51. Boat Car
Year Made: Unknown
Estimated Cost: Unknown
This boat car is both futuristic as well as straight from the ’80s. If the Delorian were to look like a boat car, this is how it would look. Yellow and linear, sharp and boxy. One can imagine the thrill of driving it right into a lake, only to float.
Boat Car @joe995 / Pinterest
Boat cars, or otherwise known as amphibious automobiles, have a cult following, and owners convene in all kinds of annual conventions to talk about all things related to floating cars. The general consensus though is that they are neither as good as a car nor as a boat, seeing as though the steering is controlled by the front wheels.
52. Pikachu-themed Lamborghini Aventador
Year Made: Unknown
Estimated Cost: Unknown
The big question is: How much disposable cash do you have to have in order to justify a Pikachu-themed Lamborghini? Also, how much of a Pokémon fan do you have to be to choose this one design, of all designs in the world for your luxury sports car? Perhaps it would make sense for the creators of Pokémon, though no one seems to know who owns this car.
Pikachu-themed Lamborghini Aventador @alexsirotkine / Pinterest
Well, here we revisit the Tokyo Auto Salon to appreciate the … originality of this yellow beast. Playing Pokémon Go in would be quite an experience with this to get around in. In the words of Pikachu himself: “I choose you!”
53. Isuzu Como F1
Year Made: 1990’s
Estimated Cost: Unknown
Isuzu has a reputation for utility vehicles and Diesel engines. Not this time though. In the ’80s and ’90s, they aspired to participate in Formula One. So what did they do? They secretly developed a formula one engine. Unfortunately, the V12 engine never saw its full potential due to Japan’s economic struggle.
Isuzu Como F1 @vehicles90 / Facebook.com
What happened to the V12, you ask? It ended up in a pickup truck. That is exactly what this Isuzu Como F1 is here. As you can imagine, a pickup truck with an F1 engine wasn’t exactly commercially viable. While many of us would love to drive this beast, unfortunately, it won’t happen anytime soon.
54. Yamaha OX99-11
Year Made: 1994
Estimated Cost: $800,000*
This Yamaha OX99-11 features, inspired by their F1 car, Yamaha’s own 3.5-liter V12 Formula 1 engine. The Chassis is also based on the same fiber tub used in the F1 cars. In fact this engine was meant to power a road car valued at a whopping $800,000 but this plan never came to fruition.
Yamaha OX99-11 @ikacarbot / Twitter.com
After several delays and disagreements, the project was postponed. Only three prototypes were made, one black, one red, and one green before the project was finally canceled altogether in 1994 due to many issues, including the Japanese financial crisis.
55. Swarovski Covered Mercedes-Benz SL600
Year Made: 2018
Estimated Cost: Unknown
The Mercedes-Benz SL600 is a symbol of luxury, costing around $240,000 for the 2020 model. Smooth and powerful, known for its quality construction and timeless style. Most customers who buy these cars are after the elegant luxury Mercedes has delivered for the longest time.
Swarovski Covered Mercedes-Benz SL600 @iseecars / Twitter.com
Then you get the Tokyo Auto Salon, which takes cars and makes them extra fancy, or extra kitchy. While the Swarovski crystals may look impressive to some, they take away from the elegance and create a sense of ostentatiousness which is perhaps less attractive. Though, beauty is as they say, in the eye of the beholder.
56. Nissan Bladelider
Year Made: 2017
Estimated Cost: $41,200*
Nissan described the Bladeglider as making “fantasy into reality,” and the futuristic, high-tech appearance of the car definitely seems to add to the fantasy of it. The Nissan Bladeglider is a concept car that combines zero-emissions technology with a super-fast car. The Bladeglider’s predecessor was a 2013 Tokyo Motor Show concept car.
Nissan Blade Glider @quickcarreview / Twitter.com
The Bladeglider might be a prototype, but it’s road-worthy. It has two 130kW electric motors, 268 horsepower, and drift mode. Nissan said that it made the Bladeglider with the “vision” of an “agile, efficient” electric vehicle. The top speed of the zero-emissions car is 115 miles per hour.
57. Mitsubishi MUM 500
Year Made: 1993
Estimated Cost: Unknown
The Mitsubishi MUM 500 was a tiny little concept car from the nineties. Not a lot of information about the 500 is out there because it didn’t make it very far. The most press it got was for its name, which made a lot of “Worst Car Names” lists. The MUM made its mark on name-shamers, but what was the car really about?
Mitsubishi MUM 500 @DanielsGarage / Facebook.com
It appears to be a lime-green city car, getting only 30HP and allowing room for very few people inside. The 5-liter engine was positioned in the front. This car weighed just a little under 794 pounds.
58. Golden Time
Year Made: 2018
Estimated Cost: $5,000-$10,000*
Not to be confused with the anime series of the same name, the Golden Time is an art car that looks like something out of the Burning Man “mutant” parade of vehicles that we see in America. The golden-painted car is owned by Yotta, a modern art group.
Golden Time @Kappa2700 / Youtube.com
Designed by Yotta’s Yamawaki and Kisaki, the billboard on top of the car says, “Baked Sweet Potato.” That’s right. This car isn’t used for any races around the track or to wow people at the Tokyo Auto Show. Instead, the car is used to sell baked sweet potatoes to passersby.
59. Suzuki X-90
Year Made: 1995-1997
Estimated Cost: $4,990*
This front-engine car looks like something out of a cartoon. The Suzuki X-90 wasn’t exactly one of the Japanese automaker’s best, and it made the Top Gear list of “The 13 Worst Cars” of the past two decades. The X-90 was a two-seater SUV with a T-section removable roof.
Suzuki X-90 @TheHooniverse / Twitter.com
It replaced the Suzuki Samurai (a well-liked car) in America, and it hit Western markets in 1996. The X-90 was short-lived, and Suzuki, noting the negative reception for the city car, pulled it after the model year 1997. As the New York Times said, the X-90 was “an SUV, but not really.”
60. Orochi Kabuto
Year Made: 2007
Estimated Cost: $111,009*
Mitsuoka unveiled its concept car, the Orochi Kabuto, at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2007. The Kabucho was based on the preceding Orochi, but it had a few new highlights, including a rear spoiler, body kit, and carbon fiber body panels, all of which gave it the appearance of an impressive sports car.
Orochi Kabuto @Retreadholic / Pinterest
The Kabuto became a very limited production car two years later, with just five cars released. The Kabuto had the same additions as the TMS display, and it also got four tailpipes, which made its exhaust system even louder. The interior seats were leather inlaid with diamond stitching.