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1991 Mercedes-Benz 500SL Makes Strange Toyota Supra Noises, Is Reasonably Priced
1991 Mercedes-Benz 500SL Makes Strange Toyota Supra Noises, Is Reasonably Priced

5 Mar 2021, 19:03 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Japan is a society that strongly adheres to the rule book, at least most of the times, because automotive enthusiasts know no boundaries.

 
Like Mother, Like Son: Toyota MR2 SW20 Gets Built to Honor Parent's Former AW11
Like Mother, Like Son: Toyota MR2 SW20 Gets Built to Honor Parent's Former AW11

3 Mar 2021, 09:50 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Mississippi fellow builds a turbocharged Toyota MR2 SW20 to look like his mom's old Toyota MR2 AW11, gets a lot of online love

 
Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, Devastates Famous Ebisu Drift Track
Powerful Earthquake Hits Japan, Devastates Famous Ebisu Drift Track

15 Feb 2021, 18:31 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Every year Japan gets hit by powerful earthquakes, typhoons and even tsunamis, but it hasn't been this difficult for the country since the Fukushima incident

 
Japanese Tuner Builds Ferrari Testarossa With Turbo 4 Rotor Engine, Group C Body
Japanese Tuner Builds Ferrari Testarossa With Turbo 4 Rotor Engine, Group C Body

25 Jan 2021, 12:15 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / We just love seeing out of the box projects like this one, where you get an amazing vehicle to start with, and then you get a different kind of engine inside

 
The Blaze EV Classic Is a Retro Race Car in the Body of a Microcar
The Blaze EV Classic Is a Retro Race Car in the Body of a Microcar

18 Jan 2021, 08:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Who said mopeds can’t be fun? A single-seat, all-electric microcar with more than a healthy dose of personality aims to deliver quality adult fun

 
Best Motoring Roll Race: Ferrari 430 Scuderia vs. 997 Porsche 911 GT2
Best Motoring Roll Race: Ferrari 430 Scuderia vs. 997 Porsche 911 GT2

27 Dec 2020, 17:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Two of the most extreme super sports cars from a decade ago, the 430 Scuderia and 997 GT2 are pretty close in terms of straight-line performance

 
Barn Find: 1973 Nissan Skyline GT-R Listed for Sale in Japan at $338,360
Barn Find: 1973 Nissan Skyline GT-R Listed for Sale in Japan at $338,360

22 Dec 2020, 14:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Only 197 units were produced in 1973, and this fellow here is a survivor that definitely needs a bit of tender loving care to get back to its former glory

 
HKS GR Yaris Gets 400+ HP, Becomes First One to Lap Tsukuba in Under 1 Minute
HKS GR Yaris Gets 400+ HP, Becomes First One to Lap Tsukuba in Under 1 Minute

12 Dec 2020, 09:52 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The development of the GR Yaris is coming along nicely, and we're bound to see more 400+ horsepower GR Yaris models in the upcoming months

 
Meet Ropot, the Cute Honda Robot That Walks Your Kid to School
Meet Ropot, the Cute Honda Robot That Walks Your Kid to School

4 Dec 2020, 09:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Traffic safety advice robot is being developed in Japan, will help smaller children get to school in safely by watching over them at crossings

 
Life-Size Gundam Robot Takes First Steps, Is Both Awesome and Terrifying
Life-Size Gundam Robot Takes First Steps, Is Both Awesome and Terrifying

1 Dec 2020, 05:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Giant robot made after the RX-78-2 Gundam from the popular animated series Gundam has been unveiled as the main attraction at Gundam Factory Yokohama

 
YouTuber Reviews Tokyo Drift Replica RX-7, Built By Owner in Alberta, Canada
YouTuber Reviews Tokyo Drift Replica RX-7, Built By Owner in Alberta, Canada

30 Nov 2020, 14:51 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Although almost two decades have passed since the launch of Tokyo Drift, the Veilside Fortune RX-7 remains as impressive as ever

 
iPhone and Android App Check the Traffic Signals for Blind People
iPhone and Android App Check the Traffic Signals for Blind People

30 Nov 2020, 07:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Japanese authorities have recently announced the broad rollout of a new system supposed to help blind people safely cross the street using their smartphones

 
Nobuteru Taniguchi Takes the 350 HP HKS GR Yaris Out for a Spin
Nobuteru Taniguchi Takes the 350 HP HKS GR Yaris Out for a Spin

24 Nov 2020, 17:28 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The new HKS Toyota GR Yaris project has been completed, and the team called on Nobuteru Taniguchi to take it out for its first drive

 
Toyota Reportedly Discontinues Crown Luxury Sedan in Favor of Crown Luxury SUV
Toyota Reportedly Discontinues Crown Luxury Sedan in Favor of Crown Luxury SUV

21 Nov 2020, 04:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / According to one of the biggest newspapers in Japan, the Crown sedan will be discontinued next year but the nameplate will return in 2022 for a crossover

 
2021 Toyota Mirai Modellista Looks Very Neat for a Hydrogen-Powered Car
2021 Toyota Mirai Modellista Looks Very Neat for a Hydrogen-Powered Car

20 Nov 2020, 23:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2021 Toyota Mirai Modellista is arguably the coolest fuel-cell vehicle out there, but bear in mind these visual upgrades come at a price

 
The Zipper Fastener Ship, a Boat That Opens the Water When It Sails
The Zipper Fastener Ship, a Boat That Opens the Water When It Sails

20 Nov 2020, 10:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Designer Yasuhiro Suziki created the first version of this zipper-fastener-shaped boat back in 2010 and it’s just as eye-catching today as it was then

 
RHD 2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 Photographed at the Airport
RHD 2020 Corvette Stingray Z51 Photographed at the Airport

18 Nov 2020, 01:34 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This is the second right-hand-drive C8 Corvette seen by Rick "Corvette" Conti, and by now, it's somewhere in Japan awaiting delivery

 
Dodge Viper "Dually" Is a U.S. Army Truck in Japan, Looks Like a Miata Build
Dodge Viper "Dually" Is a U.S. Army Truck in Japan, Looks Like a Miata Build

15 Nov 2020, 18:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This may look like just another strange Miata build, but we're sure it's a 1996 Viper that some crazy Japanese tuner changed

 
2021 Honda Legend Confirmed With Level 3 Autonomy in Japan
2021 Honda Legend Confirmed With Level 3 Autonomy in Japan

13 Nov 2020, 18:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Known as teh Acura RLX in the United States, the Honda Legend has been given the green light to receive Level 3 autonomous driving tech in Japan

 
Liberty Walk Reveals Super Wide Nissan GT-R Silhouette Body Kit
Liberty Walk Reveals Super Wide Nissan GT-R Silhouette Body Kit

11 Nov 2020, 10:09 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / The Nissan GT-R proves to be an endless source of Inspiration for tuners aiming to make an amazing car even better than it already was