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Ford Equator Concept
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Ford's Equator concept at the Tokyo show is based on the current Ford Escape. It's more of a design project than an engineering exercise. The Equator, which has a Ford Duratec 3.0-liter V-6 linked to a computer-controlled, 'intelligent' 4WD system, is a study put together by Ford's Lio Ho Design Tec... more
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Lexus GS450h Hybrid
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Lexus is adding another weapon to their green-leaning arsenal as they unveil the GS450h sedan, scheduled to reach dealerships in the spring of 2006. It joins Lexus's own RX400h SUV as the only luxury vehicles to offer the improved fuel economy and eco-friendliness of a hybrid powertrain.... more
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2006 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
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The Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder pops the top on what was already one of the sexiest cars around.... more
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2005 Tokyo Motor Show Coverage
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Coverage wraps with text and photos on more than 50 vehicles, including the Nissan Skyline GT-R, Mazda Senku, Honda FCX, and Mitsubishi Concept X.... more
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Nissan Moco Concept
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Nissan is showing the next generation of the Moco, a tiny, tallboy 660-cc one-box minivan, which is built by Suzuki. Adapted by Nissan designers from the 'Mom's Personal Wagon' show car on Suzuki's Tokyo show stand, Nissan's new Moco gets a different front end and a slightly revised interior.... more
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Mazda MPV
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The new Mazda MPV minivan debuts in 2006 as a Japanese domestic model only. In Europe and the United States, Mazda will replace the current MPV with the very stylish CX-7 crossover SUV (hitherto known on the auto show circuit as the MX-Crossport).... more
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Nissan Wingroad Concept
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This is a preview of Nissan's next Wingroad compact wagon which launches in Japan on November 14. Based on Nissan's B platform (coming to America in 2007 as the Versa), it targets domestic rivals like the Toyota Corolla Fielder and the Honda Airwave.... more
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Volkswagen Polo GTI
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The Volkswagen Polo GTI debuts in Tokyo, and we'll forgive you if you thought it was a Golf GTI at first glance; other than being smaller in every dimension, it looks nearly identical. A lowered suspension, red brake calipers, and sixteen-inch wheels that look like the eighteens on the Golf GTI lend... more
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Honda W.O.W. Concept
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Believe it or not, Honda W.O.W. stands for Wonderful Open-hearted Wagon, and this small minivan concept caters to Japan's dog-loving fraternity.The W.O.W. has three rows of thin designer seats mounted on a wooden floor.... more
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Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4
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The baby of Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Pich, the Bugatti Veyron EB 16.4 was built to attain a lofty and very specific goal: 400 kph--that's 249 mph. The Veyron blows past that goal and reaches 254 mph, but only when it's in a top speed-specific mode that minimizes drag by lowering ride height and... more
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