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Check out what concept cars and debuts Toyota will be bringing to this year’s party...

It’s that time again; on November 20th, the Tokyo Motor Show will open its doors for manufacturers to show off what’s new and what’s hot in their automotive camps.

Toyota have some pretty interesting premieres planned for us this year: let’s take a look to see what’s in store.

FV2 Concept

This undeniably futuristic vehicle could have come straight from the set of Tron (for those who remember it!). The FV2 is still a “work in progress” but in summary, it is a one seater city vehicle that has a major surprise up its sleeve.

The FV2 will change colour based on mood (yes, really), depending on the driver’s facial countenance. This technology is based upon in-progress research that Toyota are making (and have made) into humanoid robots, utilising face and voice recognition.

Interestingly, there is no steering wheel. The car is operated by the driver’s movements (left, right, forward, back etc.) and advanced ITS technology will interact with other vehicles in the area to warn of potential blind spots and other safety data.

Amazing – this is one we certainly can’t wait to see.

FCV Concept

We all know that Toyota are one of the main pioneers as far as hybrid engine technology goes, but the FCV takes their innovativeness one huge step further. The FCV Concept is a hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle.

Toyota are planning to launch the FCV some time in 2015 and in doing so, they will be the pioneer in hydrogen technology vehicles. Impressively, the FCV Concept has a minimum range of 500km and it will take the same time to fuel as a standard car (approximately three minutes). Watch this space!

JPN Taxi Concept

The taxi will never be the same again; Toyota have developed a spacious and comfortable taxi package that benefits from electric doors and a new, frugal liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) hybrid system that has been optimised for “taxi driving patterns”.

There is a heavy emphasis on comfort and safety to make the JPN Taxi Concept a taxi that everyone will want to flag down.

Voxy and Noah Concepts

The Voxy and Noah Concept Cars are seven seat multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) that take practicality, economy, safety and fun to new levels.

There will be a 2.0 petrol variant and also a 1.8 litre hybrid for each vehicle and there is little compromise inside the hybrid version due to clever placing of the battery that is needed to power the vehicle.

Both vehicles are a result of Toyota’s “Emotional Space” design concept and there are also Wheelchair adapted variants available with a custom seat and integrated ramp (“Welcab”). At the moment, we know that both vehicles are due for launch in Japan in the early part of 2014.