The 2024 version of the Tokyo Auto Salon Kuala Lumpur (TASKL) opens its doorways to the general public right this moment. Happening on the Malaysia Worldwide Commerce and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) from November 8-10, this 12 months’s present boasts a fair bigger ground house of 170,000 sq. toes to accommodate a fleet of specifically imported modified automobiles from Japan in addition to many extra from native homeowners.
Over the course of the three-day occasion, you possibly can sit up for loads of actions, together with fortunate attracts, performances, stay music, stay automotive auctions in addition to meet and greet periods with well-known Japanese tuners and TAS race queens.
The ultimate day of TASKL on Sunday might be notably thrilling as there might be a fortunate draw to find out the winners of a Honda Civic Sort R and an E36 BMW 3 Collection. If you wish to take part, you’ll must buy particular ‘Sort R’ tickets that price a further RM28 on high of the usual costs – get them right here.
After all, the automobiles are the primary attraction of TASKL, and members of the media got an early preview which we’re sharing with you right here. The primary occasion house takes up three halls of MITEC and are referred to as Shibuya, Shinjuku and Akihabara, which function short-term properties for not solely the automobiles imported from Japan for the occasion, but additionally locally-owned automobiles and people which are a part of native automotive golf equipment.
As you enter the massive corridor, you’ll be greeted by the Mitsubishi sales space, which options the newest Triton modified to copy the look of the Asia Cross Nation Rally (AXCR) competitors pick-up truck. It’s joined by a souped-up facelifted Xpander in addition to The Extreminator, a ardour undertaking by Eddy Gino, who additionally introduced alongside a Toyo Tires-themed Triton.
Subaru additionally has a sales space at TASKL the place it’s showcasing the particular ‘Kuala Lumpur Version’ livery created in partnership with Motorsport Playground for the BRZ and WRX. The one-of-a-kind automobiles, together with an unique assortment of clothes produced in collaboration with homegrown streetwear model Pestle & Mortar Clothes, can be found for buy – we had been informed the automobiles, as they’re, will every price RM260k.
At both ends of the corridor are the Legendary Japan Vehicles Pavillion, which is the place you get to see the automobiles introduced in for the present. These embrace the two7 Bagged Honda NSX, Toyota Alphard SC 2020 Full Rowen Physique Package, Toyota GRT86 SZ BN Sports activities Demo Automobile, Toyota Copen GR Sports activities, RE Amemiya RX-7, Veilside FFZ400, GR Supra BLS Aero Program, Black Label LC500GT Large Physique, Nissan GT-R Nismo, Kuhl Racing 35R-2024 Version, HKS R35 Neo GT1000+ Idea, Prime Secret R35Gold M24 SPL, Prime Secret T-spec GTR, GRMN Yaris and Vellfire by Rohan Izawa Artwork Design.
A standout mannequin – at the very least for us – was Rocky Auto’s 2000GT Open-Mannequin, which is a recreation of Toyota’s iconic sports activities automotive that had its roof chopped off so Sean Connery may sit gracefully as he led Spectre brokers on a chase out of Tokyo within the 1967 James Bond movie You Solely Dwell Twice.
One other spotlight of TASKL is the Rauh-Welt Begriff (RWB) nook, which is residence to just a few basic and fashionable Porsche 911s touched by Akira Nakai. These embrace Hanabi and Kagayaki, which we’ve lined in our earlier put up and are the ninth and tenth RWB automobiles to be constructed right here.
As you attain and exceed your each day step aim on the occasion, you’ll see all kinds of makes and fashions which have been modified to swimsuit their homeowners’ tastes. The FL5 Honda Civic Sort R is particularly prevalent this 12 months, however there are additionally automobiles from German, British, Italian, Swedish, American and even Chinese language manufacturers on show.
No scarcity of merchandise on provide both, together with official TASKL goodies and a number of other different cubicles promoting automotive components in addition to scale fashions if you happen to’re in search of one thing a bit of extra particular to you.
Immediately is the primary day of TASKL 2024, and if you happen to’re wanting to take a look at some cool, distinctive or outrageous automobiles, you continue to have till the tip of this weekend to make your method to MITEC for the occasion.
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