Honda EV-Cub Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
You meet the greenest people on a Honda. Well, maybe not quite yet… but the World’s Largest Motorcycle Manufacturer has signaled its intent to usher in a new era of electrically-powered two-wheelers, and a modern-day Cub seems like an excellent way to do just that.
Honda is [...]
Honda CB1100 – Click above for high-res image gallery
Honda officially took the wraps off a couple new motorcycles this week at the Tokyo Motor Show, and along with the hotly anticipated VFR 1200F, the retro-styled CB1100 is one bike that’s receiving plenty of attention. We’ve been hearing rumblings that the new large-bore, air-cooled standard might [...]
Yamaha Super Tenere Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
Yamaha looks to have channeled a bit of BMW with the Super Tenere concept bike that’s currently being displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show. Like the Bavarian automaker’s Gina concept, the Super Tenere eschews traditional bodywork for a fabric covering supported by some kind of [...]
The beautiful women of Tokyo 2009 – Click above for a high-res image gallery
As far as cars went, the Frankfurt Motor Show was the proverbial glut of riches, and the Tokyo Motor Show proved that you can’t live life at the top all the time. Tokyo did, however, still provide plenty of aesthetic beauty, [...]
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn with Leaf EV – Click above for high-res image gallery
We’re here at the Tokyo Motor Show, where CEO Carlos Ghosn has just confirmed that Nissan, Renault’s Japanese alliance partner, will boast a lineup of at least three electric vehicles in the next few years – and a fourth vehicle is also [...]
2010 Honda VFR 1200F – Click above for high-res image gallery
Finally, after what seems like years of rumor, innuendo, spy shots and speculation, Honda has unleashed the goods on its new 2010 VFR 1200F, and it’s pretty much what we’ve been expecting. Buried beneath the dual-pane bodywork and vacuum-molded cast aluminum chassis lies a 1,237 [...]
We (and many of you) were blown away by Acura’s Advanced Sports Car Concept when it was unveiled at NAIAS in January. Though we were a bit disappointed the concept was only a non-running turntable tease, Honda assured everyone that an improved, closer-to-production show car was in the works for the October Tokyo show.
Winding Road [...]
Last week, we were presented with the first of what’s likely to be many spy shots of the upcoming Nissan Skyline GT-R testing in the U.S. The pic of the GT-R filling up at a gas station in New Mexico was enough to escalate our heart rate to levels we hadn’t felt since high school, [...]
So, there’s really no forthcoming information about this car. It’s red. It’s got a tuner-rific body kit. It’s called the “Road to Racing Concept” and that’s about all Mugen will tell anyone. It looks a lot like last year’s Dominator concept, but we have no idea if the Road to Racing Civic is sporting the [...]
As if the Tokyo Auto Show didn’t have enough zaniness, the folks at Kidzania Tokyo have come up with some strange at the Mitsubishi display.
They have built a fully drivable “Baby EVO X” that is approximately 4/5 scale. It is a fully functional rally wanna-be with an engine (not a 4B11!), four doors and four [...]
The Scooper of Cars was kind enough to scan the latest cover of Autocar, which shows the new face of Subaru (maybe) and reveals a few other nuggets of knowledge about our favorite road-going rally cars.
The new nose of the Subaru is a welcomed photochop for those of us who never particularly warmed-up the current [...]
VW continues its new model push with a performance version of its Polo. The company borrowed heavily from
the Golf GTI to come up with its new Polo supermini, which hits selected markets this spring, after having debuted at
the Tokyo Motor Show in late 2005.
A significant step up from the last Polo GTI, which delivered 125 [...]
Despite the past efforts of its parent company, Mazda is setting out on its own path to develop hybrid powertrains. Mazda’s senior managing executive in charge of research and development, Seita Kanai, stated that the Japanese company is working independently of Ford to create hybrid vehicles. These new hybrids will be targeted at the U.S. [...]
Autoexpress has deployed their spies into the heart of Fuji Heavy Industries and have come out with confirmation that a duo of the venerable Impreza is due for release within the next year.
The UK will see a five-door hatch, with a traditional sedan to follow after the initial launch. Design influences will come from the [...]
VW continues its new model push with a performance version of its Polo. The company borrowed heavily from the Golf GTI to come up with its new Polo supermini, which hits selected markets this spring, after having debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show in late 2005.
A significant step up from the last Polo GTI, which [...]
