Japanese Concept Cars of the Last 50 Years

Here is a selection of concept cars designed by Japanese automakers from 1957-2009.

Toyota Proto, 1957


Toyota Proto, 1957


Toyota Publica Sports, 1962


Nissan Prince Sprint 1900 Prototype, 1963


Toyota Concept, 1966


Mazda RX 87 (Bertone), 1967


Isuzu Bellett MX1600 (Ghia), 1969


Toyota EX-1, 1969


Toyota EX-II, 1969


Toyota EX-III, 1969


Mazda RX-500, 1970


Mazda RX-500, 1970


Isuzu MX1600-II


Nissan 126X, 1970


Nissan 270X, 1970


Nissan 216X, 1971


Nissan Skyline Concept, 1972


Toyota EX-7, 1972


Toyota RV-2, 1972






Toyota F101, 1973


Nissan AD-1 Concept, 1975


Nissan NX-21, 1983


Nissan CUE-X, 1985


Daihatsu TA-X80, 1987


Mitsubishi HSR II, 1989


Nissan Boga, 1989


Nissan Figaro Concept, 1989


Nissan FEV, 1991


Mazda London Taxi, 1993


Mitsubishi ESR, 1993


Suzuki EE-10, 1993


Nissan AP-X, 1994


Toyota Moguls, 1995 // Nissan Hypermini, 1997


Nissan TrailRunner, 1997


Nissan KYXX, 1998


Honda Fuya-Jo, 1999


Mazda Miata Mono-Posto, 1999


Isuzu Zen, 2001


Toyota POD, 2001


Isuzu FL-4, 2002


Honda IMAS, 2003


Honda KIWAMI, 2003


Honda Pro Drag Civic Si, 2003


Nissan Jikoo, 2003


Toyota FINE-S, 2003


Toyota MTRC, 2004


Infiniti Kuraza, 2005


Mazda Senku, 2005


Mitsuoka Orochi, 2005


Nissan Zaroot, 2005


Acura Advanced Sedan, 2006


Mazda Nagare, 2006


Nissan Terranaut, 2006


Acura Advanced Sports Car, 2007


Mazda Taiki, 2007


Nissan Mixim, 2007


Nissan Bevel, 2007


Nissan Pivo-2, 2007


Honda FC Sport Concept, 2008


Mazda Kiyora, 2008


Honda P-NUT, 2009


Infiniti Essence, 2009


Nissan Land Glider, 2009

Sources: NetCarShow, CarStyling, ConceptNissan, Isuzu