Tokyo Motor Show: Automakers show off new concepts
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[quote]This year's Tokyo Motor Show is being held at Big Sight, an unusual and imposing convention center located on the artificial island of Odaiba.
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[quote]Toyota's FV2 is the most outlandish concept vehicle at this year's show. It can be driven from a standing position, but has no steering wheel — instead, it handles corners in response to the driver's shifting weight.
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[quote]The FV2 has another trick — it's designed to bond with the driver and read their mood, using voice and image recognition technology and changing color in response.
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[quote]Honda representatives demonstrate the latest version of the company's diminutive Uni-Cub personal mobility device.
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[quote]Japanese designer Ken Okuyama has a small booth with some of his latest projects, including this outrageous Y-Concept YT01 Advanced Tractor produced for agricultural equipment firm Yanmar.
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[quote]A Wolseley CP Truck produced by Ishikawajima Shipbuilding and Engineering, which eventually became Isuzu.
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[quote]While the US is gripped by next-generation fever, Japanese racing fans have to make do with an early look at Gran Turismo 6, due out on PlayStation 3 next month.
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[quote]This Tron-style Kawasaki concept, called the J, is an electric motorcycle where the front "wheel" splits into two. The J eschews handlebars entirely for a pair of "arms" that can be manipulated into different positions to prioritize speed or comfort.
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[quote]BMW unveiled their new Mini Cooper S at the show, with a yellow and black color scheme, a more powerful engine, and a revamped dashboard with an LED ring that can alert the driver.
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[quote]The rather un-mini Mini Countryman crossover SUV, known simply as the Crossover in Japan.
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[quote]Honda is showing off the first ever Japanese-built F1 car, the RA271. It made its debut in the 1964 West German Grand Prix, driven by Ronnie Bucknum.
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[quote]Although it's hard to imagine Nissan's stunning BladeGlider on the roads any time soon, the company plans to eventually put it into production. It's intended to show off the new design possibilities afforded by electric vehicles.
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[quote]A show attendee takes a picture of Honda's NSX concept, a different version of which was driven by Tony Stark in The Avengers.
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[quote]Pedal power makes an appearance in the shape of Lexus' carbon-built concept NXB, or "Neo Xtreme Bike."
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[quote]Carlos Ghosn, the CEO and chairman of Nissan, fields questions from reporters. Ghosn is hugely famous in Japan for his frugal strategy and status as one of the few foreign heads of a Japanese company — a list that has been shortened by the departures of Olympus' Michael Woodford and Sony's Howard Stringer.
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[quote]Nissan's GT-R Nismo has drawn a lot of attention at the show, and was unveiled with the slogan of "Zero Competition."
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[quote]Mercedes-Benz unveils the SLS AMG GT Final Edition in front of a huge crowd.
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[quote]This last model of the SLS AMG will be limited to 350 units.
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[quote]Volvo returned to Tokyo Motor Show for the first time since 2008 with its Concept Coupé plug-in hybrid.
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[quote]Isuzu's Erga diesel-electric hybrid bus looks like the most normal bus in the world from the inside.
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[quote]The Volkswagen XL1 is a plug-in diesel hybrid with a radical design. Its maker touts it as the most efficient car in the world, with a claimed fuel efficiency of 313mpg.
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[quote]Daihatsu's adorable FC凸DECK concept shrinks down the cab-over-truck form factor to kei-car specification.
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[quote]Subaru's Viziv Evolution plug-in hybrid concept, which features a semi-autonomous "autopilot" system.
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[quote]VW's limited edition Beetle Racer is known as the GSR — Gelb-Schwarzer Renner in German, or "Yellow Black Racer."
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[quote]The only US company in attendance is Tesla, offering Japanese visitors a chance to sit in the electric Model S and try out its touchscreen interface.
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[quote]Renault's DeZir electric concept has butterfly doors that swing open in opposite directions.
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[quote]The Pagani Huayra, Top Gear's reigning "Hypercar of the Year."
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[quote]Honda's name emblazoned on the side of a sports car from earlier times.
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Every two years, the automotive world descends on Tokyo to present its vision for the vehicles we'll be driving in years to come. 2013 is the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show, and a host of carmakers from around the world such as BMW, Tesla, and Mercedes-Benz joined the likes of Honda, Toyota, and Nissan on their home turf.
