Toyota Motor together with tuning studio Gazoo Racing transformed a midget car Toyota iQ into the real race car.
Toyota GRMN iQ Racing Concept not only threateningly looks thanks to the developed aerodynamic body-kit, 17-inch wheels and an aggressive 3-coloured colouring, but also is really ready to extreme driving. The 4-cylinder motor develops 116HP!
The interior of Toyota iQ Racing Concept also looks as race bolide: here there are sports seats with 4-dot belts, a framework of safety and sports accessories, aluminium pedals and so forth.
Nissan company extends the first official images of conceptual electric sport coupe Esflow which will shown to general public in March of current year on a Motor Show in Geneva.
Nissan Esflow
According to Nissan Motor, the car cruising range makes 240 kilometres. About possibility of a batch production of a similar sport coupe is not informed.
In August, 2009 Nissan company presented the first serial electrocar — hatchback Nissan Leaf. The car is equipped with the 109-strong electromotor and lithium-ionic accumulators (same as at concept car Esflow). The charge of batteries from the household electric system occupy about eight hours.
On Motor Show in Detroit is presented the new conceptual car of the Toyota Motor — Prius C. As say in the communique of a Japanese brand, this prototype is a harbinger of a compact hybrid hatchback which appears in a batch production in first half of 2012.
2012 Toyota Prius C
According to representatives of Toyota Motor, the small hybrid hatchback is aimed at young men for whom is needed — the harmless and dynamical city car with spacious interior, but economic and accessible at the price is. The detailed information on this car yet is not informed. In the company only specify that the novelty receives "all current technologies as in 2011 Toyota Prius (coupe)".
Earlier on the Detroit Auto Show also presented the compact van — Toyota Prius V Concept. This car has the wheelbase "stretched" on 78 mm and the big luggage compartment (971 litres). Besides, for transportation large-sized a prophetic back of rear seats it is possible to combine. A power-plant at the car same, as well as at usual Prius: the 98-strong gasoline engine in volume of 1,8 litres, the electromotor power — 80HP.
Honda Motor showed on the Detroit Motor Show conceptual version of a sedan and coupe 2012 Honda Civic.
2012 Honda Civic
The 9th generation of one of the most popular compact cars in the world became less and easier the predecessor and received expressive, aggressive design with a sports bias. Technical details of a new Civic are not disclosed yet, they become known more close to the beginning of sales in the USA, planned in this year.
In the USA, updated version of Hyundai Elantra becomes the basic competitor to Honda Civic. The most popular car in the country remains a Honda Accord: 346,000 cars sold in 2010.
Toyota Motor presented on Detroit Motor Show compact minivan Prius which received an additional prefix V. According to representatives of the Japanese manufacturer, the novelty have a 50% more place in a baggage compartment, than at usual Prius.
Toyota Prius: from Hybrid to Minivan
The novelty overall length — 4,615 mm, width — 1,775 mm, the height — 1,574 mm, and reaches the size of a wheelbase of 2,778 mm. It on 115, 30, 74 and 78 mm accordingly more than at usual Toyota Prius Coupe. Volume of a luggage compartment of a compact minivan of Toyota Prius V — 971 litre. Besides, it is possible to prolong a loading platform for transportation of large-sized cargoes, completely combining a back of an armchair of the front passenger.
Also, a new minivan Toyota Prius have a new central extension housing. The form of the extension housing first of all changed, the lever of a gear box and the starting engine operation button have been transferred hardly above, the new block of climate control, other air vents of system of ventilation, and also new multimedia system by Entune with advanced navigation.
In the technical plan the compact minivan differs nothing from a Prius hatchback. According to the manufacturer, in a city cycle fuel consumption the compact minivan makes 5,6 litres/100 km, and in mixed — 5,8 litres.
In the US car market of sale of a new Toyota Prius begin since summer of current year.
The Japanese mark prepares for an exit to the car market the 4th generation of MX-5 roadster.
2011 Mazda MX-5
The technical concept of Mazda MX 5 remains former: the motor in front, and a drive gear on rear wheels. However the weight of the car will keep within one ton. Outwardly future Mazda MX-5 inherits lines of Shinari concept. Thanks to direct injection and Start/Stop system the engine of a new Mazda MX-5 promises to become much more economic.
Also, thanks to small weight, the low centre of gravity and the ideal chassis between front and rear shafts the 2011 Mazda MX-5 became a roadster embodiment.
