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Tokyo 2009: The motorsports cars and bikes

The Tokyo Motor Show doesn't have as much going on in the way of cars as we'd like, but there are still a few gems among the pack – especially in the area of motorsports. The Japanese are as keen about their sports as they are their motors, and when the two are combined, you get some pretty tasty kit. Examples? Check out the Nissan GT-R Super GT, a rallying Japan Subaru WRX STi, several Moto GP offerings, and a Toyota F1 car. And unlike in the passenger car realm, the Europeans haven't been left out, with the Alpina B6 GT3 and a ... Read more →

Tokyo 2009: Rear-wheel drive Toyota Mark X had us at "mite-suppressing agent" Chris Paukert

Remember back when Toyota actually offered rear-wheel drive cars? Sure, a production version of the FT-86 concept is on the way, and yes, you can get a Toyota-branded truck or plump for a Lexus ...

Tokyo 2009: Daihatsu's Deca Deca concept is the most popular "super box" in the world Jonathon Ramsey

Daihatsu has a way with words: the company calls its Deca Deca concept a "super box," and we'll call it a super super box. A funky little piece of chunk, the Deca Deca has a flat floor – ...

Tokyo 2009: Nissan Fuga appears more 'M'pressive Chris Paukert

We've always thought that Infiniti's current M35/M45 sedan deserved greater consideration from American consumers than it has typically received. With a strong VQ-series powerplant and ...

Tokyo 2009: 2010 Toyota Sai hybrid looks suspiciously familiar Chris Paukert

Toyota has rolled out its new Sai hybrid here at the Tokyo Motor Show, and if it looks familiar, that's because you've probably seen something very similar wearing "Lexus" and "HS250h" badges. ...

Tokyo 2009: Suzuki Alto Concept tries to be a cooler kei 23 days ago on Autoblog

The Suzuki Alto concept is The Kei You Would Never Suspect: unassuming looks belie the fact that this is car Suzuki is going to use to reach a wider audience. The exterior – which, frankly, looks like a ton of other itty bitty already plying on Japan's streets -- has been subtly tweaked to ...

Tokyo 2009: Honda SkyDeck, is this the future of the Odyssey? 24 days ago on Autoblog

Unlike the CR-Z which is nothing more than a thinly veiled preview of an upcoming production model, the Honda Skydeck remains a pure design study at this point. While most automakers would provide a full list of specifications for a concept that is nothing more than a fiberglass buck, Honda isn't ...

Tokyo 2009: Subaru Hybrid Tourer concept previews Fuji Heavy's new design language 24 days ago on Autoblog

The Subaru Hybrid Tourer is sharp-nosed and an all-out sharp piece of car. The car's flat floor hides two electric motors, one aft that powers the car in low-speed acceleration and assists with acceleration, and one up front connected to a direct-injection turbocharged gas engine. The Tourer is ...

Tokyo 2009: Lexus reveals $375,000 LFA supercar...finally [w/VIDEO] 24 days ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Tokyo_2009_Lexus_reveals_375_000_LFA_supercar_finally'; It seems like the Lexus LFA has been around forever. In reality, the first concept version was unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in 2005, but that's a long time in the automotive world. Additional ...

Tokyo 2009: Toyota unveils FT-86 Concept, keeps mum on details 24 days ago on Autoblog

We got a sneak peak of the FT-86 earlier this month, and now Toyota has just officially revealed its new 2+2 concept here at the Tokyo Motor Show. It's been a while since the Japanese automaker has offered anything resembling a sports car – especially one with rear-wheel drive – so ...

Tokyo 2009: Godzilla Refined - Nissan shows revised GT-R 24 days ago on Autoblog

Without much fanfare (okay – zero fanfare), Nissan has rolled a tweaked version of its home-market GT-R onto the show floor here at the Tokyo Motor Show. While you're not likely to notice any exterior differences, JDM buyers should appreciate that Nissan has fettled the suspension, ...

