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Toyota officially unveiled their FT-86 concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show 2009. It’s creation previews the joint development between Toyota & Subaru to create a sports car. The FT86 “embodies speed and the excitement of driving that give cars their appeal as well as environmental performance.”

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Check out the leaked Lexus LFA production and press release pictures and specs leaked ahead of its Tokyo Motor Show debut which hits the land of the rising sun in less than a couple hours!

SPECS:
0-62 MPH (100 km/h): in 3.7 seconds
Top speed: 201.94 MPH
Production: Limited to 500 units
Price: $375,000 USD

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The WALD International Black Bison styling kit is now available for the RX450h. In essence what you get is a very aggressive yet stylish front end. The modified front clip gets bigger air inlets and the silver inserts below the fog lamps are a nice touch and stand out like the horns of a Bison. WALD has successfully modified and produced the WALD Nissan GT-R and WALD Lexus IS-F, both of which get full CarZi support!

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I don’t know very many people who own a Ferrari F40, let alone have their race winning Ferrari F40 hanging upside down on the ceiling (with working headlights) in the bar of their home. This past January 2009 I made my first trip to Japan to photograph the 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon Review & 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon Pictures. While in Japan I was presented with the opportunity to house visit Ricky Chiba of Team Taisan!

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In case you missed watching the Koenigsegg CCX vs Ferrari 430 Scuderia VIDEO here is another great video of a Nissan GT-R vs Koenigsegg CCR Evolution. Strap on some headphones and enjoy.

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For the 2nd year in a row Lexus is planning to enter it’s Lexus LF-A prototype 2 seater supercar in the 24 hour Nurburgring Endurance Race (Officially called the 37th ADAC Zurich 24h-Race 2009) during May 21-24, 2009. Naturally this contender is race equipped with roll cage and special crash/fire friendly gas tank as well as a GT size race wing and other aerodynamic tweaks that you can see from these photos. For those of you new to Gazoo Racing, they are the experts responsible for running the Lexus teams in Japan’s SUPER GT series of races.

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Furthering Harish’s post on the Toyota Scion iQ (Pictures & Details), a short video has hit the web for our viewing pleasure. Keep in mind that this iQ that you see was built by Five Axis for the New York Auto show and is not what the stock version will look like. This car is already sold on the Japanese market and there were 4 Modified Toyota iQ’s at the 2009 Tokyo Auto Salon.

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The Smartcart is the little city run-about and is currently very popular in Europe. The Americans are warming up to the Smart ForTwo Coupe and Smart ForTwo Cabriolet and during these recent economic times, more and more people are looking for smaller, lighter and more fuel efficient modes of transportation.

This Toyota Scion iQ is powered by a 1.3L 4 cylinder VVT-i engine, Five Axis custom stainless exhaust, 18 inch custom wheels with nickel finish prototyped by MetalFX, Yokohama S drive tires, TEIN Super Street coil over suspension, Five Axis wide body conversion kit and custom accented headlights and taillights.

Toyota believes it has a contender with it’s recently launched Scion iQ in the USA. Toyota will be selling the iQ through its Scion brand in North America. You can check out Anthony’s Tokyo Auto Salon exclusive pictures of 4 different modified iQ’s HERE: Toyota iQ as they have been on the Japanese market since October 2008.

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Japanese tuner Wald International has just released their modified version of the new Lexus RX 350. Their new tuning package includes some aesthetic upgrades such as a new front clip, new side skirts, rear spoilers, rear bumper and diffuser and a 4 pipe exhaust system and Wald forged wheels. Checkout some of their recent tuning packages which I was able to see up close at this years Tokyo Auto Salon, which included the WALD Nissan GT-R Photos, WALD Mercedes CL Photos and WALD Lexus IS F Photos.

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