Motorcycle Police Cosplay Legal in Japan?
11 Jun 2014, 14:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Almost everybody loves cosplay, whether they are kids or adults. However, what starts as an innocent way to have fun can turn into a potentially criminal activity, in case of impersonating state aut...
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...
Jaguar F-Type Coupe Brings British Villains to Japan
9 Jun 2014, 08:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Shot in Japan, You Only Live Twice was one of Sean Connery's best James Bond movies. But we never got any good Japanese villains out of the deal, which is a bit of a shame. That's not a pr...
This Is a Japanese Ricer… Literally
7 Jun 2014, 10:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / “Ricer” – according to the urban dictionary, that term describes “A person who makes unnecessary modifications to their most often import car (hence the term "rice"...
Mercedes GLA Receives Super Mario Themed Debut in Japan
29 May 2014, 13:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Japan has giant robot status and futuristic trains that run at fighter jet speeds. They invented the digital lifestyle, will spend literally billions to make humanoid robots and some of them will ev...
Caterham Seven Kamui Kobayashi Limited Edition Is a Japan-Only Treat
28 May 2014, 18:54 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's not often a specialized sports car marque such as Caterham introduces a limited edition model. And that shows just by going over the stats of the all-new Japan-exclusive Caterham Seven Kam...
Nissan Skyline 200GT-t Revealed in Japan, Uses 2-liter Mercedes Turbo
26 May 2014, 13:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Nissan Skyline is a bit of an oddball in its domestic market. Basically the same car as the Infiniti Q50, it's got a "Skyline" badge on the back and an Infiniti logo at the front....
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...
Facelifted Toyota Yaris/Vitz first Walkaround Is Here
23 May 2014, 16:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / 2014 is the year for changes at Toyota, especially in its small-car segment. It started with the new Aygo and now its bigger brother Yaris received a small facelift. How much has it changed? We&rsqu...
First Lexus RC F GT3 Racecar Spotted in Japan
22 May 2014, 12:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You might be tempted to say that you saw this car already competing in those Japanese GT series, where it also debuted with a victory. You might be a bit confused them, because this is not the Lexus...
Toyota Reminds Us About Its Past Experimental Vehicles
21 May 2014, 13:53 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / You probably know Toyota for being the number one automotive manufacturer, for making your Camry daily driver, the affordable GT 86/Scion FR-S sportscar and popularizing hybrid cars. But as that unc...
Production Daihatsu Copen Leaked in Dealership Brochure
20 May 2014, 08:09 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Presented last year at the Tokyo Motor Show, the Daihatsu Copen concept was promising to be one of the funkiest kei cars around in 2015 when the production model was expected to arrive on the market...
Audi Japan Creates "Samurai Blue 11" Football Dream Team of Special Editions
16 May 2014, 10:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / "Special" editions are a dime a dozen these days and it's getting increasingly hard to find a cool new theme. But what Audi Japan has done is without a doubt unique. In order to sh...
Lexus HS 250h Receives New Harmonious Interior in Japan
15 May 2014, 17:12 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Before the small CT 200h, Lexus had another entry-level vehicle in its lineup - the HS 250h which was introduced just one year before the hatch hybrid. It was just a tad smaller than the IS, had the...
The Walking Bicycle Is a Bit Self-Contradictory
15 May 2014, 12:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like people invented bicycles because they didn’t want to walk over long distances, and this new vehicle provided excellent transportation without work shoe soles. However, it appears...
OCD Much? Luckily You Can’t Buy a Toyota Porte F a la Mode
13 May 2014, 15:46 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Your OCD senses might tingle a bit by looking at the Toyota Porte’s features. It’s not as messed up as the Nissan Cube, but if you like symmetry and organized things, this isn’t yo...
Toyota Verso-S Gets Midlife Update
13 May 2014, 14:21 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Young families have another reason to be happy as the Toyota Verso-S (known as Ractis in Japan) just received a slight upgrade. It’s not that much to make you write a check right now and go to...
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 iQ Gets Two-Tone Special Edition for Japan
9 May 2014, 12:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Toyota/Scion iQ is on its way out after after failing to meet the sales targets set upon it by the largest automaker in the world. However, before production comes to an end another special edit...
Shrunken NSX: Honda S660 Kei Sportscar Coming in 2015
6 May 2014, 14:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Japanese media is reporting that Honda is working on a brand new sportscar. Unfortunately, it's not a new S2000, it's a third of that… the all-new S660, a pocket-sized automobile th...