The Tokyo Auto Salon 2012 has opened its doors once more to some of the most eye-watering modified and tuner cars Japan has to offer.
The show is no longer simply about backstreet tuning companies with their wild bodykits and big-power streetfighters; mainstream carmakers are increasingly endorsing the tuner scene’s top workshops.
View our gallery for the best of the Tokyo Auto Salon 2012.
Each year, the TAS has a show darling, with tuners flocking to put their mark on the latest model. This year is it’s the Toyota GT 86/Subaru BRZ that has been given the most attention.
Most significantly, Subaru has unveiled an STI version of its BRZ, which could point to a hotter version of the 2+2 coupe.
But the TAS is as much about the wild concepts as the models that might make production, which is why pink spotted Daihatsu Copens and 1000bhp Nissan GTRs rub shoulders with mildly-modified hatchbacks.
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Careful Teg, we Brits are past masters at camper convertions. The Ford Zodiac with Ginetta Camper Top on the Ford 100 years tour last year was a classic example!
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Scion XB DJ Five Axis has a mixing desk, PA system and wide wheelarches
Coming to an out of town shopping centre car park near you.
In all seriousness it's the Japanese way and I applaud them for it. Imagine seing one of these on your local railway:
Brightens up your day the Rapit - Samurai Helmet shaped - refreshing.
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based on the roof line and the wheel base i would say............ nope i have no idea either!
good god some of those are grotesque! i really cannot fathom why someone would spend a small fortune making a car look like another car..... just buy the car you wanted in the first place!!!