Toyota's Twizy to Be Launched in Japan for €10,000
9 Jun 2012, 15:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota first showed the COMS in public at the Tokyo motor show, back in 2007, purely as a concept for a very small city-dwelling EV. As the title of this article suggests, this is identical in conce...
Mercedes SLS AMG Matte Editions for Japan
8 Jun 2012, 08:15 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mercedes recently showed respect to the Japanese customers, announcing three SLS AMG Matte Editions that are exclusively destined for the country and come with an ultra-high level of exclusivity. ...
Toyota GT 86 Drifting at Indonesia Launch
5 Jun 2012, 08:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Scion version of the Toyobaru has made its way to US dealers, but with the Fuji Heavy Industries factory cranking them out at full tilt, the launch of the new sports coupe has also taken place i...
Japan: Star Wars Robots Promote Prius Plug-In
4 Jun 2012, 08:45 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / On a scale of 1 to 10, Japan’s commercials usually go up to 11 for their weirdness, and this one is no exception. To promote their latest car, the Prius Plug-in Hybrid, Toyota used a couple of...
Japan Auto Production Rises 174% Compared to April 2011
31 May 2012, 13:07 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We all know that last year’s tragic earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan disrupted not only people’s lives, but also Japanese car production. But, Japan being Japan, they have recovered...
Mazda Demio / Mazda2 Gets Model Year Upgrade for Japan
31 May 2012, 09:31 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda has recently introduced a new model year update for the Demio in Japan (the car is known as the Mazda2 overseas), with the most important ugrades being offered for the 13C-V Smart Edition, whi...
Saab May Be Bought by Swedish Electric Car Firm
25 May 2012, 08:24 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Saab story has definitely saddened the automotive world, but it’s not finished yet, and from the looks of it, it’s going to be more of an on-going thing, until everything is sorted o...
New Fuso Canter Hybrid Truck with Dual-Clutch Transmission Revealed
24 May 2012, 07:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you have a business and need something bigger than a van, but smaller than a full-sized truck, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading truck manufacturers, ...
Toyota CEO Names Favourite Cars from Other Brands
18 May 2012, 14:21 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In a world, the back stage of which is shrouded in secrecy, we so rarely hear about stuff like this. What cars does someone whose opinion maters like? Well, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda has recently made ...
Next Subaru WRX Previewed by Advanced Tourer Concept
18 May 2012, 13:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Subaru has already stated that the next WRX will be much different from the regular Impreza sedan in terms of both looks and the architecture. For a while now, we had no idea what this meant, but a ...
Lexus Discontinues Slow-Selling HS250h Sedan
18 May 2012, 07:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The Lexus HS was introduced back in 2009 as a ‘dedicated hybrid’ vehicle, which was also affordable. It never really caught on, selling only 20,226 units in the US and 8,494 units in Jap...
Honda Reveals UNI-CUB Personal Mobility Machine
15 May 2012, 15:43 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We present to you Honda’s new UNI-CUB Personal Mobility Machine. It’s the result of extensive outside-the-box thinking and it couldn’t have come from anywhere else but Japan. Th...
The King of Kitsch - Leopard Wrapped Lamborghini in Japan
10 May 2012, 12:16 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Tuning one’s car and changing its look is a matter of personal taste and preferences. But we’re sure that whoever decided to wrap a wonderful Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 in leopard-prin...
Very Black BMW M5 from Japan
5 May 2012, 22:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The all-black look is the most widespread and the most widely-appreciated style of tuning. It can make any car look good, even cars that didn’t look good in the first place. However, when ...
Mazda Facing Criticism Over Unprofitability and Assets
9 Apr 2012, 09:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Word has it that the new Mazda CX-5 crossover is a success in Japan, with demand through the roof. But this is only one car, and their bread-and-butter compacts still need a complete and very expens...
600 Ferraris in One Place
5 Apr 2012, 12:50 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Prancing Horse has recently held the first edition of the Ferrari Racing Days in Japan, with the event proving to be a huge success, thanks to the brand’s popularity. The numbers tell a pr...
Subaru BRZ: Huge Market Success in Japan
28 Mar 2012, 15:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota might have designed the looks of the new sports coupe, but we also thing that the Subaru version looks best, even though the changes are minute. So we’re not surprised that even though ...
Office-K: Rolls Royce Party / Gathering in Tokyo
21 Mar 2012, 15:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For a while now, we thought that only the power to through together a dozen Rolls Royces, but they wouldn’t because they all like Ferrari 599s. But Japanese tuners Office-K have proven us wron...
Toyota Boosting Prius C Production to Meet US Demand
20 Mar 2012, 09:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What’s to be considered to be good news for Toyota in Japan can actually prove problematic in the US. As the automaker is already struggling to keep up with demand for the Prius C in the land ...
Toyota GT 86 and Subaru BRZ Production Starts in Japan
16 Mar 2012, 09:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Fuji Heavy Industries, the makers of Subaru vehicles, announced their main plant in Japan has begun production of two brand new sports coupes. We are of course talking about the Subaru BRZ and its s...