Tokyo Auto Salon

  • Pandem Rocketbunny Ford Raptor rendered

    A handful of Japanese companies have been making their name in the world of wide—wide-body kits to be more specific. Browse the latest rides from SEMA or the top-tier automotive aftermarket Instagram accounts and you'll find exotic and JDM-spec rides all boasting massive over fenders and an aggressive stance. One of the top names in this space is TRA-Kyoto. Best known for its Rocket Bunny body kits, it seems TRA-Kyoto's panels could soon be seen on something decidedly more American. This is your first look at a potential wide-body kit for the Ford F-150 Raptor from TRA-Kyoto's Pandem...

  • Toyota Supra with V-12 conversion by Top Secret - Image via BH Auction
    This 'Top Secret' V-12-powered Toyota Supra you didn't know existed is heading to auction

    Back in the early 2000s, Japanese tuning firm Top Secret started work on a MkIV Toyota Supra powered by a V-12 engine lifted out of a Toyota Century. The car, which along with its engine transplant also received some wild body enhancements, can now be yours as it’s listed on the website of BH...

  • Subaru BRZ STI Sport concept, 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon
    Subaru to debut BRZ STI Sport concept at 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon

    Subaru and its official performance arm STI have an interesting concept based on the BRZ due for a reveal at the upcoming 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon. The concept is called the BRZ STI Sport and is described as a more mature take on the Subaru sports car. The only other information Subaru is willing to...

  • 2017 Mazda CX-5 Custom Style concept, 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon
    Mazda CX-5, MX-5 Miata RF get customized cool for 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon

    The Tokyo Auto Salon is Japan’s version of the SEMA show. It’s held each year in January and highlights the best on offer from Japan’s popular tuning scene. The OEMs also like to get in on the action and in 2017 one of the biggest fleets on display will be found on the Mazda...

  • 2016 Toyota GT 86 GRMN
    Toyota GT 86 GRMN special edition set for 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon

    Toyota’s GT 86, sold in the United States as the Scion FR-S, hasn’t had much in the way of updates since the debut in 2011. That’s about to change soon, though, as prototypes for an updated version have been spotted testing. For a few lucky buyers in Toyota’s home market...

  • 2015 Subaru Levorg
    Subaru confirms Levorg and Crosstrek Hybrid STI concepts for 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon

    Subaru has confirmed plans to unveil two new concept cars developed with its official performance arm, Subaru Tecnica International, at next month’s 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon. Before you get too excited, note that STI concepts rarely go into production and even when they do they tend to be...

  • Toyota S-FR Racing concept, 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon

    Toyota’s S-FR sports car concept proved a hit at its debut back at October’s 2015 Tokyo Motor Show and now an updated version has been revealed ahead of a debut at next month’s 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon. The updated version is the S-FR Racing, and it was developed by Toyota Gazoo Racing, Toyota’s official motorsport arm. As previously reported, Toyota is planning two new sports cars to sandwich its current GT 86 (sold here as a Scion FR-S). A baby sports car will sit at the bottom of the ladder while a Supra successor will set at the top. The S-FR concept previews the...

  • Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Final Concept, 2015 Tokyo Auto Salon
    Mitsubishi Previews 473-Horsepower Lancer Evolution X Final Concept

    About a month ago, Mitsubishi’s U.S. chief Don Swearingen said the Lancer Evolution’s time had “come and gone” and that there would be no direct replacement for the car once the 2015 model year is out. The Mitsubishi exec also said that a special edition model would be...

  • Toyota TE-Spyder 800 hybrid roadster concept
    Toyota MR2, Prius Combined In TE-Spyder Hybrid Concept

    It's fair to say the Toyota Prius isn't the most exciting of vehicles. In fact, it's pretty much the antithesis of everything gearheads like about cars. It is a method of transport, and little more. Toyota's old MR2 roadster is pretty much the opposite. It's peppy, has its engine and driven wheels...

  • 2014 Lexus RC F GT500 Super GT race car
    Lexus Reveals 2014 RC F GT500 Race Car For Japan’s Super GT

    Lexus has revealed the race car that will take on similar-spec cars based on the likes of the Acura NSX and Nissan GT-R in Japan’s premier touring car series, Super GT. The new race car is based on Lexus’ recently revealed RC F and will be competing in the top GT500 category of Super...

  • Mazda 3 Sport Mazda Design concept, 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon
    Mazda Previews 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon Lineup

    Mazda will present a handful of customized rides at the 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon next month, but just like the lineup it presented at the recent SEMA show, the latest range of modded Mazdas is more about show than go. The cars include the latest 3 and 6 as well as the CX-5 crossover, which have all...

