tokyo motor show

  • Test Driving The Segway-Killing Toyota i-REAL

    I’m sitting at AMLUX in Tokyo watching Toyota demonstrate the i-REAL personal mobility vehicle. Currently there is a Japanese women tearing around the room in one of these things. That’s right, she’s tearing it up. For those that used to compare the i-REAL to the Segway, consider the comparison dead. The i-REAL looks cooler and…


  • Daihatsu Launches Basket (Case) Truck Type Vehicle

    What to say? Really, what to say! It’s called the Basket and we think that’s quite appropriate. It comes with swivel seats though and can be completely customised. The three cylinder 12 valve DOHC engine won’t get you too far though. It’s 660cc but on the plus side it’s 4WD. Because we can imagine you’ll…


  • Subaru Show Off Mega Liberty

    OK, so it’s technically not a Liberty. This is a Legacy. Which is pretty much the Japanese version of the Liberty, the refreshed Liberty model we have in Australia. But while we toddle around in the suave Subaru family car down the Pacific Highway, the Japanese have decided to show us all what a Legacy…