Japanese cars, places & more
In 2004 Mazda released a new compact car called the Verisa and it was marketed as a more stylish and spacious variant of the Demio. The name Verisa was a combination of the words Verita (meaning truth in Italian) and Satisfaction. Verisa stands for true fulfillment.
On the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 2001, Toyota released the WiLL VS. It was something unusual because it does not happen often that a model for the Japanese market only is revealed at an overseas auto show. The car featured a futuristic styling with sharp lines inspired by a jet plane. A similar style was seen on the interior with an automatic shift lever shaped like that of an airplane. Also the pointer of the instrument cluster’s speedometer was pointing downwards when stationary.