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CDN Live coverage – 2011 Tokyo motor show by brand

Posted by cdnlive December 2nd, 2011

To help you navigate our coverage on the live site, the list below details our coverage by each brand:

Audi:
What exactly is ‘Sportback’, Audi?

Daihatsu:
Best in showstand: Daihatsu
Photo Gallery: Daihatsu concepts

Honda:
Honda shows concepts galore in Tokyo
Honda opens the N-Box
Honda EV-Ster concept: electric, but not organic
Photo Gallery: Honda alternative mobility
Photo Gallery: Honda concepts
Photo Gallery: Honda ‘N’ Cars

Isuzu:
Surprise star: Isuzu T-Next

Kobot:
Meet the Kobots [w/ gallery]

Mitsubishi:
Sad fall from grace of Mitsubishi

Nissan:
Nissan NV350 Caravan: fit for a whole platoon of Storm Troopers
Photo Gallery: Nissan Pivo 3

Subaru:
Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept
Toyota GT 86/Subaru BRZ: so near yet so, so far
Video: Subaru Advanced Tourer interior with Yohei Noshiro
Photo Gallery: Subaru at Tokyo

Suzuki:
Suzuki Regina concept: the mini aero delight
Happy Birthday Lapin!
Photo Gallery: Suzuki concepts

Toyota:
Turn the lights down low…
Toyota GT 86/Subaru BRZ: so near yet so, so far
Video: Tokuo Fukuichi, Toyota’s Design Chief, on the Fun-Vii concept
Photo Gallery: Toyota production cars
Photo Gallery: Toyota concept cars

Yamaha:
Yamaha’s Moegi motorcycle: A satisfying blend of old and new

Volkswagen:
Volkswagen Cross Coupe concept represents “the next step” [w/gallery]
Photo Gallery: Volkswagen at Tokyo

Misc:
Tokyo’s Smart Mobility City
Tokyo Motor Show 2011 opens its (new) doors
Ken Okuyama’s designer brakes
Mitsubishi: Cafe with a Kei
Sonic Design
Weirdest thing I’ve ever seen at a motor show (**Warning** contains a girl and two donkeys)

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Sad fall from grace of Mitsubishi

Posted by cdnlive December 1st, 2011

The photograph above is of the Mitsubishi PX-MiEV II concept car, but its effects were so soporific we were unable to remain awake long enough for the shutter to snap.

The Mitsubishi stand at this year’s show is a rather sad place to be when you remember what a hotbed of fresh, exciting design the brand was under the vast wing of Daimler and the design direction of Olivier Boulay. The PX and new Mirage supermini offer nothing new, exciting or fun in their respective market segments and show a total lack of direction. Their demonstration of how so much can be forgotten so quickly is the one remarkable thing about them.

Thankfully, solace can be found in the last glimmer of greatness from its halcyon days in a small number of Mitsubishi i cars dotted around the stand.

By Owen Ready

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Mitsubishi: Cafe with a Kei

Posted by cdnlive November 30th, 2011

By Owen Ready

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