Toyota to Display Fuel Cell Hybrid and Personal Mobility Concept Vehicles at Tokyo Motor Show.

Tokyo, Japan, Oct 11, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today that it plans to exhibit seven Toyota-brand concept vehicles and 16 production vehicles, as well as display various technologies, at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show. Among the concept vehicles planned for display are the Fine-X, a new fuel cell hybrid vehicle, and the

i-swing, a new personal mobility vehicle. The Tokyo Motor Show is open to the public from October 22 to November 6 at the International Convention Complex (Makuhari Messe) in Makuhari, Chiba.

The Fine-X The i-swing

Toyota views the Tokyo Motor Show as an opportunity to highlight new, automotive possibilities. Over the years, Toyota has used this occasion to unveil a wide variety of concept vehicles and groundbreaking technologies.

This year, the Toyota exhibit retains the same theme as last year - Ecology & Emotion" - featuring its initiatives for creating vehicles that pursue both environmental consideration and the essential emotional appeal of a car by being fun to drive and a pleasure to use.

Additionally, alongside the Fine-X and i-swing, Toyota will display the ESTIMA HYBRID CONCEPT, a next-generation hybrid minivan with improved performance, as well as other concept vehicles and technology exhibits. A complete list of the concept cars to be shown is as follows:

1. A new concept fuel cell hybrid vehicle: The Fine-X*

2. A new-generation hybrid minivan: The ESTIMA HYBRID CONCEPT

3. A new personal mobility vehicle: The i-swing

4. A new category Flexible Saloon Concept: The FSC 

5. A music player in the shape of a car: The bB CONCEPT

6. A new small SUV: The RAV4 CONCEPT

7. F1 racing car: The TF105

* "Fine-X" is derived from "fuel cell innovation emotion experiment".

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