Honda Skydeck: live from Tokyo Motorshow 2009
With the Honda FR-V (also called the Edix) now gone, many are calling this new Skydeck concept a preview of what could end up being the next generation 6-seater Honda. But in …
Subaru’s Hybrid Tourer concept spreads its wings in Tokyo: Live pictures
The Hybrid Tourer concept vehicle from Subaru with its twin gullwing doors is currently being presented at the Tokyo Motor Show. The new concept that is rumored to spawn a successor to …
More Daihatsu K-Car Concepts for Tokyo 2009
Want a cheap "landaulet"? Get a Daihatsu Basket Concept when it goes into production. Right now it's just a concept little lifestyle "K-truck" with a removable soft top over the rear seats. …
Toyota FT-86 to feature D-4S Boxer engine
A pretty sharp reader managed to point out that the words found on the Toyota FT-86 boxer engine is actually D-4S Boxer and not C-45 Boxer. Now this makes so much sense, …
VIDEO: Toyota FT-86 in “Gran Turismo”-vision
Want to see the new Toyota FT-86 Concept in action? Well, you can't see a real one on the roads in action just yet, but thanks to Gran Turismo we have this …
Toyota FT-EV II runs on auto-pilot mode
When the first Toyota FT-EV concept car was displayed at the Detroit show earlier this year, It looked much closer to a production electric Toyota iQ than this new concept car called …
Toyota FT-86: AE86 successor finally previewed!
It's finally here, some kind of glimpse of the new AE86 spiritual successor. It's even got the numbers 86 in its name. The new Toyota FT-86 Concept will be displayed at the …
Suzuki Swift Concept gets Plug-In Hybrid System
The plug-in hybrid system in this modified Suzuki Swift features a combustion engine that's much smaller than its production Swift counterparts - only 658cc producing 54 horsepower (40kW). But what it does …
Honda’s HELLO! Exhibition at Tokyo 2009
Honda EV-Cub As you probably already know from my previous coverage, Honda's display zone at the Tokyo Motorshow will feature a special section called "HELLO!" (Honda Electric mobility Loop), which will feature …
Mitsubishi i-MiEV Cargo: zero emissions van
In Europe you see alot of little hatchbacks like the Peugeot 206 running around as "vans", so this little car you see above probably makes sense. Mitsubishi took the i-MiEV and converted …
Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV compact SUV features new plug-in hybrid system
I'm actually pretty amazed. Here is a concept car that's quite obviously an SUV, but it has not been given the sloping coupe roofline treatment by its designers. They must have not …
Subaru Hybrid Tourer Concept with gullwing doors
Wanna know what the latest fad in Japan is when it comes to concept cars? Putting really funky doors on what are essentially very stylish people movers. The Honda Skydeck had scissor …
EV-N Concept: Honda’s retro-styled electric car
The Honda EV-N Concept is surprisingly retro-styled in a sea of very futuristic Honda concepts being released in the past 2 to 3 years. Like you can probably expect from its name, …
Tokyo: Honda Skydeck MPV with scissor doors!
Honda's new SKYDECK concept can seat 6 people in a three-row passenger configuration (2+2+2). Honda's last 6-seater was the Honda Edix which has now been phased out, but that MPV had its …
Tokyo Motorshow’s Honda CR-Z Concept 2009 very close to production version
Honda will be showing various automobiles at the Tokyo Motorshow next month. Being their home turf and an Asian country, I must say the concept, near-production and production cars to be shown …
Audi e-tron previews future electric sportscar?
Four motors - two on each axle - take the Audi e-tron from 0 to 100km/h in 4.8 seconds. Collectively, the motors put out 313 horsepower but check out the torque figures …
3+1 seater Volkswagen E-Up! concept EV
Here's yet another concept car in the up! range of cars. We've previously seen the up! and the larger space up!. Here comes the 3+1 seater E-Up!, which as you can probably …
Leaked: All-electric Audi R8 e-Tron Concept
Remember those Electricity Untamed (what's with German carmakers and the word untamed for their Frankfurt exhibits) teaser videos that Audi released earlier this month? Still don't know anything about what kind of …
Four-door Bugatti Bordeaux now called the Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept
If you think the Veyron was exclusive enough, apparently this new Bugatti 16C Galibier Concept (previously teaser to us as the "Bordeaux") is so exclusive that us mere plebians won't get a …
2-seater Volkswagen L1 Concept consumes just 1.38 liters of diesel per 100km travelled!
A German paper managed to get a scoop on a rather interesting concept car that Volkswagen plans to show at the Frankfurt show that'll open in just a few days time. This …