Toyota President Lists his Favorite Cars Made by Domestic Rivals

Toyota President Akio Toyoda is not one your typical automotive CEOs, as believe it or not, the 56-year old grandson of the Japanese company's founder actually likes cars [...]. He is a full-time car guy and a weekend racer who has even competed in the Nürburgring 24 hour endurance race.

And like any other car buff, Toyoda's list of favorite cars is not restricted to one brand. However, unlike other automotive executives, Toyoda has no problem revealing which cars he likes from Toyota's domestic competitors in public.

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Nissan: 2008 Tokyo Auto Salon Exhibits

Nissan has released a photo gallery of its 2008 Tokyo Auto Salon offerings. In all, the Japanese carmaker will show off seven models including four concept versions, the Skyline Coupe Aerosports, the X-TRAIL "X-TREMER Package" Stretched, the Skyline Aero Package and the Dualis Premium (known in Europe as the Qasqhai) and two race cars, the XANAVI NISMO Z SUPER GT2007 and the ENDLESS ADVAN Z. Finally Nissan’s stand will also host the CARAVAN Rider. As usual, we'll have to wait for the Tokyo Auto Salon opening in January to get details on the cars. -Image gallery after the jump

Via: Le Blog Auto , Source: Nissan