Everyone needs a hobby, but what if you're a Toyota engineer and building technologically advanced prototypes is your hobby? Don't you get enough of that at work? Apparently not, since that was the motivation behind the plug-in sportscar you see here. Built on an old MR2 platform using from Toyota's corporate… » 2/02/14 11:46am 2/02/14 11:46am

While showing off at a demonstration at this year's Tokyo Auto Salon, this IS F race car made it clear why you treat a car like this with some respect. The driver hardly touched the gas pedal and he blasted right into a row of stubby concrete bollards. » 1/23/12 2:00pm 1/23/12 2:00pm

When you think of Japanese role-playing game Persona, you probably don't think of German engineering. » 1/16/12 8:15am 1/16/12 8:15am

The Tokyo Auto Salon is like the Japanese version of SEMA, the auto aftermarket parts show, only it's a million times cooler. Exhibit A: This Lexus LFA Roadster and Toyota GT 86 go full Cool Ranch Dorifto in the exhibition area outside. » 1/13/12 4:00pm 1/13/12 4:00pm

What started life as a Toyota MR2 was transformed into the unholy combination of a Prowler and Testarossa if designed by a guy whose work was too controversial for VeilSide. Vote it the biggest Tokyo Auto Salon fail here. [TopGear] » 1/21/11 3:00pm 1/21/11 3:00pm

The Tokyo Auto Salon held over the past few days is essentially Japan's version of our SEMA show for auto customizers. Being Japan, no car could appear without a tricked-out or cosplayed booth professional. Here are the best. » 1/19/11 3:00pm 1/19/11 3:00pm

The Tokyo Auto Salon brings out the wildest tuners, fastest sports cars, and craziest automaker concepts. Toyota brought an Auris, Prius, and IQ. Woo? » 1/17/11 1:30pm 1/17/11 1:30pm

Honda created the TS-1X, a modified CR-Z, for this month's Tokyo Auto Salon. Outside of the matte-black bodywork, Honda didn't say whether Darth Vader's hybrid gets any extra Force. [WorldCarFans] » 1/12/11 10:30am 1/12/11 10:30am

In the future, the anti-fun police will ensure that cars won't go fast, they'll just look fast. Comrades, we give you the Toyota Prius Custom Plus Concept. » 1/18/10 4:00pm 1/18/10 4:00pm

Let's say you've got a Toyota MR2 sitting around and you're bored. What to do? Well, if you're Japanese engineering tuner Gazoo, you put an electric motor on the front wheels and create the four-wheel-drive Gazoo Sports Hybrid Concept. » 1/15/10 6:00pm 1/15/10 6:00pm

We got to show you a pretty nifty Ferrari-badged Hayabusa Trike Friday, but that wasn't the only exotic car cross-branding at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon. Check out these adorable Lamborghini Murcielago ATVs. » 1/26/09 10:00am 1/26/09 10:00am

Our friends at NihonCar have found one of the coolest unveils to come out of the 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon. It's a Toyota Corolla transformed into a fire-breathing Super GT300 race car. » 1/20/09 9:30am 1/20/09 9:30am

That's it folks, get right with your God, grab your lawn chair and your favorite beverage, and find a nice viewing spot because the NATS GT-K is surely the harbinger of the end times. » 1/16/09 3:30pm 1/16/09 3:30pm

Styling specialists Wald are showing upgrades for both the Nissan GT-R and the Lexus IS-F at this years Tokyo Auto Salon, the ramen-flavored version of SEMA. » 1/15/09 1:00pm 1/15/09 1:00pm

As we get ready for the Detroit Auto Show, Japan's getting ready for their annual Tokyo Auto Salon. Think of it as our SEMA show, but on crack and with lots of cute umbrella girls. » 1/07/09 1:00pm 1/07/09 1:00pm

Before the facelifted RX-8 makes its debut at the Detroit Auto Show, the facelifted RX-8 RS was supposed to show up at the Tokyo Auto Salon. The smart money says that, with a few minor exceptions (those wheels, for one), this is what the new RX-8 for North America is going to look like. Mazda released two photos of… » 1/10/08 9:45am 1/10/08 9:45am

We have a scan of the a facelifted RX-8 for those tempted to give in and buy a new RX-8 before the next generation RX-9 is available for purchase. The rotorheads over at Mazda-Madness.nl managed to pick up this Japanese mag story of the Mazda RX-8 RS, which will bow at the Tokyo Auto Salon and include those fierce… » 1/04/08 9:30am 1/04/08 9:30am