Mazda3 Compressed Natural Gas Engine to Be Previewed in Tokyo
22 Oct 2013, 11:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Skactiv-G, Skyactiv-D, Skyactiv-MT and soon… Skyactiv-CNG. The now famous Japanese philosophy for making things go Zoom Zoom a little bit more efficiently will be used for the first time t...
Lexus GS 300h Launching in Japan
21 Oct 2013, 10:19 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / At this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show Lexus has unveiled the new GS 300h, adding up to the GS 350 and GS 450h, ramping up the model’s trim to three versions. The newly released model G...
Toyota Wins at Fuji
21 Oct 2013, 08:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Despite the bad weather this weekend, Toyota Racing managed to win for the first time this season at Fuji in Japan. Having been kept in the garage after the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the No.7 TS030 of...
Panda Bears Promote VW Up! in Strange Japanese Commercials
15 Oct 2013, 12:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Up! is probably the car with the biggest sense of humor in Volkswagen's range. In Britain, the tiny car's affordability is promoted on the shelf of a magazine shop, while over in Japan...
Nissan to Sell Infiniti Cars in Japan
13 Oct 2013, 10:00 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Nissan will introduce its Infiniti brand in Japan in order to better compete with German offerings in the country's growing luxury car market, Japanese business daily Nikkei reports. The fir...
2013 Toyota Harrier Prototype Unveiled
13 Oct 2013, 07:13 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Earlier this year, we've seen some renderings with the prototype model for the Japanese market Toyota Harrier, which is basically a different front-faced Lexus RX. The automaker has now rele...
Anime-Wrapped Low-Riding Toyota Van with Swarovski Crystals in Japan
12 Oct 2013, 13:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / How to be a boss in Japan, lesson one. Forget about covering your body with incredibly painful tattoos and carrying a sword around, yakuza don’t deserve as much respect as this guy. This To...
Toyota Aqua Is Japan’s September Best-Seller
11 Oct 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / The Toyota Aqua, or Prius c as we know it, has a very good reputation in Japan, something that reflects in the market’s monthly sales. Small, agile and economic, the baby Prius made it to t...
What's the Most Popular Car in Japan?
11 Oct 2013, 10:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Data released a few days ago by the Japan Automotive Dealers Association shows that Toyota has not one but two of the best sold cars in the country. The Aqua hatchback is the best sold car with 26,5...
New Audi RS6 Avant Launched in Japan
10 Oct 2013, 12:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you got 15 million yen that are sitting around gathering dust? Don't buy one of those expensive Tokyo apartments just to have a place to meet up with your mistress, buy an Audi, The Audi. ...
Honda CR-Z Gets 4 Two-Tone Paint Combinations in Japan
10 Oct 2013, 11:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda Motor CO Japan just announced its small hybrid sportscar will be available in a two-tone paint combination for the local market. For the top trim level called CR-Z α Master Label, you...
Nissan Leaf Sales Top 30,000 in Japan
10 Oct 2013, 09:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It might still be an oddity in most countries, but in Japan, where adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles is high, the Leaf is a common sight. Sales of the EV have officially surpassed the 30,0...
Toyota Receiving 2013 Japan Mecenat Award
10 Oct 2013, 09:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota Motor Corporation has received a Japan Mecenat Award for its Toyota Arts Management information website. The award was presented by the Japan Mecenat Awards organized by the Association for C...
Renault Clio Launched in Japan as "Lutecia"
7 Oct 2013, 16:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Renault Japon, the Japanese subsidiary of the French carmaker, launched a new supermini model in the country. Called the Lutecia, this supermini is actually the Clio 4, revealed last year at the Par...
Petronas Lexus SC Wins Super GT Round 7
7 Oct 2013, 16:42 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / With intermittent rain falling during the race at the Autopolis circuit in Oita Prefecture, the GT500 round 7 was won by No.36 Petronas Tom’s Lexus SC 430. The start was clean, with no trou...
Honda Say It Has 62,000 Orders for New Fit / Jazz
7 Oct 2013, 15:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Earlier today, Honda Motor Co. announced it has already received 62,000 orders for the brand new Fit model, which has yet to reach European and US dealerships. The model was launched in Japan on Se...
Toyota Prius PHV Facelift Goes on Sale in Japan
7 Oct 2013, 16:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / A revamped Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid (PHV) has been launched on the Japanese market, featuring some nice interior and exterior touches to make it more trendy. On the outside, the new Prius Plug...
Nissan Demonstrates Autonomous Drive Vehicle in Japan
7 Oct 2013, 07:45 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / After making the semi-autonomous Leaf road legal in Japan, Nissan went on to demonstrate their all-new fully autonomous vehicle at the 2013 Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies (CEATEC) show...
2014 Can-Am Spyder RT Available in Japan from November
6 Oct 2013, 07:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BRP announces they will be selling their all-new 2014 Can-Am Spyder RT in Japan starting from November 2013. No price for the Japanese market was estimated, but since the base model retails for $...
SLK 200 Radar Safety Edition Limited to 100 Units in Japan
4 Oct 2013, 09:20 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / For some reason, about every month of so, the Japanese branch of Mercedes-Benz releases a limited edition of a random model. The last time we told you about a limited edition Mercedes-Benz for th...