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The all-new 2016 Mini Convertible has been revealed ahead of its public debut at next week’s Tokyo motor show. The third-generation Convertible becomes the BMW-owned British brand’s biggest and most mature fabric-top model ever, and the fourth in the new family that comprises the three-door, five-door and recently-launched Clubman body styles.

Lexus has handed down the first preview of a new concept bound for this month’s Tokyo motor show, promising “a vision of progressive luxury”. The teaser’s release follows news early last week that Lexus would use the Tokyo show to highlight the next step in its evolving styling language, although nothing had been revealed at the time. This shadowy preview image changes little about that, revealing only a tightly cropped look at the concept’s headlight design and surrounding decoration.

The new-generation 2016 Mazda CX-9, the final piece in Mazda’s rejuvenated ‘Kodo’-styled passenger line-up, has been spied testing again this week. Although Mazda is expected to also reveal a production version of its recently revealed Koeru concept, this new CX-9 will bring an end to the older ‘Nagare’ styling that led the company’s previous generation of family cars.

Subaru will use this month’s Tokyo motor show to preview the replacements for two of its most important models: the Forester mid-sized SUV and the small Impreza. The SUV concept shown here is the latest in Subaru’s ongoing ‘Viziv’ series, known this time as the Viziv Future Concept. Subaru has yet to confirm the Future Concept as a preview of the new Forester, but, apart from its three-door design, it’s no challenge to imagine this stylised SUV transforming into a showroom-ready family car.

The Honda NeoWing concept will be unveiled at the 2015 Tokyo motor show, which takes place at the end of this month. Featuring two wheels at the front, and a single wheel at the rear, the Honda NeoWing is claimed to offer the "cornering feel and sporty ride equivalent to a large-sized motorcycle", while also having "excellent stability in low-speed ranges". Honda says that the front wheels are connected via "an original Honda linkage mechanism".