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2019 Tokyo Show Favorites
Nissan Ariya Daihatsu Waku Waku
reparations for the less than 5 seconds. The Ariya seat must feel. (The seats were
2020 Olympics forced features Nissan’s ProPilot displayed folded down with
Phalf of the Tokyo Motor 2.0 driver assistance system, an orange load floor extender
Show to a remote location 10 which enables limited hands- folded forward to nearly meet
minutes away from the halls at free driving and “auto-pilot” the front seats.) There’s also a
Tokyo Big Sight, but the high navigation with lane-change fold-down tailgate, a side-
funkiness factor of the rolling capability on limited-access hinged upper gate, and a large
stock made the commute highways. The car can also roof storage box.
seem worthwhile. Here are park remotely via phone. 2021 Toyota Mirai
nine of our favorite concepts Expect to see a production multiple screens provide We deem the hydrogen fuel
and production cars. version bearing the name Ariya ultimate comfort and person- cell–powered Toyota Mirai
Nissan Ariya on our roads in late 2021. alization via glass and carbon the greatest year-over-year
The Ariya electric, two-motor, Lexus LF-30 “keystones” each occupant aesthetic improvement in
Rogue-sized SUV concept Lexus’ jumbo gull-winged carries and inserts for identi- automotive history. Better yet,
represents the last step before electric LF-30 is far more fication. Lexus also imagines its longer, lower, wider rear-
the 2017 Tokyo show’s wilder conceptual than Nissan’s Ariya. that solid-state batteries will drive TNGA-L architecture
IMx concept becomes an The LS sedan–sized concept be perfected within the next (think Lexus LS) promises
electric production crossover. predicts the 2030 design of decade and holds hope that the driving dynamics that match
Ariya’s design features copper- a fully autonomous people LF-30’s four in-wheel motors the sporty sedan’s looks.
tone trim outside and stark mover, though its sustainable can be made light enough not to Improved fuel cell efficiency
minimalist interior trim and cork, scorched-wood, and scupper ride quality. and a slightly larger tank
switchgear inside and is said carbon-neutral suede-trimmed Daihatsu Waku Waku allow the new Mirai to travel
to preview the look of future interior emphatically eschews Both Suzuki and Daihatsu used 30 percent farther on a tank
Nissan EVs. Unofficial reports swiveling seats and the mobile the words “waku waku” in their (400-plus miles). Improved
put the EPA range at 300 mosh-pit ethos. Instead, four displays, which supposedly aerodynamics make the cabin
miles and the 0–60 time at forward-facing thrones and means “(I am) happy/excited.” even quieter. There’s a 12.3-
This fun-sized SUV concept inch infotainment screen, a
with the bright orange trim and 14-speaker JBL sound system,
cargo area does indeed make us and seating for five. Expect
happy. The rear door windows a price in the $60,000 range
are filled in with jerrycan-style when it hits the market in late
panels that make us wonder 2020, probably without fuel
how happy riders in the back purchase credits.
Lexus LF-30 Toyota Mirai
