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PIXELATED: Honda celebrates 30 years of gaming with new ad

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Ryan Senensky

Honda has a new commercial celebrating 30 years of video games. Apparently, the company sponsors a team of professional gamers that is competing in the upcoming League of Legends championships, and released the ad to commemorate the occasion. Can you … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged civic, Civic EG, Civic Type R, crx, ef, honda, nsx, Ridgeline, video games | 7 Comments

EVENTS: 2018 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03 — Hondas

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Ben Hsu

To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Honda has founding, we continue our JCCS coverage with the brand that Old Man Soichiro built. Thanks to a bigger venue this year at Marina Green Park, JCCS is now able to allow 90s … Continue reading →

Posted in jccs | Tagged accord, Accord 1G, Accord 2G, acura, civic, Civic 1G, crx, dc2, ea, ef, honda, Honda N-Series, Honda Z-series, integra, Integra 1G, Integra 2G, jccs, legend, Legend 1G, Life StepVan, S500/S600/S800, vamos | 7 Comments

GALLERIES: The Petersen Automotive Museum opens an unprecedented exhibit honoring Japanese cars

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Perhaps it is only fitting that the Petersen Automotive Museum is now located in what was once the only Seibu department store in the US. Where rows of Japanese home goods resided in 1962, today in 2018 stands this hemisphere’s most comprehensive museum … Continue reading →

Posted in museums | Tagged 2000gt, A80, bosozoku, c110, civic, cosmo sport, cresta, csp311, datsun, Datsun Type 16, drag, ef, EK, Flying Feather, hino, honda, Honda N-Series, Honda S-Series, jimny, kaido racer, kenmeri, lj20, mazda, mitsubishi, Mitsubishi 500, n600, nissan skyline, Petersen Museum, prince, r382, rx-3, s600, silvia, skyline sport, supra, suzuki, Suzulight, toyoda aa, toyota, x80 | 30 Comments

VIDEO: Look at all the great driver’s cars you could get in 1991

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Ben Hsu

At the height of the Bubble Era, every Japanese carmaker had a driver’s car. We’re not talking about high dollar sports cars like the NSX or Supra, either. In this Best Motoring video from 1991, a lineup of enthusiasts’ machines, sometimes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged best motoring, civic, ef, EF9, enfini, eunos, eunos roadster, fc3s, honda, mazda, miata, Miata NA, mx-5, nissan, pulsar, r32, rx-7, s13, silvia, skyline, starlet, toyota | 10 Comments

PIXELATED: JNCs of the Grand Theft Auto universe

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Ryan Senensky

With rumors of the next installment of the Grand Theft Auto franchise taking place in Vice City, we began to ponder the possibilities for in-game cars. If publisher Rockstar Games does indeed return to their caricature of 1980s Miami, it could make way … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged 2000gt, 240z, accord, ae86, c10, CA Accord, corolla, corolla levin, crx, datsun, ef, fairlady z, Hakosuka, hilux, honda, mazda, nissan, rx-3, s30 z, skyline, toyota | 15 Comments

SEMA 2017: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Ben Hsu

As the largest trade event for custom cars in the US, possibly the world, SEMA can serve as a showcase for innovation and creativity, sometimes giving a spotlight for bloody knuckled backyard builds to shine. The flip side, though, is that SEMA’s high profile pressures talented craftsmen into pouring cash into cars whose sole purpose … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240sx, 360 Modena, A80, acura, ae86, arrow, C-HR, c10, civic, Civic Type R, corolla, daihatsu, ef, eg, fd3s, ferrari, ford, GC8, Grom, gt-r, Hakosuka, hijet, honda, isuzu, lancer celeste, lexus, Lexus LC, Lexus LS, Lexus RC, liberty walk, mazda, miata, Miata ND, mitsubishi, mustang, mx-5, nissan, NPR, nsx, plymouth, r30, r32, r33, r35, Ridgeline, rx-7, s14, sema, SEMA 2017, sienna, skyline, subaru, supra, TLX, toyota | 20 Comments

EVENTS: 2017 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — 80s & 90s

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Ben Hsu

This year the JCCS Street Neo Classics show was put on hiatus because its venue, an area of the Toyota USA campus, is no longer available. If you’ve been following the news the company’s move to Texas is underway, so soon the long-standing Torrance … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 300zx, acura, civic, corolla, cressida, crx, Da, e80, e90, ea, ef, fc3s, Galant VR-4, honda, integra, Integra 1G, mazda, miata, mitsubishi, mugen, mx-5, N12, nissan, pulsar, rx-7, starion, toyota, x80, z31 | 5 Comments

MOTORSPORT: Honda Civic Racing History

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Ben Hsu

The Honda Civic was a giant slayer if there ever was one. Rarely in history has one model done so many things so well. One of those things was racing, a facet of the Civic rarely covered in Western media. … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged accord, civic, Civic EA, Civic EG, ef, Fuji Grand Champion, honda, Honda Welcome Plaza, JTC, jtcc, sb1, Team Yamato | 15 Comments

VIDEO: Why must Honda torture us with this horrible tragedy?

