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2015 Mazda2 Specs Revealed by Japanese Website
2015 Mazda2 Specs Revealed by Japanese Website

17 Jul 2014, 17:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mazda has unloaded quite a bit of information through US and European media outlets today, letting the whole world know the new Mazda2 has been officially revealed. However, many of the things we re...

 
This Porsche 911 Has Its Engine Up Front... Because It’s a Nissan 350Z
This Porsche 911 Has Its Engine Up Front... Because It’s a Nissan 350Z

11 Jul 2014, 15:11 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In case you haven’t been living under a carbon fiber rock or something, you know that opening the engine cover on a Porsche 911 nowadays won’t actually reveal the flat six at the back. S...

 
Honda Vezel Tries to Be European in Japanese Commercial
Honda Vezel Tries to Be European in Japanese Commercial

25 Jun 2014, 09:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda's Vezel remains an interesting concoction of design elements that can only be sampled in its domestic Japanese market. However, all signs point towards a European debut in the next year u...

 
Subaru Levorg 2.0GT-S Walkaround: America Needs This Wagon
Subaru Levorg 2.0GT-S Walkaround: America Needs This Wagon

10 Jun 2014, 15:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There are quite a few family men in America who think they are not well catered to, and that's because there just aren't enough wagons on offer. More of them are coming this year, like the...

 
Nissan 370Z Roadster Production Ends: Japanese Domestic Market Only
Nissan 370Z Roadster Production Ends: Japanese Domestic Market Only

26 May 2014, 09:05 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Whenever a well-known Japanese model fails to meet a certain target, buyers outside Japan tend to blame it all on... the Land of the Rising Sun. Seriously, people usually blame the engineers that bu...

 
Honda CR-Z Receives "Dressed label III" Special Edition in Japan
Honda CR-Z Receives "Dressed label III" Special Edition in Japan

23 May 2014, 17:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda is very unlikely to keep the CR-Z around for vary long. Rumor has it that it's going to be dropped when the current model year expires, together with the Insight. We think it's a sha...

 
Toyota Auris 150X "Blackish Lounge" Revealed in Japan
Toyota Auris 150X "Blackish Lounge" Revealed in Japan

9 May 2014, 13:26 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota is largely known as a maker of boring sedans, but in Japan they have a lot of fun with their lineups. Just take this special edition Auris hatchback, called the "Blackish Lounge". T...

 
Toyota Thinks the New Yaris Is a Sneaker
Toyota Thinks the New Yaris Is a Sneaker

7 May 2014, 18:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / When Toyota launched the new Yaris, the company and the public alike found quite a lot of stuff to say about the vehicle. Nonetheless, we’re pretty sure nobody regarded the Japanese sub-compa...

 
Nissan Micra Nismo S: Walkaround of the Smallest Hot Nissan
Nissan Micra Nismo S: Walkaround of the Smallest Hot Nissan

2 May 2014, 13:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Nissan Micra is no Ford Fiesta when it comes to handling. Small, soft and not equipped with powerful engines, it's among the least inspiring city-sized cars out there. That's not the c...

 
Sports Car Junkyard in Japan looks Painful
Sports Car Junkyard in Japan looks Painful

29 Apr 2014, 09:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The way in which people in Japan handle their cars once they pass away is different to the large wrecking yards we are all used to. We’ve brought along a video that showcases the way in which ...

 
Mitsuoka Viewt Haru Special Edition Has Classic Looks On a Budget
Mitsuoka Viewt Haru Special Edition Has Classic Looks On a Budget

10 Apr 2014, 16:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Have you ever wanted a brand new Jaguar Mark 2 from the early 60s but a bit smaller and easier to park. That's not really a problem if you live in Japan, since a company called Mitsuoka makes a...

 
2014 Nissan Dayz Roox Is a Pink Shoe Box on Wheels
2014 Nissan Dayz Roox Is a Pink Shoe Box on Wheels

4 Apr 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A new minicar that hit the Japanese market is not a big deal if you look at it objectively, but from the "oh my god this looks like a box on wheels" point of view, the significance is quit...

 
2014 Nissan Elgrand: Japan's King of Luxury Minivans
2014 Nissan Elgrand: Japan's King of Luxury Minivans

20 Mar 2014, 11:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As a company, Nissan is known for totally different things depending on where you live. If it's Europe, it has to be crossover, America equals cheap sedans and Japan… In the land of t...

 
Rilakkuma Alloy Wheels Could Be Japan's Strangest Aftermarket Goodie Ever!
Rilakkuma Alloy Wheels Could Be Japan's Strangest Aftermarket Goodie Ever!

13 Mar 2014, 18:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody knows about Hello Kitty. It's on toys, food, clothes, sexy underwear and of course cars, lots of strange cars. We here at autoevolution think being mainstream is bad, really bad, whic...

 
Illegal Street Racing In Okinawa, a Wild Story
Illegal Street Racing In Okinawa, a Wild Story

10 Mar 2014, 10:33 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / There’s always been some sort of fascination around the illegal street racing in Japan and now there’s a short documentary that takes us straight into the heart of that world. The crew o...

 
2014 Ford Fiesta Walkaround Puts a Spin on Japanese Market
2014 Ford Fiesta Walkaround Puts a Spin on Japanese Market

9 Feb 2014, 21:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It might seem trivial to show you guys a Ford Fiesta supermini sold in Japan, but it’s really not. You see, people often don’t understand why a car like this can end op costing the equiv...

 
Honda Vezel Walkaround Videos Show Future Global Fit SUV
Honda Vezel Walkaround Videos Show Future Global Fit SUV

3 Feb 2014, 18:25 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Remember the days of "Japanese imports", when the Civic and Accord actually came from the land of the rising sun and not some factory in Ohio? The owner manuals were unfathomable and you c...

 
Pokemon Toyota Cars Are 50% Crazy 50% Cute
Pokemon Toyota Cars Are 50% Crazy 50% Cute

3 Feb 2014, 00:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Even though some might say that Pokemon is a stupid cartoon that’s been overhyped, it’s still a smash sensation around the world and has netted millions through all sort of gimmicky fran...

 
Nissan Leaf Gets Aero Body Kit, But Only in Japan
Nissan Leaf Gets Aero Body Kit, But Only in Japan

13 Dec 2013, 14:10 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In the US, Nissan is this sort of budget car maker, offering an endless slew of uninspiring cars. But back in Japan, its range is crowded with luxury models, really small city cars and really cool s...

 
Japanese Custom Car Culture Like You've Never Seen It
Japanese Custom Car Culture Like You've Never Seen It

29 Nov 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You know how they say we know more about the surface of the moon than the bottom of the ocean? Well, Japan is a little bit like that. The country has one of the biggest auto markets in the world, bu...