The Oddest Concept Cars Of The Tokyo Motor Show
Every two years, the Japanese auto industry gathers in Tokyo to show off the breadth of its success, topped off by a score of the world’s oddest concept cars. Like metal wheeled cicadas, most of these vehicles emerge for a few moments and then die just as quickly, never to see daylight again.
But aside from a creative exercise of Japanese design and engineering, the Tokyo Motor Show concepts also reveal deeper worries. This year, nearly every concept—with a couple welcome exceptions—were a combination of self-driving and powered by electricity. Both topics dominated the more serious news from the show, as an industry designed to sell millions of vehicles a year questions what happens next.
Click through the gallery above to see the wildest ideas, from steampunk hot-rods to blow-up runabouts.
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