40th Tokyo Motor Show preview: Cars from future are here

40th Tokyo Motor Show preview: Cars from the future are here!!!

At this year's show, upgraded special events that involve audience participation and experiences will be offered to generate excitement about vehicles, such as five types of test ride programs where visitors can actually come in contact with cars. The entertainment aspect will be heightened so that a wide range of visitors including women and youth, as well as families, can enjoy a full day at the show.

See here few "Cars from the future" from 40th Tokyo Motor Show 2007

Honda PUYO

‘PUYO’ is a Japanese onomatopoeia that expresses the sensation of touching the vehicle’s soft body. It is meant to convey a warm, friendly impression.

The Honda PUYO represents a new idea in mobility that brings together ‘clean’, ‘safe’ and ‘fun’ functionality in an environmentally responsible, people-friendly minimalist design featuring an ultra-high efficiency, small frame and fuel cell technology to please both users and onlookers alike.

Toyota 1/X Concept

The Toyota 1/X wants to redefine what it means to be environmentally conscious. The Toyota 1/X (pronounced "one-Xth") has the same interior space as the Prius but only weighs 420 kg.

The Toyota 1/X combines fossil fuel consumption-reducing FFV technology and a plug-in hybrid powertrain with 500cc displacement.

Toyota Hi-CT Concept

The Toyota Hi-CT concept car is a departure from conventional cars. The Toyota Hi-CT wants to offer new ways of being "cool" and new ways of having fun.

Toyota says that the Hi-CT concept was inspired by the thinking and lifestyle of younger drivers.

Toyota RiN concept

The Toyota RiN is yet another new concept car from Toyota that will be presented at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Toyota RiN addresses clean and healthy living and focuses on increased comfort. The aim of the Toyota RiN concept is to determine the drivers to turn their attention to the environment and to nature.

Yahama Tesseract concept

Yahama is saying that the Tesseract concept is about the same width as a motorcycle and it leans like a bike too, meaning that you should still be able to weave your way around those cones (or lanes) and parking should be a piece of cake. In an effort to go green, the company has also announced that the Yamaha Tesseract will be a hybrid, getting its power through a V-Twin engine and an electric motor. No word on power output.

Nissan Pivo 2

Nissan will present an interesting concept at this year's Tokyo Motor Show - the Nissan Pivo 2. Of course the Nissan Pivo 2 comes after the Nissan Pivo concept presented at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show. The most important features of the Nissan Pivo 2 concept car are: a robotic agent to share every trip (does anyone remember R2-D2?), a 360 degree turning cabin and 90 degrees turning wheels.

Mazda Taiki

Mazda Taiki reflects one possible direction for a future generation of Mazda sports cars aimed at helping create a sustainable society. The fourth concept car in the Nagare design series, Mazda Taiki further evolves the “flow” theme to establish a breathtaking presence that clearly distinguishes it as the next in the series, and which visually expresses the atmosphere – called taiki in Japanese – that wraps the Earth in its protective mantle. The basic proportions begin with the stretched coupe form of a front-engine rear-wheel-drive layout, the short overhangs, and the liberating feel of an all-glass canopy. The challenge to create “a design that visually expresses the flow of air” was inspired by the image of a pair of Hagoromo – the flowing robes that enable a celestial maiden to fly in Japanese legend – floating down from the sky.

Nissan Round Box

Round Box
Youth-Oriented Compact Convertible Provides Occupants Senses of Speed and exhilaration

The Nissan Round Box, with its compact convertible design, represents a new take on open-air motoring, providing exhilaration for all passengers - not just the driver - through its uniquely shared experience of fresh air stimulation, a sensation of speed and easy-to-use high-spec features.

The Nissan Round Box features an environmentally friendly turbocharged direct injection gasoline engine mated to Nissan's advanced Xtronic CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission). It is also equipped with a number of safety systems based on Nissan's Safety Shield* concept, including Around View Monitor and Distance Control Assist System (DCAS).

Nissan Intima concept

Intima
New-Generation Saloon Embodies Nissan's Modern Living Concept, Providing Comfort, Relaxation, Fine Quality and Visual Enjoyment

Nissan's "Modern Living Concept" for car interiors combines attractive design, hospitality, relaxation and high quality with high levels of functionality and advanced technology. To date, the Modern Living Concept has been successfully featured in Nissan production cars such as the Teana, Tiida and Sylphy. Now, the Nissan Intima saloon takes the Modern Living Concept into a new dimension with an interior that invites passengers into a stimulating world of artistic forms, materials and illumination.