A Bus Made Out of a Teddy Bear… Because Japan
4 Feb 2014, 11:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Just when we thought we'd seen everything, Japan takes this whole velvet wrapping thing to the next level. This bus is designed to look like Duffy, the teddy bear mascot of the Tokyo Disney ...
Pigeon-Man Is Back - Stars in Toyota Porte Ad
4 Feb 2014, 10:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We first met Pigeon-Man in a Japanese Toyota Crown commercial last year, but since then he, or it, became almost a must in many other Toyota commercials. Some say the strange Pigeon-Man represent...
Toyota Voxy Modellista Edition in Detail
3 Feb 2014, 16:50 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The 2014 Toyota Voxy may look good for a people carrier, but if you want to turn it into a “swagon” you got to fit it with the new Modellista pack specially designed for it. The Model...
Do You Know About Toyota’s Pokemon Cars?
31 Jan 2014, 12:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Pokemon media franchise started as a vide game from Nintendo created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games, Pokemon rapidly ...
The Lexus RX's Japanese Cousin Gets Chromed
31 Jan 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Japan has always been at the forefront of technology adoption. These folks would much rather build a complicated computer the size of a phone, program a complex virtual personality and 3D model of a...
Vossen Japan Meeting Reuniting A Lot of Lexus Rides
30 Jan 2014, 10:17 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember the days when BBS, Enkei and O.Z. rims were the most popular among tuners? Well, those times are gone now, with wheel makers like Vossen coming with new extravagant designs that captured ev...
Rare Toyota 2000GT Spotted at Cars & Coffee Meeting in Tokyo
29 Jan 2014, 10:45 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota had a sportscar way before the Celica was born, but few know about it and its rarity. With only 337 units built between 1967 and 1970, the Toyota 2000GT is rarer even than the Lexus LFA, a...
Check Out All the Toyotas at 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon
28 Jan 2014, 16:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The 2014 Tokyo Auto Salon has now ended, but in case you missed it, here are some photos with Toyota’s most interesting exhibitions there. Toyota just uploaded these new entries from the sh...
Special Lexus CT on Display at 2014 Fukuoka Motor Show
28 Jan 2014, 10:25 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The 2014 Lexus CT just went on sale, coming with may visual and comfort improvements, but it looks like the automaker left some room for aftermarket tuning as well, despite the fact that most Lexus ...
Fiat Japan Brings New Versions of the 500 Super Pop Model
27 Jan 2014, 16:48 UTC · By: Liana Nastase / This February, the Japan automobile market will open its arms to a new Fiat vehicle, the second edition of the 500 Super Pop car. In case you didn’t know, this Super Pop model had quite a lot...
StanceNation Japan Gathered a Ton Of Cool Lexus and Toyotas
27 Jan 2014, 15:04 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / For many guys out there, stancing went well past beyond just fitting a car with an air suspension and cool rims. It is a way of life and their rides are an extension of their personalities. There...
Attack on Titan: Live-Action Subaru Forester Commercial
27 Jan 2014, 12:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There you are, minding your own business, driving to work when all of a sudden giant monsters come out and try to eat you. Fortunately, you're in a Subaru Forester with symmetrical all-wheel dr...
Special Valentine’s Day MINI Cooper Coming to Japan
27 Jan 2014, 12:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / This year’s Valentine’s Day will be special for Japanese fans of the MINI brand. That’s because BMW decided to launch a limited-run Countryman model especially for this holiday. ...
Volkswagen Orange Up! Limited Edition Launched in Japan
27 Jan 2014, 10:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Special editions are the bread and butter of the small car industry nowadays and Volkswagen knows this. The German automaker's Japanese sales division has thus decided a slightly enhanced versi...
A 45 AMG Petronas Green Edition Launched in Japan
27 Jan 2014, 09:50 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / The German car maker seems to have a special relationship with the Japanese market, as in recent months there have been a number of limited edition destined exclusively for the land of the rising su...
Achievement Unlocked: Toyota Japan Made 150 Million Vehicles so Far
24 Jan 2014, 09:31 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Motor Company reached another milestone but forgot to tell us at the end of last year. Or maybe it was busy counting cars... The Japanese automaker just announced that on December 5th, 201...
How to Destroy a Ducati 899 Panigale
23 Jan 2014, 12:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Japan has really tight regulations when it comes to the noise motorcycle exhausts generate. It may sound funny that the country which gave the planet most of the high-performance machines is so stri...
New Toyota Noah Commercial Bringing Peter Rabbit and Frodo Together
20 Jan 2014, 17:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Well, you know Japanese commercials are a bit coo coo and since the Toyota Noah just released on the market, here’s a chance to take a look at another senseless ad. The Toyota Noah is someh...
Toyota Launches new Voxy and Noah in Japan
20 Jan 2014, 09:47 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota just announced the introduction of the completely redesigned Voxy and Noah minivans in Japan, vehicles that will replace the previous Alphard and Vellfire models. The completely redesigned...
Toyota Presenting Smart Mobility System at Tokyo Show
17 Jan 2014, 18:41 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota’s idea of smart transportation system relies on interconnectivity and permanent communication between all means of transportations. Apart from EVs, hybrids and other public transport...