Mitsuoka Orochi Edition Inspired by Legendary Anime Neon Genesis Evangelion
11 Nov 2014, 15:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A special edition of a car nobody in the western world knows about that's inspired by a Japanese cartoon – frankly, we shouldn't care, but we most definitely do! Mitsuoka Motors h...
10 Reasons Why Japanese Cars Are Cool Again
7 Nov 2014, 18:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Japanese auto market is filled with stories of engineering passion and ambition. What started out as a country infused by medieval traditional values turned into an industrial powerhouse that de...
Bald Hitchhiker Girl Picked Up by Pimps on Cloud in Weirdest Japanese Commercial Ever
31 Oct 2014, 14:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Over in America, the Nissan Versa Note is one of those cars you buy only because you can't afford anything better. It's cheap, and we don't mean that in a good way, plus it's pow...
2014 Daihatsu MiraCocoa PlusX Is Pink Japanese Chic
17 Oct 2014, 14:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While China is obsessed with having really long sedans, the folks over in Japan are sticking to what they've always done best: think small. From Toyota's budget sub-brand Daihatsu, we brin...
Cute Girl Teaches Us The Japanese Pronunciation of Car Brands
24 Sep 2014, 12:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Have you noticed how conversations risks being disturbed when somebody misses the pronunciation of a car brand? Fret not, we are here to provide assistance. In case you’ll ever need to pronoun...
Mercedes Launches SLK 200 Carbon LOOK Edition in Japan
28 Aug 2014, 10:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Thought we forgot all about the SLK Roadster? Of course we didn't, and neither did the Japanese, it seems. On August 22nd, the company representing the three-pointed star locally presented a sp...
JDM-Spec Subaru WRX STI Type S Looks Hot, Packs 2-liter Turbo · Video
26 Aug 2014, 16:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Remember how with the old bug-eyed models, Japanese Subaru STIs were so much better than the ones sold in America. Well, they're doing it again. If you're into forbidden fruit, we promise ...
2014 Toyota Crown Athlete Is a Pink Forbidden Fruit
9 Aug 2014, 09:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Just like Lexus, Toyota was dealing with an aging client demographic in Japan. To solve that problem, the automaker launched body kits for all its hybrids to give younger customers the opportunity t...
2015 Mazda2 Specs Revealed by Japanese Website
17 Jul 2014, 17:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mazda has unloaded quite a bit of information through US and European media outlets today, letting the whole world know the new Mazda2 has been officially revealed. However, many of the things we re...
This Porsche 911 Has Its Engine Up Front... Because It’s a Nissan 350Z
11 Jul 2014, 15:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In case you haven’t been living under a carbon fiber rock or something, you know that opening the engine cover on a Porsche 911 nowadays won’t actually reveal the flat six at the back. S...
Honda Vezel Tries to Be European in Japanese Commercial
25 Jun 2014, 09:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda's Vezel remains an interesting concoction of design elements that can only be sampled in its domestic Japanese market. However, all signs point towards a European debut in the next year u...
Subaru Levorg 2.0GT-S Walkaround: America Needs This Wagon
10 Jun 2014, 15:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There are quite a few family men in America who think they are not well catered to, and that's because there just aren't enough wagons on offer. More of them are coming this year, like the...
Nissan 370Z Roadster Production Ends: Japanese Domestic Market Only
26 May 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Whenever a well-known Japanese model fails to meet a certain target, buyers outside Japan tend to blame it all on... the Land of the Rising Sun. Seriously, people usually blame the engineers that bu...
Honda CR-Z Receives "Dressed label III" Special Edition in Japan
23 May 2014, 17:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda is very unlikely to keep the CR-Z around for vary long. Rumor has it that it's going to be dropped when the current model year expires, together with the Insight. We think it's a sha...
Toyota Auris 150X "Blackish Lounge" Revealed in Japan
9 May 2014, 13:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota is largely known as a maker of boring sedans, but in Japan they have a lot of fun with their lineups. Just take this special edition Auris hatchback, called the "Blackish Lounge". T...
Toyota Thinks the New Yaris Is a Sneaker
7 May 2014, 18:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When Toyota launched the new Yaris, the company and the public alike found quite a lot of stuff to say about the vehicle. Nonetheless, we’re pretty sure nobody regarded the Japanese sub-compa...
Nissan Micra Nismo S: Walkaround of the Smallest Hot Nissan
2 May 2014, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Nissan Micra is no Ford Fiesta when it comes to handling. Small, soft and not equipped with powerful engines, it's among the least inspiring city-sized cars out there. That's not the c...
Sports Car Junkyard in Japan looks Painful
29 Apr 2014, 09:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The way in which people in Japan handle their cars once they pass away is different to the large wrecking yards we are all used to. We’ve brought along a video that showcases the way in which ...
Mitsuoka Viewt Haru Special Edition Has Classic Looks On a Budget
10 Apr 2014, 16:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you ever wanted a brand new Jaguar Mark 2 from the early 60s but a bit smaller and easier to park. That's not really a problem if you live in Japan, since a company called Mitsuoka makes a...
2014 Nissan Dayz Roox Is a Pink Shoe Box on Wheels
4 Apr 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A new minicar that hit the Japanese market is not a big deal if you look at it objectively, but from the "oh my god this looks like a box on wheels" point of view, the significance is quit...