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Honda S660 Kei Sportscar Is a Baby McLaren with Lots of Cool Details
Honda S660 Kei Sportscar Is a Baby McLaren with Lots of Cool Details

27 Mar 2015, 15:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 2015 Honda S660 is perhaps the most interesting sportscar we've ever seen but will never be able to buy. Too bad, it's a keeper

 
Toyota GT86 Races Original AE86 with Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya
Toyota GT86 Races Original AE86 with Drift King Keiichi Tsuchiya

26 Mar 2015, 07:25 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This is a father-son battle that sees two basic sportscars fight despite the three-decade gap between them. The stopwatch isn't the only test here though.

 
Rowen Body Kit for Nissan 370Z Is Filled with JDM Goodness
Rowen Body Kit for Nissan 370Z Is Filled with JDM Goodness

17 Mar 2015, 09:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Some say it's vulgar, but the Nissan 370Z definitely looks fresh as fudge thanks to the full body kit made Japanese tuner Rowen

 
Next Generation Toyota Alphard Is Bolder than Ever <span>· Video</span>
Next Generation Toyota Alphard Is Bolder than Ever · Video

27 Jan 2015, 10:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Toyota turned the new Alphard into a real Mercedes V Class fighter, but it's never going to face it anytime soon because JDM

 
Black and White Gorillas Argue in 2015 Toyota Vellfire Commercials <span>· Video</span>
Black and White Gorillas Argue in 2015 Toyota Vellfire Commercials · Video

26 Jan 2015, 19:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / White King Kong and Black Magilla fight for your soul in this typically weird Japanse commercial that makes absolutely no sense... but is so fun to watch

 
Subaru Reveals 2015 Legacy B4 Blitzen Concept in Japan
Subaru Reveals 2015 Legacy B4 Blitzen Concept in Japan

9 Jan 2015, 18:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Christmas is over, but Subaru still thought it would be a good idea to launch a concept car painted in red and named after one of Santa's reindeer. Say hello to the Legacy B4 Blitzen concept ca...

 
Honda Reveals New Jade Hybrid 6-Seater in Japan
Honda Reveals New Jade Hybrid 6-Seater in Japan

8 Jan 2015, 13:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda has revealed the first photos and details regarding a brand new 6-seater estate model called the Jade. The passenger car will go on sale come February 13 and by the looks of things, it will be...

 
You Are Using this JDM Sticker Wrong
You Are Using this JDM Sticker Wrong

8 Jan 2015, 12:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Sometimes the cultural differences between Asia and the rest of the world are more than amusing, especially when Western people are trying to assume some of the Eastern practices without exactly kno...

 
2015 Mazda Carol is a Retro Kei Car We Can’t Get Enough Of
2015 Mazda Carol is a Retro Kei Car We Can’t Get Enough Of

30 Dec 2014, 14:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 660 cc era of the kei car introduced a few regulations that directly affect the styling cues of these little urban dwellers. To sum things up as short as possible, a kei car manufacturer needs t...

 
Subaru Launches Levorg 1.6GT EyeSight Special Edition in Japan
Subaru Launches Levorg 1.6GT EyeSight Special Edition in Japan

11 Dec 2014, 16:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If there's one car that's only offered in Japan we wish to buy, it's the Subaru Levorg, a very nice-looking wagon with interesting tech. That is if you're a fan of the brand. Tod...

 
140 HP Nissan Note Nismo S Reveals JDM Tech in Walkaround from Japan
140 HP Nissan Note Nismo S Reveals JDM Tech in Walkaround from Japan

2 Dec 2014, 15:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For today's trip to the land of JDM, we give you an MPV with too many Ns in its name and more power than any Note model sold anywhere in the world. It's weird, it's wonderful, it'...

 
Nissan GT-R 45th Anniversary & 2015 Nissan GT-R On Sale in Japan <span>· Video</span>
Nissan GT-R 45th Anniversary & 2015 Nissan GT-R On Sale in Japan · Video

25 Nov 2014, 17:22 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The company that makes what we petrolheads refer to as Godzilla just unveiled an extremely limited edition of the Nissan GT-R. Dubbed the 45th Anniversary, this bad boy was released in conjunction w...

 
Mitsuoka Orochi Edition Inspired by Legendary Anime Neon Genesis Evangelion
Mitsuoka Orochi Edition Inspired by Legendary Anime Neon Genesis Evangelion

11 Nov 2014, 15:05 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A special edition of a car nobody in the western world knows about that's inspired by a Japanese cartoon – frankly, we shouldn't care, but we most definitely do! Mitsuoka Motors h...

 
10 Reasons Why Japanese Cars Are Cool Again
10 Reasons Why Japanese Cars Are Cool Again

7 Nov 2014, 18:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Japanese auto market is filled with stories of engineering passion and ambition. What started out as a country infused by medieval traditional values turned into an industrial powerhouse that de...

 
Bald Hitchhiker Girl Picked Up by Pimps on Cloud in Weirdest Japanese Commercial Ever
Bald Hitchhiker Girl Picked Up by Pimps on Cloud in Weirdest Japanese Commercial Ever

31 Oct 2014, 14:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Over in America, the Nissan Versa Note is one of those cars you buy only because you can't afford anything better. It's cheap, and we don't mean that in a good way, plus it's pow...

 
2014 Daihatsu MiraCocoa PlusX Is Pink Japanese Chic
2014 Daihatsu MiraCocoa PlusX Is Pink Japanese Chic

17 Oct 2014, 14:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While China is obsessed with having really long sedans, the folks over in Japan are sticking to what they've always done best: think small. From Toyota's budget sub-brand Daihatsu, we brin...

 
Cute Girl Teaches Us The Japanese Pronunciation of Car Brands
Cute Girl Teaches Us The Japanese Pronunciation of Car Brands

24 Sep 2014, 12:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Have you noticed how conversations risks being disturbed when somebody misses the pronunciation of a car brand? Fret not, we are here to provide assistance. In case you’ll ever need to pronoun...

 
Mercedes Launches SLK 200 Carbon LOOK Edition in Japan
Mercedes Launches SLK 200 Carbon LOOK Edition in Japan

28 Aug 2014, 10:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Thought we forgot all about the SLK Roadster? Of course we didn't, and neither did the Japanese, it seems. On August 22nd, the company representing the three-pointed star locally presented a sp...

 
JDM-Spec Subaru WRX STI Type S Looks Hot, Packs 2-liter Turbo <span>· Video</span>
JDM-Spec Subaru WRX STI Type S Looks Hot, Packs 2-liter Turbo · Video

26 Aug 2014, 16:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Remember how with the old bug-eyed models, Japanese Subaru STIs were so much better than the ones sold in America. Well, they're doing it again. If you're into forbidden fruit, we promise ...

 
2014 Toyota Crown Athlete Is a Pink Forbidden Fruit
2014 Toyota Crown Athlete Is a Pink Forbidden Fruit

9 Aug 2014, 09:35 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Just like Lexus, Toyota was dealing with an aging client demographic in Japan. To solve that problem, the automaker launched body kits for all its hybrids to give younger customers the opportunity t...