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Subaru to reveal future of STI models at Tokyo motor show

Hot hatch concepts will be unveiled in strongest hint yet at return of performance flagship

15 October 2025
Subaru to reveal future of STI models at Tokyo motor show
Mazda Tokyo motor show teaser
Official preview image – brightened by Autocar – shows the concept is a four-door coupé
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Mazda set to reveal renewable-fuel sports car at Tokyo motor show

Brand aims to offer combustion-engined driver’s cars “for as long as possible”

14 October 2025
Mazda set to reveal renewable-fuel sports car at Tokyo motor show
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Toyota Corolla Concept gives clues to hatchback's future

Radical saloon appears to hint at first battery-electric Corolla and will be revealed in full at Tokyo motor show

13 October 2025
Toyota Corolla Concept gives clues to hatchback's future
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2026 Nissan Ariya brings new look and Google infotainment

Minimalist makeover brings simpler front end with new daytime running lights and removes side intakes

9 October 2025
2026 Nissan Ariya brings new look and Google infotainment
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Honda to reveal new 0 SUV and baby EV at Tokyo motor show

Brand will preview a radical yet accessible electric SUV alongside a development of the Super EV concept

30 September 2025
Honda to reveal new 0 SUV and baby EV at Tokyo motor show
Mazda Sports EV Concept side doors closed
Rotary-electric powertrain is said to enable a classic sports coupé shape
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Official: Rotary Mazda sports car is planned for production

Mazda plans to build 370bhp, rotary-electric MX-5 successor "in the not so distant future"

7 November 2024
Official: Rotary Mazda sports car is planned for production
nissangtrhyperforce
Brutalist styling carries clear nods to the GT-R and the legendary Nissan Skyline
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Wild new Nissan GT-R is ‘tangible lucid dream’

1341bhp concept preview 4WD solid state supercar that has a 'feasible' production date of 2030

5 January 2024
Wild new Nissan GT-R is ‘tangible lucid dream’
Lexus RZ one motion grip
'One Motion Grip' now uses 200deg steering ratio instead of 150deg
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Toyota to begin steer-by-wire production in 2024

'One Motion Grip' system is set to be offered initially on the Toyota bZ4X and Lexus RZ

31 October 2023
Toyota to begin steer-by-wire production in 2024
Toyota Mirai 2020 front quarter tracking
Mk1 Toyota Mirai was launched in 2014; Mk2 (pictured) arrived in 2020
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Toyota switches hydrogen FCEV focus to commercial vehicles

Firm admits Mirai has “not been successful” but pledges to refine FCEV technology for passenger cars

28 October 2023
Toyota switches hydrogen FCEV focus to commercial vehicles
Nissan Leaf charging front quarter
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida said EVs were coming down in price "massively" faster than it had predicted
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China 'wake-up call' forces Nissan to reconsider affordable EV plans

Arrival of low-cost Chinese electric cars means Japanese brand will accelerate development of value models

27 October 2023
China 'wake-up call' forces Nissan to reconsider affordable EV plans

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