Monthly Archives: February 2020
Happy TE27 Day from JNC
Metal bolt-on fender flares should be a factory thing again. Happy TE27 Day from JNC!
MINICARS: Hot Wheels ’89 Mazda Savanna RX-7 FC3S test shot
A few months go we showed you an early prototype for one of the most exciting Hot Wheels releases for this year, Mazda’s second-generation turbo rotary flagship. According to our friends at Mattel, the official name will be ’89 Mazda … Continue reading
Toyota brought out stock and rally Celica GT-Fours to the GR Yaris debut
The Toyota GR Yaris seems like it will be an insanely awesome hot hatch, even if its connection to the Celica GT-Four is dubious. We said it smelled like a retcon, but we have to admit, when Toyota put all … Continue reading
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Tagged A90, ae86, celica, corolla, corolla levin, Dakar Rally, GR Yaris, J200, land cruiser, rally, st165, SuperGT, supra, tokyo auto salon, toyota, TS050, wrc, yaris
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VIDEO: Battle of the Japanese one-box vans
The sheer variety of Japan’s one-box vans are as mind-melting as their ubiquity. There are so many trims, options, and configurations that we could launch a sister site, JNV, to cover them all. Luckily, during the brief moment that they … Continue reading
QotW: How should Mazda celebrate its 100 birthday?
It’s not every day that a car company reaches 100 years of age. Of the Japanese companies still making cars today, only Daihatsu, Isuzu, Mitsubishi, and now Mazda have made it this far. It’s a momentous occasion that literally happens … Continue reading
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Happy TA22 Day from JNC
Later this year, the original Toyota Celica will celebrate its 50th birthday. Perhaps we should paint one eye of a little red Japanese doll, set it on our shelf, and paint the other one when the Celica joins the 50 … Continue reading
