Mitsubishi e-Evolution

Mitsubishi returned the legendary name Evolution, but now it is not a sports sedan with an advanced all-wheel drive system and a turbo engine, but an electric crossover. The e-Evolution concept has one electric motor in the front and two more on the rear axle - this allows you to flexibly change the thrust vector. So far, a crossover with a sporty silhouette is far from mass production: there is a steering wheel instead of a steering wheel in the cabin, and there are no handles on the doors. Touch control and virtual instruments are no longer surprising.

The electric crossover IMx with the appearance of the new Leaf is built on a completely new platform, allowing you to install an independent suspension and a second motor at the rear. The concept has a total output of 435 hp. and 700 Nm, and the charge of a flat battery under the floor is enough for 600 kilometers. When you turn on the advanced autopilot, the steering wheel retracts into the front panel, and the information is displayed on a narrow translucent display that goes on the door. And the crossover can sing, warning pedestrians.

Toyota TJ Cruiser

Another unusual name at the Toyota booth - Tj Cruiser (an abbreviation for toolbox and joy - “tool box” and “joy”). The boxy SUV really looks like a box. There are plenty of eyelets and tie-down loops throughout the cabin, and the backs of the seatbacks are made from the same hard material as the floor. With a short length of 4300 mm, the Tj Cruiser has a fairly roomy interior. And the hood, roof and fenders are protected from scratches by a special coating.

Suzuki e-Survivor

Suzuki's concept SUV of the future retained the frame structure. And on the large display at the front are old-fashioned round headlights and a radiator grille with characteristic vertical slits. The doors are made transparent, and each wheel of the car has one electric motor. Suzuki e-Survivor hints at a new generation of Jimny SUV, which will also be a frame, although it is unlikely to get such a futuristic appearance.

Yamaha Cross Hub

At the Yamaha Cross Hub pickup, the floor of the saloon and cargo compartment are trimmed with wood in the manner of a yacht deck. The steering wheel is located in the center, and the passengers sit on the sides of the driver and another one in the back. This made it possible to round back wall cabins - so that a couple of cross-country motorcycles fit in the back of a small pickup truck, although one of them is for children.

The new generation of the Crown sedan is perhaps the most important novelty of the Tokyo Motor Show. The car is shown in concept status, but it is quite ready for mass production. The Crown is based on the new global TNGA platform, but retains the dimensions of its predecessor, although the wheelbase has grown. Windows appeared in the rear pillars for the first time. In addition to the turbo four (235 hp), the sedan will receive a V6 engine from the Lexus LS and a new hybrid power plant similar to the Lexus LC 500h coupe.

Century is the most conservative and luxurious Japanese car. In half a century of production, this is only the third generation of the sedan. He kept a prim appearance, but the headlights are lit by LEDs and the old-fashioned velor interior is equipped with active noise cancellation. Instead of a V12 engine - a hybrid power plant from the Lexus LS 600h.

Lexus plans to teach its cars to drive autonomously by 2020, but for now unmanned system The Highway Teammate is equipped with the Tokyo LS+ Concept. He knows how to accelerate, brake, overtake and rebuild without the help of a driver. Updates are downloaded to the machine via the Internet. Lexus promises that Highway Teammate will significantly outperform all existing autonomous driving systems.

The Mazda Kai concept demonstrates what the next three-ruble note will look like. It features familiar Kodo styling and the back is reminiscent of the RX Vision rotary concept. The kink tailgate window gives the hatchback a sport coupe feel. The serial car, which is promised to be shown in two years, will receive economical Skyactiv-X engines with compression ignition and a drive supercharger.

Mazda Vision Coupe

Another Mazda novelty is the four-door Vision Coupe. Designer Ikuo Maeda calls his offspring the most elegant Mazda in the history of the company and claims that he was guided by the 1969 Mazda Luce Rotary Coupe. The Vision Coupe is unlikely to become a production car, but its minimalistic design will influence the look of future Mazda models.

Subaru Viziv Performance

Subaru hinted at the upcoming WRX sedan in Tokyo. Interestingly, under the name Viziv, the Japanese manufacturer showed prototypes of crossovers. Subaru is actively using carbon fiber - the body kit and roof panel are made of it. There is no information about the interior and technical stuffing, but it is already clear that the WRX will receive both a boxer engine and a “symmetrical” one. four-wheel drive, and the EyeSight system.

Targa HV is presented in Tokyo under the sub-brand GR - formed from the motorsport division of Gazoo Racing. The car is based on the GT86 and is equipped with a hybrid power plant. The most unusual detail of the concept is the “mechanics” lever in combination with a push-button, like on Aston Martin, automatic transmission. With it, you can shift gears manually, and under the hinged cover on the knob is a button to start the engine.

