Tokyo Motor Show
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Honda is an industry leader in the development of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. In 2002, it was the first automaker to begin a retail initiative when it started leasing its original FCX hatch to fleet customers, and by 2005 it was already leasing the cars to individuals. Three years later the FCX Clarity sedan was launched and to this day there are roughly two dozen of them on American roads. Over the past couple of years Honda has been trotting out concept versions of a new fuel cell vehicle due on the market in 2016 and destined to be the automaker’s first mass-produced vehicle...
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Subaru Viziv Future Concept Previews Next-Gen XV Crosstrek, Tech
Subaru brought two concepts to this week’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show that preview new production models from the firm. We’ve already detailed the Impreza 5-Door concept, which previews the all-new 2017 Impreza compact. Now we have details on the Viziv Future concept, which previews...
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Yamaha Sports Ride Concept First With Gordon Murray-Designed iStream Carbon
Yamaha has been hinting at a move into car manufacturing in recent years, with the firm recently teaming up with McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray to develop a city car concept called the Motiv. Now Yamaha is back with a new sports car concept unveiled today at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, and like...
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2017 Porsche Macan GTS Arrives With 360 HP, $68,195 Price Tag: Video
Porsche is expanding its Macan lineup for 2017 with the Goldilocks GTS, which was unveiled today at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. Porsche’s GTS models are aimed at buyers seeking something sportier than the S-badged cars but aren’t quite ready to hop into high-performance Turbo versions...
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Lexus LF-FC Concept Previews Next LS, Fuel Cell Future: Live Photos & Video
We expected Lexus to introduce a concept version of the next-generation LS flagship sedan in Tokyo. We didn't expect that it would be a fuel cell vehicle. The Lexus LF-FC concept features a fuel cell stack mounted in the trunk, with the power control unit under the hood and the hydrogen storage...
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Subaru Impreza 5-Door Concept: Tokyo Motor Show Live Photos & Video
Subaru has released the first details of the new Impreza 5-Door Concept that it unveiled today at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. Acknowledged by the company to be a preview of the all-new 2017 Subaru Impreza hatchback, the concept features a "blend of bold expressions of Subaru's Dynamic & Solid...
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Mazda today unveiled the RX-Vision concept car at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show and it points to the return of the rotary engine. The low-slung sports car is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive, two-seat coupe that showcases the latest version of Mazda's Kodo design language. CHECK OUT: Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo Concept Revealed Kodo design eschews character lines for sculpted surfaces that create reflections that suggest motion. To show off these reflections, Mazda's display uses very little light that often highlights only certain aspects of the car. That's cool from a design standpoint, but it...
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Mercedes-Benz Vision Tokyo Concept Revealed
Mercedes-Benz is fully embracing the concept of autonomous cars, seeing them as a means to transform the way we interact and use cars. We got our first taste of Mercedes’ vision for a world where driving will be optional with the F015 Luxury in Motion concept unveiled at the start of this...
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Mazda Confirms Development Of New Rotary, Will Preview It In Tokyo Concept
Mazda has been hinting at a new rotary for pretty much the last decade yet it seems that we’re still no closer to seeing the unique, Wankel-designed engine fitted to one of the automaker’s cars. The last rotary-powered Mazda was the RX-8, which bowed out of production back in 2012...
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Mercedes Autonomous Van Concept Headed To Tokyo Motor Show
Mercedes-Benz has released a teaser sketch for a new autonomous van concept called the Vision Tokyo, which the automaker plans to unveil at this week’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. CHECK OUT: Nissan Electric Car Concept May Hint At Next-Gen Leaf The concept features a futuristic look that’s...
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Teaser For New Lexus Concept Hints At Next-Gen LS Preview
Lexus will unveil a new concept at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show that’s meant to preview its new, progressive take on luxury. A single teaser shot has been released today, revealing the concept’s headlight plus a little bit of its grille. There were rumors Lexus might bring its...
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Lexus Won't Show New LS At 2015 Tokyo Motor Show But Promises Forward-Looking Concept
Lexus engineers are working on a new generation of the LS flagship sedan, the nameplate’s fifth, and while there have been reports we’ll see the car make its debut at this month's 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, sources have confirmed it won't be at the automaker's home event. Instead, Lexus...
