Mercedes SLK 200 Radar Safety Edition Launched in Japan
4 Oct 2013, 08:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mercedes Japan has just announced yet another special edition model for the local market. This time, they've taken a crack at adding value to the SLK roadster. Limited to only 100 examples, ...
Mitsubishi Previews New eK Space Kei Car
3 Oct 2013, 16:24 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has previewed the new eK Space and eK Space Custom “super height wagons”, ahead of their public debut at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show next month. Described ...
Next-Generation Honda Odyssey Previewed
30 Sep 2013, 16:23 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Honda has revealed the next-generation global Odyssey minivan through a batch of photos posted on its Japanese website. More compact that the US version available as we speak over the Pond, the n...
2014 Lexus LF-CC GT500 Makes Video Debut
30 Sep 2013, 09:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Back in August, Lexus said it is working a LF-CC-based race car for the 2014 Japanese Super GT Series GT500 class, but declined to reveal further info about its latest track-prepped monster. Well...
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster by Liberty Walk LB Performance Previewed
16 Sep 2013, 14:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / If you’re willing to have your Lamborghini Aventador Roadster tuned, Japan isn’t exactly the first place that comes to mind, but it seems that Liberty Walk LB Performance has something f...
Mercedes Launches ML350 BlueTEC Anniversary Edition in Japan
29 Aug 2013, 09:59 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The Germans like it in Japan. The Germans from Mercedes-Benz and BMW that is, two companies that keep launching all sorts of limited edition vehicles in the Land of the Rising Sun. Like this ML35...
Toyota Auris Stars in Its Own Japanese Anime, about Giant Robots… Obviously
26 Aug 2013, 07:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / So yeah, by now you've figured out that the guys working on promoting the Toyota Auris in Japan don't think like regular folk. There was that one incident with the androgynous model with a...
Subaru Launches BRZ tS in Japan
19 Aug 2013, 13:43 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Revealed earlier this month at the Fuji Speedway, the Subaru BRZ tS has been launched on the Japanese market, the Tokyo-headquartered automaker announced today. Available in only 500 examples, th...
Mercedes CLA Boldly Going Where No Japanese Commercial Has Gone Before
19 Aug 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The marketing campaign for the Mercedes CLA-Class in Japan is called "CLA is Born". Thankfully, that doesn't mean it's coming out o womb, though what you're about to see is ...
Nissan GT-R GT500, Honda NSX Concept-GT & Lexus LF-CC Introduced at Suzuka
19 Aug 2013, 09:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Last week, Nissan, Honda and Lexus unveiled their new race cars developed for the 2014 Super GT Series in Japan, with all three vehicles showcased at the Suzuka Circuit ahead of the fifth round of t...
Japanese Man Makes Poached Eggs on Hot Dashboard in Summer
13 Aug 2013, 13:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Poached eggs are delicious, especially on toast with a strip of bacon. However, it's ridiculously hard to make and we cup ramen people of the world can't possibly handle a recipe like this...
Subaru Could Expand Its Lineup
9 Aug 2013, 14:50 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Subaru could expand its lineup in the near future as some people in the company may want to build mass-market or cheaper vehicles, company president Yasuyuki Yoshinaga revealed ea...
Here’s a Japanese Ad for the 2013 Toyota Corolla Hybrid
8 Aug 2013, 09:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As with the new Japan spec Toyota Corolla Hybrid making its way on the local market, here is the first commercial we found so far. Why is it important to see it? Because it may be the first Toyot...
Mercedes GLK Gets Schwarz Edition in Japan
6 Aug 2013, 10:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Preconceptions about the language or culture of a country are supposed to be bad, but they are often used in the auto industry. We think all German cars are serious, all Japanese motors smoke and As...
New 2014 Honda Fit Gets Microsite, to Debut in September
5 Aug 2013, 14:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda is a car company that knows innovation is key to its survival, and by god if this new car isn't innovative. We've already seen the brand new 2014 Fit / Jazz about a short while ago w...
Zero Engineering Samurai Type5 Custom Platform
1 Aug 2013, 11:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / How about a Japanese Harley-Davidson? For some, this sounds like heresy, but if top-notch, jaw-dropping custom bikes are your game, then Zero Engineering is the place to go to. Old-school drag ma...
How The Nissan GT-R Engine Is Made: Meet the Takumi
30 Jul 2013, 14:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 3.8-liter at the front of the Nissan GT-R is the company’s pride and joy. The unit is hand-built by four craftsmen at the Nissan factory in Yokohama and now the company wants them to tell ...
This Japanese Woman Loves Scale Models
29 Jul 2013, 17:12 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Here at autoevolution, we’ve all had out fair share of collecting die cast models. Some of us still have this fetish, but we’ve never managed to reach the level of passion displayed by ...
Toyota Launches Pink Limited Edition Crown in Japan
29 Jul 2013, 13:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Toyota has announced the introduction of a limited edition color for the Crown sedan in Japan. Nothing spectacular you might think, since BMW and Mercedes-Benz are doing the same a couple time a yea...
Honda Wins 2013 Suzuka 8 Hours Race, Schwantz Shows He's Still Great
29 Jul 2013, 12:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A great victory for Honda at Suzuka, Japan his weekend, as the Japanese manufacturer topped the 8 Hours endurance race. Honda powered the Mushahi RT Harc Pro team, with Leon Haslam, Michael Van d...