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Rumor: New Toyota Sports Car Series Inbound
Rumor: New Toyota Sports Car Series Inbound

28 Aug 2017, 10:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / After TRD and GRMN, Toyota intends to launch some sort of sports car series next month, which is expected to be topped by the J29 Supra

 
2018 Mazda CX-8 Looks Painfully Predictable In Leaked Brochure Photos
2018 Mazda CX-8 Looks Painfully Predictable In Leaked Brochure Photos

4 Aug 2017, 13:50 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As Mazda prepares to debut the bigger brother of the CX-5, the Japanese answer to the U.S.-spec CX-9 presents itself in full brochure glory

 
2017 Honda Civic Hatch and Sedan Launched in Japan
2017 Honda Civic Hatch and Sedan Launched in Japan

27 Jul 2017, 18:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're a little dissapointed with Honda launching the Civic in Japan without any major changes. Guess that's why Toyota is the big dog

 
2018 Mazda CX-8 Teased In Full, It’s More CX-9 Than CX-5
2018 Mazda CX-8 Teased In Full, It’s More CX-9 Than CX-5

25 Jul 2017, 11:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It was about time Mazda took off the wraps off the CX-8, and somewhat expected, the compact-sized three-row SUV boasts familiar styling cues

 
The 2018 Daihatsu Altis Is A Japan-only Take On The 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid
The 2018 Daihatsu Altis Is A Japan-only Take On The 2018 Toyota Camry Hybrid

14 Jul 2017, 13:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Sure it reads Altis and the badge says Daihatsu, but this mid-size sedan here is nothing more than an exercise in badge engineering

 
New 2017 Honda Grace Hybrid Sedan Revealed in Japan, Gets Official Body Kit
New 2017 Honda Grace Hybrid Sedan Revealed in Japan, Gets Official Body Kit

7 Jul 2017, 13:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Grace is the sedan equivalent of the Fit and HR-V. It just got a facelift with LED headlights but is only available in Japan

 
Toyota Reveals 2017 Aqua With TRD and Modellista Kits in Japan
Toyota Reveals 2017 Aqua With TRD and Modellista Kits in Japan

21 Jun 2017, 21:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Since its launch about four years ago, the Toyota Aqua has almost always been the second best-selling car in Japan after the Prius

 
Takata Shares Suspended On Tokyo Stock Exchange Amid Bankruptcy Report
Takata Shares Suspended On Tokyo Stock Exchange Amid Bankruptcy Report

16 Jun 2017, 13:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It appears that it's belly up for Takata according to the Japanese media. And if the rumor mill is to be believed, Takata will sell its operations by year's end

 
Horror Crash on Japanese Highway Sees Car Literally Fly into Bus
Horror Crash on Japanese Highway Sees Car Literally Fly into Bus

14 Jun 2017, 10:07 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Being in the wrong place at the wrong time: the bus driver can't do a thing to avoid the impact with a car that appeared flying from over the central divider

 
Ferrari 360 Drift Car Goes All Out For Formula Drift Race in Japan
Ferrari 360 Drift Car Goes All Out For Formula Drift Race in Japan

9 Jun 2017, 14:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This could be the Ferrari 360 sliding machine we talked about two years ago, with the Prancing Horse having potentially evolved meanwhile

 
Toyota Harrier Gets 2.0L Turbo, Modellista Kit and Wild Creature Commercial
Toyota Harrier Gets 2.0L Turbo, Modellista Kit and Wild Creature Commercial

9 Jun 2017, 11:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2.0-liter turbo packs 231 PS and 350 Nm, so the same as a BMW X1 xDrive28i. This is the same Toyota engine as in the IS, NX and RX

 
Infiniti Starts Production Of Facelifted 2018 Q50 Sedan In Japan
Infiniti Starts Production Of Facelifted 2018 Q50 Sedan In Japan

5 Jun 2017, 13:38 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Later this summer, Infiniti retailers in the U.S. will gladly welcome the first examples of the redesigned Q50 sports sedan

 
Widebody Aston Martin Vantage Roadster With GT3-spec Diffuser Happens in Japan
Widebody Aston Martin Vantage Roadster With GT3-spec Diffuser Happens in Japan

3 Jun 2017, 19:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Rocket Bunny V8 Vantage? Yes please, especially if it's got that carbon fiber diffuser and some hopelessly cool wheels

 
Japan's Ebisu Circuit Has a Drift Taxi, Here's a Back Seat Ride
Japan's Ebisu Circuit Has a Drift Taxi, Here's a Back Seat Ride

30 May 2017, 15:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Toyota sedan used as a drift taxi can welcome up to three passengers, with each getting to ride in a Bride bucket seat

 
2018 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Surfaces Early On Instagram
2018 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Surfaces Early On Instagram

29 May 2017, 11:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Refreshed in 2013, the Land Cruiser Prado will soon receive its second facelift. Expect the off-roader to go official in Japan no later than September 2017

 
Toyota Japan Gifts The New Camry With TRD And Modellista Special Editions
Toyota Japan Gifts The New Camry With TRD And Modellista Special Editions

29 May 2017, 08:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Exclusive to the Japanese market, the TRD and Modellista visual packages definitely have the ability to beautify the otherwise dull Toyota Camry

 
EVE.RYN BMW i8 "Dark Knight" Spotted in Japan, Has Crazy Red Interior
EVE.RYN BMW i8 "Dark Knight" Spotted in Japan, Has Crazy Red Interior

20 May 2017, 18:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / AC Schnitzer is pussyfutting around the BMW i8 compared to this Japanese kit that makes it twice as wild and gives it that red interior too

 
2018 Honda Fit Facelift Revealed by Japanese Microsite
2018 Honda Fit Facelift Revealed by Japanese Microsite

11 May 2017, 21:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We should see that bumper on the 2018 Fit in America. But there's no hope for the full-LED headlights and leather interior

 
AMG Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Japan-Only G63 Special Edition
AMG Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Japan-Only G63 Special Edition

10 May 2017, 14:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Japan may be known for its love for kei cars, but somewhere in there, there's a market for a limited-edition Mercedes-AMG G63

 
2018 Mazda CX-8 Amateurishly Photoshopped From An Image Of The CX-5
2018 Mazda CX-8 Amateurishly Photoshopped From An Image Of The CX-5

10 May 2017, 08:48 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Internet is a wonderful place, but at times, people use it to spread false information about new cars. Case in point: this spy photo/rendering of the CX-8