When it comes to the art of aftermarket styling, there are few tuning firms that can compete with Tommy Kaira. Especially when it comes to the Nissan GT-R, after all not many tuners can boast about building a $100,000 sports car based on the classic RB26 powered Skyline GT-R’s twin turbocharged straight six tuned to make around 550 HP, the ZZII. With the 2009 Auto Show circuit coming to a close, Tommy Kaira is already making plans for the 2010 Tokyo Motor Show with a heavily tuned Nissan GT-R. The package will focus on not only improving the vehicle’s visual appeal, but the super car’s aerodynamics as well.
At the moment all we may have are a few sketches, but you can easily tell that Tommy Kaira is planning on turning Godzilla into a real monster. The aero package looks like it will consist of deeper lip spoiler and LED driving lights incorporated into a carbon fiber front bumper. There will be even more of the lightweight black stuff used for the side skirts that lead into a baked over fender for the rear arches and a race car quality diffuser out back with a taller carbon fiber wing up top.
Stay tuned, we’ll get back with more details soon!
When Lexus unveiled their new super car, the LF-A, at the Tokyo Motor Show last week, it did so with a replica sitting a few meters away from the original super car. And while replicas have become a common sight in auto shows, this particular sculpture of the LF-A is worth mentioning because it was made completely from ice.
The you-have-to-see-to-believe sculpture was the handiwork of renowned Japanese architect Scu Fujimoto and was created out of transparent acrylic boards, which was then polished to give it that ‘cold and icy’ look.
If pictures of the car don’t do justice to the intricate details Fujimoto painstakingly went through to create this sculpture, then we don’t know what else to say. The similarities between the real LF-A and the sculpture is remarkably uncanny and what’s even more mind-boggling is the fact that the
LF-A’s interior – and all the details that come with it – was also created in the sculpture version, down to the smallest of details.
Take our word for it; ‘amazing’ is an understatement.
Mazda presented today at the Tokyo Motor Show the Kiyora - a concept car powered by the next-generation “Mazda SKY-G 1.3L” gasoline engine mated to a next-generation “Mazda SKY-Drive” transmission.
The car is also equipped with Mazda’s proprietary “i-stop” advanced idling stop system which eliminates wasted fuel consumption when the vehicle is momentarily stationary. As a result the concept has an incredible fuel consumption of 32km/L.
The Kiyora is larger than the Demio and features a a signature five-point grille with 3-dimensional elements over the entire body, 18-inch alloy wheels and extremely short overhangs.
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Caterham Cars has been building ;lightweight sports cars based on th eclassic Lotus 7 model for many years now. Their latest creation, the CSR 300 has just made its world premiere at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show. The CSR 300 is the latest evolution of the Seven design, which is equipped with the Ford Duratec 2.0 engine. The Road Sport 300 was released as its Japan premiere and it is the ideal lightweight sportscar for all conditions.
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The English sports car manufacturer Lotus has just unveiled the Exige S ABA-1117 at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show. This Exige is also known as the Scura, Lotus is evoking owners to ’indulge their dark side’ with this sinister hard top sports car. Priced at around $75,000 the Exige Scura features a trio of Phantom Black stripes to break up the large panels of matte black paint, however the carbon fiber bits and suede wrapped racing buckets go a bit further towards showing off the Scura’s true purpose of being an all out competition vehicle. Only now instead of laughing at bright orange bodywork, other drivers will stay out of this Lotus’ way. Like all Exige models the Scura is powered by a supercharged four cylinder engine that delivers a maximum output of 257 HP 174 lb-ft of torque, while it can sprint from 0 to 60 MPH in only 4 seconds and reach a top speed of 152 MPH. The Lotus Exige S ABA-1117 is a serious looking car and enhancements to performance and a reduction in weight from the production level Exige S means that it demands to be driven by a serious driver. Open air motorists will enjoy the Lotus Elise ABA-1119, a lightweight sports car that uses the English automaker’s world-renowned bonded aluminium chassis to provide a driving experience akin to no other sports car.
