Nissan Leaf NISMO
The new Nissan Leaf NISMO wasn’t really a concept car. Well, maybe it was. Nissan hasn’t said for sure that it will build the car, but it looks as close to production-ready as any concept I’ve ever seen.
This one’s cool because the green Leaf is turning red. It has a lowered suspension, sticky tires and revised motor tuning to make max power and torque available more quickly.
When Nissan teased the car earlier this month, rumors of Ford-Focus-RS-beating performance quickly started making the rounds.
Toyota Century
The Toyota Century bowed in 1965 and has had exactly one major redesign since then. In 1997. That’s why this all-new third-generation model is a big deal. The Century is Toyota’s flagship model. Forget S-Class, this is Toyota’s Maybach.
More appropriately, the Maybach is Mercedes-Benz’s Century. The V12 is gone in favor of a hybrid V8 powertrain, but this ultra-luxury sedan is still a big deal for the brand. And high-rollers all over Japan.
Yamaha Cross Hub
Yamaha’s Cross Hub is a compact pickup. And I mean really compact. Think three feet shorter than a Toyota Tacoma. It looks like a regular cab, but there is actually seating for four. The driver’s seat is in the middle, like a McLaren F1. Two passengers sit behind and beside the driver, then there is a fourth seat in the middle behind them. Confusing, but Yamaha says there is room.
Motorcycle and piano-maker Yamaha is no stranger to car-making though. They’ve been building engines since 1967’s Toyota 200GT. You’ll see their tuning fork logo on the Lexus LFA’s engine, and the 1989-1995 Ford Taurus SHO’s V6, among others. But they aren’t forgetting about bikes. The Cross Hub has room in the bed to hold two motorcycles.
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