflage Car

*Age noted on this press release is based on apply document

Dream Car of the Day Campaign

93 artworks consisting of one or more entries from each of the regional contests worldwide (including all award-winning entries from this year’s world contest) are being posted on the campaign website as animated illustrations.

Campaign website: www.dreamcar-of-the-day.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ToyotaDreamCarGlobal
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToyotaDreamCar
Instagram: https://instagram.com/toyotadreamcar/

National Contests for the 10th Toyota Dream Car Art Contest in 2016

Beginning in September 2015, Toyota will announce information regarding contests to be held in each country for the tenth Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, and will start accepting entries.

The winning entries selected in each country will be entered into the world contest. Gold, silver, bronze, and special award winners will be selected across the three age categories with an awards ceremony scheduled for August 2016.

Details will be announced at the same time on the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest official site.

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest official site: 
http://www.toyota-global.com/events/dream_car_art_contest/