Infiniti will present on Geneva motor show (in March of next year) the conceptual three-door hatchback.
Infiniti representatives said:
"The serial version of this car will be shown in the autumn on a showroom in Frankfurt or Tokyo. The Geneva concept car will be something very especial, will differ from everything that we did earlier. It will be the small car which surpasses all your expectations."
It's expected that the three-door Infiniti hatchback will be constructed on a platform of Mercedes-Benz A-Class of following generation which the Japanese manufacturer receives within the limits of cooperation between concern Daimler and Renault-Nissan alliance. As it was informed earlier, the same chassis in the future is planned to use and for a new compact crossover Infiniti FX.
Besides a hatchback, Infiniti company also prepares compact electrocar which, according to preliminary data, will be constructed on the basis of Nissan Leaf car. Thus Infiniti borrows also Leaf power-plant, completed with the 109-strong electromotor. The cruising range of this car makes 160 km, and the maximum speed reaches 140 km/h. It's expected that sales of Infiniti electromobile begin in 2013.
On the international motor show in Thailand (from November, 30th till December, 12th, 2010) will takes place the world premiere of conceptual Honda New Small Vehicle Prototype.
Prototype by Honda
As informs the press-service of Honda Motor, the serial car on the basis of this car goes on sale in Thailand and India in 2011. The version for each of these countries will be adapted under requirements of the local car market.
The new car is constructed on the basis of concept car New Small Concept (NSC), for the first time shown in India in January of current year.
The given car start to make since 2011 at Honda enterprises in India and Thailand. Further serial NSC can start to make and in Brazil, but in the North America it will not sell. Under the preliminary information, the price of a novelty from Honda will not exceed $10,500US. Competitors in Asia become: Nissan Micra, Honda Civic Type-R and Honda Elysion.
Mazda company presented official images of the compact three-door hatchback executed in a new corporate style of Japanese cars Mazda which has been presented for the first time in the end of August.
Next Mazda
The new corporate style of the Mazda company is named by Japanese word Kodo — «Soul of Motion». As the chief-designer of Mazda Ikudo Maeda earlier declared, in similar style all cars of Japanese mark which appear in the car market in the near future will be sustained.
Soul of Motion — New Design by Mazda
Prototype of Shinari came in the stead of concept car Nagare which has been shown for the first time in 2006 and till now is prototype of all models of company Mazda.
Minivan Mazda5 of following generation will be a latest model with design in stylistics Nagare.
Sales of a new compact crossover of Mazda CX-5 begin in the end of 2011.
Harmless Sky for Mazda CX-5
The novelty will be constructed on the basis of the conceptual working out Kazamai, presented in 2008. Mazda CX-5 becomes the first car from a modelling ruler of a motor-car manufacturer with new generation of harmless Sky engines with direct injection of fuel.
Besides, it's supposed that as well as new Land Rover Evoque, Mazda CX-5 receives 3- and 5-door versions. For profitability improvement the new crossover receives system Start/Stop and intellectual system of effective braking.
Japanese Honda has presented on a motor show in Beijing concept car Everus which serial version will be on sale exclusively in China. Preparation for manufacture goes at full speed.
Li Nian Everus by Guangqi Honda Automobile
This prototype — not the 1st perspective working out of division Li Nian. So, earlier the company has shown a compact crossover on Honda Jazz platform, and in April, 2008 has been shown the exhibition sample of sports roadster S2000.
As concept car Honda City
However, all is this time much more serious, as this car already has under itself a preliminary basis in the form of concept car Honda City.
The technical information about Li Nian Everus is extremely poor, however a number of experts assumes, that the given car will be completed with engines in volume of 1,5 and 1,8 litres.
Toyota Motor prepares for start of new hybrid minivan Prius.
New minivan Toyota Prius
It will be the new car first completely has added in a series of hatchbacks Prius. New release of minivan Prius will begin in 2011. Also, Toyota aspires to keep cost of hybrid minivan Toyota Prius at level of cost of standard minivans.
Hybrid minivan Prius can become the first car by Toyota which will be equipped li-ionic by the accumulator of own working out. The car will be equipped by three rows of seats and sliding doors. Potentially Toyota Prius can contain to seven persons and it will be positioned in the car market, as the family car.
Japanese edition Holiday Autos asserts, that by the start moment in manufacture Toyota FT86 completely will change outwardly.
