Japan Car News

Nine super rare JDM classics such as the Toyota 2000GT and the Nissan Skyline GT-R  were on display at, “Nostalgic 2days”, a classic car event, which was held in Yokohama on February 17-18, 2018.  To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the event, the organizers created a “Japan Premium Zone”, where these Japanese classics had ample […]

Drifting can be very expensive: first a manual transmission rear wheel drive (RWD) or all-wheel drive (AWD) vehicle must be purchased.  From there a limited slip differential (LSD) is fitted so that both rear tires spin and stability control must be disabled or turned off.  Finally, tires, tires, tires, tires, tires.  One session of drifting […]

Toyota’s partnership with Mazda materializes in an amazing way as a Toyota rotary engine vehicle was displayed at CES 2018. The Toyota rotary engine will be acting as a range extender for an upcoming electric vehicle. The vehicle, tentatively called the, “e-Palette Concept”, was on display in Las Vegas at Toyota’s booth. The concept car […]

Lamborghini Terzo Millennio concept car[/caption]
The outrageously bold Terzo Millennio electric concept car was unveiled by Italian supercar maker Automobili Lamborghini at the EmTech conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts early this November. Co-developed with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, its incredibly low body features orange glowing wheels, a dark windshield stretching nearly to the front of the car, […]

Japanese Food Trucks are called “mobile retail vehicles” (移動販売車), or “kitchen cars” (キッチンカー), Japanese food trucks can be found at events and industrial areas all around the country. Japanese food trucks can be seen serving up more traditional Japanese food such as “Takoyaki” (octopus balls), “Yakitori” (grilled chicken) or “Yakiimo” (roasted sweet potato) or foreign […]

BMW unveiled a special one-of-a-kind M3 at SEMA in Las Vegas this October to commemorate three decades of BMW M3 sales in the USA.
2018 BMW M3 30 Years American Edition
Christened the “30 Years American Edition”, this stunning 2018 M3 Competition Package was dramatically customized by BMW DesignWorks and BMW Individual. Its gorgeous Frozen Red II metallic […]

In the summer of 2015, the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) introduced Auto Test, a motorsport loosely based on the UK motorsport of the same name.  JAF bills the races as an, “informal motorsport experience,” and only requires a driver’s license to participate.  No other safety gear such as helmets gloves, or racing shoes are required […]

 
 
RM Sotheby’s estimates that a 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spyder Competizione going on the block in New York City on December 6 will sell for between $14 and $17 million.
1959-Ferrari-250-GT-LWB-California-Spyder-Competizione
This stunning machine is particularly valuable because it’s one of only eight LWB California Spyders built with an all-aluminum body and it finished fifth […]

Air-cooled Porsche 911 perfection
The fantasy of every air-cooled Porsche 911 fanatic became reality with production of the Gunther Werks 400R, which was recently exhibited at the 2017 SEMA show.
Gunther Werks 400R
This incredible machine improves upon the Porsche 993 — the last air-cooled 911 model and greatest Porsche 911 ever made according to hardcore enthusiasts — […]