Mazda CX-5 Crashes During Automatic Braking Dealer Test in Japan
11 Nov 2013, 17:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The autonomous braking systems fitted to modern cars are not there so that you can read a newspaper and not have to use the braking pedal any more, they are there as an extra safety feature, a net t...
Lexus GS Getting 2-Liter Turbo in Japan
11 Nov 2013, 14:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's safe to say Lexus isn't a fan of the turbocharged engines. The official word was that hybrid powertrains deliver better economy and are more viable going forward. But just like BMW, t...
Lexus GS Might Come with Turbocharged Engine
11 Nov 2013, 14:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / We know for quite some time now that Lexus will introduce a new turbocharged powerplant among its current aspirated and hybrid engines in the offer. First registered in Australia, a 2-liter turbo...
Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe Rides in Autonomous Nissan
9 Nov 2013, 13:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you thought president Obama was showing too much support for electric vehicles, just take a look at what’s going on in Japan. The country’s Prime Minster, mister Shinzo Abe, is showin...
Honda Dominating Japanese Car Market with New Fit, N Box
8 Nov 2013, 15:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's a common conception that Toyota is the biggest Automaker in Japan. They've had the best selling car there, the Prius, for two and a half years now, so we take small companies for gran...
Japanese A 45 AMG ad Involves Drifting and Zen Buddhist Monks
7 Nov 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / Back in August we were telling you about what is probably the oddest Mercedes-Benz CLA commercial we had ever seen, made by the Japanese branch of the Stuttgart car manufacturer. Well, it seems t...
A45 AMG Drifts Around Buddhist Monks, Ruins Their Zen
7 Nov 2013, 08:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Leave it to the Japanese to come up with a really cool way to promote a German car. Mercedes is big in the land of the rising sun, and this commercial released just hours ago caught our attention. ...
The VW Beetle Jacuzzi from Japan
6 Nov 2013, 18:57 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When somebody tells you to get in the back of their two-door convertible, you expect to squeeze past the front seat and into the crammed back. But in Japan… oh Japan, you weird and wonderful ...
Toyota GT 86 Gets Love Life School Idol Project Wrap
6 Nov 2013, 17:35 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Thought the Hatsune Miku Vocaloid was the only theme you can wrap your car in Japan? Wrong! You can also have Love Life School Idol Project wrapping now. Probably you are wondering what is with a...
Nissan Shares Drop After Lowering Profit Forecast
5 Nov 2013, 19:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nissan Motor Co. stock fell 10.4% percent to 861 yen yesterday in Tokyo trading, the biggest percentage drop since December 2008, when the first ripples of the crisis reached Japan trading. From th...
Toyota to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure in Japan
1 Nov 2013, 11:02 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Starting with November 15th and caring on until March 15th in 2014, Toyota Motor Corporation will perform verification tests in the Aichi Prefecture in order to assess the practicality of wide-sprea...
Honda Reveals New Odyssey and Odyssey Absolute in Japan
31 Oct 2013, 17:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ahead of the official debut at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda has revealed a new generation of the Odyssey minivan, different from the popular model sold in America. Although it's a model built ex...
Subaru BRZ Premium Sport Package Revealed in Japan
29 Oct 2013, 10:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota blames the failure of the Toyobaru convertible on Subaru, but it to us it seems the guys at Fuji Heavy Industries are heavily committed to the success of their sports coupe. Today, they re...
Toyota Helped by Air Liquide to Make Fuel-Cell Stations
28 Oct 2013, 16:32 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The French-based industrial gas company Air Liquide recently announced to team up with a Toyota subsidiary in order to build a network of fuel-cell filling stations in Japan. With more than 60 hy...
Japanese Classic Toyota Crown Gets Updated
28 Oct 2013, 15:57 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Remember the Ford Crown Victoria that was used by default as police cruisers, taxis and other government official vehicle? Of course you do, but unfortunately, it has been axed, so we won’t se...
2013 MotoGP: 7.3 Earthquake, Lorenzo in Pole
26 Oct 2013, 06:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Despite the MotoGP teams and riders being a bit scared by the 7.3 earthquake in the dead of the night, the championship seems to be back on a more usual schedule. The weather cleared a bit, so the b...
2013 MotoGP: Helicopter Not Allowed to Fly Cancels Motegi Friday Outings
25 Oct 2013, 11:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Race Direction and team representatives agrees to suspend all on-track operations at Motegi due to the bad weather conditions. There will be no GP action today, as all the three classes are affected...
2013 MotoGP: Will Nakasuga Help Lorenzo Hold Marquez at Bay at Motegi?
24 Oct 2013, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We already knew that Katsuyuki Nakasuga was to be a part of the Japan Grand Prix since late August, when the GP Commission confirmed his wildcard appearance at Motegi, aboard an M1 Yamaha bike. H...
Honda Shows Killer Bol d'Or Bikes and More at Tokyo
23 Oct 2013, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda has showed new sweet machinery at the Tokyo Motor Show, but it's still unclear whether they are going to sell these bikes on Western markets as well, or they're just an exclusive tre...
Toyota Hosting 2013 Classic Car Festival in Japan
23 Oct 2013, 09:29 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Motor Corporation announced that it will host a classic car festival in Tokyo next month, to promote and develop automobile culture and encourage car fans interaction. Toyota Automobile Mu...