Posted in Auto News on Oct 24th, 2009
More surprises come our way from the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. Green cars have been the talk of the show this year with almost every manufacturer having shown an electric only car. Not to be out done Mitsubishi has shown off its new i-MiEV Cargo concept, a commercial cargo carrier that is built on the [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 20th, 2009
The Tokyo Motor Show begins today. With that a slew of new and future models are being announced from mostly Japanese Automakers. Green cars, sports cars, and green sports cars are the talk of the show this year. First up is the Lexus LF-A super car, Toyota’s first entry into the super car world includes [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 10th, 2009
Toyota announced that it will show the FT-86 concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show. A joint venture with Subaru this rear wheel drive low to the ground coupe sports a 2.0L boxer engine and 2+2 seating. Built with the idea of giving Toyota an “excitement injection” that President Akio Toyoda said is needed for [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 8th, 2009
Suzuki is going to show 3 Hydrogen Fuel Cell concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. The first is the SX4-FCV with a 80 kW hydrogen fuel cell stack and 10,000 psi storage tank. The car will be powered by a 68 kW electric motor that is shared with the Swift Hybrid and [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 2nd, 2009
The Suzuki Swift that is currently available in Japan and Europe will be on display at the the Tokyo Motor Show with a plug-in concept. The Swift Hybrid concept will feature a plug in series hybrid that uses an electric motor for propulsion and a 660cc gas engine to power the lithium-ion battery packs for [...]