2011 Tokyo Motor Show

  • 2011 Honda EV-STER Concept live photos

    Two weeks ago, Honda unveiled the EV-STER Electric Sports Convertible Concept at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, along with its new Earth Dreams range of eco-friendly engines, drivetrains and advanced drive technology. Now we learn that Honda could be about to use the EV-STER as the basis for a production roadster that would launch in Japan as early as next year. The news comes courtesy of German Auto Motor und Sport, which claims Honda CEO Takanobu Ito revealed that the Japanese could be working on a EV-STER-inspired roadster during a recent interview. If an EV-STER-like production roadster was...

  • 2011 Nissan Pivo3 concept
    Nissan Pivo3 Concept: New Ideas For A Production Electric Minicar

    At first glance, Nissan’s Pivo3 concept from this week’s Tokyo Motor Show looks pretty wild: Seating is staggered, with the driver ahead of two passenger seats; wheel-hub motors provide power; and aggressively configured four-wheel steering that allows the Pivo3 to be turned on a dime—well, a...

  • 2012 Toyota Aqua hybrid (2012 Toyota Prius C)
    2012 Toyota Prius C Compact Hybrid: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show Debut Live Gallery

    Among the concept cars and pre-production prototypes being unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show this week, there were a handful of production-ready cars quietly making their public debut. Among them was Toyota’s 2012 Prius C hybrid hatchback. Smaller than the 2012 Prius, the 2012 Prius C...

  • 2011 Suzuki Regina concept
    Suzuki Regina Concept: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show Live Photos

    One of the cars we were most excited to see at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show was the Suzuki Regina concept, one of the trio of city car concepts revealed by Suzuki in Tokyo. As a light weight, compact city car powered by a regular gasoline engine it could be considered a fairly old-fashioned take on...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf NISMO concept
    Nissan Gives 2012 Leaf Sporty Makeover, Announces 2012 Leaf Nismo

    Admit it: You like the 2012 Nissan Leaf, but you yearn for the extra performance and sporting pedigree of Nissan’s custom-built, mid-engined, Nissan Leaf Nismo RC race car. Sadly, you’re unlikely to ever be given the chance to own your very own Nissan Leaf Nismo RC, but Nissan has just...

  • Mitsubishi PX-MiEV II Concept
    2011 Mitsubishi PX-MiEV II Plug-In Hybrid Concept: Tokyo Motor Show

    The new PX-MiEV II Concept remains an important step in the automaker’s initiative to launch eight new electrified vehicles by 2015.

  • Volkswagen Cross Coupe Concept

    Unsurprisingly, the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show has been dominated by Japanese automakers showing off their latest green car technology and futuristic concepts on home turf. But that didn't stop German automaker Volkswagen from unveiling its own plug-in hybrid crossover concept, the Cross-Coupe Plug-in SUV Through-the-road all-wheel drive Powered by a combination of two 40 kilowatt electric motors -- one on each axle -- as well as a direct-injection turbo petrol engine, the Volkswagen Cross-Coupe Plug-in SUV produces a combined 195 kilowatts of power and 486 foot-pounds of torque. As a consequence...

  • 2011 Honda EV-STER Concept
    Honda Unveils EV-STER Electric Sports Convertible Concept: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show

    It’s been nearly three weeks since Honda told us it would be premiering a small sports electric concept car at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. True to its promise, Honda has just unveiled what it calls the EV-STER electric sports concept on the show’s first press day. With an unmistakably...

  • Honda Earth Dreams Technology engine
    Honda Announces ‘Earth Dreams’ Range Of Eco-Friendly Engines, Transmissions

    Ask any advertising executive how you make a product sound more environmentally friendly, and they’ll suggest you give it a name that evokes the natural world. Enter Honda, and its Earth Dreams Technology range. Announced today at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, Honda claims the Earth Dreams...

  • 2015 Infiniti electric luxury sedan teaser sketch
    2014 Infiniti Electric Subcompact Car Will Have Wireless Charging

    Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury brand, has always been open about its plans to bring a luxury subcompact electric sedan to market some time before 2015. But now it has let slip that its first all-electric car will come with inductive charging just as the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show gets underway. Using...

  • 2011 Honda Small Sports EV Concept
    2011 Tokyo Motor Show: Every Electric & Plug-In Concept Car

    As thousands of members of the press decend on Tokyo ready for the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show to open on Wednesday, Green Car Reports brings you a preview of the electric and plug-in cars we're expecting to see at the show. From tiny micro-commuter concepts to electric sports cars the line-up is...

  • The 2012 Toyota Prius. Image: Toyota
    Robotic Toyota Prius To Offer Test Rides, Not Drives, At Tokyo Motor Show

    For years, Honda has been showcasing the advances made by its ASIMO humanoid robots at auto shows and press events around the world. But now close automotive rival Toyota is going one better for the Tokyo Motor Show by unveiling a Toyota Prius that can drive itself. One of many advanced technology...

  • 2011 Toyota FCV-R Concept

    With the 42nd Tokyo Auto Show just weeks away, Japanese automaker Toyota has detailed more about the four cars it will premiere at the show, including the much-anticipated Prius C compact hybrid, the FCV-R fuel-cell vehicle, and the FT-EVIII and Fun-Vii electric cars. Toyota Prius C One of the auto industry's worst-kept secrets, the Toyota Prius C is the next of Toyota’s long line of Prius-themed, high gas-mileage cars, so it’s no surprise that Toyota has decided to publish official photos of the new smaller hybrid ahead of its launch. Less geeky than the 2012 Toyota Prius, the...

  • 2011 Honda AC-X Plug-In Hybrid Concept
    2011 Tokyo Motor Show: Honda Reveals Electric Car Concepts

    Honda is really covering all the bases with its latest concepts, due at the Tokyo Motor Show in just a few weeks time. From a city cars and sports cars to an electric mobility scooter the seven vehicles will appeal to totally different people, but all share a common theme: electric power. Honda...

  • 2011 Suzuki Regina Electric Car Concept
    2011 Tokyo Motor Show: Trio Of Suzuki City Car Concepts

    The 2011 Tokyo Motor Show is now just a handful of weeks away, which means some weird and wonderful concept cars are starting to eminate from the country's domestic manufacturers. Following Nissan's recent electric car concept, the Pivo, Motor Authority has revealed that Suzuki will bring a trio of...

  • 2011 Nissan Pivo 3 electric city car concept
    Is Nissan’s Tokyo Motor Show Pivo 3 Concept A Mini Leaf In Disguise? We Find Out

    If you’ve been a fan of electric cars for more than a few years, you’ll probably remember Nissan’s adventurous all-electric concept cars -- the Pivo 1 from 2005 or Pivo 2 from 2007. Created long before Nissan launched its all-electric Leaf hatchback, the Pivo concept cars offered...

  • 2011 Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept teaser
    Subaru Advanced Tourer Hybrid Concept: 2011 Tokyo Motor Show Preview

    Subaru might be better known for its world-rally-inspired gas-guzzling Impreza WRX and STI, but the Japanese automaker is just about to jump on the green bandwagon with an all-new hybrid wagon concept due to be unveiled later this month at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show. At the moment, we’ve only...

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