Posts Tagged ‘tokyo’

Tokyo Preview: Toyota Mark X enters second generation

Filed under: Sedan , Japan , Tokyo Motor Show , Toyota 2010 Toyota Mark X - Click above for high-res image gallery Here in the U.S., if you want a rear-wheel drive sedan from Toyota, you’ll have to buy a Lexus. That’s not the case in Japan. There the motor buying public can opt for the Mark X, the second generation of which will be revealed at the Tokyo… Read the rest

REPORT: Nissan Land Glider could come to the States as an Infiniti

Filed under: Coupe , Tokyo Motor Show , Nissan , Motorcycle , Specialty , Alternative Fuel Nissan Land Glider Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Concept cars tend to push the boundaries of what is and isn’t possible with a four-wheeled vehicle. Such is the case with the Nissan Land Glider — a 47-inch cross between a motorcycle and a car, with an enclosed cabin, a glass… Read the rest

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 10.15.09


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First Drive: 2010 Volkswagen Golf evolves the German hatchback Is the new VW Golf MkV1 enough to woo hatch-averse Americans out of their sedans and into something with an added helping of practicality? We trek over to its Wolfsburg birthplace to find out. Chrysler previews four Mopar SEMA concepts for on- and off-road mastery The performance-partsgasm at SEMA may be down on fuel this year because of the state… Read the rest

Toyota FT-86 Concept gets shot in the studio

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Performance , Japan , Tokyo Motor Show , Toyota Toyota FT-86 Concept - Click above for image gallery 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… Read the rest

Porsche’s next supercar, as envisioned by an Iranian designer

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Performance , Porsche , Middle East , Design/Style Porsche supercar design by Emil Baddal - Click above for high-res image gallery With the 911 looking largely the same for the past 46 years, the Cayenne looking the way that it does, and the new Panamera greeted with mixed reviews (at best), it should come as no surprise that there are others interested… Read the rest

VIDEO: Walk around of Toyota FT-86, Honda CR-Z ahead of Tokyo show

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Hybrid , Performance , Japan , Tokyo Motor Show , Crossover , Honda , Mazda , Mitsubishi , Nissan , Toyota Click above to view video after the jump 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… Read the rest

Tokyo 2009 Preview: Nissan unveils leaning Land Glider concept [w/VIDEO]

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Tokyo Motor Show , Nissan , Motorcycle , Alternative Fuel Nissan Land Glider Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Nissan is pulling out all the zero emission stops at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show . In addition to the expected Leaf electric vehicle, the Japanese automaker will also be showing off a new concept called the Land Glider. Intended to… Read the rest

Tokyo 2009: Suzuki previews three fuel cell concepts

Filed under: Concept Cars , Tokyo Motor Show , Hatchback , Suzuki , Motorcycle , Alternative Fuel In addition to the plug-in series hybrid version of the Swift subcompact hatchback that Suzuki will display at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show , the Japanese company will also be bringing along three separate concepts powered by fuel cells. First up is the SX4-FCV, which uses an 80 kW hydrogen fuel cell… Read the rest

Toyko 2009 Preview: Toyota FT-86 Concept brings back the Hachiroku

Filed under: Concept Cars , Coupe , Japan , Tokyo Motor Show , Toyota Toyota FT-86 Concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery Toyota’s President Akio Toyoda has said the automaker is in desperate need of an excitement injection, and here’s the first dose: the Toyota FT-86 Concept. Inspired by the Corolla-based AE86 sports coupe of the ’80s, the FT-86 concept was designed by the automaker’s ED2… Read the rest

Tokyo Preview: Subaru WRX STI Carbon doesn’t make sense

Filed under: Performance , Japan , Tokyo Motor Show , Hatchback , Subaru Subaru WRX STI Carbon - Click above for high-res image gallery Subaru has announced a new version of the WRX STI that will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show . We’ve looked at this one six ways ’til Sunday (maybe seven) and we still can’t make sense of it. But, hear us out. One of the… Read the rest