Monthly Archives: October 2025

QotW: What are your gasoline filling routines?

Posted on October 6, 2025 by Ben Hsu

Today, October 6, is Oil Day in Japan, marking an occasion for average citizens to think about the many petroleum-based products used in every day life. The date was chosen because the numbers 1, 0, and 6 can be rearranged … Continue reading →

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PlayStation 5 is the console to get if you want total Japanese car immersion

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Steve Chang

It might not be possible to upend your life and collect a stable of dream cars and race them in Japan and beyond, but a PlayStation 5 is going to be your next best bet. The long awaited reboot of … Continue reading →

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The next Toyota 86 could share a platform with the Miata

Posted on October 2, 2025 by Steve Chang

A report out of Japan claims that Toyota’s partner for the next GR86 will no longer be Subaru. After two generations of platform sharing with the BRZ, Toyota will instead join with Mazda and develop the GR86 alongside the next … Continue reading →

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It’s the end of the road for the Lexus LS

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Ben Hsu

In 1989 Toyota introduced what was arguably the most over-engineered car ever made. The Lexus LS had to be perfect if it was going to go toe-to-toe with the established European brands. It was. More refined, more durable, and far … Continue reading →

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