New Nissan NV350 Van Tokyo Show

9th November 2011 Cat: Nissan

Following the announcement around the U.S. market NV3500 full-size van, Nissan released the first pictures and information yet another new van, only that one is for the Asian region.

The brand-new Nissan NV350 get its world premiere on the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show after the month and carry on sale in Japan next summer.

Nissan says the reason is new van, which is to be for sale in both passenger and light-weight commercial flavors, is growing in proportions with a class leading cargo division of around 3 meters in total (without worrying about rear seats, of course).

With that, the passenger version in the NV350 features 50:50 split fold-forward rear seats allowing the driving force to make better utilisation of the available space.

Other highlights include the keyless push-button ignition, which Nissan says can be a first in a very commercial vehicle, along with a dash-mounted shift lever plus a foot-operated parking brake which allow using a large capacity storage box located between your two front seats.

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Honda’s Supercharged Accord V6 HFP Concept

2nd November 2011 Cat: Honda

While most of Honda’s tuning attention at this year’s edition of the Specialty Equipment Market Association show in Vegas is focused on the modern 2012 Civic, the Japanese brand also brought along a powered-up reasoning behind the Accord Coupe.

The highlight from the conceptual Accord Coupe V6 HFP [Honda Factory Performance] lies beneath the hood since the firm’s engineers dropped a supercharger along with a performance air intake and exhaust system.

Therefore, the.5-liter V6 engine’s output is lifted to 335-horses and 285 ft. lbs of torque, a boost of 64HP and 34 ft-lb. on the stock model.

Honda also fitted the demonstration model using a full suite of currently-available HFP components such as the aero package and alloy wheels.
Honda Accord V6 HFP Concept, Honda Accord
Asia company was quick to say who’s doesn’t have current production plans to the Accord concept.

New Toyota FT-86 Pictures Leaked Online

29th October 2011 Cat: Toyota

If we brought you the first brochure images in the production version with the JDM Toyota FT-86 coupe on Thursday, we rightfully assumed that individuals should see more pictures on the rear-wheel drive model in the coming weeks ahead of the official presentation in the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show on November 30.

Better make that a little over A day as we just discovered one more assortment of scanned images with a Japanese forum, providing us with the best of all go through the exterior design of Toyota’s mainstream performance car.

As the previous photos demonstrated a Modellista-prepped version, on this occasion we have now the conventional FT-86 without or with some optional accessories such as the front panel air vent trims and rear diffuser accents.
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