Japan Mobility Show 2023: Toyota’s finally doubling down on battery electric vehicles.

The 2023 Japan Mobility Show kicked off earlier this morning with Toyota’s press conference, where CEO Koji Sato unveiled an arsenal of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) to the international press, announcing that the carmaker is finally ready to fully embrace electrification. Taking centre stage were two concept cars – the GR-badged FT-Se sports car and FT-3e crossover – designed to cater to very different needs, but both delivering Toyota levels of ...

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Japan Mobility Show 2023: Mazda’s Iconic SP Concept is an exciting reboot of the sports car genre.

Mazda unveiled their latest Iconic SP concept car at the 2023 Japan Mobility Show today, and it’s everything you’ve come to expect from the marque, and more. Sporting a low-slung silhouette and sleek pop-up LED headlights, the prototype bears more than a passing resemblance to the FD-generation RX-7, albeit modernised for the 21st century. According to the carmaker, the Iconic SP features a hybrid powertrain in the form of a two-rotor rotary ...

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BYD Atto 3 debuts in Singapore.

BYD Atto 3, the latest model from the Chinese carmaker, shows how far the brand has come. Story by C K Lim. Singapore welcomed it’s latest EV, the Atto 3 by BYD. This new kid on the block has a maximum output of 150kWh (201bhp) and 310Nm, gets from rest to 100km/h in 7.3s, and has a claimed maximum driving range of 480km. At launch, it is priced at S$178,888 including COE, ...

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