tokyo auto salon

Fans of the Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S were in heaven at this year's 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, as nearly every tuner under the sun rolled out their own heavily modified versions of the new sports coupe. It has been reported that 91 versions of the 86, (known in Canada as the Scion FR-S) ...

Nissan is headed to this year's Tokyo Auto Salon with a spate of custom hardware, including tweaked versions of the company's Juke, Note, Fairlady Z and GT-R. Even the humble Leaf EV and hefty NV350 have received a little love from designers and engineers. The Juke Nismo will share the stage with ...

We're piecing this together as best we can from the original Japanese with the help of Google Translate, but it seems Chevrolet is headed to the with three special vehicles. Embracing the customization of American metal through the themes of cool, fun and freedom, the showpiece will be a Camaro ...

The Tokyo Auto Salon will welcome a Toyota GT86 (known here as the Scion FR-S) tuned by Gazoo Racing, said to be called the GRMN Sports FR Concept Platinum. We only get the briefest of teasers right now before the show begins on January 11, so we don't have much to go on beyond a unique lower ...

Honda has pulled back the covers on what we can expect to see at the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon, including what looks to be an S2000 refresh some four years after the convertible left production?! The S2000 Modulo Climax is an "exhibition model" based on the old roadster, but features updated front ...

While the Tokyo Auto Salon was full of glittering tuner toys inside the show, outside the scene was kept hopping with the antics of some D1GP stars and the surprise appearance of an LFA Roadster. While the pros put on an incredible display of talent, there was apparently an amateur hour which ...

For those new schoolers out there, import performance is not something that started in the early 1990's. It didn't start with the Civic EG hatchback and it most certainly wasn't based front wheel drive platforms. As we see every year at Tokyo Auto Salon there are many fine examples of Japanese ...

There are hundreds of aftermarket tuners out there, but few hold the type of street cred that VeilSide does. Long known for making Japan's greatest sportscars even greater, VeilSide has now turned its attention to the Mercedes-Benz SL. Not the newest one, mind you, because it's not out yet. ...

The Tokyo Motor Show often trumps North American debuts for Japanese cars but if you want to see how you can modify a car, you don't have to look much further than Tokyo Auto Salon. The annual tuning mecca for car nuts all over the world is like SEMA but with cars, parts and styling that is ...

If you have ever gone over 250km/h things start to get really hectic. Your pulse races, breathing slows and your gut begins to realize that any slight twitch is probably going to be your last. At least that is what us mere mortals feel but the team at GReddy / Trust in Japan did a little ...