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<br>With the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/DetroitAutoShow/">Detroit Auto Show</a> finally winding down, we can turn our attention to the east (or west, depending on your continental perspective) to take in the motoring madness and engineering wizardry coming out of the 2009 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/TokyoAutoSalon/">Tokyo Auto Salon</a>.<br><br>Each year, Japan's top tuners descend on the Makuhari Messe to show their wares to the public and press, and with over a year to develop, modify and produce components for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/MitsubishiEvolutionX/">Mitsubishi Evolution X</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/SubaruImprezaWRXSTI/">Subaru Impreza WRX STI</a> and the new darling of the aftermarket scene - the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/NissanGTR/">Nissan GT-R</a> - this year's show had the potential to trump anything we've seen out of Tokyo in the last decade. By many accounts, it did, and with the help of Autoblog Chinese and some of our favorite JDM-obsessed sites, we'll be bringing you the best TAS has to offer.<br><br>Since we'll be focusing almost exclusively on the products that make you go faster and stick harder, we'll get the weird out of the way right now. Behold the NATS GT-K. Captured by our friends at <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.leblogauto.com/2009/01/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-live-nats-gt-k-contre-porccino-la-revanche.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dnats%2Bgt-k%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Dz9n%26sa%3DG">LeBlogAuto</a>, the GT-K is based on the Suzuki Cappuccino, and aside from the GT-R duds, the Kei car features a modified version of the 657cc DOHC inline-three equipped with a larger turbo and intercooler, along with a coilover suspension, upgraded brakes and a set of gloriously hideous 18-inch chrome wheels. We were able to keep our dinner down long enough to look at <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.leblogauto.com/2009/01/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-live-nats-gt-k-contre-porccino-la-revanche.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dnats%2Bgt-k%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Dz9n%26sa%3DG">NATS' 911-inspired Cappuccino</a>, at which point we grabbed the nearest trash can and heaved away. Ambition: 1. Execution: 0. More to follow. Stay tuned...<br><br><div><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/">NATS GT-K</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286163/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/01_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286165/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/02_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286166/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/03_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286167/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/04_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286164/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/05_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/12/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-the-best-from-tas-but-first/">Tokyo Auto Salon 2009: The best from TAS, but first...</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear:both;padding:8px 0 0 0;height:2px;font-size:1px;border:0;margin:0;padding:0"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/12/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-the-best-from-tas-but-first/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1427372/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/12/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-the-best-from-tas-but-first/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<br>With the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/DetroitAutoShow/">Detroit Auto Show</a> finally winding down, we can turn our attention to the east (or west, depending on your continental perspective) to take in the motoring madness and engineering wizardry coming out of the 2009 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/TokyoAutoSalon/">Tokyo Auto Salon</a>.<br><br>Each year, Japan's top tuners descend on the Makuhari Messe to show their wares to the public and press, and with over a year to develop, modify and produce components for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/MitsubishiEvolutionX/">Mitsubishi Evolution X</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/SubaruImprezaWRXSTI/">Subaru Impreza WRX STI</a> and the new darling of the aftermarket scene - the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/NissanGTR/">Nissan GT-R</a> - this year's show had the potential to trump anything we've seen out of Tokyo in the last decade. By many accounts, it did, and with the help of Autoblog Chinese and some of our favorite JDM-obsessed sites, we'll be bringing you the best TAS has to offer.<br><br>Since we'll be focusing almost exclusively on the products that make you go faster and stick harder, we'll get the weird out of the way right now. Behold the NATS GT-K. Captured by our friends at <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.leblogauto.com/2009/01/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-live-nats-gt-k-contre-porccino-la-revanche.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dnats%2Bgt-k%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Dz9n%26sa%3DG">LeBlogAuto</a>, the GT-K is based on the Suzuki Cappuccino, and aside from the GT-R duds, the Kei car features a modified version of the 657cc DOHC inline-three equipped with a larger turbo and intercooler, along with a coilover suspension, upgraded brakes and a set of gloriously hideous 18-inch chrome wheels. We were able to keep our dinner down long enough to look at <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.leblogauto.com/2009/01/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-live-nats-gt-k-contre-porccino-la-revanche.html&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dnats%2Bgt-k%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Dz9n%26sa%3DG">NATS' 911-inspired Cappuccino</a>, at which point we grabbed the nearest trash can and heaved away. Ambition: 1. Execution: 0. More to follow. Stay tuned...<br><br><div><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/">NATS GT-K</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286163/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/01_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286165/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/02_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286166/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/03_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286167/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/04_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/nats-gt-k/1286164/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/01/05_nats_gt-k_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title=""></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/12/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-the-best-from-tas-but-first/">Tokyo Auto Salon 2009: The best from TAS, but first...</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear:both;padding:8px 0 0 0;height:2px;font-size:1px;border:0;margin:0;padding:0"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/12/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-the-best-from-tas-but-first/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1427372/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>Â*|Â*<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/12/tokyo-auto-salon-2009-the-best-from-tas-but-first/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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