FOLLOWING THE REVEAL of its new Sky engines and automatic transmission, Mazda has declared it can cut its vehicles emissions by 30 percent without using hybrid or electric vehicle technology.

Speaking at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda President Takashi Yamanouchi said that the Japanese carmaker would for now skip the hybrid vehicle [...]

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LEXUS HAS OFFICIALLY UNVEILED its first entry into the supercar market, unwrapping the 412kW V10-powered LFA in front of the world’s automotive media at the Tokyo Motor Show.

The LFA’s performance stats are already known, having been leaked out ahead of schedule, but they’re worth repeating.

A 4.8 litre naturally-aspirated V10 belts out 412kW at 8700rpm, 480Nm [...]

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INSPIRED BY the Honda Cub 50cc motorcycle developed in 1958 and still in production today, the all-electric Cub is Honda’s vision for future urban mobility.

While driving through both front and rear wheels via a pair of small electric hub-motors, Honda is keeping quiet about power figures and the finer technical details.

Honda isn’t the [...]

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THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED Lexus LFA has been unveiled, although some hours sooner than the Japanese luxury carmaker (and now supercarmaker) will have liked.

Due to be revealed early tomorrow at the Tokyo Motor Show, official information for the final production version of Lexus’ first supercar - including promotional photos and a short list of technical details [...]

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ACCORDING TO British outlet Auto Express, Subaru’s recently-announced Hybrid Tourer Concept will form the basis for a “spiritual successor” to the Subaru SVX of the 1990s.

Due to be officially unveiled on October 21 at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Hybrid Tourer Concept mates a 2.0 litre direct-injected flat-four boxer engine and permanent AWD drivetrain with [...]

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THE TOYOTA FT-86 concept’s video game doppelganger has been revealed today, sliding around a track alongside the fan-favourite AE86 Corolla in a new Gran Turismo 5 video.

The first motion shots of the FT-86 (albeit in a virtual realm), the new video offers a glimpse of Toyota’s stylish new concept from a number of new [...]

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TOYOTA IS SET to unveil a new version of an old recipe this month, with the FT-EV II due to appear at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show.

While the Japanese carmaker’s sportscar fans will be focused on the FT-86 concept, the all-electric FT-EV II will have the attention of the eco-conscious.

Even smaller than the ultra-compact [...]

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OFFERING THE BEST look yet at Toyota’s plans for its upcoming entry-level rear-wheel-drive sportscar, the Japanese carmaker has revealed the FT-86 concept ahead of its Tokyo Motor Show debut.

Borrowing styling cues from both the FT-HS concept and the upcoming Lexus LF-A, the FT-86 is likely powered by the same Subaru-sourced 2.0 litre four-cylinder boxer engine [...]

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SUZUKI IS SET to reveal a redesigned 2010 Suzuki Alto at next month’s Tokyo Motor Show, despite the current model being only a year old.

More of an evolution of the current design, Suzuki announced today that the Alto it displays next month will be a near-production model.

Visually, the new Alto is separated from the [...]

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IN THE LEAD-UP to next month’s Tokyo Motor Show, Suzuki has presented a plug-in hybrid version of its popular Swift hatch.
The Swift Plug-In Hybrid concept is powered primarily by an electric motor, charged from a wall socket for short trips. As the battery’s charge begins to run low, a 658cc petrol engine kicks in to [...]

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MITSUBISHI HAS PULLED a pair of new MiEV branded concepts out of its hat this week, the new concepts due to appear alongside the production i-MiEV electric vehicle at next month’s Tokyo Motor Show.

Built on the same technology as their i-MiEV sibling, the i-MiEV Cargo and PX-MiEV concepts represent Mitsubishi’s vision of how its hybrid and [...]

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HONDA YESTERDAY REVEALED the (almost) production-ready CRZ hybrid sportscar ahead of its Tokyo Motor Show debut. Today, the Japanese carmaker has revealed two new concepts: The all-electric EV-N and the Skydeck minivan.

The EV-N concept, inspired by the classic Honda N600 of the late 60s and early 70s, features swappable seat fabrics, a solar roof to [...]

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