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A solar-powered, babysitting car aimed at reducing pollution while providing a safe and fun environment for kids was one of nine award-winning designs in the 2023 Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest. The program seeks to inspire creativity in youth and encourage innovative ideas for future mobility.
An imaginative solution to deliver groceries to her grandmother’s high-rise apartment was the concept of an award-winning drawing by a kindergartner from New Jersey. Using markers and watercolors, Zongxuan Helena Zou, age 5, worked more than a week to create her “Giraffe Car Delivers Happiness,” which was selected as the Gold Award Winner in her […]
One winner of the FY21 Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest is Lea Haeun Shin (then age 6), who is passionate about art and draws daily. When her art teacher told her about the contest, she said, “I love trees, so I knew right away my drawing would be about nature.” For inspiration, she checked […]
Cars that make glaciers, vehicles that disinfect the earth, mobile solutions to cleaner water, and flying contraptions that save the world were among the themes of artworks created by nine young artists selected as the FY21 winners of the Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest. From the pool of Toyota’s nine U.S. Winners, the Petersen […]
Serving as a distribution point for art kits given to local families, John Elway’s Crown Toyota in Ontario, California wrapped a 2021 Toyota Corolla in artwork by six past winners and finalists of the national Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest. The car is topped with “The Jellyfish Car” by Grace Sun, age 9 with […]
For two elementary school brothers from Ann Arbor, Michigan, the ideal automotive future includes cars that battle oceanic pollution and debilitating disease. A U.S. Winner and World Winner in his age category for the 9th World Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, Michael Zhou, age 11, imagined his Handicap-Friendly Cleaning Car as an underwater vehicle that plucks […]
Katherine Wang, age 15, is a young artist who also an environmentalist. She created a magical phoenix vehicle to save every plant and animal. Her “Phoenix Dream Car” won the Bronze Award in the FY20 Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest. Help your students, ages 4 to 15, enter the Toyota Dream Car USA Art […]
“Imagine a dazzling car that is powered by natural energy, transforming that energy into invaluable resources, and then contributing them to the world. This is my dream car, called the Eco Car. The resilient Eco Car utilizes artificial intelligence to observe the environment, decides where the destination is, and then determines what is the most […]
“People often forget the importance of memories. From humanity’s greatest milestones to the smallest moments in time, the “Memory Car” will collect them, keeping them alive. So even in the distant future, the precious dreams, stories, and experiences of the past can continue to live on and inspire others.” Celebrate history on a ride through […]
Indulge in the sweet escape of a daydream inside of the “Surrealism Car,” designed by Ashley Han, age 11 from Ann Arbor, Michigan. Honored as the Silver Award Winner in the FY20 Toyota Dream Car USA Art Contest, this “dream car is the transportation between reality and fiction,” says Ashley. “It travels you to a fantasy world, where […]
A talented young artist spreads positive energy and optimism with her “Toyota Magical Puzzle Car.” Vera So, age 7 from Irvine, California, describes her award-winning vehicle: “Once my Toyota Magical Puzzle Car is completely puzzled, it will be fully charged by your positive energy and ready to take you to the place wherever you want […]
Feeling a little cabin feverish? Dance in the dark with people and animals from all over the universe on a magical glow-in-the-dark “The Jellyfish Car” by Grace Sun, age 9, from Livingston, New Jersey who won the Gold Award in her age group. Grace describes her car: “My Toyota dream car is a flying jellyfish […]