Tokyo 2009: Carlos Ghosn carves up the stage with the Nissan Land Glider concept 24 days ago on Autoblog

At the Tokyo Motor Show this morning, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn rolled silently onto the stage in the company's latest battery powered concept, the Land Glider. Like Volkswagen's One-Liter concep from the Frankfurt Motor Show, the Land Glider is a narrow-gauge tandem two-seater. However, that's ...

One more massive Lexus LF-A leak, with specs 25 days ago on Autoblog

The Tokyo Motor Show countdown continues with yet another round of Lexus LF-A leakage courtesy of OmniAuto. Check out the gallery below to get up close and personal with the official shots of the LF-A before we bring you live impressions from the floor. But before you do, get a load of the ...

VIDEO: Lexus LF-A breaks cover before Tokyo unveiling 25 days ago on Autoblog

In less than six hours the wraps will officially come off the Lexus LF-A at the Tokyo Motor Show. And about 36 hours after that, we'll be piloting Lexus' first foray into supercardom on and around Florida's Homestead-Miami Speedway. But in this day and age, any auto expo wouldn't be complete ...

REPORT: Next generation Nissan Micra coming to the U.S. 25 days ago on Autoblog

On the eve of the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan has confirmed plans to offer the next generation Micra in the United States. The new, yet-to-be-named model will slot in below the Versa (the Micra is nearly two-feet shorter than Nissan's entry-level hatch) and will be built atop Nissan's new low-cost ...

Toyota FT-86 Concept gets shot in the studio 1 month ago on Autoblog

We're eagerly awaiting our first live encounter with the Toyota FT-86 Concept next week at the Tokyo Motor Show. But before we endure the long flight over the Pacific, the crew at the freshly hosted FT-86 Club has scrounged up a bevy of live shots of Toyota's new coupe in the studio. The more we ...

Autoblog Podcast #149 1 month ago on Autoblog

Episode #149 of the Autoblog Podcast, the first frost edition, has arrived. The Tokyo Motor Show is coming up, and there have been a couple previews of what to expect there. The Toyota FT-86 concept has had everyone abuzz with its heralding as the spiritual successor of the much-beloved AE86 ...

VIDEO: Walk around of Toyota FT-86, Honda CR-Z ahead of Tokyo show 1 month ago on Autoblog

Although the Tokyo Motor Show is just a week and half away, Japan's largest automakers have already previewed their biggest debuts (save one) to their hometown media. So until we can lay eyes on the Toyota FT-86 "Concept," Honda CR-Z Hybrid "Concept" and Mitsubishi PX-MiEV 'ute, we'll have to ...

Tokyo Preview: Honda unveils U3-X personal mobility device 1 month ago on Autoblog

We've seen our fair share of personal mobility devices over the past few years -- from the ill-received Segway to Toyota's i-Real. Now, Honda's joining the minimalist motoring set with its own limb-atrophying U3-X. Using technology originally developed for ASIMO the robot, the "U" in U3-X ...

This year's Tokyo Motor Show? JAMA Be There (but most of the world's automakers won't) 7 months ago on Autoblog

What if one of the world's preeminent auto nations threw a party and nobody came? That's the question on everyone's minds today as the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has announced that most of the world's major automakers have decided to sit out this fall's show. We already knew ...

REPORT: German automakers could join others in skipping Tokyo Motor Show 7 months ago on Autoblog

Although Volvo has already said that it would not participate in this October's Tokyo Motor Show, the Swedish automaker's German contemporaries are reportedly dragging their feet on similar public announcements in an effort to not be the first from their country to do so. According to a brief ...

German brands will attend Detroit Auto Show for at least one more year 8 months ago on Autoblog

Regardless of their displeasure with the cost, size and quality of Cobo Hall in Detroit, executives from BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen have committed to at least one more round of exhibits at the annual North American International Auto Show held at the venue each January. The German automakers ...

Tokyo Motor Show: Toyota Hi-CT 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of live and press shots of the Toyota Hi-CT. Toyota's presence at the Tokyo Motor Show has been markedly unremarkable, with four concepts debuting that have done little to excite those of us in attendance. One of the more interesting, and to an extent, plausible ...

