Smart Cars

Caption only: Gas conservation: a novel concept

February 14, 2008 – 8:05 am

Suzuki Motor Corp.’s concept car IONIS will be on display at the 39th Tokyo Motor Show, which opens Saturday at Makuhari Messe, near Tokyo. The usually futuristic “concept cars” at the Tokyo auto show are taking on an all-too-real immediacy this year amid soaring oil prices, with ecologically friendly autos grabbing the limelight.