2003 Tokyo Auto Show Coverage

Kia KCV-3 concept As its name suggests, the KCV-3 is the third in a Kia's series of KCV concept vehicles. Unlike the previous two, however, the KCV-3 is a four-seat retractable hardtop. It's powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.... more

Honda HSC conceptOne of the Tokyo show's brightest stars, the HSC is pretty clear indicator of the next Honda/Acura NSX and what a looker she is! Like the current NSX, the curvaceous HSC features an aluminum structure, but the skin is a combination of aluminum... more

Lexus LF-S concept Although the Lexus brand is a great success in the States and has been launched in Europe, Lexus cars still are not sold in Toyota's Japan home market. That will change in August 2005, when Japanese consumers will be able to purchase Lexus m... more

Toyota PM Crowds thronged the Toyota stand to gawk at the PM-personal mobility—a single-person urban runabout with a podlike cabin covered by a transparent canopy. The cabin is isolated from the wheels and can assume three positions: high speed mode, with... more

Suzuki Mobile Terrace concept The Mobile Terrace people mover was one of the wackier concepts at Tokyo. Because of Suzuki's longstanding affiliation with GM, it's built on GM's Hy-Wire fuel-cell platform. Although it looks for all the world like a child's toy,... more

Mazda Ibuki concept This is it, folks, essentially the next-generation Mazda Miata. Expect a world debut in about one and a half years, or mid-2005. The Ibuki is not to design-freeze stage, but this is the definite styling direction of the third-generation Mia... more

Honda Kiwami Concept Kiwami means ultimate in Japanese, and we'd say Honda's long, low, and wide hydrogen fuel cell-powered wagonesque concept earns its lofty designation rather handily.... more

Subaru R1e concept The R1e is an electric minicar concept. Although its dimensions are diminutive (about 11 feet long), the 2+2 seater was not designed around Japan's kei minicar size regulations. Like the B9 Scrambler roadster, the R1e compact uses the new th... more

Barely noticed on its first show stand at Frankfurt, Daihatsu's impossibly adorable Ai concept multipurpuse vehicle seemed to be a big crowd-pleaser in minicar-mad Tokyo.... more

Jeep was the only U.S. manufacturer to bring a concept car to Tokyo--the Treo. Designed at Chrysler's advanced design studio in California, the Treo is described by studio chief Freeman Thomas as "an all-weather ATV" and a look at where Jeep might be 10-15 years into the future.... more