Sunday Drive: Tracking Tokyo's top performers

Seriously, how cool are those two concepts from Mazda?

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 25: Mazda Kai Concept is displayed at the Mazda Motor Co booth during the Tokyo Motor Show at Tokyo Big Sight on October 25, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images for Mazda Motor Co)
TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 25: Mazda Kai Concept is displayed at the Mazda Motor Co booth during the Tokyo Motor Show at Tokyo Big Sight on October 25, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images for Mazda Motor Co)
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The big news of the week mostly came from Tokyo. All of Japan’s biggest automakers made waves at the Motor Show, but the winner of the event has to be Mazda. The big Vision Coupe and little Kai Concept stole the show, won our hearts, and earned a ton of attention for the automaker. We can’t wait to see how these two concepts impact the design, engineering, and technology of future production models. Take a look at our mega image gallery post below to see everything in high-resolution glory.

Interestingly, the single biggest click-magnet of the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show was the BMW X2. We shouldn’t be surprised. Crossovers of all shapes and sizes dominate the American marketplace, and the X2 is clearly the most attractive of BMW’s even-numbered, coupe-influenced X models. Plus, it’s headed for production, with sales starting in the spring of 2018.

Moving past the Tokyo Motor Show, Autoblog readers are apparently very interested in the 2019 Chevy Camaro. Spy shots of just about every iteration of Chevy’s muscle car lit up the ‘net last week, leaving us very interested in seeing what’s hiding behind all that camouflage.

As always, tune in to Autoblog next week for a front-row seat to all the happenings worth following in the automotive industry.

2017 Tokyo Motor Show | Mega Gallery

Mazda Vision Coupe | Tokyo Motor Show’s big, sensuous 4-door

Mazda Kai concept hints at a more muscular, refined Mazda3

2018 BMW X2 crossover revealed, adorned in gold and silver

2019 Chevrolet Camaro: 1LT, SS, ZL1 all spied with updated styling