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Toyota & Lexus – Tokyo Motorshow Video

October 28, 2009 by Alborz Fallah  
Filed under 2009 Tokyo, Car News, Lexus, Motor Shows, Toyota, Videos

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:

Tokyo Motor Show general gallery

October 26, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under 2009 Tokyo, Car News, Motor Shows

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 [...]

Subaru stand at Tokyo Motor Show

October 26, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under 2009 Tokyo, Car News, Motor Shows, Subaru

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 [...]

Honda stand at Tokyo Motor Show

October 26, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under 2009 Tokyo, Car News, Honda, Motor Shows

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 [...]

Daihatsu stand at Tokyo Motor Show

October 26, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under 2009 Tokyo, Car News, Daihatsu, Motor Shows

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.
The Basket (as pictured [...]

Lexus stand at Tokyo Motor Show

October 26, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under 2009 Tokyo, Car News, Lexus, Motor Shows

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 [...]

Mitsubishi stand at Tokyo Motor Show

October 22, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under 2009 Tokyo, Car News, Mitsubishi, Motor Shows

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 [...]

Nissan stand at Tokyo Motor Show

October 22, 2009 by George Skentzos  
Filed under 2009 Tokyo, Car News, Motor Shows, Nissan

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 [...]

Toyota stand at Tokyo Motor Show

October 22, 2009 by Matt Brogan  
Filed under 2009 Tokyo, Car News, Motor Shows, Toyota

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 [...]

Video: Lexus LFA sights and sounds

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 – [...]

Nissan Land Glider – Tokyo Motorshow

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 [...]

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