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Wednesday, May 27
Tokyo Preview? 550 hp, 218 mph Lexus LF-A reportedly coming this year
Lexus' long-awaited supercar is due to be revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show this October. Toyota insiders told the Brit pub – in so many words – that the LF-A's delay was due to a series of engineering tweaks to boost the sleek supercar's top speed. ... LF-A is go for Tokyo Top Gear Lexus LF-A. The Age
REPORT: Honda Fit Hybrid coming in fall 2010
The initial step was the release of the 2010 Honda Insight, which will be followed by the debut of the production CR-Z later this year at the Tokyo Motor Show, and could be joined by an all-new Civic Hybrid. Rumors have swirled for months that Honda ...
Thursday, May 21
Rumormill: 2012 Honda Civic details circulate
CA This powerplant will reportedly be shared with the upcoming CR-Z hybrid hatchback where it will be available with either an automatic CVT transmission or six-speed manual. Hopefully, we'll see how accurate all of this is when the Tokyo Motor Show rolls ...
Monday, Apr 13
Mazda to offer hybrids and EVs by 2015, bring new engine tech to ...
This new engine tech will be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show this October. Yamanouchi said that Mazda "will be able to offer affordable eco-friendly vehicles to 90 percent of the car-buying public, not to just a limited segment of the market. ...
Tuesday, Mar 24
This year's Tokyo Motor Show? JAMA Be There (but most of the ...
Of those 241 parties that still remain, Japan's eight primary automakers have signed on (Daihatsu, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota), and Hyundai will join as well. On the high-end front, only Alpina, Lotus, Ferrari, ...
Wednesday, Mar 4
Geneva 2009: Nissan NV200 gets its tippy on
CA by Sam Abuelsamid on Mar 4th 2009 at 6:20PM Nissan unwrapped the production version of its new NV200 compact van here at the Geneva Motor Show after first showing a concept version of it back in 2007 at the Tokyo Motor Show. ...
Thursday, Feb 12
Rumormill: Honda CR-Z Type-R coming to Tokyo Motor Show
CA by Damon Lavrinc on Feb 12th 2009 at 2:26PM At the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show, Honda took the wraps off the CR-Z concept, a three-door hybrid that Honda billed as a performance vehicle for the environmentally conscious enthusiast. In the meantime, Honda has ...
Nissan cancels RWD Silvia successor and GT-R sedan, Prius-fight ...
CA The first indication that Nissan was working on a Silvia/240 replacement came in the form of the Foria concept that debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2005. The Urge design study quickly followed and development of the RWD coupe continued over the ...
Friday, Dec 12
Nissan likely to dump Quest, Armada and Infiniti QX56
Considering the sorry state of affairs that full-size sport utility vehicles see themselves in, we wouldn't bet on any Ram-based replacement for the Armada and QX56 either. If a minivan replacement ever rears its head in the U.S. from Nissan, it would likely have much more in common with the...
Monday, Oct 20
Rumormill: Toyota developing baby roadster based on iQ
CA - Oct 20, 2008 If the German buff book Auto Motor und Sport is correct, expect the new sub-Miata-fighter to debut in concept form at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show and be ...
Sunday, Oct 19
Rumormill: Toyota developing baby roadster based on iQ
Toyota worked up an entirely new platform for its new iQ minicar, which features a very unique 3+1 seating arrangement in an effort to outsmart its competitors. Such a development takes a good deal of resources and Toyota seems to be considering ways to defray that cost through additional...
Monday, Apr 21
Beijing 2008: Nissan unveils new Teana and Teana XV
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, China, Nissan, Misc. Auto Shows Click above for high-res gallery of the Nissan Teana and Teana XV Gallery: Nissan Teana and Teana XV Gallery: Nissan Intima concept All photos Copyright (C)2008 Bin Chen / Weblogs, Inc. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Thursday, Apr 3
Nissan teases production Intima ahead of Beijing show
Nissan's presence at the Beijing Motor Show (or 2008 Auto China, if you're kicking it new school) will apparently be marked with the unveiling of the production version of the Intima sedan, originally shown in concept form at last year's Tokyo Motor Show. The teaser above lends credence t...
Sunday, Mar 30
Beijing '08 Preview: Nissan Intima to make production debut?
The Nissan Intima concept that was unveiled during last year's Tokyo Motor Show looked very complete. Now we know why. Spy photos suggest that a production version of the Intima will make its world debut next month at the Beijing Motor Show. As you can see from the above photos, the covered car...