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A new sports car won’t be the only attraction on Toyota’s stand at this month’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. The Japanese automaker has unveiled an assortment of weird and wacky concepts destined for the show, including a robot that if one day produced could serve as a companion to, we assume, lonely individuals. ALSO SEE: Toyota Previews New Entry-Level Sports Car With S-FR Concept Starting with the concepts that are actually cars, the coolest is the Kikai which was developed to showcase the fine craftsmanship and beauty that’s normally hidden on most cars. For example, the...
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2016 BMW M4 GTS comes with water injection system, 493 horsepower
For anyone thinking the BMW M division has become a little soft over the years, may we introduce the new 2016 BMW M4 GTS. The car is the production version of the M4 GTS concept car unveiled earlier this year and is the first of the M division’s special models to be confirmed for the United...
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Updated Concept 2020 Vision GT Headlines Nissan’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show Lineup
Nissan has a varied lineup of vehicles debuting this month at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, with the star attraction being this updated version of the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo that we first saw in 2014. The concept has been developed exclusively for the virtual world of Gran Turismo 6 but also...
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Mazda Teases New Sports Car Concept Ahead Of 2015 Tokyo Motor Show
Mazda may be close to confirming plans for an all-new, rotary-powered sports car to fill the void left by the RX-8 which bowed out of production in 2012. The Japanese automaker today released a single teaser shot of a new sports car concept that makes its debut late next month at the 2015 Tokyo...
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Toyota Investigating Radical Lotus Seven-Style Sports Car?
Toyota raked in $18.1 billion in profit last year on the back of a reliable albeit somewhat dull lineup. We could now see some of those funds invested in building excitement in the brand. The automaker, run by performance-loving president Akio Toyoda, is keen to turn around the rather staid image...
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Nissan BladeGlider: '1+2' Concept Probably A Two-Seater When Produced
Nissan's BladeGlider electric sports-car concept measures up as one of the wildest concepts of the Tokyo Motor Show. And what makes it particularly far out is that Nissan plans to build it. MUST READ: 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO And GT-R Premium: First Drive With its unique '1+2' seating layout, a body...
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It may be struggling in the U.S. market, but Mitsubishi is still a big global automaker. For the Tokyo Motor Show, it rolled out three separate concepts. Two of them pointed toward future designs for vehicles that may be sold in North America--a full-size sport utility vehicle and a replacement for the current Outlander Sport compact crossover--both with plug-in hybrid powertrains. The third concept, for a small minivan or what Europeans call a Multi-Purpose Vehicle or MPV, is less like to come to the States. Mitsubishi GC-PHEV The GC-PHEV concept--it's short for Grand Cruiser Plug-In...
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2014 BMW Alpina B4 Biturbo Makes Debut At 2013 Tokyo Motor Show
Legendary BMW tuner Alpina is expanding its range with a brand new line, the B4, now that BMW’s 3-Series Coupe has been replaced by the 4-Series. The car made its debut this week in B4 Biturbo trim at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, where Alpina also showed off its B3 model based on the BMW...
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2015 Nissan GT-R Preview
While the big news for the 2015 model year concerning the GT-R is the launch of a new NISMO edition, the fact that the regular GT-R has undergone some updates shouldn’t be overlooked. While the GT-R’s former development chief Kazutoshi Mizuno was a fan of making the base GT-R the best...
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Subaru Levorg performance wagon concept debuts at 2013 Tokyo Motor Show
At the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show this week, Subaru took the wraps off a new performance-oriented wagon concept that will spawn a production model next year. Unfortunately, that production model is currently confirmed for the Japanese market only, but with any luck we’ll see it on U.S. shores. The...
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2014 MINI Cooper Live Photos And Video From Unveiling
MINI rolled out a brand new generation of its Cooper hatchback at its plant in Oxford on Monday but just a day later the car was being presented at events taking place in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Shanghai and London. Here are some live photos and a video taken at the separate reveals. The car’s...
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2013 Tokyo Motor Show: Live Coverage
The 2013 Tokyo Motor Show is underway, and High Gear Media's running on very little sleep to bring you the latest news, vehicle debut details, and live photos right from the show floor--from Instagram and Twitter, to Facebook. Before Nissan even had the chance to unveil the new 2015 GT-R NISMO...
Joel Feder