Nissan has revealed news revolving around their newly introduced NV200 light commercial vehicle. The Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn announced the news about this model, as well as news about an all-electric car for Infiniti. “This low-cost multi-purpose vehicle would allow ambulance drivers to drive directly into the hospital… or van and taxi drivers to...

The Toyota FT-86 Concept has been revealed at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Toyota-Subaru partnership is the reason behind this new exotic sports car that can seat four people. There will be a front-engine layout with rear wheel drive power. The engine will be a 2.0-litre boxer from Subaru and it will be connected to a six-speed manual ‘box. Toyota has not...

BMW has introduced their new concept vehicle at the Munich museum. The new concept, called the Simple concept, is a three-wheeler with a 110cm wide layout. The Simple is meant to feature protective qualities from an automobile with the speed of a motorcycle. The name Simple actually means “A sustainable and innovative mobility product for low energy consumption.”...

Daihatsu will bring their new Deca Deca Concept to the Tokyo Motor Show. The classic boxy-thingy will focus on not only carrying passengers, but also being an essential utility. The Deca Deca will have a flat floor design with a set of slim fold away seats which can be laid out in various positions and patterns. There will be side by side doors that open without...

The Daihatsu e:S concept mini, a brand new car which will soon be on show at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. Daihatsu’s e:S is a mini car that measuring in at 3,100mm long with a 2,175mm wheelbase. The e:S uses a shortened platform with practical production looks. Daihatsu has said that the mini car will be able accommodate four adult passngers. Daihatsu will...

Daihatsu will unveil their new Basket Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show where it will be in the form of a canvas-top golf-car-like thing. The four-seater from Daihatsu will have a removable hard top for the front seats, while the rear will use a canvas top to cover up from the elements. This new concept bears resemblance to many old cars from the 1960’s and...

Nissan has announced that they do in fact have plans to introduce the Land Glider Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show. The ultra-efficient urban-vehicle was designed to resemble the canopy of a normal glider that soars through the air. The insider however, seems to be a bit more radical. The steering wheel takes a shape similar to that of a modern jet aircraft, while...

Toyota has announced that the FT-86 sports coupe will be one of the stars at their Tokyo Motor Show stand, where it’s side-kick will be the FT-EV II. The FT-EV II from Toyota will be a micro-car that is powered by a battery-pack. The Toyota FT-EV II stands for “Future Toyota Electric Vehicle II” and it will use a lithium-ion battery to obtain...

Aston Martin might create their new Cygnet model as soon as 2010. Aston will use the Gaydon plant in England to create their own Toyota iQ-based micro-car for the city. Despite pretty much all of the parts coming from Toyota, the British automaker will upgrade and modify the exterior and interior of the car. The Cygnet is expected to carry a hefty price tag of...

Toyota’s exciting new Subaru-helped sports coupe will soon be unveiled at the Tokyo Motor Show. The sports car here will be unveiled will be in concept form at the show later this month. The first official images here show us what the Subaru-Toyota co-developed car will look like. The partnership sports coupe will use a rear-wheel-drive layout where its...

Tokyo’s 2009 Auto Show will see the latest generation Suzuki Alto in a near-production concept form. The Suzuki Alto is currently on sale in different markets all around the world with different name tags. Reasoning behind a new concept model is apparently because Suzuki are looking to branch out to more countries, where the new model will be built to different...

Mitsubishi are going full-out at the up and coming Tokyo Motor Show that starts later this month. It was said that the company will show off 16 different vehicles, where one of them will be the PX-MiEV. The concept version of the PX-MiEV will use a plug-in hybrid system along with a new S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control) drive train. The power will go to the front...

Honda in Japan has released a new retro-inspired EV-N concept. The new hybrid micro-mini-small-car has been designed to blow you back to the 1960’s, then bring you back to 2009. You might be wondering: why would they want to send us to the 1960’s.. I’m scared? Well, this is because they used to have a N360 micro-car, and this model is based...

Another Tokyo 2009 preview allows us to see what Honda are planning in the MPV division. The latest concept from Japanese automaker is dubbed the Skydeck and it has pretty much been released prior to the show. The Honda Skydeck will use normal fuel, and alternative propulsion methods to get from point A to point B. With the use of six-seats, Honda has created...

Honda will unveil a near-production ready version of their hybrid CR-Z model. The CR-X successor, in petrol-electric form, will be unveiled at the up and coming Tokyo Motor Show. The CR-Z Concept won’t however change much more when it goes on sale in February, 2010. The 2009 concept differs to the previous version as it has a new front and rear end, while...