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Tokyo Auto Salon pits performance autos against hybrids

The world's other big January auto show, the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon, opened its doors to tuner enthusiasts in mid-month with a record 402 exhibitors. The Auto Salon fuses numerous styles, but the overriding theme this year was hybrid cars, with customized Toyota Priuses and Honda Insights at every turn. Good old-fashioned engine tuning is alive and well in Japan, where even new sports cars are being heavily modified, with cars such as the KRL Mitsubishi Evolution X and the HKS Nissan GT-R both boasting in excess of 600 hp.

Honda Civic Tourer (2013) at Frankfurt motor show

The new Honda Civic Tourer might just be a better looker than its hatchback brother. Binning the split rear window tailgate and forming a ‘floating roofline’ makes for a decent-looking estate – but we expected that after clapping eyes on the concept car. What we can tell you is the showroom-ready Civic Tourer has the biggest boot in the compact estate class, and employs similar suspension technology to that of a Golf GTI – or an Audi R8.

Hyundai teases new 2015 i20 supermini

Hyundai has teased its new i20 hatchback ahead of its unveiling at the Paris Motor Show 2014. The company has released this design rendering of the new model, which appears to be much sportier than its predecessor. On Bing: see pictures of the 2015 Hyundai i20 Find out how much a used Hyundai i20 costs on Auto Trader The 2015 Hyundai i20, designed at the firm’s Russelsheim design centre in Germany, features a traditional hexagonal grille and a new, thin strip connecting the headlights.