NihonCar.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Despite all the buzz that Mazda tried to build up around their Sky engines and concept for this year Tokyo Motor Show, Mazda booth was pretty… empty… And we could not really enjoy all the thrilled behind both t... Reader Comments
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
With Japanese government bond yields at a paltry 0.6%, far lower than even the 1.5% on offer back in 2007, Japanese retail buyers may have finally had enough. Bond sales to households have missed estimates by a wide margin. Investing In Japan: The MoF now only expects to raise Y1.3 trillion (US$14.3B) this year from individual investors, down from a prior estimate of Y2.4 trillion, and considerably...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Filed under: Minivan/Van , Nissan , Alternative Fuel Nissan Light Commercial Electric Vehicle sketch - Click above to enlarge Nissan has electricity on the brain. The Japanese automaker is readying its opening salvo in the alternative propulsion wars in the form of its electric Leaf compact hatchback . Carlos Ghosn, though, announced at the Tokyo Motor Show that there would be plenty more to come...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Filed under: Coupe , Videos , Subaru , Toyota Toyota FT-86 Concept exhaust note - Click to watch the video after the jump Toyota garnered a lot of attention at this year's Tokyo Motor Show with the debut of the FT-86 concept . And they weren't about to let it slip past them, either. As part of the spectacle, they played the sounds of the prototype supposedly rounding the Nürburgring . The FT-86...
Touching Base (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Daihatsu basket is a new compact car concept that was debuted at the Tokyo motor show last month.
Cars and Motorbikes - Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
This Impreza STI appeared on the Subaru stand at the Tokyo motor show. The carbon roof reduces weight and lowers the centre of gravity - both very good things. Oddly, Subaru has also fitted an automatic gearbox... which is...
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Don't get us wrong – in no way are we saying that you should ditch your sports car and invest in something more spacious. But hey, you could do worse than saving your pennies for the Honda SkyDeck, the six-seat hybrid minivan unveiled at last month's Tokyo Motor Show. The SkyDeck ...
DeviceMAG (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
The Honda Skydeck Concept has been introduced at this year Tokyo Motor Show as a six-seat MPV Hybrid meant for the future. Hence why, given the success it had with people stopping by to know more about it, we’d be assuming that the vehicle would, at least, be considered for production sometime soon. But not [...]
Cavite Philippines (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Honda Skydeck Concept Information After the EV-N and EV Cub Honda concepts blast out and popularity past, the Honda Skydeck Concept, which debuts at the 2009 Tokyo motor show, will be a huge hit for Honda's future. Honda Skydeck Concept Features A hybrid MPV, the Honda Skydeck Concept is similar in size and shape to the current Stream. It carries a futuristic aura that suggests it’s not from...
Personal Money Store (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Back to the future, anyone? Honda Building in Great Britain. Image from Geograph.org. People who have seen the Honda Skydeck concept minivan, which was unveiled the at the Tokyo Motor Show, call it "futuristic." The front doors are scissor doors. You know, like the ones on the DeLorean, so that's what I thought of immediately when I saw photos of the Honda Skydeck concept. The Honda Skydeck...
The Composed Gentleman (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
The Honda Skydeck Concept has been unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Honda Skydeck Concept picture below.Autoblog says:The Honda Skydeck is a six-seat MPV with some oddball portals and interesting interior fitments. The front doors swing up Lambo style, while the rear sliders actually pop out like normal doors and drop down as they slide back, ideal for jamming against the curb.Once inside,
Interbike Times (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with a very knowledgeable industry expert and the topic of electric bikes came up – as it seems to more and more often lately. We chatted a bit about the opportunities in the category, and he mentioned how Yamaha had made a splash a few weeks back at [...]
Creditplus Car News (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Suzuki will be displaying two versions of their electrified Swift cars at the Tokyo motor show. One ...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
There's just no evidence anywhere that central banks are halting the relentless deflationary slide. MarketWatch : September producer prices in the 16-nation euro zone were down 7.7% from the same month last year, the statistics agency Eurostat reported Wednesday. Compared to August, prices fell 0.4%. Both figures were in line with expectations. The euro saw little reaction to the data and remains...
The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
First there was the worrisome news that Toyota is pulling out of the Formula One , leaving no Japanese cars for the first time in eight years. Now it seem the Tokyo auto show was a ghost town. This has to be a bad sign, usually people will go just to snap photos. Raw Japan: Sitting here in the press centre where there are nearly 200 work spaces set up, you could almost hear a pin drop. Most of the...
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traimi | 27/09/2009
According to the latest reports from Japan’s Best Car Magazine, it appears that besides the new Toyobaru Sports Car , the Tokyo Motor Show will also see a new version of the Subaru Justy.
traimi | 27/09/2009
Practical or not? You decide. This is Honda ’s U3-X, its new personal mobility technology. It’s still at the experimental stage and Honda is continuing research and development of the device. Honda will also be testing the device in the real-world to verify its practicality.
traimi | 23/09/2009
As we told you back in March, the new Lexus LF-A Supercar will be officially unveiled at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show and as you can see from the photos the car is ready to hit the streets. This is the final form of the car which appears to do the final testing at the Nurburgring race track.
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