Future Toyota Cars Dreamed Up by Children
- Written by Kobayashi / Wang Toyota Motor Corporation
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/
