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1,500-HP RB30 Build is an Aussie-American Firebrand, Watch it Come Together
1,500-HP RB30 Build is an Aussie-American Firebrand, Watch it Come Together

29 Jun 2024, 01:16 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / As seasoned engine techs from Real Street Performance in Florida, and Australia's Platinum Racing Products, these two men know JDM Tuning like few others.

 
JDM EuroVan? This 1996 Mazda Bongo is Way More Quirky Than a Sienna or Caravan
JDM EuroVan? This 1996 Mazda Bongo is Way More Quirky Than a Sienna or Caravan

19 May 2024, 05:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / What you need to know about this 1996 Mazda Bongo is it's built for practicality first and everything else a distant second. That includes ride and handling

 
FL5 Honda Civic Type R Mugen Group A Kit Looks Wild, Promises 25 Percent More Downforce
FL5 Honda Civic Type R Mugen Group A Kit Looks Wild, Promises 25 Percent More Downforce

19 May 2024, 01:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if the FL5-generation CTR wasn't sufficiently wild in terms of exterior styling, Mugen cranks it up to eleven with the Group A body kit

 
Four-Wheeled Blasphemy, This 1937 Ford Pickup Packs a JDM Surprise
Four-Wheeled Blasphemy, This 1937 Ford Pickup Packs a JDM Surprise

9 May 2024, 14:59 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Elsewhere around the vehicle, you could never tell the engine under the hood of this truck came from anything other than an American factory.

 
Liberty Walk Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Widebody Kit Will Set You Back $19,580
Liberty Walk Toyota Land Cruiser 300 Widebody Kit Will Set You Back $19,580

5 May 2024, 02:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Lexus LX 600's Toyota-branded cousin looks the business with Liberty Walk goodies, but alas, the widebody kit costs almost as much as a new Hyundai Elantra

 
Drag Racing JDM Drift Cars Is Nothing Short of Wildly Entertaining
Drag Racing JDM Drift Cars Is Nothing Short of Wildly Entertaining

4 May 2024, 10:58 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / The 550-hp drift-tuned Toyota Chaser ZX100 drag races a Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 down the quarter-mile and of course things get out of hand

 
Half Hilux, Half JDM Luxury, This 1 of 100 '96 Toyota Classic Just Landed on US Soil
Half Hilux, Half JDM Luxury, This 1 of 100 '96 Toyota Classic Just Landed on US Soil

30 Apr 2024, 04:24 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Fresh from a Japanese cargo ship and free from Federal import restrictions after 25 years, this bizarre chimera of a Toyota is ready to turn heads in America.

 
5 Awesome Yet Forgotten Mitsubishi Performance Cars
5 Awesome Yet Forgotten Mitsubishi Performance Cars

25 Apr 2024, 20:29 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Apart from the legendary Lancer-based Evo, Mitsubishi gave its fans several awesome performance models which have been unfairly forgotten

 
If You Want Something More Outrageous Than a Charger, Check Out the Imagined Azura Mustang
If You Want Something More Outrageous Than a Charger, Check Out the Imagined Azura Mustang

9 Mar 2024, 23:00 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Dorii, the virtual artist better known as "dorifuto_visuals" on social media, has decided to play its CGI JDM skills against the looks of the S650 Ford Mustang

 
Acceleration Test: Nissan Skyline NISMO Takes on BMW M3 Competition and Lexus IS 500
Acceleration Test: Nissan Skyline NISMO Takes on BMW M3 Competition and Lexus IS 500

29 Feb 2024, 20:56 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As expected, the BMW M3 Competition proved quicker to 100 kilometers per hour than its Japanese rivals from Nissan and Lexus

 
Part Plucky Britt, Part JDM Hero, This K24-Swapped Hillman Hunter Slays
Part Plucky Britt, Part JDM Hero, This K24-Swapped Hillman Hunter Slays

28 Feb 2024, 21:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With the K24 four-banger mounted snuggly in this Hillman Hunter, SAKAZ Customs was free to fit all sorts of goodies as they saw fit.

 
Mazda Drops Mazda6 From Japanese Lineup
Mazda Drops Mazda6 From Japanese Lineup

19 Jan 2024, 23:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / April 2024 will see Mazda end production of the JDM-spec Mazda6 sedan and wagon, almost 22 years after the 6 was introduced to the Japanese market

 
2024 Hot Wheels J-Imports Mix Is an Affordable Set of Five Cars
2024 Hot Wheels J-Imports Mix Is an Affordable Set of Five Cars

8 Jan 2024, 18:24 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / JDM fans unite! The newest set of tiny Japanese cars is on its way from Hot Wheels, and it features both regular piston engines and a rotary one!

 
TRD 3000GT: The Ultra-Rare, Factory-Built Toyota That You Probably Never Knew Existed
TRD 3000GT: The Ultra-Rare, Factory-Built Toyota That You Probably Never Knew Existed

21 Dec 2023, 14:40 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Though it looked like a street-legal version of the JGTC Supra race car, the TRD 3000GT was not markeded as a Supra, but rather a stand-alone model

 
JDM-Spec '97 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Snuck Its Way Into the States, on Sale for Cheap
JDM-Spec '97 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Snuck Its Way Into the States, on Sale for Cheap

17 Dec 2023, 22:28 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / For a low-low cost of just $9,500, admittedly with over 206,000 miles on the clock, you can at least claim Toyotas from this era are built like tanks.

 
Hartley Engines' Tuned 1GZ-FE V12 Will Melt Your Face Off at 10,000 RPM, Jets 720 HP
Hartley Engines' Tuned 1GZ-FE V12 Will Melt Your Face Off at 10,000 RPM, Jets 720 HP

1 Dec 2023, 05:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / From the heart of New Zealand's North Island, this particularly mechanically skilled group of Kiwis spent hours breaking down Toyota's most refined engine.

 
HEMI-Swapped, Ultra-Rare ’74 Datsun 260X Is the Coolest Drag Car on Craigslist Right Now
HEMI-Swapped, Ultra-Rare ’74 Datsun 260X Is the Coolest Drag Car on Craigslist Right Now

21 Nov 2023, 20:05 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Sold for just a single 1974 model year in the United States, the 260Z was an enigma of a sports car. Now this one's got a supercharged HEMI under the hood.

 
Ultra-Rare '95 Celica Convertible's Ghostly Shell Awaits 2JZ-Swap in Washington State
Ultra-Rare '95 Celica Convertible's Ghostly Shell Awaits 2JZ-Swap in Washington State

7 Nov 2023, 03:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The one thing about it that makes this Celica truly special is that all-important convertible drop-top. It sure didn't come from the factory that way.

 
10 of the Best Toyota Prius Body Kits Ever Made (Yes, You Read That Right)
10 of the Best Toyota Prius Body Kits Ever Made (Yes, You Read That Right)

29 Oct 2023, 23:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Ranging from mild to wild, body kits for the Toyota Prius definitely help the world's best-selling hybrid car stand out in the crowd

 
5 Underrated yet Reliable and Tuner-Friendly Japanese Engines
5 Underrated yet Reliable and Tuner-Friendly Japanese Engines

26 Oct 2023, 18:39 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / "With great reliability comes great tunability" is the best way to describe these grossly-underrated Japanese engines that deserve more respect