Following on from our coverage of this year’s Tokyo Motorshow, we thought we’d bring you some video footage from the Toyota & Lexus stands. You’ll see the FT-86, Lexus LF-A and a whole lot more. Enjoy:
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With the Tokyo Motor Show now open to the public, we thought we’d give you a look around some of the general exhibits of the show, including some CNG and EV inner-city vehicles from manufacturer CT&T.
Also on display were cars by Alpina, Lotus (with their sexy Elise Stealth) and Toyota’s original hybrid car, the 1977 [...] - Tags:
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The final Japanese manufacturer on our list at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show – but by no means the least – is, of course, Subaru.
The Subaru stage was busy with a range of cars from the sporty to the surreal including the new Hybrid Tourer Concept, Plug-in Stella, Impreza WRX STI Carbon, STI tuned Exiga [...] - Tags:
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The Honda stand at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show featured a number of environmentally orientated vehicles under Honda’s HELLO! program.
The Honda stage featured such participants as the FCX Clarity, EV-N (a vehicle with looks originating in Honda’s early Scout models), Cub Electric Motorscooter, and U3-X unicycle concept.
Honda explains the stand as follows:
As the world prepares [...] - Tags:
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While the Daihatsu brand may have shut-up-shop here in Australia, the brand is going from strength to strength in its home country of Japan.
Popular box-styled vehicles, a staple of big-city markets, were proudly on display at the Daihatsu stand along side the quirky new Basket open-top model and environmentally friendly e:S model.
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With the Tokyo Motor Show now open to the public, we thought we’d give you a quick look at a few stands from the show we’ve yet to cover.
First up this morning is the Lexus stand which, in addition to the LFA and LF-Ch models demonstrated last week, also showcases some of the brand’s more [...] - Tags:
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Mitsubishi’s presence at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show was highlighted by two concept cars that embody the company’s approach to the EV and that point to the direction the company will be following.
The Concept PX-MiEV is powered by Mitsubishi’s plug-in hybrid system, incorporating a petrol engine which both powers the electric motors when charge is [...] - Tags:
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Sticking with the Green theme, Nissan have, with its alliance partner Renault, displayed its commitment to sustainable motoring showcasing its LEAF zero-emissions concept vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show this afternoon.
LEAF is a pure electric vehicle that is charged from a regular domestic power outlet and will be introduced globally from the second half of [...] - Tags:
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Tokyo Motor Show
Toyota featured a high-tech approach to its stand at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show with virtual test drives and interactive displays punctuating the traditional all-car stage.
On hand to discuss Toyota’s vision for the future was Mr Akio Toyoda, President of Toyota Motor Corporation, who gave a brief introduction on Toyota’s history before introducing two new [...] - Tags:
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Following its belated debut at the Tokyo Motor Show earlier today, footage of the new Lexus LFA has been released letting us hear as well as see the new supercar for the first time.
The video stretches from the car’s development – which was prolonged thanks to the GT-R upping the ante for Japanese supercars – [...] - Tags:
Lexus LFA
Nissan Motor Co will be presenting a range of concept cars at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show but the most bizarre car is the electric Land Glider.
The Land Glider is approximately 110 cm wide and looks like it is a motorbike with a glass domed roof. The wheels and guards tilt to allow the [...] - Tags:
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Mazda have given us a glimpse of its Kiyora concept alongside the full spectrum of its current model line-up.
The Kiyora concept aims to couple “driving pleasure and an everlasting sky” as Mazda demonstrates its dedication (known as Sustainable Zoom-Zoom) to the green theme extensively on display throughout this year’s show.
The compact Kiyora aims to demonstrate [...] - Tags:
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More and more compact city all electric vehicles are emerging, Subaru has the Stella, Mitsubishi has the i-Miev, Nissan has the Leaf and now Toyota is showing off the FT-EV II.
A compact electric vehicle designed primarily to drive short distances in city environments, the FT-EV II is founded on the concept of a “future mobility [...] - Tags:
Toyota FT-EV II
The long awaited hugely popular Toyota and Subaru affordable sports car was unveiled in concept form at the Tokyo Motorshow. The sport coupe is currently named the FT-86 Concept and was designed in France.
Toyota fans would instantly recognise the 86 badging as a spiritual successor to the AE86 sport coupe of the 1980s, a car [...] - Tags:
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Toyota FT-86 Concept
Lotus has unveiled its most menacing version of the Exige yet at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Translated as ‘dark’ from Italian, the aptly named Exige Scura boasts a dramatic matt black and carbon fibre theme reflecting the stealth character of this fierce Lotus.
Limited to just 35 cars worldwide, the Exige Scura features enhanced performance and a [...] - Tags:
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Lotus Exige Scura
Earlier this year we discussed the Nissan Qazana concept which was first unveiled at the Geneva motorshow earlier this year. Nissan will be showing off the concept car again at this month’s Tokyo Motorshow.
The idea behind this car, as Nissan puts it, is to have fun behind the wheel. Given that’s coming from the company [...] - Tags:
Nissan Qazana Concept
Remember when you see a really cool car in a science fiction movie and wonder if they’ll make it? Well, the Nissan Land Glider is not exactly from any particular movie, but it ought to be because its seriously cool.
The Land Glider is a tiny electric vehicle that is half way between a car and [...] - Tags:
Nissan Land Glider
