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0Autoblog Podcast #150 - Tokyo Motor Show Edition 1256674800
Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now!It's Episode #150 of the Autoblog Podcast, and we raided the crypt to give you your buck-and-a-half's worth. Former podcast staples John Neff and Chris Paukert have been unearthed and join Chris Shunk, Sam Abuelsamid, and Dan ... -
Tokyo 2009: Should Honda bring the Freed MPV to America? 1256389500
2009 Honda Freed - Click above for high-res image galleryHere in Tokyo, we were hanging around with some American Honda Motor Co. officials when they got their first up-close look at the Freed. The Freed is a compact minivan/MPV based on Honda's Fit architecture. For reference, the six-seat, ... -
Tokyo 2009: Mazda's Sky G and Sky D engines should come with straws for sipping 1256329740
Mazda Sky D and Sky G engines -- Click above for high-res image galleryThe Mazda Sky D diesel and Sky G gasoline engines are meant to bring "everlasting blue sky" to oversee "sustainable Zoom-Zoom." Both utilize low-friction engine blocks, direct injection and piezo-electric injectors. The Sky G ... -
Tokyo 2009: Toyota FT-EV II concept features funky looks, zero emissions 1256317260
Toyota FT-EV II concept - Click above for high-res image galleryToyota has revealed its latest plug-in electric concept car here at the Tokyo Motor Show. The FT-EV II is a followup to the iQ-based FT-EV that we saw in Detroit earlier this year but appears to be a ground-up design that takes ... -
Tokyo 2009: Where's the history? 1256309940
Historic cars of Tokyo -- Click above for high-res image galleryWe were frankly astounded that the prospect of a gutted Tokyo Motor Show didn't get any maker, save one, to trot out some of their historical home runs. Even if they didn't want to go in for a nostalgia-fest, a few brands could have ... -
Tokyo 2009: Toyota Prius claims Japan Car of the Year title 1256304540
Thirty years of the Japan Car of the Year - Click above for high-res image galleryFor the past 30 years, Japan has declared a car of the year, an award given to newly released or redesigned vehicles released from November 1st of the previous year to October 1st of the current year. More than 60 ... -
Tokyo 2009: Honda rolls out the EV-Cub, we pray for a production model 1256300940
Honda EV-Cub Concept - Click above for high-res image galleryYou meet the greenest people on a Honda. Well, maybe not quite yet... but the World's Largest Motorcycle Manufacturer has signaled its intent to usher in a new era of electrically-powered two-wheelers, and a modern-day Cub seems like ... -
Tokyo 2009: Makuhari Messe no Jyosei ha Bijin desu* 1256255940
The beautiful women of Tokyo 2009 - Click above for a high-res image galleryAs far as cars went, the Frankfurt Motor Show was the proverbial glut of riches, and the Tokyo Motor Show proved that you can't live life at the top all the time. Tokyo did, however, still provide plenty of aesthetic ... -
Tokyo 2009: Yamaha Super Tenere doesn't panic, always knows where its towel is 1256237880
Yamaha Super Tenere Concept - Click above for high-res image galleryYamaha looks to have channeled a bit of BMW with the Super Tenere concept bike that's currently being displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show. Like the Bavarian automaker's Gina concept, the Super Tenere eschews traditional bodywork ... -
Tokyo 2009: Nissan Fuga hybrid to arrive in Japan late 2010, U.S. in 2011 1256236140
2010 Nissan Fuga Hybrid - Click above for high-res image galleryAfter several years of selling small volumes of its Altima sedan using Toyota's hybrid drive system, Nissan is finally ready to roll out its first gas-electric model using technology developed in-house. The first model to be so ...
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