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| Lexus has confirmed plans to build the LFA supercar |
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Maybe it’s me, but don’t this year’s key exhibits at the Tokyo Motor Show just look so… clinical? Everything is either white, grey or silver, bendy, and fabricated using surplus pop art from Andy Warhol’s back garden. The show floor must feel about as warm as the space station in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’
It’s deliberate of course, the message is: technology and energy efficiency. Nissan Leaf (EV), Honda EV-N (EV), Nissan Land Glider (EV), Subaru Hybrid Tourer (hybrid), Mitsubishi iMiEV Cargo (EV.) You get the picture.
But with the Toyota FT-86, Honda CR-Z and Lexus LFA, Tokyo 2009 might also demonstrate that Japan is warming to desirable sports cars again. Reason enough to celebrate.