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Chances are, these car will never go full production.
Like every other concept cars
HNNNG that Kawasaki bike.
They look like they're about to transform and roll out.
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or ate one too many hamburgers.
The FC DECK truck is literally a box.
I mean, I thought futuristic stuff was supposed to look boxy, but come on.
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I was about to say "Man, Honda's robots have really improved" before I even noticed they were real people.
[QUOTE=Tomo Takino;42934651]I was about to say "Man, Honda's robots have really improved" before I even noticed they were real people.[/QUOTE]
How do you know that's not just two ASIMO robots with silicone skin?
Huh, the Nissan IDX is a nice throwback.
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Some Lexus that looks like it's about to eat someone.
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Loving the 1940's-1960's race car vibe from this
[QUOTE=fishyfish777;42934676]Huh, the Nissan IDX is a nice throwback.
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I do believe you mean throw[i]up[/i], good sir.
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Loving the 1940's-1960's race car vibe from this[/QUOTE]
I wonder wh
[QUOTE][B]It made its debut in the 1964 [/B]West German Grand Prix, driven by Ronnie Bucknum.[/QUOTE]
Oh. Right.
[QUOTE=Riller;42934707]I do believe you mean throw[i]up[/i], good sir.[/QUOTE]
I don't see what's particularly wrong with it or the Nismo version, except how the glass meets the body in the rear.
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Ken Okuyama? That guy designed the Enzo Ferrari.
They got Huayra there, nice.
[QUOTE=shian;42934633][IMG]http://cdn1.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/9470437/DSCF2990_verge_super_wide.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]Even the tractors look Japanese.
[QUOTE=RoboChimp;42934733]Even the tractors look Japanese.[/QUOTE]
Probably more useful in Serbia/Poland.
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Love the SLS AMG it's a shame they aren't making it anymore.
[img_thumb]http://cdn3.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/9470297/DSCF3159_verge_super_wide.jpg[/img_thumb][quote]This Tron-style Kawasaki concept, called the J, is an electric motorcycle where the front "wheel" splits into two. The J eschews handlebars entirely for a pair of "arms" that can be manipulated into different positions to prioritize speed or comfort.[/quote]
I really like the look and concept of this one.
The bicycle looks like it's meant for jousting people with or something.
Like a bull on wheels.
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I really like the look and concept of this one.[/QUOTE]
this bike looks like something out of a racing game.
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I really like the design language of that Volvo - hope they bring that to all the newer model cars in time.
That Mercedes is damn fine
As much as I love cool cars I'm almost more impressed by the building
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All those futuristic concepts look the same to me. I used to like them but now I'm more drawn to old cars.
Was hoping Tesla would be showing off a beta Model X since production is supposed to begin next year and we've only seen one resent concept model.
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I have the weirdest boner right now
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I have the weirdest boner right now[/QUOTE]
Make up your mind, the lady or the car?
[QUOTE=shian;42934633][img]http://cdn1.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/9470363/DSCF3092_verge_super_wide.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Pretty sure this is just a fridge with wheels.
That Japanese F1 is sexy as fuck.
[QUOTE=fishyfish777;42934722]I don't see what's particularly wrong with it or the Nismo version, except how the glass meets the body in the rear.
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It wants to be retro but it never will be. It's the car equivalent of a fedora
[QUOTE=Computrix;42935146]As much as I love cool cars I'm almost more impressed by the building
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That image loaded really slowly for me, and as the top loaded I thought it was a Sandcrawler from Star Wars :v:
[QUOTE=OvB;42935274]Was hoping Tesla would be showing off a beta Model X since production is supposed to begin next year and we've only seen one resent concept model.[/QUOTE]
It looks like a Ford Focus.
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Most interesting car there is the Nismo GT-R in my opinion. The Volvo is also pretty cool. The SLS isn't too different from what it was.
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The god damn Mini just keeps getting fatter and fatter. Just start re-badging them as Mercedes-Benz since there's really nothing "mini" about them anymore.
[QUOTE=Computrix;42935146]As much as I love cool cars I'm almost more impressed by the building
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Big Sight is the shit. I've been up to the observation deck before.
[QUOTE=Wizards Court;42935025]this bike looks like something out of a racing game.[/QUOTE]
id buy a bike like this just so every time i drive it i feel like im in a racing game. the speeding tickets...... my wallet hurts already
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