LF-Ch concept

Lexus will be announcing a new supercar, the LF-Ch concept (compact premium-hybrid) car, at the forthcoming Tokyo Motor Show which starts on the 24th October. This stylish new concept vehicle will combine a dynamic performance with very low emissions, in a compact five-door package.

Central to this will be the proven Lexus Hybrid Drive and further details on this new automotive luxury model will be released at the show.

Suzuki plans to show two new fuel efficient cars at the 41st Tokyo  Motor Show later this month. The Swift Plug-in Hybrid is ideal if you are travelling low mileages of around 12miles every day and has been designed to run on electric power.

Suzuki Plug-in

The other car is the SX4 FCV (Fuel Cell Vehicle) which combines a high performance fuel cell with a high pressure hydrogen tank plus a light compact compacitor. This combination allows Suzuki to offer reduced cell loading and the car is being tested on public roads in Japan.

The Tokyo motor show starts on the 21st October and will run until the 4th November.

PX-MiEV concept

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will be showing 16 cars at the Tokyo Motor Show in October. Two new concept cars that have been developed to ”The EV*; Its dawn and future” theme, are the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV and the i-MiEV CARGO.

The Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV will be powered by the Mitsubishi Plug-in Hybrid System which extends the time the hybrid car will be driven in driven in EV (electric vehicle) mode. This new concept car will balance high environmental performance with running performance, by using differential motors and Mitsubishi’s all-new S-AWC (Super All Wheel Control), which also utilises E-AYC (electric-powered Active Yaw Control), transferring torque to the right and left wheels.

i-MiEV CARGO

The i-MiEV CARGO is a new car that will offer a generous amount of rear free space and can be adapted depending on the requirements of the user. This will enable a driver to use the car when maximum payload is needed or just for leisure and is ideal for corporate users or self-employed operators.

Kiyora concept car

Mazda is set to unveil their new Kiyora concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show which starts on the 24th October 2009.

As well as showing off their new concept car Mazda will also unveil eco-friendly and powerful new “SKY-G” (direct injection petrol) and “SKY-D” (clean diesel) engines plus a new Sky-Drive Automatic transmission.

The Tokyo Motor Show will be held at Makuhari Messe on Chiba Prefecture and Mazda’s theme for the show is “The Mazda SKY concept- Providing driving pleasure and environmental and safety features for all customers!”. Mazda has a long term goal of reducing average fuel economy by 30% before 2015, compared to 2008 levels.