Tokyo Motor Show

Lexus’ new RC luxury coupe has been one of the industry’s worst kept secrets, with patent filings of the car’s name discovered more than a year ago, and prototypes spotted in the wild for almost as long. Now, finally, the Lexus RC has made its debut at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show...

Toyota’s first production fuel cell vehicle is edging closer, with the Japanese automaker presenting a thinly veiled concept version of the upcoming zero emission car at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show earlier today. The concept is the FCV, a production version of which is scheduled for launch in...

Yamaha has announced it is the first company to adopt McLaren F1 designer Gordon Murray's innovative iStream production process--said to slash the cost of producing cars. The Japanese motorcycle manufacturer--and soon-to-be automaker--revealed its Motiv city car at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show today...

Lexus presented its first turbocharged engine in a crossover concept at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show earlier today. That crossover concept is the LF-NX Turbo, which previews a new compact crossover the Japanese luxury brand plans to launch next year. Smaller than its RX at 182.7 inches long with a...

Since its launch four years, Mercedes-Benz’s SLS AMG gullwing coupe has spawned a handful of variants including a convertible, sportier GT, battery-powered Electric Drive, the insane Black Series, and the GT3 and GT3 45th Anniversary race cars. Now we’re witnessing the launch of the...

At the Tokyo Motor Show today, Honda unveiled a new model that it calls the Vezel, which will go on sale in Japan before the end of the year. That name may well not be the one it carries in North America, however, where it will give Honda a new and smaller crossover that sits below the compact...

Subaru used this week’s 2013 Tokyo Motor Show to introduce a sporty crossover concept the automaker says previews the next trend in urban SUVs. In essence, it sees SUVs and crossovers taking a more performance-oriented role in the marketplace rather than strictly being practical vehicles...

Lexus’ rival to cars like the Audi A5 and BMW 4-Series, the all-new 2015 RC coupe, made its international debut today at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. We got our first look at the car several weeks ago, but now Lexus has revealed all the juicy details, including the all-important engine specs...

Up until now, Acura has said its second-generation NSX sports car will feature a sophisticated through-the-road hybrid all-wheel-drive system consisting of a trio of electric motors and a 3.5-liter V-6 paired with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. At an event preceding the 2013 Tokyo Motor...

Nissan’s highly anticipated 2015 GT-R NISMO has finally been revealed, and we have the first live photos of the car direct from its debut on the eve of the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show. On hand to help present it was Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn as well as factory racing driver Michael Krumm, the man...

Honda announced three new direct-injected and turbocharged engines, plus an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission with the interesting addition of a torque converter, during a two-day media event before the Tokyo Motor Show that opens Wednesday. Each of the engines, along with the new transmission...

It looks roughly like a black Honda CR-Z with a mesh grille--at least until you get up close. Then you notice that the doors seem much shallower, and that it has strange little glass panels in the roof. But what you're looking at is no ordinary CR-Z hybrid two-seater. Instead, it's a one-of-a-kind...

We only had two laps on the high-speed oval at Honda's main R&D center in Japan. We didn't get performance figures for the prototype Honda Civic Type R fitted with the company's new 2.0-liter direct-injected and turbocharged four-cylinder engine. But they were two very memorable laps. DON'T...

It’s incredible that this week will see three major international auto shows take place in the space of 48 hours, meaning you had better brace yourself for a flood of new model debuts coming at you very soon. The first of the three shows is the Tokyo Motor Show, which starts early Wednesday...

The all-electric Nissan BladeGlider sports car, which gets its official introduction later this week at the Tokyo Motor Show, is more than just a far-out concept. Nissan plans to build it. It’s not just the BladeGlider’s electric powertrain that makes it radically different than other...

Japan’s biennial Tokyo Motor Show faced an exodus of international brands following the financial crisis of the past decade, proving so severe there were concerns the show might be canceled. Many of the big names will still be absent from this year’s show, commencing November 20, but...

Having just revealed its 2015 SLS AMG GT Final Edition, Mercedes-Benz is already teasing something new, a car inextricably linked with the Gran Turismo video game series. The teaser reveals the silhouette of what’s destined to be a striking grand tourer, though the car’s portions appear...

Toyota is planning to unveil a handful of sporty concept cars at the upcoming 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, most of them based around its Prius C subcompact. We've already seen the Aqua G Sports (Aqua is the name used for the Prius C in Japan) and now we have a first look at two more concepts, the Aqua...

It’s official boys and girls; the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is on its way out, set to be replaced next year by a brand new sports car currently in the works at AMG’s Affalterbach skunk works. To give the SLS AMG the send-off it deserves--it is, after all, the first Mercedes gullwing in...

Infiniti products have long been sold in Japan, where they have traditionally been badged as Nissans, but with Infiniti wanting to position itself as a global luxury brand it really needs a presence in its home market. That’s why Infiniti’s new boss Johan de Nysschen wants to launch...