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2004 Daihatsu Ai Concept
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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 |
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2004 Jeep Treo Concept
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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 |
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2004 Nissan Serenity Concept
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Nissan Serenity Concept... more |
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2004 Daihatsu D-Bone Concept
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What a name... Looking uncomfortably like a few recent Jeep concepts (the 2001 Willys2 and the 1997 Icon, namely), Daihatsu's D-Bone design study features a turbocharged 660-cc engine, four-wheel-drive, and an airy skeleton structure.... more |
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2004 Honda IMAS Concept
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Think of the IMAS concept as an Insight with the soul of a CRX. With a "naked" interior that recalls a racing bike, the IMAS features a gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain and a carbon fiber composite teardrop body with a drag coefficient of just 0.20.... more |
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2004 Subaru B9 Scrambler Concept
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Subaru is developing a new "face" for its cars, and we'd say that Subaru chief designer Andreas Zapatinas has found a good one in the B9 Scrambler roadster. The B9 Scrambler evolves and greatly improves upon the look that Zapatinas debuted with the B11 S concept in Geneva.... more |
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2004 Mitsuoka Orochi Concept
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One of Japan's lesser-known automakers (at least to Westerners), Mitsuoka's oddball collection of vehicles were tucked away in a corner of the Makuhari Messe. By far the most striking of them was a sinister-looking black concept called the Orochi, which means "Serpent."... more |
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2007 Suzuki Kizashi 2 Concept
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This crossover sport wagon shows that Suzuki knows how to build a car that looks as mean as its bikes. But will it?... more |
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2007 Suzuki Pixy SSC Concept
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In Suzuki's vision of the future, small cars will be more than useful tools; they'll be more like partners with which people can spend quality time.... more |
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2007 Suzuki X-Head Concept
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We're not even sure why, exactly, but we have a feeling that the world would be a better place with X-Heads on the road.... more |
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