FEATURE – TOURING WITH LIBERTY WALK PART 1

It was back down to Nagoya for me for the second time in a month to shoot one of the biggest supercar meetings in the country; an event organized by Wataru Kato and his team from Liberty Walk Japan. Once again, rain threatened to really put a dampener on proceedings but mercifully held off for the day and what I’m going to show you now is one of the coolest collections of hard rolling Super Cars you’ll see anywhere… Read more

EDITORIAL – WHY EVERYONE SHOULD JUST SHUT UP AND TEST-DRIVE AN 86 OR BRZ

People should just quit their bitching about these cars already. Less than a year into production and all I hear is nonsense from people who know absolutely nothing about them. These people’s opinions are like ex’s; we’ve all had one and yet, most of what comes with the fallout is baseless trash talking. And the 86 and BRZ quite simply don’t deserve it… Read more

FEATURE – 2013 TOKYO AUTO SALON OVERVIEW

280,000 people, 800 cars, 4 days, 12 hours of sleep, 1 M6 convertible, 73 cans of Redbull, and 3000 shots later, the curtain (mercifully), fell on the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon. Come with me as 7Tune takes a look back at the biggest TAS in years… Read more

FEATURE – 7TUNE EXCLUSIVE 2013 TOKYO AUTO SALON PREVIEW

If you don’t like 86′s and BRZ’s, the 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon is definitely not the place for you. Not only is this the biggest salon in years, but it is absolutely LOADED with Toyotas and Subarus. I must have counted one 86 or BRZ for every five or six other cars. There are easily over 100 of Japan’s latest builds on the twin platforms that are sweeping the world and making people gnash their teeth at the sometimes 18 month waiting list to order the cars… Read more

FEATURE – THE FAIRLADY ZED 432R

I simply could not believe it. I just stood there staring at it in disbelief, wondering if it was really the genuine holy grail for all Zed lovers. Could it be the rarest and most valuable Fairlady Zed in the world; the Fairest Lady of them all?

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NEWS SCOOP – MITSUHIRO KINOSHITA DRIVING IN 2012 WTAC WITH JUST JAP R35

One of the most popular Japanese time attack drivers for fans around the world is going “Down Under” again for the WTAC this year. I was at a dinner gathering up in Nagano for some amazing fun in the snow before my trip to Thailand the next day, which incidentally, was almost a month ago now, when Mitsuhiro Kinoshita told me about the plans… Read more

EVENTS – CHRIS GRAY ON TAS 2012

‘Tokyo Auto Salon’, the one show of the year that gives every car enthusiast goosebumps at the thought of attending and seeing what new cars and products are on display… Read more

SCOOP – NISSAN RELEASE THE CRAZY JUKE-R

It’s unbelievable ( and pleasantly surprising ) to think that among all the greenies and tree huggers out there calling for the death of the gasoline engine, Nissan is still sticking to what it does best and that is making awesome ( and shockingly fast ) sports cars. But this is something different. This is crazy. This is…JUKEZILLA! Read more

SCOOP – 2012 NISSAN GT-R TO GET POWER BOOST, SPEC R TO DEBUT

Nissan’s R35 GT-R is set to sing its final swansong, with production of the 2012 JDM model supposedly set to wrap up a stellar 6 year period, marked by accolades from all over the globe as the car to beat, a world class all round speed king of track and street and the performance buy of the decade. But Nissan isn’t quite done yet and we have some inside news as to what’s going on… Read more

VIDEO – PAUL WALKER VISITS MINES

Fast and Furious star Paul Walker was in Japan not too long ago at the invitation of Mines president Michizo Niikura for a tour of the workshop and a couple of special ride along. One was so special in fact, behind the wheel of the Mines R35 no less, that I think Paul needed to change his pants after having a little accident downstairs… Read more

PRODUCTS – GT-R COMPLETE FILE IN ENGLISH!

“Can’t get enough of the Nissan GT-R? The “R35 GT-R Complete File” should satisfy your hunger. It’s a comprehensive look at the car that turned the sports car world upside down. Created by the editors of Option magazine, the JDM tuning oracle, this magazine is 160 pages of in-depth reporting, comparisons, track testing and tuning secrets. There isn’t a topic related to the GT-R that isn’t covered. And there isn’t another publication of its kind, anywhere…” Read more

WTAC 2011 – GST AND MERCURY MOTORSPORTS GO PRO

2 new teams have been announced for the Pro class at this years WTAC event in Australia, one of them packing a formidable GC8 Impreza and the other a reworked 800hp R35 GT-R monster… Read more

RANDOM SNAP – THROUGH THE HOOP AT FUJI

This shot isn’t actually from on the circuit but rather the outer perimeter where the roads lead into and out of Fuji Speedway… Read more

News – New 2012 GT-R Gets More Power, New Colors

If sources close to Nissan are to be believed and in this instance it is very likely, the 2011 R35 GT-R is about to be released with 2 new colors; “Aurora Flare Blue pearl” and a chameleon color style “Nebula ( ネデラ ) Black pearl“. In total, there are going to be 6 colors. The new GT-R is also scheduled to be launched in Japan on October 18th… Read more