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Subaru Sends Off the Old Levorg With V-Sport Special Edition
Subaru Sends Off the Old Levorg With V-Sport Special Edition

12 Nov 2019, 11:44 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Subaru Levorg V-Sport is the name of what can only be described as the final special edition of the first-generation Levorg sports tourer

 
Toyota La Coupe Is a Mystery Concept from Japan, Looks Like a Frugal MR2
Toyota La Coupe Is a Mystery Concept from Japan, Looks Like a Frugal MR2

14 Apr 2019, 19:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota had many concepts for sports cars that it never built. This looks more like an evolution of the small kei cars it only sells in Japan

 
Mazda Autozam AZ-1 Stops By Jay Leno’s Garage
Mazda Autozam AZ-1 Stops By Jay Leno’s Garage

6 Aug 2018, 19:31 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you like weird Japanese kei cars from decades past, the Mazda Autozam AZ-1 from the early 1990s fits the mould like a hand in glove

 
Get to Know the 2018 Suzuki Jimny With Walkaround Videos from Japan
Get to Know the 2018 Suzuki Jimny With Walkaround Videos from Japan

21 Jul 2018, 14:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Care to see how much space is left under the hood if you buy the Suzuki Jimny with the 660cc engine or what the interior looks like?

 
Honda S660 Gets Modulo X Package in Japan
Honda S660 Gets Modulo X Package in Japan

27 May 2018, 19:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda makes only one mid-engined sports car, the NSX, right? Wrong, this generation of the 64 horsepower S660 has been on sale for a while

 
New Suzuki Swift Sport Gets Quad Exhaust Tuning from Kuhl
New Suzuki Swift Sport Gets Quad Exhaust Tuning from Kuhl

14 May 2018, 20:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We were probably the first website to share Kuhl racing tuning projects outside of Japan. However, this Swift Sport is not in the same league as their GT-R

 
Craziest Toyota Prius Tuning Has Motorcycle Exhaust and Huge Fenders
Craziest Toyota Prius Tuning Has Motorcycle Exhaust and Huge Fenders

25 Feb 2018, 01:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Prius is probably among the Top 3 most tuned cars in Japan right now, so everybody is trying to come up with the next thing

 
Nissan GT-R by Kuhl Racing Looks Like a Tron Car
Nissan GT-R by Kuhl Racing Looks Like a Tron Car

23 Feb 2018, 21:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We were probably the first to ever show a Kuhl tuning project on a non-Japanese website. And we're not going to stop because these guys are... Kuhl

 
New Honda Legend Debuts in Japan, Is the Acura RLX
New Honda Legend Debuts in Japan, Is the Acura RLX

10 Feb 2018, 11:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Japanese car industry isn't what it used to be. For its flagship sedan, Honda went and borrowed the RLX from its Acura luxury brand in America

 
2019 Mazda CX-5 Gets 190 HP Diesel and New Skyactiv Technology in Japan
2019 Mazda CX-5 Gets 190 HP Diesel and New Skyactiv Technology in Japan

9 Feb 2018, 14:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2.2-liter uses new injectors, pistons and variable geometry turbocharging to increase its output by 15 HP and 30 Nm of torque

 
Lexus RC F Has All-Carbon Hood and Body Kit, Stunning Grey Paint
Lexus RC F Has All-Carbon Hood and Body Kit, Stunning Grey Paint

29 Dec 2017, 17:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The coolest JDM-only Lexus model right now is this thing, an RC F coupe with a carbon fiber hood and other carbon aero goodies

 
Honda Freed Modulo X Looks Sporty But Tiny in Japan
Honda Freed Modulo X Looks Sporty But Tiny in Japan

21 Dec 2017, 22:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When you think of JDM cars, you imagine big-turbo Supras. But this tiny Honda Freed MPV is also JDM and we like the way it looks

 
Subaru WRX STI Spiced Up In Japan With S208 Special Edition
Subaru WRX STI Spiced Up In Japan With S208 Special Edition

25 Sep 2017, 12:03 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The WRX STI soldiers on alongside the all-new Impreza, yet the Japanese get an improved version of the breed that will spawn 450 copies

 
New 2017 Honda Grace Hybrid Sedan Revealed in Japan, Gets Official Body Kit
New 2017 Honda Grace Hybrid Sedan Revealed in Japan, Gets Official Body Kit

7 Jul 2017, 13:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Grace is the sedan equivalent of the Fit and HR-V. It just got a facelift with LED headlights but is only available in Japan

 
Toyota Japan Gifts The New Camry With TRD And Modellista Special Editions
Toyota Japan Gifts The New Camry With TRD And Modellista Special Editions

29 May 2017, 08:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Exclusive to the Japanese market, the TRD and Modellista visual packages definitely have the ability to beautify the otherwise dull Toyota Camry

 
Subaru Updates Japan-spec Forester, It’s Still As Dependable As Ever
Subaru Updates Japan-spec Forester, It’s Still As Dependable As Ever

22 Mar 2017, 12:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / New year, improved Forester. That's how the compact crossover SUV rolls over at Subaru, with the Forester now being safer than ever

 
Rocket Bunny Pandem Honda S2000 Looks Like Time Attack Monster, Coming In April
Rocket Bunny Pandem Honda S2000 Looks Like Time Attack Monster, Coming In April

21 Mar 2017, 14:51 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Honda S2000 never had any appearance issues, but, the the Rocket Bunny Pandem kit, the JDM machine looks like it's just come off the track

 
Honda Civic Returns to Japan After Six-Year Hiatus
Honda Civic Returns to Japan After Six-Year Hiatus

13 Jan 2017, 12:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Honda Civic will be available in Japan once again. Starting this summer, the 1.5L turbo'd hatchback and sedan will go on sale in the Land of the Rising Sun

 
2017 Toyota Mark X Facelift Comes from Japan, Looks Sharp
2017 Toyota Mark X Facelift Comes from Japan, Looks Sharp

23 Dec 2016, 16:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Expect the Mark X in a showroom near you... never. Like the Toyota Harrier, it's one of those cars that we think is cool but will never get to try

 
Two Toyota Hiace Vans Get Lamborghini Bumpers and Paint
Two Toyota Hiace Vans Get Lamborghini Bumpers and Paint

12 Oct 2016, 14:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Only in Japan, right? The reverse would be if an Italian tuning company made a Fiat 500 to look like the Nissan GT-R or an NSX