Tokyo Auto Salon 2016

Kinja'd!!! "Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
01/14/2016 at 23:32 • Filed to: None

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Flavien is there today, but I’ll be there all weekend representing Jalopnik officially, so let me know if there’s stuff you want me to get? Day job, today, so I won’t be there until tomorrow morning (Saturday).


DISCUSSION (11)


Kinja'd!!! garagemonkee > Kat Callahan
01/14/2016 at 23:37

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I’d like some coverage of the classic cars that seem to dot the floor every year.


Kinja'd!!! JustJim > Kat Callahan
01/14/2016 at 23:39

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Jalops will be wanting all you can get on the new Prius Super GT revealed tonight, and the RX-VISION I guess.


Kinja'd!!! PS9 > Kat Callahan
01/15/2016 at 00:02

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Find Subaru executive

Kidnap them

Demand Scooby import the Levorg to the US.

Once demands are met, release executive and escape via Jalopnik emergency rescue jetpack

Profit!


Kinja'd!!! punkgoose17 > Kat Callahan
01/15/2016 at 00:26

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Any thing Suzuki cars. I still love Suzukis eventhough they abandoned the USA.


Kinja'd!!! Berang > Kat Callahan
01/15/2016 at 01:56

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See if there are any cars on display with toilets in them.


Kinja'd!!! Wheelerguy > Kat Callahan
01/15/2016 at 02:44

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1. New race cars. I heard GT300 rules got well-shaken for this year and 2017, so it’d be cool to know more about the unobtanium racers.

2. Kei cars, or course.

3. Tasteful mods from the mods shops in attendance. How many will there be?

4. Torch-bait quirky cars.

5. Seriously, more race cars.


Kinja'd!!! Wheelerguy > PS9
01/15/2016 at 02:56

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On 3: don’t demand upfront, they’re not gonna give in.

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Instead, use neuralyzer on exec (see left) so they didn’t know they got coerced. Then tell them they have to chuck the XV, jack the Levorg enough to be SUV-worthy and sell that stateside along with a regular Levorg (and Levorg STi) just to be sure.


Kinja'd!!! Flavien Vidal > Kat Callahan
01/15/2016 at 07:09

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Get some good shoes and lots of coffee... I’m exhausted. Dead. I want to get to my bed so freaking bad...


Kinja'd!!! Flavien Vidal > Kat Callahan
01/15/2016 at 08:11

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Oh yeah and I forgot also... have you ever been to the Tokyo Auto Salon before? If not, you might be in for a bit of shock...

Let’s just say that you’ll have quite a bit of material for a Jalopnik/Jezebel cross platform article... :)

MANY people came straight to Makuhari Messe from Akihabara and a massive amount of people there don’t give a single fuck about cars and don’t come from that.

People complain about grid girls at races... but the Tokyo Auto Salon is on a whole other level. :)


Kinja'd!!! Kat Callahan > Flavien Vidal
01/15/2016 at 20:29

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I already noticed. :/


Kinja'd!!! Flavien Vidal > Kat Callahan
01/15/2016 at 21:15

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Haha, what I did a few times was standing next to the girls (the ones that were just at desks, not even with cars) and starting to take pictures of the guys taking pictures. :)

After a look saying “hum, what’s going on?” from most of the girls, a little “Hi” and a smile from me was enough to get them their first genuine smile/laugh of the day lol

Special shootout to Gazoo Racing/Toyota who actually had men and not women on their booth. They also seemed to genuinely enjoy themselves haha