Tokyo Auto

Welcome to AutoCars Roundup of the 2025 Tokyo Motor Show. Coming just a month after the Munich show, perhaps the old fas Stay tuned. And remember the Torto Car, the original car magazine has been writing and talking about cars weekly since 1895. Visit themagazineshop. com and you'll find full access to our complete digital arc Tokyo then and let'start with the Lexus LS concept, a radical six-wheeled MPV that redefines the idea of a luxury car from the luxury arm of Toyota. The new LS has been described as a private sanctuary w Simon H The new LS comes as traditional saloons fall out of favour with luxury buyers globally, particularly in China where upmarket MPVs, multi-purpose vehicles or cars that look In Europe Lexus has already introduced the LM, it costs from 95 grand in the UK, but that's the t Hence LS no longer stands for luxury saloon as it did when the first LS 400 was launched in 1989, but now luxury space. There are no technical details yet, nor production plans, w More on Lexus using that creative freedom then with t It's a completely new kind of mobility, says the boss of Lexus' Californian design studio where t It has a leather reclining seat, bamboo floors and wall, and a controlled screen plus bespoke glassware for drinks on the move. Sometimes small can look too cute, they say, we want this to look premi Let us know below. Part of the Mazda stand is t Mazda hasn't given firm specs for t It'said to be capable of travelling 100 miles with the engine off. Mazda says it's capable of running carbon-neutral fuels derived from micro-algae, and t Mazda's making quite big noises about synthetic fuels, and if t Slightly more straightforward from Mazda is t It's just 3. 8 metres long, so old-school, supermini territory, slightly smaller than the old two. Mazda hasn't confirmed it for production, but does say it represents Mazda's vision for the future of smart mobility. The exterior uses Malista's relatively familiar and well- A smartphone mount next to the steering wheel, This car does have what looks Mazda does say that its vision for the future is based around the notion that vehicles and people form an emotional connection, much If you the Corolla is the world's best-selling car with more than 50 million of them sold since 1966. The current model is seven years old, so a successor shouldn't be too far away. T We're going to reinvent the best-selling car of all time, said Toyota designer Lance Scott at the Cars Unveiling. Central to it will be pure electric, hybrid and pure combustion powertrains, including an entirely new engine whose compact packaging is said to be crucial to the car's rakish looks. You're not going to compromise on space, style or functionality, Scott told us, so whatever the powertrain you will get the same interior space. When we asked if it was a realistic preview of the Corolla, Scott said, let'see what happens with a positive reaction, why not? It's not out of the realm of reality. And, given what they did with the Prius, why not indeed? T But it comes after Subaru Europe boss Davidello Strito told us, there are plans to bring back the sportiness in Subaru. Ask the average person what Subaru means and they'll say STI, he told us, and that has been missing notably wit T Now it says electrification allows them to develop those because emissions regulations haven't helped it with combustion performance cars. You can find quick WRX's elsewhere but not wit Could electrification make the difference? The production version of this Super N prototype will go on sale next year in Japan and a select n It's a new electric city car designed to appeal to car enthusiasts and has a simulated gear s It's built one of Honda's K car platforms, now that's a Japanese special small car class, so it's under 3. 4 metres long. Honda says it'll have unique driving engagement for a car of t Pricing is yet to be confirmed but it will effectively replace the short-lived Honda E which we Finally then to that century, a new brand from Toyota conceived as a rival to Bentley and Range Rover. T But the original century was a car in a class of its own, said Toyota Chairman Akiyo Toyota who mentioned Rolls Royce as one key rival. Since 1967, century has represented not only the best of Toyota but the best of Japan, Toyota's design boss added. Details are light but it has a similar footprint to a Bentley Continental GT, has sliding doors and a three-seat cabin. Never has it been easier to exit a coupe with so much style and grace, says Toyota. No word on whether they'll build it or export it, can we be among the first to say we do hope so. Now there are more details, interviews with engineers and bosses on these cars and more besides, if you visit AutoCar. co. uk we'll be back with more news and reviews on t Give us a Thanks and cheerio for now.