The Japanese car industry is once again relying on what has always made it great - ingenuity and innovation - and the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show, which took place in Tokyo Big Sight, was a pure celebration of this

在经历了糟糕的一年之后，日本汽车业再次依赖于它一直以来的伟大-独创性和创新-而第42届东京车展就是对此的纯粹庆祝。除了地震和海啸的影响外，日元走高一直阻碍着国际市场的竞争力。雷诺-日产首席执行官戈恩(Carlos Ghosn)说，日元对日本出口商来说是一个巨大的障碍。他进一步透露，日本第二大汽车制造商日产(Nissan)将不得不逐步将生产转移到泰国、中国和墨西哥，以缓解强势货币的影响。

日本最大的汽车制造商丰田去年仅生产了43%的汽车，日产和本田的比例不到30%。最糟糕的是，据日本汽车工业协会预测，今年国内汽车销量将下降14%，至425万辆，而1990年的峰值为77万辆。然而，与2009年东京展会形成鲜明对比的是，今年的展览-位于东京大视野中心的新中心城市-感到非常乐观，许多产品自信地指向了未来的流动性。除了一些由非本土品牌发布的汽车外，两个主题主导了展览-城市通勤者和纯跑车-主要关注可持续性。在绿色方面，丰田正在推进混合动力技术，日产和本田的电力。本田首席执行官伊藤隆(Takanobu Ito)在展会上说：“本田将设定一个目标，与2000年相比，我们的摩托车、汽车和动力产品的二氧化碳排放量将减少30%，我们将力争到2020年实现这一目标。”展台上的展示反映了这一承诺：七辆新概念车，每辆都覆盖了一种形式的机动性-一辆电动超级运动摩托车、一系列电动城市小车、一辆小型电动跑车和一辆专为长途旅行而设计的。这里是东京-一个容纳3000万人左右的小型大型城市-这个地方让人觉得很适合展示专为城市通勤设计的小型电动汽车。在这里，日产偷走了这个展览-这个品牌早在2005年就开始了这一趋势，当时的第一个Pivo。好消息是，第三部也是最后一部的Pivo将投入生产。弗朗索瓦班康，他们的先进设计工作室的负责人，告诉我们，这一设计将保持几乎相同的时候，它是大规模生产在未来五年。该集团包括雷诺(Renault)和英菲尼迪(Infiniti)两大品牌，希望到2016年销售150万辆电动汽车，因此Pivo等车型对这一计划至关重要。凯伊汽车的概念也是在展览上的特色。只有在国内销售，这些省税的小型，四四方方的汽车是完美的城市驾驶，并且，就像本田的N-概念，也可以是永恒的设计。可悲的是，日产立方体在欧洲的商业失败阻止了其他人冒险进行类似的冒险。在跑车前，丰田的gt 86，旨在为这个品牌带来一些急需的性吸引力，是该剧的明星之一。

Audi Samurai Blue Based on the A1 but aimed strictly at the Japanese market, this is a concept that celebrates the world championship success of the country's ladies football team. It is likely to appear as a limited edition model www.audi.com

Daihatsu D-X The Daihatsu D-X is a compact multi-purpose two-seater concept that is powered by a two-cylinder turbocharged engine and is due to be produced soon www.daihatsu.com

Daihatsu Pico Daihatsu's Pico is an electric two-seat pod positioned between a light car and motorised bicycle www.daihatsu.com

Daihatsu FC ShowCase This mono-volume mini van runs on fuel-cell technology and is designed to be a mobile theatre to keep its occupants entertained on the road. The boxy car seats four and features giant wing doors, side-view cameras instead of mirrors, a touch panel steering wheel and a vast 60-inch television screen www.daihatsu.com

Honda AC-X Honda's AC-X (Advanced Cruiser Experience) is a hybrid car designed for long-distance travel. It offers two driving modes - Engine-Drive for aggressive and Automatic-Drive for autonomous driving. The front bumper, sideskirt, rear diffuser and front running lights adjust to express all this. Inside too the ambiance light changes to reflect how the car is moving. In autonomous mode, with a simple switch of a button, the steering wheel retracts, vanishing into the instrument panel for a spacious cockpit that allows the driver to relax and get on with other tasks. It may all sound far-fetched but Honda believes this way of driving could be the future of motoring www.honda.com

