Tokyo Auto Salon

The Honda S2000 is making a comeback... but not as an all-new model to rival the BMW Z4 and Porsche Boxster. To celebrate 20 years since the rev-happy roadster's launch, Honda Japan is preparing a custom one-off for the Tokyo Auto Salon. And no, it's not standard.

Mazda has revealed a removable carbon-fibre hardtop for the MX-5 at the Tokyo Auto Salon, alongside a new 3 hatchback with a factory bodykit. Although it technically offers two hardtop options for the MX-5 – the RF, and an aftermarket unit designed for racing – this carbon-fibre top takes a different approach.

Toyota Gazoo Racing will use the Tokyo Auto Salon to launch the GR Super Sport Concept. The concept has been inspired by the World Endurance Championship efforts of Toyota Gazoo Racing, which suggests a hybrid powertrain and aggressive aerodynamics will both feature. It's designed, according to the company, to prove how "technological feedback acquired through motorsports activities is incorporated" into real-world products.

The Toyota Mark X G Sports Carbon Roof concept has been unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon, revealing a somewhat obviously named carbonfibre-roofed version of a Japanese domestic market-only rear-wheel-drive sedan. Weighing six kilograms less than the standard steel roof, and lowering the Mark X’s centre of gravity, the roof is Toyota’s first use of the lightweight material since production of the $700,000 carbonfibre-bodied Lexus LFA supercar ceased production in December.

Lexus has prepared a track-tuned version of its IS F performance sedan which has been revealed at the recent Tokyo Auto Salon. Drawing inspiration from the Lexus LFA supercar, the IS F CCS (Circuit Club Sports) Concept features lightweight carbon fibre exterior and interior panels including; bonnet, roof, boot, rear wing, lip spoilers, door trims, centre console and gear knob.