Gallery: all the stars of the Tokyo motor show

A hybrid sports car based on the Toyota GT86, with an automatic gearbox that comes with a regular, H-pattern manual knob. Oh, and it'll apparently do almighty skids. This Gazoo Racing concept is our kind of hybrid.

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Following on from the Toyota Concept-i unveiled in January – a fully-electric autonomous machine that learns about the driver through social media - Tokyo saw the introduction of the i Walk, a stand on Segway-esque machine for pedestrian mobility. There’s also the i Ride, a mobility vehicle designed for disabled access users.

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More Toyota, with the Fine-Comfort Ride. This is a hydrogen fuel-cell with an electric motor in each wheel, giving four-wheel drive and meaning much more room inside to become a “new form of premium saloon.” The swanky cabin is its main selling point. 

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A new Toyota Century, believe it or not. Still the same typically luxurious limo, with massaging seats, net curtains and the like, but comes with an electric motor paired to a V8 engine rather than the glorious old V12. This or an S-Class?

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Last one from Toyota (for now). In time for the 2020 Olympics, Toyota will launch a new ‘taxi icon’ to take on London’s black cab. It gets an LPG-hybrid powertrain, sliding rear doors for easy access and new safety tech including curtain airbags and drunk-proof LED seatbelts. 

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Mitsubishi Electric – the Mitsubishi sub brand that specialises in, you guessed it, electric stuff – has come up with a concept car.  The result is this Emirai 4 bobsled-like design with technology that knows when to take over control of the nominal things like driving.

It also gets Human-Machine Interface software with augmented reality and a ‘Knob-On’ display to control things by a touchscreen interface. Yep, really.

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Time for Nissan’s electric branch to get the performance treatment? It’s looking so. This Leaf Nismo is just a concept for now and looks much like the standard model, but gets some edgy design tweaks and - perhaps - upgraded power over the current 147bhp. 

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Daihatsu has reimagined its retro saloon car of the sixties with this new hybrid Compagno. While there’s the odd styling cue looking back at the original, a modern interior packed with tech and a sweeping new roofline gives it a techier twist.

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A bespoke chassis, a Corvette 6.2-litre V8 and 1,000bhp make this one hell of a supercar. Designed by Zagato, this Gran Turismo concept will only grace the pixelated pit lanes but could hint at exciting things from the brand. 

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Forget hybrids and hydrogen and all that jazz – get a load of this big-winged Subaru. This WRX STI S208 NBR Challenge Package is OMG, GTFO, TTFN. There’s a revised engine, giant wing, new suspension, big wheels and red Alcantara. On sale in Japan only, though.  

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In new news from Subaru, this Viziv Performance Concept looks to be the next WRX saloon, shunning electrification once again. There’s no specs, but it's set to borrow the boxer engine and four-wheel drive of WRXs past. Hopefully with more power, this time.

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It’s the electric Evo! The real party piece is supposedly its artificial intelligence, which can track all kinds of traffic, road and driver input info to actively teach you how to drive it quicker. Intrigued?

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Signalling another change in Mazda design language, the Vision Coupe takes on thin lines and minimal shaping to focus on the perfect proportions. There’s not much news on specs or engine, but Mazda is keen to say that the Vision Coupe “forgoes the rhythmical motion that prior iterations of Kodo design emphasised in body styling.”

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The Kai is another design beauty coming from Mazda this year. It’s fitted with Mazda’s new Spark Controlled Compression Ignition SkyActiv-X engine, which is set to be the world’s first commercially available petrol engine with compression ignition. It could be how the next Mazda 3 looks, too...

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This e-SURVIVOR concept, says Suzuki, is what SUVs could look like in 100 years. It nods back to Jimnys of old with a ladder frame chassis but gets glass doors, electric all-wheel-drive mechanicals and shiny blue wheels. Will it last the next century? The jury is still out. 

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It’s autonomous, it’s electric, and it’s brand spanking new for Nissan. The IMx is the future of the brand, effectively an SUV version of the Leaf. Two batteries promise 370 miles of range.

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The Honda Sports EV concept is the Tokyo star that we still can’t stop smiling at. Cute retro looks, modern electric power and the promise of fun for futures to come. A motor show winner.   

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