Toyota FT-86 Concept
Initially there were three design projects of appearance of the car. The first has been developed in Japan, the second in Europe and the third in the United States. FT86 in that kind in which it is known now, there is a work of the French designers. Now, allegedly, the American variant developed by studio Calty Design Research becomes the favourite.
It is informed also, that version Subaru now known under an index 216А, will have the same shape, as Toyota though can find a number of technical differences. Without change, irrespective of the chosen design, there will be a chosen concept: an inexpensive rear-wheel compartment with a technical stuffing of joint working out Toyota and Subaru.
The presented image has no binding to an official source and is work of independent artists, on the basis of other works Calty Design.
Toyota Motor Presents...
Difficultly unequivocally to tell, how much given Holiday Autos correspond to the validity as official data while are not present. However, the last it is no wonder, after all for all time of existence of project Subaru practically never informed nothing officially on the future novelty, and all data proceeded from Toyota Motor.
The car is developed on the basis of concept car Qazana and to a batch production will go under name Juke. The presentation will take place on the International motor show in Geneva in the spring.
New crossover Nissan Juke
Nissan Motor publishes the sketch of a new compact crossover, and also informs some details on the car. Created, according to own promise, in rather deadlines, Juke it's outwardly similar to the prototype — concept car Nissan Qazana.
Nissan Juke it's designed specially for the European car market which becomes the main things for a novelty. Here the car will go on sale in October of this year. The 1st public display of the car will take place already on February, 10th — then the company will extend new photos and the description, and the official presentation will take place in March on the International motor show in Geneva. By the way Qazana for the first time have shown here year before.
The company asserts, that at creation Juke inquiries of the European consumers are as much as possible considered and the experience received by working out and sales of larger crossover — Qashqai is to no small degree made use. As the senior vice-president on marketing and sales of European division Nissan Motor Simon Thomas has declared, Juke urged to offer Europeans worthy alternative: instead of traditional compact hatchbacks on the market there is a small accessible crossover.
Specifications on model while are rather avaricious. Dimensions are for certain known only: length — 4,060 mm, width — 1,780 mm, height — 1,570 mm. The wheel base makes 2,530 mm.
Will collect the car in the Great Britain at factory Nissan Motor in Sunderland. In a modelling number the novelty will take a place between family hatchback Note and crossover Qashqai. On car cost while it is informed nothing, but the company counts on high availability of a novelty in Europe. As to other car markets after Europe Juke probably will appear in Japan and other countries of Asia.
At the automobile exhibition which has taken place in Los Angeles the premiere three-local conceptual car Honda P-NUT has taken place. The novelty, according to representatives of the Japanese company, shows vision of designers of how the ultracompact city compartment in 10-15 years can look.
Aerodynamical Honda P-NUT (concept)
The main thing a problem of designers was creation of the small car with the greatest possible space for such dimensions in salon and visibility, and also aerodynamics, allowing to achieve the best fuel profitability.
The dimensional length of the concept car makes 3,400 mm, width — 1,750 mm, and height — 1,439 mm. An arrangement of armchairs in salon same, as well as at well-known supercar McLaren F1 — a driver's seat in the middle and two behind on each side. Thus, according to developers, on a back number of a place for feet as much, how many and at a sedan.
Hybrid car Honda P-NUT
The information on a technical stuffing of a novelty yet is not informed, it is known only, that in a motor compartment of the car can settle down both an internal combustion engine, and a hybrid power-plant or the electromotor. At present company Honda does not plan to start in a batch production concept P-NUT.
Concept car Lexus LF-Ch which has been presented on a motor show in Frankfurt, can is made in a batch production and to appear on sale in the beginning of 2012. Besides, luxury division Toyota can give a life to several more similar projects.
Concept car Lexus LF-Ch
Earlier it was said that Lexus LF-Ch should will appear next decade, but plans of Japanese have similar changed, even despite a pitiable condition of the automobile market.
«There is a certain category of buyers which are ready to buy cars similar Lexus LF-Ch in «any season» — the general director of company Lexus has told. «We also are not going to reduce the price of model, at the expense of an exception of any options, the car will not be cheap».
As a result all will depend on demand. «We hope rather quickly to receive a feedback as we will present model on a motor show in Los Angeles and Detroit. On the received objective responses, we will try to finish model and to present Lexus LF-Ch on start to a series».
