Toyota 086A ‘Toyobaru’ to Debut at Tokyo Motorshow

With news that a lot of foreign makers will not be attending this years Tokyo Motor Show, the limelight will definitely be on local JDM makers and what new toys they have to offer. Read more

Japanese Car Museums: 15 To Get You Started

This week we’re putting together information to make your trip to Japan all the more enjoyable… preferably based around cars of course!  This time let’s look at a selection of car manufacturer’s museums. Read more

“I saw the Toyota 086A”

An insider at Toyota R&D has finally spilt the beans and revealed that the upcoming Toyota compact sports car, codenamed 086A, will offer lines not unlike the current Lexus LF-A prototype as seen at the recent Nürburgring 24 Hour endurance race.

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“Sakura-chan” AW11 MR-2

A friend of mine asked if I knew about Kobe’s famous “Sakura-chan” AW11 MR-2 the other day, I had no idea what he was talking about so he directed me to a certain blog which had photos of the car in question.

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Air Ducts R Us

I saw this UFC31Toyota Celsior at Global Auto a while back and it instantly stood out, not because of its Swiss cheese front fenders or belly scraping stance, but because Global Auto don’t stock VIP cars… or do they? A luxury sedan is also the last place you’d expect copious amounts of “speed holes” too, right?  Read more

Sunrise Celica

Out the front of a Lawson convenience store in the middle of nowhere (central Hyogo actually) was this ZZT231 Toyota Celica SS-II. On the outside at least it looked to be fairly modified, but what happened to all the ZZT Celicas? I get around Kansai a lot but this is the only modified ZZT23x I’ve seen on the streets for quite a while. Read more