Honda EV-STER EV-STER is Honda's vision for a lightweight and affordable sports car for the future. This roadster concept is electrically powered using a small motor with 10 kWh batteries to send 78 horsepower to the rear wheel. Lead designer Ryo Sugiura said although he wasn't intentionally inspired by the Honda Beat of the 1990s when sketching this car, he feels the two have much in common. At the core of the concept though is its interior - a futuristic cabin featuring what the marque calls 'twin lever steering' (a kind of push-and-pull system) - to replace the conventional steering wheel. Honda creative director Yoshinori Asahi is confident that this kind of steering feels more natural and will be something that the firm will look into for the future. Honda plans to make this car, though it will be a little smaller to comply with Japan's tax regulations www.honda.com

Honda EV-STER

Honda EV-STER

Honda Micro Commuter The Micro Commuter concept is Honda's vision for personal transport in dense cities. It acts much like a personal gadget that can be highly personalise by simply placing your mobile phone in the front slot. You can even customise the exterior graphics - a sort of personal gadget, a smartphone with wheels www.honda.com

Honda Micro Commuter

Honda Motor Combo The Motor Combo is a foldaway electric scooter, with a battery that can also be used to power personal gadgets www.honda.com

Honda N-Concept Honda showed four different variants on the N-Box kei car that will be sold only in Japan. The small mini-vans are pivotal to Honda's domestic growth and are expected to double company sales. Only 4m long, the N-Box cars' clever interior layout means the cabin is roomy at 2180mm, the reconfigurable rear compartment allowing for a generous boot space. The cars will be sold in Japan from Spring 2012 www.honda.com

Honda N-Concept

Honda N-Concept

Honda RC-E The RC-E is a powerful electric motorbike - the design follows the marque's classic RC series. The batteries are positioned in the traditional fuel tank and at the bottom of the vehicle www.honda.com

Honda president Takanobu Ito and the company's new humanoid ASIMO robot. Equipped with the world's first autonomous behaviour control technologies, it was the star of Tokyo Motor show

Nissan LEAF Nismo Concept This sports version of the electric Leaf features an aerodynamic body kit and revised bumpers. It showcases a bold new future for Nissan's Nismo performance arm www.nissan.com

Nissan Pivo 3 Nissan's Pivo 3 is the marque's third take on the fantastically futuristic 2005 bubble car that saw its passengers spin 360-degrees around in the cabin. This final Pivo is more tamed as it is almost production ready and will be made in the next five years. Head of Nissan's advanced design studio in Japan Francois Bancon admitted that the design does take from anime and manga. 'This isn't on purpose but our designers are exposed to it all the time,' he told W* at the show. Pivo3 features Automated Valet Parking that will automatically drive, locate a parking space and park without driver assistance. It can also charge itself and return to its driver when called by smartphone. Bancon said this was pivotal in megacities like Tokyo where parking is strictly designated to tightly packed parking slots www.nissan.com

Smart Fourtwo Mercedes-Benz's young brand Smart showcased its Fourtwo but tailor made for Tokyo www.smart.com

Subaru Advanced Tourer Concept Subaru's Advanced Tourer Concept is a vision for what the next-generation Legacy will look like www.subaru.com

Suzuki Fuel Cell Bike Based on the same technology as the Crosscage fuel cell bike shown in 2007, the scooter now has a fuel cell which is air cooled, light and compact www.suzuki.com

Suzuki Q The Suzuki Q is a two-seat micro mobility pod positioned between a motorcycle and car. Only 2.5m long and with two seats in tandem configuration, this fun little mobility solution is ideal for dense cities www.suzuki.com

Suzuki Regina The Regina concept weighs only 730kg and boasts low carbon emissions of just 70g/km. It is Suzuki's vision of a next-generation global compact car www.suzuki.com

Toyota Fun-Vii The Toyota Fun-Vii (Fun-Vehicle interactive internet) is a smartphone on wheels designed to capture the attention of the younger generation who have lost interest in the automobile, says new chief of design Tokuo Fukuichi who is keen to find new ways of attracting this vital group. The overall design is very much aero-driven and the exterior and interior graphics can be highly personalised www.toyota.com

Toyota Fun-Vii

Toyota GT-86 Toyota is returning to the sports car with the GT-86 to inject a little bit of excitement into a brand that is these days associated purely with the Prius. To be sold in 2012 www.toyota.com

Volkswagen Cross Coupe The VW Cross Coupe concept was a genuine show surprise especially since it is unusual for a German carmaker to unveil a brand new show car in Tokyo. It represents where the marque aims to go aesthetically with its sports-utility cars. Much like Audi, VW cars have been criticised for looking much the same and group design director Walter de'Silva is keen to inject visual differentiation in the various segments www.volkswagen.com

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