New Mazda MX-5 / Miata Will Reportedly Weigh 1,020 Kilograms With the 1.5-Liter Engine
12 Sep 2014, 12:27 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The all-new Mazda MX-5 / Miata (ND) has been officially unveiled last week, but there's still a lot of mystery surrounding the small Japanese roadster. A biggie comes in the form of what will p...
BMW R nineT Project Japan Custom Bike XXX
10 Sep 2014, 10:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember the article we ran one week ago, where we promised to bring you a bevy of high-resolution photos of the 4 BMW R nineT Project Japan Custom bikes which were introduced at the BMW Motorrad Da...
Toyota Pixis Kei Truck Debuts in Japan
7 Sep 2014, 15:37 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Also marketed as the Daihatsu Hijet and Subaru Sambar, the Toyota Pixis is one of those ultra small and lightweight kei trucks Japan is mad about. These super-compact trucks were all presented to th...
The World's Smallest Remote Control Helicopter Fits on Your Finger
5 Sep 2014, 09:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At 1.8 inches long (46mm) the Pico-Falcon from Japanese toy maker Bandai CCP claims to be the smallest remote control helicopter ever made. While there might be smaller ones in a government test lab...
Four Killer Custom BMW R nineT Bikes Expected from Japan
3 Sep 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The BMW R nineT is the last machine which uses the old air- and oil-cooled version of the R1200 boxer engine, and is also a bike engineered to make it count in the custom scene, with a special archi...
Toyota Estima Gets VERY Edition in Japan
2 Sep 2014, 12:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / No joke, the Japanese Toyota Estima people hauler now got a special Very Edition. And you thought they ran out of ideas after they created the high-riding GT 86. Well, it’s not the case yet...
Japanese Super GT’s New Regulations Previewed on Toyota GT 86
1 Sep 2014, 09:24 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / For racing rookies, the Super GT series, or the All Japan Grand Touring Car Championship (JGTC), is a grand touring racing series that began in 1993, pitting famous cars like the Toyota Supra, Honda...
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...
Toyota Celebrates 77th Anniversary Today
28 Aug 2014, 08:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The first automaker that managed to break the 10 million vehicles per year today celebrates 77 years of existence. It started with some trucks and crappy passenger cars, but now pushes for 11 millio...
Toyota GT 86 Getting Chuhatsu Plus High Suspension, Because Japan
27 Aug 2014, 14:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Most of the guys we saw owning a Toyota GT 86, or Scion FR-S, have lowered them a bit and eventually added a Rocket Bunny body kit to make their rides look really vicious. Guess that in Japan not ev...
2014 VW Polo Facelift Goes On Sale in Japan
26 Aug 2014, 11:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's one of the best selling superminis of all time in Europe and a huge success for Volkswagen, not to mention an icon with almost . However, the Polo hatch could be considered a fish out of w...
Subaru WRX S4 Goes On Sale in Japan · Video
25 Aug 2014, 08:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Subaru WRX STI is all things to all petrolheads, especially those that don't mind eating mud thrown by a rally car taking a corner at full opposite lock. Among these fans of rally cars and ...
Toyota President Akio Toyoda Takes On the Ice Bucket Challenge
21 Aug 2014, 13:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We doubt that you have’t heard of the ice bucket challenge yet, since most socializing websites are filled with hastag posts and videos supporting the cause. After several celebrities went thr...
50k smart fortwo City Cars Recalled in China
18 Aug 2014, 07:46 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's been barely a month since the Daimler-owned brand announced the third-gen fortwo. However, the outgoing smart fortwo microcar has its fair share of issues in Asia, where roughly 50,000 veh...
Maserati Organizes Amazing "Imperial" Events in China and Japan for Its Centennial
14 Aug 2014, 14:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Maserati might not make James Bond cars like Aston Martin, but their latest models are somehow… better. We can't put that into a straight-laced argument, but the new Ghibli and Quattropo...
Toyota Aqua and Prius Back to Being the Most Popular Cars in Japan
11 Aug 2014, 15:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Japanese car market, one of the biggest in the world, is undergoing a major change. The local government has de-prioritized kei cars in the hope of making the local industry more competitive. Ev...
Hugh Jackman Sings in New Toyota Crown Promo Clip
31 Jul 2014, 13:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You might know Hugh Jackman from his tough guy Wolverine role in more than five movies, but in real life he’s a beloved husband and father of two. Oh, and he also stars in happy Japanese comme...
Japan’s Prime Minister Testing the Toyota FCV
31 Jul 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You know you did a good job if your country’s prime minister wants to test your product by himself and that’s what Toyota recently discovered after Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Ab...
Lexus NX Gets Launched in Japan and Receives TRD Treatment
29 Jul 2014, 15:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / When it comes to cars that look as cool as the all-new Lexus NX crossover, there are few aftermarket mods that can be applied and not ruin the carefully studied design. And you’ll be surprised...
Aston Martin DB9 Carbon Edition Heading to Japan
27 Jul 2014, 15:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / When it was introduced over a decade ago, the DB9 was the first Aston Martin to be built at the carmaker's Gaydon facility and the spiritual succesor of the flawed DB7. To celebrate the model&#...