Impossibly Futuristic Cars from the Tokyo Motor Show

We've seen the future, and it is wonderfully weird here's 24 photos to prove it
UFE stands for "Ultra Fuel Economy," and this car delivers the name's promise. The UFE-III returns more than 170 miles per gallon thanks to a 0.168 coefficient of drag-the lowest in the world-and a hybrid powertrain comprising a three-cylinder direct-injection engine and two electric motors. Its clamshell-opening roof is pretty cool too.

Every two years the automotive industry gathers in Japan to show the world its visions for the future of transportation. The Tokyo Motor Show, historically the coming-out party for the most audacious of vehicle designs, encompasses five massive buildings and more than a million square feet. It presents a prismatically varied glimpse of the cars and motorcycles that may grace your garage in the years ahead. This year, fuel-economy and safety were the main themes, with a host of new hybrid and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles being debuted, but there was also a dash of whimsy, as with Honda’s canine-friendly WOW concept.

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