I’ve blogged about vehicles that combine the features of both a car and a motorcycle. Ten years ago, the idea of combining both drastically different vehicles would be crazy. Then again, the pressure to create smaller, more compact, and fuel-efficient vehicles have forced manufacturers to create car/motorcycle hybrids. One impressive vehicle that I’ve encountered a couple of weeks ago is the NARO.

Only about three and a half feet wide, 100 inches long, and 67 inches high, the NARO is one small vehicle. Despite the size limitations however, its small enough to maneuver effectively even in bumper-to-bumper traffic. In addition, parking wont be a problem at all because it’s small enough to wiggle through the smallest spaces.

So the NARO is small but then again, any owner would want his car to generate enough power especially in the freeway. Though the NARO isn’t exceptionally powerful, it only uses 25 percent of the power in today’s passenger cars. This is possible through a 400-cc, four-cylinder engine that generates around 20 horsepower. Also, this same motor pushes it to a top speed of 85 mph, while accelerating from 0-60 in 12 seconds.

Sure, you’d have to give a lot a far as power and speed are concerned. That’s already expected since the NARO doesn’t have the size to accommodate a massive and sophisticated engine. Just like many small cars, its upside is its MPG and for this car, it’s pegged at 100. That means that for 100 miles, the NARO only consumes one gallon of gasoline.

Meanwhile, the NARO’s bike-like performance is evident during cornering. That’s because it actually leans so that it doesn’t tip over. Because of that, you have enough time to plan ahead and make the necessary adjustments each time you make a turn.

Right now, the NARO vehicle is still in its concept stage but in a couple of years, I expect it to make some waves.

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