Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Nissan GT-R

What the executives of Toyota, Nissan and Honda chose to drive on to the stage at the Tokyo Motor Show was very telling.
Of course, Nissan's Carlos Ghosn drove the GT-R.
My story on the Tokyo Motor Show.
Toyota's Watanabe scooted out on a single-seater.
And Honda's Fukui appeared in a ball-shaped fuel-cell car of silicone called Puyo (as in cuddly, friendly, rubbery "puyo puyo")
My story on what Mr. Ghosn had to say.
Reporters get to carry around a ton of material automakers give out about their new models.
We trudge around massive Makuhari Messe from booth to booth, which are all packed.
The seats are all taken when the executives give their demonstrations so we're on our feet all day.
Fortunately, there are also monitors to see what's going on in case photographers' heads are in the way.

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