Bouncing Red Ball

What’s a car show without girls? Not half as much fun as I soon found out after walking around the exhibition hall of the Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 in Makuhari Messe last week. Trade shows are one of the few places in Japan where you can take pictures of women you are not acquainted with [...]

I personally like compact cars (“keisha” as we call them in Japan): they’re fuel efficient, less expensive to drive (”road tax” in Japan is cheaper for these small cars) and can easily fit almost anywhere where ordinary cars can’t park.
And you don’t have to have boring, girly compact cars either, if you see Suzuki’s Road [...]

Pictures of Suzuki’s concept vehicles, the Pixy and SSC, which were first unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo Auto Show.
The Pixy is a single-rider vehicle designed for moving about in communities like parks, residential areas, entertainment centers and other enclosed areas. The Pixy concept emphasizes safety and leisurely ride; it is equipped with a wide rear [...]