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Honda U3-X: A noughties easy rider

At this year's Tokyo Motor Show, Honda unveiled its U3-X personal mobility device that may save some of us from the nasty habit of walking in the future.

Green bikes at the Tokyo Motor Show

If you're not green or deserve the prefix super, then you're nothing at this year's Tokyo Motor Show — motorbikes included.

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Reviews

  • Toyota Prius (2009)

    The hybrid du jour is back and although prices have gone up, fuel economy is now officially pegged at 3.9L/100km.

  • Toyota Prius i-Tech (2009)

    the best tech goodies, such as the solar powered air-con, parking assistance, LED headlights and radar cruise control, on the new Prius are reserved for the i-Tech model.

  • Honda Civic Hybrid sedan (2006)

    Identified by the dinner plate wheels and skinny tyres, this greener Civic features a 1.3-litre engine mated to a battery pack and electric motor to return an official combined rating of 4.6L/100km and 109g of CO2 per km.

  • Honda Civic Sport sedan (2006)

    The Sport version of the Civic sedan features a bigger 2.0-litre heart, as well as the futuristic styling and dashboard, MP3 capable CD stacker and auxiliary jack seen elsewhere in the range.

  • Honda Civic VTi Sedan (2006)

    Featuring a space age dash, distinctive styling, MP3 capable CD player and an auxiliary jack, but no direct iPod access, this generation of Civic rescued the nameplate after years in the automotive wilderness.

  • Volkswagen Passat Ling Yu fuel cell

    Don't let the plain Jane clothing fool you, there's impressive powertrain technology hiding in this Passat that emits only water as exhaust.

  • evMe

    The day when we whirr around silently in our electric cars is closer than we think, if the evMe is any indication. All that's needed is for battery prices to collapse, or a sweet boatload of Kevin07 cash.

  • Honda Civic Type R hatch (2007)

    With styling from outer space and a red-line of 8,000rpm, the Civic Type R hatch leaves you in no doubt that it's a hot hatch.

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Features

  • Future fuels: What will power tomorrow's cars?

    With air pollution getting worse and oil production declining, car manufacturers are looking to alternative fuels. But what will power tomorrow's cars?

  • Hybrids coming in 2009 and 2010

    While our cousins in the US are having a light downpour of hybrids and electric cars, us Aussies are set for a light sun-shower over the next year or so. We take a look at the four hybrids confirmed for our shores, including the first one to be locally assembled.

  • Gadget Buzz

    Missed out on securing a seat at the Emmys this year? Find out what the attending celebs got in their US$30,000 gift bag.

  • Gadget Buzz

    From the super Tamagotchi to the stinky web, we've got the latest tech gear covered.

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  • Toyota dreams up mind-reading wheelchair

    First there was Mindflex, a Mattel toy that lets players move objects with their brains. Now comes word that the same technology is making its way into a more functional application — a wheelchair that users can manoeuvre with thought alone.

  • Electric cars making a comeback, soonish

    The all-electric car — which had a brief heyday less than a decade ago before the car companies killed it — is about to make a comeback.

  • Split-Cycle prototype boosts engine efficiency

    Hybrids aren't the only way to improve fuel efficiency. Scuderi Group unveiled a cutaway of its Split-Cycle Engine prototype at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 2009 World Congress in Detroit. The new design is the first major change in engine dynamics since its creation 130 years ago, says Bill Wren, representative for the family-run start-up.

  • Toyota's Insight fighter: A hybrid Yaris

    Toyota has confirmed the rumours that the company will build a cheap, fuel-efficient hybrid to compete directly with the Honda Insight. The plans were announced in an interview given by Akihiko Otsuka, chief engineer for the 2010 Prius, to Japan's Nikkei newspaper.

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