Tokyo Motor Show: Touch me, I'm PUYO! 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more live and press shots of the Honda PUYO. Honda hyped up its PUYO concept here in Tokyo, showing video of the misshapen blob inhabiting the streets of a futurist metropolis, pleasing bystanders and children along the way. Unfortunately, they never showed what would ...

BMW to show 1-series based concept in Tokyo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Over the course of the last few weeks, we've been constantly updating our comprehensive list of debuts slated for the Tokyo Motor Show, but one glaring omission continually jumped out at us: BMW. We know they'll be showing off the M3 Sedan, but it was rumored that something else would grace the ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Nissan NV200 concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for 20 high-res pics of the Nissan NV200. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/HUGE_gallery_Nissan_s_NV200_mobile_professional_concept'; We've finally found the ideal mobile Autoblog HQ. The NV200 is aimed at small business professionals that are constantly on the ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Nissan Round Box (R.D/B.X) concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for more high-res pics of the Nissan Round Box. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Nissan_Round_Box_concept_Odd_name_cool_concept'; Sure, the name "Round Box" might be oxymoronic, but Nissan's take on open-air motoring in the 21st century more than makes up for ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Nissan Intima concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for over 20 high-res pics of the Nissan Intima. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/Like_the_Nissan_Altima_The_Intima_concept_shows_you_the_future'; Among the concepts from Nissan set to debut in Tokyo, the Intima may be the closest thing to a production-ready ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Toyota Crown Hybrid concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

The full-size Toyota Crown has been available in Japan for the last 50 years, and Toyota is driving the car into the 21st century by adding its highly touted hybrid drivetrain to the royal sedan. In addition to receiving a combination gas-electric system under the hood, the Crown Hybrid Concept ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Toyota Hi-CT Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for 12 more images of the Toyota Hi-CT Concept var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Tokyo_keeps_the_weird_ones_coming_with_Hi_CT_concept'; Toyota's Hi-CT aims to be the youthful, edgy, cool kid on the concept block. With a front end only a Mac truck and a locomotive union ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Toyota RiN wants you to relax, be healthy 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Toyota_RiN_concept_wants_you_to_relax_be_healthy'; Designers have lofty goals for their concepts, and the Toyota RiN is no different. With a massive greenhouse, seats that keep your spine in its proper position, an oxygen-level conditioner and humidifier, ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Lexus bringing LF-Xh, LF-A to Tokyo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a gallery of the Lexus LF-Xh concept. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/Lexus_LF_Xh_concept_hints_at_your_mom_s_next_SUV'; Lexus plans on unveiling two concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month, and while one of them is the LF-A that we've seen before, the ...

Audi still tweaking A1 prior to Tokyo debut 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Tokyo Motor Show is less than two weeks away, but according to Automotive News, Audi still hasn't finalized the design for its entry-level MINI-fighter, the A1. The problem stems from Audi execs that think that the current concept is too radical to go into production. Although Audi's designs ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Subaru Impreza BEAMS Edition 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for high-res pics. For those of you who aren't up on the hottest trends hailing from the Land of the Rising Sun (we count us among you), BEAMS is apparently some kind of hot couture boutique whose website has been causing bouts of nausea around Autoblog HQ. Subaru seems to be ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Subaru Legacy Outback Urban Selection 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above for a of couple high-res pics. Subaru's Tokyo presence wouldn't be complete without a few limited edition models that leave you scratching your head while shaking it simultaneously. The first of which is the Legacy Outback Urban "selection," which strikes us as an oxymoronic ...

Tokyo 2007 Preview: Honda showing CR-Z Concept 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for 15 high-rez pics of the Honda CR-Z Concept var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/CR_X_Redux_Honda_unveils_CR_Z_Concept_Pics'; Honda will have 18 different vehicles gracing its stand in Tokyo, and one of the more accessible is the CR-Z Concept. The pseudo-acronym is an ...

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