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NEWS: Akio Toyoda voted Best Dressed CEO

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Ben Hsu

In addition to being Toyota’s petrolhead honcho, Akio Toyoda has been given Japan’s Best Dresser Award. The man who fast-tracked the Toyota 86, Lexus LFA and Lexus RC F to production was bestowed the honor by the Men’s Fashion Association, which has … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Honda reveals another retro kei car

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Look on the back of Honda‘s latest JDM-only kei jidosha and you’ll see “N/” — the letter N and a forward slash. Apparently the way to pronounce that is N-Box Slash. This is the fifth offering in Honda’s revived N-Series and the second retro-styled car in … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Mazda knows it’s the lone steward of the rotary engine

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Recently Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai was quoted saying there are no plans for a rotary engined sports car. Fans interpreted that as the rotary was dead as a doornail, picked up their pitchforks and got ready to march on Hiroshima, … Continue reading →

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RIP Aritsune Tokudaiji, 1939-2014

Posted on November 7, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Noted Japanese automotive journalist Aritsune Tokudaiji has passed away a week shy of his 75th birthday. In the early days of Japanese motorsports, the Tokyo native drove for the Toyota factory team. Upon retiring in 1969, he went on to co-found … Continue reading →

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NEWS: The first ND Mazda MX-5 race car is here

Posted on November 4, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Mazda relentlessly brags about how it’s the most raced marque in America. Now it’s apparently gunning for the world. Today at SEMA, alongside the world’s first Miata race car — built from one of the Chicago Auto Show display models — … Continue reading →

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NEWS: This is the ND Mazda MX-5 Miata

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Ben Hsu

At 6:00pm Pacific Time, Mazda unveiled the fourth-gen Mazda MX-5 Miata globally and simultaneously in Tokyo, Monterey, and Barcelona. After arriving at Cannery Row in Monterey, we were shuffled into a black, tinted-windows bus headed to an undisclosed location. We thought the unveil may … Continue reading →

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NEWS: 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport sells for $264,000

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Minutes after the white Toyota 2000GT crossed the block at Gooding & Co., a short-wheel base 1967 Mazda Cosmo Sport did the same.Both were from the same collection, an unnamed collector that also sold a BMW 507 and 1969 Camaro … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Toyota 2000GTs sell for $1 million each

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Ben Hsu

The Toyota 2000GT is a million dollar car. But you already knew that. In the auction world, the rule of thumb is that a car needs to sell for a particular price three time before it’s considered legit. Two 2000GTs … Continue reading →

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NEWS: KPGC10 Nissan Skyline GT-R sells for $242,000

Posted on August 16, 2014 by Ben Hsu

We will have more detailed coverage early next week, but we just wanted to tell you that the first KPGC10 Skyline GT-R to sell at auction broke expectations with a $220,000 sale in Monterey. RM Auctions expected it to go … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Mazda gets naming rights to Hakone Turnpike

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Mazda sure knows how to pick ‘em. In the US, Mazda PR reps never let us forget that the full name for the famous corkscrew-having NorCal circuit is Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. On August 1 in Japan, they’ll be the official sponsors of the Hakone Turnpike, a … Continue reading →

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