Hybrid car Lexus LF-Ch
In turn the concept car is equipped by the hybrid engine from Lexus, the car has length 4,300 mm, wheel base 2,600 mm and is put in tyres, the size 225/35R20.
The car of joint working out with Subaru enters in final stages of preparation for a batch production which beginning is planned on the end of 2011.
Concept coupe Toyota FT86
After the numerous hearings accompanying each official statement Toyota Motor concerning destiny of project FT86, the car has appeared before public at opening of the International motor show in Tokyo.
The company repeatedly declared earlier, that will finish the project though the uneasy economic situation which has become aggravated in the end of the past year, threatened to give up as a bad job efforts of developers. The car is created in common by experts Toyota and Subaru, therefore combines the decisions developed by both companies. In particular, FT86 receives 2-l 4-cylinder petrol engine Boxer.
Technical characteristics are not promulgated, but it was initially supposed, that power of the engine should make not less than 200HP. Engine Subaru is combined with 6-step mechanical transmission of working out Toyota. It's not known, whether the serial version will receive other type of transmission, but the mechanical transmission will be present unequivocally.Concept FT86 it urged to revive inexpensive rear-wheel coupe in modelling number Toyota and to become the first similar model among Subaru though plans concerning this mark while unequivocally are not generated.
Toyota FT86 under the reasonable price
Thus initial reference points are kept concerning the final price. As chief engineer Toyota Motor Tetsuya Tada has declared, cost of serial version FT86 should not exceed $20,000US, at least on the cores for model the markets.
The Japanese company Daihatsu which is one of recognised leaders of manufacture of compact cars, within the limits of Tokyo international the motor-show has shown the newest working out — concept e:S.
Daihatsu e:S — worthy competitor MINI
The car with the original name and appearance represents a 3-metre hatchback in which many have made out future competitor MINI. The given statement looks especially realistic if Daihatsu will adjust deliveries e:S to Europe.
However, while in the company are not going to start model in mass production, underlining, that in Tokyo is presented real concept car, let and resembling a serial prototype.
Instead of spending enormous means for working out of hybrid technologies, in Daihatsu have decided to pay attention to creation of the small and economic engine. Under a tiny cowl of the conceptual car the 0.6-l motor possessing excellent indicators of the expense of fuel is hidden.
Economic hatchback Daihatsu e:S
According to developers, Daihatsu e:S at weight only 700 kg consumes on 100 km/2.7 l. About the same expense of fuel has hybrid hatchback Honda Insight for which on 100 km it is necessary about 4 l of gasoline.
On Monday company Lexus has extended the first official image of a conceptual compact hatchback, whose world premiere will take place in September of current year on automobile show in Frankfurt.
Lexus CT concept
The debut of the serial car, which appearance practically will correspond completely to a prototype, is planned on the Geneva motor show of 2010.
The official information on how serial hatchback Lexus while is not present will be called. However, according to some foreign editions, the Japanese motor-car manufacturer has already registered in the North America as trade marks names CT 200h, CT 300h and CT 400h which, possibly, and it is planned to use for this model. As it was informed earlier, for one of updatings the hybrid power-plant begins to be offered by total power of 187HP. The hybrid power-plant will combine petrol "four" in volume of 2,4 litres, the electromotor and a variator.
It is supposed, that in Europe serial compact hatchback Lexus will appear in the autumn of next year and will make a competition to cars Audi A3 and BMW 1-Series. The car little bit less, than sedan IS in the version with the diesel motor will cost.
In four years company Nissan plans to start the electric version of compact crossover Qazana in a batch production.
Nissan Qashqai Concept
The car will be created on motives of the concept car with the same name for the first time presented in current year at an automobile exhibition in Geneva, and becomes "younger brother" of crossover Qashqai.
The detailed information on what engines and transmissions will be offered for the serial version usual Nissan Qazana, at present is not disclosed. It's known only, that the novelty will receive design of an ex-terrier similar to a prototype and salon. The basic differences begin to consist that the commodity car will have less "exaggerated" forms of a body and usual headlights instead of light-emitting diode.
Not the electric version of crossover Qazana debuts in March of 2010, and serial release at factory in the Great Britain will begin in some months after that.
Besides it, company Nissan also plans to present in the end of current week compact serial electrocar which, under the preliminary information, will be created in stylistics of conceptual working out Nuvu. The car will receive the 109-strong electric motor and will appear in the Japanese car market on sale in 2010. In other countries the car debuts in 2012.
