Just as they did at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru have brought along a hybrid estate – the Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept. You have to conclude that Subaru are serious about producing a hybrid estate car. They brought along a hybrid Tourer Concept to the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show and, after teasing it earlier in […]
Subaru BRZ: The Video
With the Subaru BRZ officially debuting at this week’s Toyota Motor Show, Subaru has released a video of the BRZ on the move. It’s hard not to feel a bit let down by the Subaru BRZ. Perhaps the quote attributed to Subaru that the BRZ would get ‘less than 300bhp’ was lost in translation, but the fact the […]
Nissan LEAF Nismo – more power, less weight.
Nissan has revealed its second Nismo car in two days at the Tokyo Motor Show with a sporty LEAF EV – the Nissan LEAF Nismo. The Nissan LEAF Nismo. We’d expect the LEAF to be the last car Nissan would add Nismo bits to. But they have. Standing proud and butch on Nissan’s Tokyo Motor […]
Volkswagen Cross Coupé: VW compact hybrid SUV Concept at Tokyo
Volkswagen to debut the VW Cross Coupe Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, a compact hybrid SUV that’s smaller than a Tiguan and bigger than a golf. Volkswagen are taking the VW Cross Coupe to the Tokyo Motor Show this week, and it looks a bit like they’ve taken inspiration for their new car from […]
Nissan Juke Nismo revealed – more Nismo cars on the way
Nissan has revealed the Nissan Juke Nismo – a sportier take on the compact SUV – and has plans to produce Nismo cars across their range. Just so we’re clear: The Nissan Juke Nismo revealed this morning is nothing like the Juke/GT-R love child Juke-R madness we’ve reported recently; the Juke Nismo is much more mainstream. Probably […]
Subaru BRZ Coupe arrives
The Subaru BRZ Coupe – Subaru’s take on the Toyota GT 86 – has been revealed ahead of its Tokyo debut. So the Subaru BRZ has finally arrived in production form ahead of the Tokyo Motor Show. And it’s all a bit of an anti-climax. We’ve know for a long time that, in all the […]
Toyota GT 86 hits the track (video review)
Yesterday we had the first photos of the production version of the FT-86 – the Toyota GT 86 – and today we get the first video. Yesterday we had the first look at the production version of the Toyota FT-86 Concept and learnt it will in fact be the GT 86, but only in Europe. In Japan it will be just the […]
Toyota GT 86 Revealed
The Toyota GT 86 – which we all know as the Toyota FT-86 – has been revealed by Toyota UK ahead of its debut at the Tokyo Motor Show this week. It’s the Toyota GT 86, not the FT-86. But this is Toyota’s ‘affordable’ sports coupe that seems to have been coming since the new millennium arrived. […]
Subaru Impreza WRX STI S206: The ultimate Impreza for JDM
Subaru has revealed the ultimate iteration of the Impreza – the Subaru Impreza WRX STI S206 – which arrives next week in Tokyo. Scooby fans do like a limited edition Impreza, so their collective mouths will be watering at the news that a new Impreza is on the block – the Impreza WRX STI S206. But before […]
Volkswagen Passat Alltrack: The VW Allroad arrives
Volkswagen has revealed the VW Passat Alltrack, a rufty-tufty version of the VW Passat and Volkswagen’s take on the Audi Allroad. Debuts at Tokyo. Volkswagen has jumped on to the Allroad bandwagon with its own take on Audi’s faux off-roader, with the reveal of the 2012 VW Passat Alltrack. As you would expect, the Passat […]