Motorshow: 2009 Tokyo motorshow


The recent Tokyo motorshow was home to mainly domestic car makers, since international automakers like Hyundai pulled out.

Honda revealed the production-looking e:S city-car. It'll do 70mpg combined through it's 660cc petrol-engine, mated to a automatic transmission. Stop/start technology is used to achieve superb fuel economy, alongside an overall weight of 700kg.

At the Toyota stand was the FT-86 which hinted at a forthcoming sports coupe from both Toyota & Subaru. Internal sources at Toyota suggest the coupe will go into production in 2011 using the "Celica" nameplate. Toyota's sporty & luxury division, Subaru is already running prototypes of the new coupe will goes on sale in late 2010.


























































Via Autobild