Honda's sporty and cute concept cars

• Two-seat CR-Z hybrid sports car
• Gel body concept car, too
• Next Honda Jazz on display at show

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Honda will show off a two-seat, hybrid-powered sports car at the Tokyo motor show at the end of this month.

Called the CR-X, the concept car has a glass roof and uses Honda's IMA hybrid drive to lower emissions and improve fuel economy.

Other features include high-visibility door mirrors, LED headlights, fin-shaped sidelights and 19-inch wheels.

Inside, there's a 'blue, neon-like' finish across the dash and centre console, and sporty seats, Honda says.

Puyo
Another concept car on the Honda stand is the Puyo. According to Honda, the Puyo is designed to 'put a smile on the face of users and pedestrians'.

It has a gel body made of soft materials to enhance safety, with lights shining through the gel to highlight doors and notify drivers of the car's condition.

The Puyo is powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, and the transparent materials used are meant to emphasise a feeling of space.

Missing from the Puyo, though, is a steering wheel - instead, you use a joystick to control the car.

Honda Jazz
Making its debut at the show is the Honda Fit, which will form the basis for the next Honda Jazz.

We won't see the Jazz in Europe until late next year, but the Fit goes on sale in Japan at the end of this month.