Daihatsu Campagno

Daihatsu, the specialist in compact cars and kei cars, brought a whole bunch of concepts to Tokyo. The most interesting is the Campagno four-door coupe, whose retro look brings to mind the cars of the same name from the 1960s. Salon, on the contrary, the most modern. Under the hood is either a liter turbo engine or a hybrid power plant.

Honda seamlessly connects retro and electric. After showing off the 1980s-inspired Urban EV electric hatchback in Frankfurt, she brought a sports coupe based on the same chassis to Tokyo. The Mazda MX-5-sized concept has the long hood of a classic sports car. Perhaps he will go into the series, but only after he goes into production of Urban EV.

The design of the Yamaha MWC-4 was influenced not only by motorcycles, but also by musical instruments for which the Japanese company is known. This is a kind of response to the Renault Twizy and Toyota i-TRIL. The MWC-4 has a motorcycle steering wheel and it also rolls like a motorcycle, that is, inside the turn. There are two electric motors on the rear axle, and the energy for them is generated by a gasoline unit that is not connected to the wheels.

Mitsubishi Emirai 4

Mitsubishi Electric showed off its concept car of the future. It’s not so easy to recognize the car in the outlines of Emirai 4, but the most interesting thing is inside it. It was created to demonstrate the promising developments of the Japanese concern for the automotive industry. For example, a projection display with augmented reality elements. Or a multimedia touchscreen with a control puck that can be moved across its entire surface.

Toyoda Flesby II

Tokyo's most unusual premiere is the Flesby II rubber car. This pedestrian-friendly mode of transport was developed by auto parts manufacturer Toyoda Gosei. Panels made of special “electrorubber” are able to change shape under the influence of electrical impulses. The material conducts light and this made it possible to hide LEDs under the panels, which display various patterns and symbols on the body.

In 1806, the English admiral and hydrographer F. Beaufort invented the scale of wind strength. He proposed to determine the strength of the wind according to the windage, which in this moment can carry the ship. When there were few sails left in the fleet, they began to act differently, to look, what is the speed of the wind: how many miles per hour or how many meters per second. But the points proposed by Beaufort to characterize the wind remained. There are twelve of these points (or rather, thirteen, since the scale does not start with one point, but with zero).
The numerical values ​​of these points in Russia and abroad are slightly different. For example, we believe that six points is a wind at a speed of 9.9 to 12.4 meters per second, and in other countries - from 10.8 to 13.8 meters per second ()

0 points. From complete calm to half a meter per second. The water is mirror-smooth. Calm.

1 point Quiet wind. From half a meter to one and a half meters per second. Ripples on the water.

2 points. Light breeze. From one and a half to three and a half meters per second. Scallops of small waves appear.

3 points. weak wind. (This is the official name, but in fact it blows very noticeably). Three and a half to five and a half meters per second. Small crests of waves begin to roll over, although the foam is not yet white, but transparent. Flags and pennants flutter, the smoke from the chimneys is strongly drawn out by the wind.

4 points. Moderate wind. From five and a half to eight meters per second. Despite the "moderation" of such a wind, the crews of dinghies and boats need to be very careful - for them this is already serious weather. On the waves appear "sheep". Pennants are stretched in the wind.

5 points. Fresh breeze. Eight to eleven meters per second. Air currents carry light objects along the shore, large flags are stretched in the wind, "lambs" on the waves are already everywhere. And the sailors on dinghies and boats have to do all the work with might and main.

6 points. Strong wind. From eleven to thirteen and a half meters. There is a buzz in the standing rigging. Waves of considerable height appear, the wind breaks the foam from the crests. The crews of small yachts need to think very hard before going out on the water in such weather. And if there is an emergency, take the reefs on sails.

7 points. Strong wind. From thirteen and a half to sixteen meters per second. The foam is pulled out in strips along the slopes of the waves. The whistling in the gear becomes stronger, there are difficulties when walking against the wind.

8 points. Sixteen to nineteen meters per second. Very strong wind. Any movement against the wind is difficult. Long strips of foam break from the crests and cover the slopes of the waves to their very feet.

9 points. Storm. Wind speed from nineteen to twenty-two meters per second. The surface of the raging waves becomes white with foam, only areas free from this stormy whiteness are visible in places.

10 points. Heavy storm. Wind from twenty-two to twenty-five meters per second. The sea is raging, water dust and spray are in the air, visibility is impaired, damage to the equipment and superstructures of large vessels is possible.

11 points. Violent storm. Air rushes at a speed of twenty-five to thirty meters per second. The surface of the sea is covered with a layer of foam. Significant damage to the ship is possible.

12 points. Hurricane. The wind speed is over thirty meters per second (according to the Russian scale - over twenty-nine). The wind produces devastating destruction.

Those who want to get more accurate data on the Beaufort scale, let's look into the thick marine dictionaries and reference books. However, the numbers are not so important when the wind tears the rigging, and the waves whip over the side. The main thing is to return safely from swimming.

Comparative table of wind force