Tuesday, Oct 23
Tokyo Motor Show: Subaru WRX STI debut - Autoblog
We've gone from being disappointed by the new Impreza, to pleasantly surprised by the WRX, to smitten by the STI. It looked OK in silver as the dust sheet came off, but stunning in metallic black on the Subaru stand 's floor. ...
Tuesday, Oct 16
AutoWeek releases more images of Nissan GT-R
That sound you hear are cracks forming in an embargo that's about to break wide open. Though Nissan had planned to officially unveil the GT-R at next week's Tokyo Motor Show, today's gaffe by Motor Trend in which an image of the car on its December cover was accidentally released has given ot...
2008 Nissan GT-R unveiled on cover of Motor Trend
Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, NissanUPDATE: We've spoken with Angus MacKenzie, Editor in Chief of Motor Trend, who claims that the December issue has not been released yet and is either still at the printer's or on its way to the mailing house. The sole comment...
Tuesday, Oct 9
Tokyo 2007 Preview: Toyota Crown Hybrid concept
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 Co...
Monday, Oct 8
Officially Official: Subaru Impreza WRX STI
The wait is finally over. Subaru has released official photos and initial info on the new JDM-spec Impreza WRX STI. Details remain scant, however, as Subaru only tells us that the new STI is powered by a 16v 2.0L boxer with a twin-scroll turbo mated to a 6-speed manual. SI-DRIVE, multi-mode Dri...
Thursday, Oct 4
Tokyo's stillborn supercar battle
As for Acura, the lukewarm (okay, downright frigid) reception the Advanced Sports Car Concept got in Detroit lead many to speculate that after the prototype was sent back to the LA studio's drawing board, it might make a triumphant return in Tokyo. As it turns out, the combination of inter...
Tuesday, Oct 2
Volkswagen planning minivan and plug-in version of Up!
We told you a couple weeks back that more Up! variants are on the way, and now we know what's coming soon to an auto show near you. The automaker from Wolfsburg is set to unveil an Up!-based minivan in Tokyo, followed by a plug-in hybrid sedan at Los Angeles. Since the goal of the Up! concept unvei...
Friday, Sep 28
Subaru teases the Impreza WRX STI's tush
Subaru's not officially revealing the new Impreza WRX STI until October 24 (place your bets on who'll blow that embargo to smithereens before then), but it has released a teaser shot of the car's rear end. (We showed you the official teaser of the front end last week.) With the number of high-...
Thursday, Sep 20
Spy Shots: Subaru Impreza WRX STi caught undisguised on 'Ring
Filed under: Spy Photos, Sports/GTs, Tokyo Motor Show, Hatchbacks, Subaru click above image to view all of our Subaru Impreza WRX STi spy shots Photos: KGP Photography] Gallery: Subaru Impreza WRX STi - spy shots Permalink | Email this | Comments
Wednesday, Aug 1
Audi A1 coming to Tokyo?
The Audi A1, which will come in coupe and speedster forms as pictured above, is predicted to make its first public appearance at the Tokyo Motor Show later this year. Furthermore, it is expected that the model on display will be a hybrid. According to Auto Motor und Sport, Audi wants to move be...
Friday, Jul 27
Lexus IS Coupe close to confirmed, maybe debuting in Tokyo?
Since it's launch in Japan in 1998, the Lexus IS series has always had at least four doors and, for a while, was offered with five. But Toyota's 3-Series challenger has never directly taken on the Munich's coupe or convertible models. That may change soon though as Lexus' Australian Manager...
Monday, Jul 23
Tokyo Bound: Nissan's NV200 van concept
Flights of fancy in the form of concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show are to be expected, and Nissan has released initial info and a sketch of its entry for this year, the NV200 van. The concept demonstrates an innovative use of space in a light commercial vehicle. A modern-looking panel van with a s...
Saturday, Jul 21
NSX launch pushed back, again
Although the big news on the Honda/Acura front was the postponement of the Acura brand launching in Japan, the other shocker was when Takeo Fukui, Honda's CEO, said that the new NSX won't be making its debut at this year's Tokyo Motor Show.
Wednesday, Jul 18
Honda confirms new Fit will arrive in Fall, at least in Japan
Filed under: Economy, Hatchbacks, HondaHonda CEO Takeo Fukui just confirmed that a new Honda Fit will make its debut this fall in Japan. We expect the U.S. version to follow pretty soon after, but that wasn't confirmed. During a press event yesterday, he also spoke about Honda's commitment t...
