Concept Cars & Prototypes from Tokyo Motor Show 5/13

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1977 Nissan AD-2 Concept

Behold the 1977 Nissan AD-2, a design study for the ultimate luxury sedan. “AD” stood for Advanced Design. It still had fender mirrors,...

1970S

1979 Toyota Family Wagon Concept

The Family Wagon was a concept vehicle built by Toyota based on the Liteace and shown at the October 1979 Tokyo Motor Show. It had three...

1970S

1979 Toyota CX-80 Concept

The CX-80 (also known as the FCX-80) was a concept vehicle built by Toyota and shown at the October 1979 Tokyo Motor Show. It was...

1970S

1979 Mitsubishi Pajero II Concept

The first Japanese all-wheel-drive passenger car was the experimental Mitsubishi PX33, built in pre-war 1936. But Mitsubishi began to...

1970S

1979 Isuzu Asso di Fiori by ItalDesign

It is the ideal successor of Isuzu 117 Coupé, designed in 1966. It's "the fifth Copernican revolution" by Giugiaro that will give birth...

1980S

1981 Toyota SV-2 Concept

The Toyota SV-2 was a Celica-based sporty vehicle concept. With its bouffant hairstyles, tight spandex miniskirts, and large,...

1980S

1981 Toyota F120 Concept

The Toyota F120 was a concept car from 1981 for the V10 series Camry Liftback/Vista. The F120 represented the transition from rear-wheel...

1980S

1981 Toyota EX-11 Concept

The Toyota EX-11 was an experimental car featuring advanced electronics. Shown at the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show. The EX-11 demonstrated...

1980S

1981 Nissan NX-018 Concept

Nissan March debuted at the 1981 Tokyo Motor Show with the rather inauspicious name of NX.018. The car was a salvo into the...

1980S

1981 Mazda MX-81 Aria by Bertone

A futuristic 4-seat coupe based on the 323. To be seen is the steering wheel replaced by a rectangular belt. Bertone designed it with...

1980S

1983 Toyota TAC3 Concept

Toyota TAC3 was an active commuter for three passengers with the driver's seat in the front center. Shown at the 1983 Tokyo Motor Show. A...

1980S

1983 Toyota SV-3 Concept

With minor changes, it was put into production as the Toyota MR2. The SV-3 is a two-seat personal car with a midship-mounted...

1980S

1983 Toyota FX-1 Concept

The FX-1 is a concept car by Toyota. It was first shown at the 1983 Tokyo Motor Show and the Geneva Motor Show in March 1984. It...

1980S

1983 Nissan NX-21 Concept

While Nissan sales departments were busily shipping out N12’s, they were looking to the future and wanted a radical new design for the...

1980S

1983 Nissan NRV-II Concept

The NRV-II concept came with LCD Digital and Graphic instrumentation, radar automated cruise control, Anti-lock/Anti-skid brakes, and...

1980S

1983 Mazda MX-02 Concept

The 1983 Mazda MX-02 was a study for an experimental sedan featuring a 4-wheel steering system. At speed below 40 km/h (25 mph), MX-02's...

1980S

1983 Isuzu COA

Presented at the 1983 Tokyo Motor Show, the 1983 Isuzu COA was one of three COA concepts that Isuzu would release. It has more similarity...

1980S

1985 Toyota FXV Concept

The FXV (Future eXperimental Vehicle) was a concept vehicle by Toyota first shown at the 1985 Tokyo Motor Show. The FXV included both...

1980S

1985 Toyota AXV Concept

Toyota is known to lead hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and pioneering hybrid tech (even as early as 1977), but back in 1985, they didn’t...

1980S

1985 Suzuki RS-1 Concept

The Suzuki RS-1 was a concept car made in 1985. The RS body is as advanced as the engine, made from a newly developed fiber-reinforced...

1980S

1985 Subaru F-9X Concept

The F-9X you see here is a radical change from the styling of Subaru’s of the ’80s. Where other Subaru’s were boxy and angular, the F-9X...

1980S

1985 Subaru ACX-II Concept

In November 1985, the “Subaru ACX-II” a four-wheel-drive concept model based on the Alcyone was exhibited at the 26th Tokyo Motor Show....

1980S

1985 Nissan EV Guide II Concept

Before the 1985 Guide II was the 1977 Nissan Guide I. The EV Guide II was exhibited at the 26th Tokyo Motor Show in 1985 and is a one-box...

1980S

1985 Nissan CUE-X Concept

Shown at the 1985 Tokyo Auto Show, the CUE-X represented a potential sedan of the ’90s. It utilized a 3-liter 24v V6 turbocharged...

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