Tokyo Auto Salon 2018: the Best of the Luxurious and Wildest Auto Show!
The car show showcased over 1000 vehicles and 4000 stands with car accessories. Nearly all carmakers of the world exhibited their products here, and aside from the standard stuff you could also see studies, concepts and ideas for the future. You could also enjoy a luxurious fair and auction of historic vehicles, a taste in the form of test drives and a dose of adrenaline in the form of a racing car show.
Car highlights
The number of showcased luxurious cars was truly large – here we’ll only mention a small fraction of what a visitor could see. We were most captivated by the X Trail Grand Touring Concept, Nissan. The Toyota Gazoo Racing, GR Super concept car also attracted a lot of attention thanks to its special appearance. A counterpart to that was the Lamborghini by Lyzer, all sparkling and pink. The tuned-up Works ZN6, Phoenix Power Spl Fukui surprised us with its top speed of 320 km/h. And the Pandarghini was also highly entertaining – do you hear the similarity? And then there’s the Victorex Hilux SUV, a car which does not accept any boundaries.
Going beyond existing terms
Puma, as an established sports brand, sponsored the Tokyo Auto Salon 2018 and in this year showcased an incredibly luxurious car co-developed with Mercedes – the AMG GT 3 caught the eye of onlookers with camouflage technology on all parts of the chassis.
The luxurious Super GT
The Super GT line, which is historically the most popular car line among Japanese, customers, had its own stand with a star-filled cast. The famous Denso Kobelco Sard LC500 racing team was captured by Heikki Kovalainen and Kohei Hirate, who won this year’s Autobacs Super GT 2017 at Sportsland Sugo with the new Lexus LC500.
In the spirit of the game – Gran Turismo Sport
The "Gran Turismo" racing simulation game is well-known all over the world, promising a genuine driving simulation with accurate ultra-realistic graphics. Gran Turismo SPORT also offered a VR testing cabin.
A short look back
As the leading auto magazine “Option” reported, the beginnings of the Tokyo Auto Salon date back to 1983 – back then it was called the “Tokio Exciting Car Show” and its goal was to advertise the Japanese car culture in the world. The name was changed to its current version in 1987; at that time, the venue of the fair also changed from the original Harumi to Ariake at the Makuhari Messe.
