The show was a good one, though it surprised me by not being as large as say the Frankfurt Show. The cars that got the most attention include of course the Nissan GT-R PROTO, along with Audi's Shooting Brake concept and its surprising new V10-engined S8 super-saloon. Take a look through the galleries and news below.
PREVIEW
We are taking our first trip to the Tokyo Motor Show this year. Not all exhibits are relevant to the European market, but there promises to be some very interesting new machinery, and some weird and wonderful concepts too.
The show itself runs from October 22nd to November 6th. The official show website is www.tokyo-motorshow.com.
Expect the following cars at the show (and others!):
Alpina: 1 world premiere
Audi: 2 world premieres including Shooting Brake concept
Bugatti: 1 world premiere (production version of the new Veyron?)
Chrysler Akino concept
Daihatsu: 4 world premieres
Ferrari GG50 concept car (by Giorgetto Giugiaro)
Fiat: 1 world premiere
Ford Equator concept
Honda Sports 4 concept
Honda W.O.W. concept
Honda FCX concept
Hyundai: 1 world premiere
Lexus flagship saloon concept car
Mazda MPV debut (possibly not for Europe)
Mazda Senku concept
Mazda5 powered by hydrogen-fuelled rotary engines
Mercedes-Benz F600 HY GENIUS
Mini Concept Tokyo
Mitsubishi Concept-X
Mitsubishi Concept-D:5
Mitsubishi i show car
Mitsubishi Outlander
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Wagon GT
Nissan Amenio concept
Nissan Foria concept
Nissan GT-R PROTO
Nissan Moco concept
Nissan Note by Adidas concept
Nissan Pino concept
Subaru B5-TPH concept
Suzuki Ionis concept
Suzuki LC concept
Suzuki Mom's Personal Wagon concept
Suzuki P.X. concept
Toyota Estima Hybrid concept
Toyota I-swing concept
Toyota Fine-X concept
Volkswagen: 2 world premieres including new Polo GTi
2005 Audi Shooting Brake concept (image gallery)
The Audi Shooting Brake was one of the most photographed cars at the Tokyo Show. Click on the image to view our gallery of photographs.
2005 BMW Z4 Coupe Concept (image gallery)
BMW brought the gorgeous Z4 Coupe concept from Frankfurt to the Tokyo Show, and the recent announcement of an M Roadster strengthens this car's chance of making production. Click on the image to view our gallery of photographs.
2006 Daihatsu Be-go (image gallery)
What we saw as the D-Compact in Frankfurt has been renamed the Be-go for the Japanese market and was shown at the Tokyo Show. It is likely to replace the Terios. Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Daihatsu Costa concept (image gallery)
Daihatsu had plenty of concepts at the Tokyo Show. The Costa has nothing to do with a well known coffee chain, but is a little bit frothy. Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Daihatsu SK Tourer concept (image gallery)
Another green (in colour anyway) concept on the Daihatsu stand in Tokyo was the SK Tourer, previewing a new Japan-only small car with big car aspirations... Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Daihatsu UFE-III concept (image gallery)
Daihatsu continued its line of ultra efficient concept cars with the UFE-III shown in Tokyo. Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Ferrari GG50 by Italdesign
As a 50th birthday present to Giugiaro, Italdesign designed the Ferrari GG50. It was displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show, then the 2006 Detroit Motor Show.
2005 Ford Equator concept (image gallery)
Ford unveiled the Equator concept in Tokyo, a compact SUV designed to be sporty to drive. Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Honda FCX concept (image gallery)
Honda's trio of concept cars at the Tokyo Show included the fuel cell powered FCX research and development car. Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Honda Sports 4 concept (image gallery)
The Sports 4 concept from Honda, shown at the Tokyo Show is a four-door, four-wheel drive, sports saloon. Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Honda W.O.W concept (image gallery)
Honda's W.O.W concept seemed to be a car designed for people with an unnatural love of dogs. It did however include some interesting storage solutions and kept the crowds entertained in Tokyo. Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Hyundai Neos-3 concept (image gallery)
Hyundai showed us how it's thinking with regards to future large SUVs with the sleek Neos-3 concept car in Tokyo. Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Lexus LF-Sh concept (image gallery)
The next Lexus LS saloon broke cover in the form of the LF-Sh hybrid concept shown in Tokyo. Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Mazda Senku concept (image gallery)
Mazda's Senku concept shown at the Tokyo Show looks good, but is surely just a flight of designer fancy? Click on the photo to view the image gallery.
2005 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Wagon (preview)
It won't come to the UK officially, but the Lancer Evo Wagon looks like a lot of fun! It will be shown at the Tokyo Motor Show.
2005 Mitsubishi Concept-X (preview)
The Evo X is promised to be a radical departure from the norm for Mitsubishi. In Tokyo we will see its preview, the Concept-X.
2005 Nissan GT-R PROTO (image gallery)
Nissan's GT-R concept car drew the biggest crowd at this year's Tokyo Motor Show, a thinly disguised preview to the eagerly awaited new Skyline. Click on the image to access the full gallery of images.
2005 Nissan GT-R PROTO
These are the first sketches of the Nissan GT-R PROTO, previewing the Skyline replacement. The concept car will be shown at the Tokyo Motor Show.
2005 Suzuki Ionis (image gallery)
The Ionis was one of many concept cars on the Suzuki stand at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. It is a three-seat city car with a sliding central front seat. Click on the image to access the full gallery of images.