Honda: 2,000,000 Fits sold worldwide
We've only had it here in the US since April of 2006, but the plucky little Honda Fit has been on sale in Japan and other markets since as far back as 2001. Suffice to say that the subcompact found an audience, as Honda has formally announced that as of the end of June, over 2 million Fits (includi...
Thursday, Jul 12
Video: Lexus LF-A on the Nurburgring
Though we get a glimpse of the basic shape of the car in this vid, heavy camo gear still shrouds some of the finer details. All should be revealed soon when officials take off the wraps at October's Tokyo Motor Show, where details about a hybrid version may also be released.
Wednesday, Jul 11
Spy Shots: Mitsubishi EVO X totally uncovered
Filed under: Concept Cars, Tokyo Motor Show, MitsubishiThe Mitsubishi EVO X won't be officially unveiled for a few months, but the next-gen tuner-supreme has been spotted completely in the buff, and the good folks over at Motor Authority have posted the pics for all to see. The captured p...
Monday, Jul 9
Fiat 500 Abarth to bow at Tokyo Motor Show
At the press conference officially introducing the new Fiat 500 last week, a journalist from Japanese enthusiast website Response.jp asked about plans for the car in the Asian market. In response, Fiat Automobiles boss Luca De Meo replied that the eagerly-anticipated 500 Abarth will ma...
Thursday, Jun 28
Toyota decides to produce FSC concept
The crossover segment is quickly overpopulating many automaker's lineups (think Mazda and Ford), and Toyota is the latest to join the fray. The folks from Aichi Japan are only a couple months away from launching a production version of the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show's FSC concept in their home...
Wednesday, Jun 27
Enter the rumormill: Nissan 350Z retractable hardtop
If certain rumblings are to be believed, the next Z could debut as early as this year's Tokyo Motor Show in October, likely a refresh rather than an outright redesign. The coupe would be shown in concept form, with sales likely to begin in 2009, and that's when we'd expect this rumor to be conf...
Thursday, Jun 14
Rendered speculation: 2009 Nissan 370Z
The obvious question remains, when will Nissan unveil the next-gen Z? We would like to think it would be at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, but with the unveiling of the production GT-R and a rumored Silvia-replacement concept, we doubt they'd want to blow it all on one show. Frankfurt? Genev...
Friday, May 25
Chrysler celebrating 20 years of modern concept vehicles
Filed under: Chicago Auto Show, Concept Cars, Detroit Auto Show, Frankfurt Auto Show, LA Auto Show, New York Auto Show, SEMA, Convertibles, Coupes, Economy, Hybrids/Alternative, Minivans/MPVs, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, SUVs, Trucks/Pickups, Wagons/Estates, Geneva Motor S...
Monday, Apr 30
Road & Track rumormill: Mazda RX-7 development underway
Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda What was more interesting was one of the subtitles proclaiming that a new RX-7 is in the works by Mazda and that Toyota is (finally) beginning to develop an honest-to-God sports car based off the Lexus IS platform.
Redesigned Honda Jazz foretells the future of the Fit
AutoExpress contends that the new model will debut at this year's Tokyo Motor Show in October and considering that the Fit sits on lots in the States less than any other vehicle, we'd expect this new model to be U.S.-bound in the near future. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Saturday, Apr 21
VIDEO: Latest Nissan GT-R footage surfaces
Happy Saturday, kids. In lieu of your usual cartoons, we've got more GT-R video. This time, it's some extensive Nürburgring lapping and street footage. The car's coming along nicely, sounding strong and looking stable and agile at speed. Our appetites are sufficiently whetted. Fortunatel...
Thursday, Apr 19
Spy Shots: Nissan GT-R interior
With well over 400 hp and looks that kill, you probably aren't surprised that the GT-R is getting plenty of press. We'll have to fight for every scrap we can until it's officially announced at the 2007 Tokyo Motor Show. Source: Edmunds] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Monday, Mar 26
Rendered Speculation: 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser
Filed under: New York Auto Show, Spy Photos, SUVs, Tokyo Motor Show, Toyota With news that Lexus will be debuting its new LX 570 at the New York Auto Show, we know a redesign for the venerable Land Cruiser from Toyota can't be far behind. Motor Authority expects the new Cruiser to officially s...
Tuesday, Mar 20
Lamborghini's future, encapsulated: Versions galore, except a 'Ute
As for new models, we won't be seeing hybrids, turbos or diesels finding their way under the hood, but Lamborghini intends to equip all its new models with four-wheel-drive. According to Winkelmann, that particular feature has become part of the brand's cache, and in addition to providi...
