Tokyo Motor Show: Nissan R.D:B.X Concept

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The R.D:B.X… as in Round Box. Could this be a hint of what will replace the (currently) JDM only Nissan Cube? Japan’s youth, who are already way too cool for the current model, let alone the Toyota Bb (Scion XB), should certainly hope so.
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Tokyo Motor Show: Mitsubishi’s i MIEV Sport plug-in

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Mitsubishi’s has given its cute and funky ‘i’ minicar a sporty makeover with a coupe-like shape and vents on the side to create the i MIEV Sport. Despite being the sports version, it uses the same electric plug-in technology found in the i MIEV, which [...]

Tokyo Motor Show: Subaru EXIGA Concept best 7-seat Legacy ever

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Subaru has been promising a seven seater for years, but have yet to deliver one to their own home market as the Tribeca isn’t sold this side of Pacific. A couple of years ago it was leaning towards a minivan-style MPV, but for [...]

Tokyo Motor Show: Suzuki X-Head

The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we’re cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows.click above image to view more live pics of the Suzuki X-Head

Remember the Suzuki Samurai, the lightweight 4×4 much maligned for being just as likely to topple over as [...]

VW up! van could come to U.S. because we’re fat

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That’s right, Volkswagen thinks Americans are fat. At least that’s what we take away from comments made by executives indicating that the second and larger up! concept that debuted last week at the Tokyo Motor Show could be sold in the U.S. because [...]

Tokyo Motor Show: Suzuki Kizashi 2

The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we’re cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows.click above image for more live shots of the Suzuki Kizashi 2 concept

Following the debut of the first Kizashi concept in Frankfurt, the folks at Suzuki’s design studios [...]

Tokyo Motor Show: Suzuki Pixy & SSC

The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we’re cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows.

There’s more than a hint of Toyota’s PM, i-Swing and i-REAL series about this concept. But where Toyota admits that the driver may occasionally want to get out [...]

Tokyo Motor Show: Daihatsu HSC is one slippery little sucker

The 2007 Tokyo Motor Show ended last week, but today we’re cleaning out our closet of yet-to-be published posts from this biggest of biannual Japanese auto shows.click above image for more live pics of the Daihatsu HSC Concept

We missed the Daihatsu HSC at Frankfurt somehow, but stumbled across the little concept in Tokyo. Its “catamaran-like [...]

Honda NSX to spearhead RWD model lineup

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By most accounts, Honda originally planned to show off the next generation NSX to the seething throngs at last year’s Tokyo Motor Show. But due to the less-than-positive reception the Advanced Sports Car concept garnered at the Detroit show, Honda’s designers headed back to [...]

Mazda1 city car coming to Paris Motor Show

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Mazda Taiki concept.
show cars with a supermini concept, due to be unveiled at the Mazda is finally going to employ the styling cues shown on its Taiki, Ryuga, Hakaze and FuraiParis Motor Show. The concept aims to slot in below the Mazda2 and may be the [...]