  • 2015 Nissan GT-R Nismo  -  First Drive
    GT-R NISMO Headlines Nissan’s 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon Lineup

    Nissan will once again have one of the biggest exhibits at the Tokyo Auto Salon, with the automaker confirming 10 model introductions for Japan’s premier tuning fest. The headline act of Nissan’s 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon onslaught will be the 2015 GT-R NISMO although a pair of new race...

  • Toyota Mark X G Sports concept

    Toyota invested significant money in developing a carbon fiber manufacturing business to construct the Lexus LFA. Originally, its goal was to streamline the process, in hopes of reducing the cost to produce carbon fiber components. As Toyota soon learned, carbon fiber component manufacturing doesn’t take well to automation. Now that the Lexus LFA is out of production, Toyota has stated that it will employ carbon fiber in other vehicles, largely to avoid shuttering its carbon fiber manufacturing facility. The first such vehicle appears to be the Toyota Mark X G Sport concept, which...

  • Gazoo Racing GRMN Sports FR Concept Platinum
    Gazoo Racing Reveals Its Scion FR-S-Based Sports FR Concept: Video

    This weekend plays host to the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, and one of the stars of the event has just been revealed, the GRMN Sports FR Concept Platinum from Gazoo Racing. Gazoo Racing is one of Toyota’s most successful motorsport partners, competing in the likes of the Nürburgring 24 Hours...

  • 2013 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1LE
    Custom Chevrolet Camaro Headed To 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon

    A custom Camaro prepped by Italian aftermarket firm Giovanna Wheels will be the highlight of Chevrolet’s stands at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, which kicks off on January 11. The Camaro will be joined by two other custom vehicles on Chevy’s stands, signifying the bowtie brand’s...

  • Subaru's booth at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon
    Subaru Previews 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon Lineup

    Following the likes of Honda, Nissan and Mazda, Subaru has announced its lineup for the upcoming 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, the Japanese market’s showcase for its burgeoning aftermarket industry. For the latest event, Subaru has once again collaborated with its in-house performance tuner STI to...

  • Mazda Mazda6 Racer concept, 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon
    Mazda Outlines 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon Lineup

    Mazda’s new Mazda6 sedan and wagon will be the highlight of the automaker’s stands at the upcoming 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, with three separate concept versions already confirmed for the show. In addition to the Mazda6 concepts, Mazda will also present two concept versions of its CX-5 as...

  • Honda S2000 Modulo Climax, 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon
    S2000 Modulo Concept Headlines Honda’s 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon Lineup

    Honda has announced a strange assortment of cars for the upcoming 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, which takes place on January 11 in the Japanese capital. The annual show draws in all the big names in the aftermarket business, as well as some of the OEMS. While Nissan has already announced it will be...

  • 2013 Nissan 370Z Nismo race car

    With the popularity of one-making racing series showing no signs of slowing, especially in the rarefied world of exotics, even mainstream brands are getting in on the action. In Europe, we recently saw Opel announce a new one-make rally series for its pint-sized Adam minicar, while down in Australia we saw Holden performance shop HSV reveal a Commodore-based race car that it hopes to form a series around. Now Nissan has announced that it’s starting a one-making racing series for its 370Z Nismo sports car. Called the Nissan 370Z Nismo Z-Challenge Spec, the new series will feature race...

  • 2013 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 race car
    Nissan Announces 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon Lineup

    Automotive news topics in January are typically dominated by the cars and concepts being unveiled each year at the Detroit Auto Show, and this coming January should be no different. However, there is another important auto show taking place in the first month of every new year, and that’s the...

  • Lexus LFA Roadster at Japanese drift event
    Lexus LFA Roadster Makes Surprise Showing At Drift Event: Video

    Despite reports surfacing late last year claiming Lexus had canceled plans for a production version of its stunning LFA Roadster Concept due to economic uncertainty, a never before seen topless LFA finished in white was spotted at a drift event in Japan coinciding with the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon...

  • Toyota GT 86 by TRD
    TRD GT 86 To Lead Toyota Offensive At 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon

    It probably comes as little surprise that the new GT 86 sports car, the global version of the U.S. market 2013 Scion FR-S, will be the star of Toyota's stand at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon taking place this weekend. For the uninitiated, the Tokyo Auto Salon is essentially the Japanese version of SEMA...

  • 2012 Nissan Micra Nismo Concept
    Nissan Presents Micra Nismo Concept At 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon

    This weekend is Japan’s annual Tokyo Auto Salon, the industry event where big-name tuning firms like HKS, GReddy and Veilside show off their wares. Lately, the in-house tuners of major automakers have been getting in on the action, with the likes of Nismo, Mugen and TRD all showing off...

  • Honda's Flash Box Concept
    Honda At The 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon

    Honda will be exhibiting at this weekend's tuner-focused Tokyo Auto Salon, indicating the significance of the aftermarket to Honda.

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