It's time once again for the Tokyo Motorshow. This year, the theme is on the environment, and many auto manufacturers are showcasing their eco-friendly technology and vehicles here. The one I'm looking forward to the most however isn't a fuel-cell or hybrid vehicle, but rather the Nissan GT-R Proto, a high performance sports car.
One of the problems with Motorshows these days is in the onslaught of press releases, there are no longer any surprise unveilings -- everything is announced days or even weeks again to ensure that journalists are there to cover the "official premiere event". The Pivo, one of Nissan's concept cars was previewed almost a month ago, and I suppose that's why it's refreshing to see the VW EcoRacer, a car very un-VW, environmentally friendly and fast. Hopefully in the days to come we'll see a few more surprises.
The Mazda Senku is the first rotary hybrid and looks far too futuristic to see production anytime soon.
A car with a cool story is the GG50 Ferrari. In 1955, Giorgetto Giuiaro began designing cars for Fiat. Over his 50 year career, he's designed some truly exceptional cars such as the Maserati Ghibli and the VW Golf, and while he was at Bertone, he designed 2 custom Ferraris. Last year at the Paris Auto Show, Giuiaro asked Ferrari if he could design a Ferrari to celebrate the 50 years he's been working as an auto designer. Ferrari said yes, and this one-of-a-kind car is the result.
Major Auto magazine coverage:
Road and Track
Motor Trend
Car and Driver
Automobile Magazine
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