Autoweek's top picks from Tokyo auto show
Autoweek's editors have named their picks for the best of the Tokyo auto show, which wrapped last week. The winners:
Most Fun: Honda EV-ster (shown, top), an electric car featuring an open-air cockpit.
Best Concept: Nissan Juke Nismo, a hopped-up version of the small crossover.
Most Significant: Subaru BRZ, a rear-wheel-drive sports coupe.
Best in Show: Mazda Takeri (shown, bottom), which features the likely styling of the next Mazda 6 sedan.
— NWautos staff
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Traffic deaths drop to lowest rate since 1949
Traffic deaths in 2010 fell to their lowest levels in more than 60 years, according to new data from the Department of Transportation. Safety technology in vehicles has made huge leaps in recent years and has lowered death and injury rates in collisions, analysts say. Highway deaths fell to 32,885 for the year, the lowest total since 1949. Deaths in crashes involving drunken drivers dropped 4.9 percent in 2010, to 10,228, compared with 10,759 in 2009.
— Los Angeles Times
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