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Honda is apparently on a quest to make grown car-loving men and women weep like little babies. In its latest ad, titled “You Are the One,” a girl is cruelly separated from a beloved family member, an EF Honda Civic. Get … Continue reading →

Posted in cm | Tagged civic, ef, honda, The Power of Dreams | 34 Comments

EVENTS: AE86 Nights 9th Anniversary

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Ben Hsu

What started as a small gathering of enthusiasts of the last RWD Corolla eight years ago has grown into a gathering that attracts hundreds of cars from all over southern California. It all started with the beloved Hachiroku, and the types of … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 280zx, 610, 810, a20, a40, a60, a70, ae86, aw11, celica, Chevy Nova, civic, corolla, corolla levin, cressida, datsun, e20, e70, e80, ef, fj cruiser, fj60, FRS, hilux, honda, impreza, land cruiser, maxima, mazda, miata, mr2, MX5, NA Miata, nissan, s130, sa22, scion, sprinter trueno, subaru, supra, sw20, ta22, te27, toyota, van, wagons, x60, x70 | 10 Comments

VIDEO: Honda Collection Hall video dump

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Dan Hsu

The Honda Collection Hall museum at Twin Ring Motegi has just uploaded another several videos to their YouTube channel. Following on the series launched earlier this year, several 80s Honda cars and motorcycles get their turn to exercise their engines … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged crx, ef, honda, honda collection hall, Odyssey, prelude, spacy, Stream, twin ring motegi | 5 Comments

VIDEO: Why Honda people love the Civic

Posted on March 21, 2016 by Ryan Senensky

The Honda Civic is adored by Honda lovers of all ages, especially the 1988-2000 EF, EG and EK generations. They’re loved not in the way Toyota guys idolize the AE86, but rather in the way that Mini guys adore the … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged civic, ef, honda, Motorweek | 15 Comments

EVENTS: 2015 Mooneyes All Odds Nationals

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Ben Hsu

If you’re looking for high-powered GT-Rs and the like, Mooneyes shows are probably not for you. The cars you find at a typical Mooneyes event celebrate the art of customization, whether it’s on kei cars or commercial trucks. The vehicles here less about racing than … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged a30, A80, All Odds Nationals, autozam, b210, barikan, carol, cedric, cedric 130, cedric 230, cedric 430, civic, corolla, corona, crown, debonair, e10, e20, ef, fj60, gloria, hilux, Homer, honda, kujira, land cruiser, mazda, Might Boy, minica, mitsubishi, mitsubishi 360, mooneyes, n10, nissan, porter, s130, s40, s50, s60, shuttle, sunny, sunny excellent, supra, suzuki, t40, t50, tateguro, toyota, wagon, wagons | 5 Comments

EVENTS: Old School Love, New School Flavor, Part 03: Mazda, Honda and Mitsubishi

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Ryan Senensky

In the Part 01 and Part 02 of the coverage from Team_Nostalgic’s Old School Love, New School Flavor show, we featured exclusively the cars of Toyota and Datsun, respectively. In our final upload we arrive at Mazda and include two less well-represented … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged crx, ef, fc3s, Galant VR-4, lancer evolution, mazda, mitsubishi, Old School Love New School Flavor, rx-3, rx-7, SA22/FB | 6 Comments

EVENTS: Petersen Museum Japanese Car Cruise-In

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Ben Hsu

There are many things to hate about Los Angeles, but its car culture isn’t one of them. As the trendsetting capital of the custom automobile, it holds the motorcar in such high regard that there’s a shrine to it located smack … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 1uz, 200sx, 240z, 280zx, 2jz, 300zx, 370z, 510, 610, a20, a60, acura, ae86, AeroCabin, bluebird, boyd coddington, c10, celica, civic, corolla, corona, cressida, crx, daruma, datsun, dc2, e30, ef, fr-s, gt-r, Hakosuka, honda, integra, luce, maxima, mazda, Mazda 1200 Pickup, miata, mx-5, ND, nissan, patrol, Petersen Museum, plymouth, prelude, r100, r130, r32, r33, r34, rx-3, rx-7, s12, s130, s30, sa22, scion, Sienna SE, skyline, soarer, Sportstar, supra, t80, U11, Valiant, wagons, x70, z20, z32 | 18 Comments

MINICARS: 2015 Hot Wheels lineup announced

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

Mattel has announced the entire 2015 Hot Wheels lineup. Each year, there are a number of brand new castings and this year the one that jumps out to JNCers is surely the 1990 Acura NSX. Yes, by next year, Soichiro’s supercar will officially be a Japanese … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 240z, 370z, 620, acura, ae86, brat, brz, civic, datsun, ef, honda, hot wheels, mazda, nissan, nsx, rx-7, s30, scion, scion fr-s, subaru, toyota | 14 Comments

GALLERIES: The American Honda Collection, Part 01 – Small Beginnings

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Soichiro Honda was born on November 17, 1906 in a small Shizuoka Prefecture village. If you had told his parents, a blacksmith and a weaver, that one day their son would put the family name on a worldwide automotive empire responsible for some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Galleries, museums | Tagged American Honda Collection, civic, crx, ef, honda, mugen, prelude, s2000 | 25 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show
Part 07 — Taking Stock

Posted on October 22, 2014 by Ben Hsu

As we near the end of our 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show coverage, we delve into the crux of what it means to have a classic car show. Here are some of the rarest and best preserved Japanese nostalgic cars you’ll see … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 280z, 510, a20, a40, accord, acura, ae86, b210, b310, black pearl, bluebird, CA6, capella, celica, charade, corolla, corona, cosmo, Cosplay, cressida, crown, crx, daihatsu, datsun, e20, ef, honda, honey bee, integra, kujira, mazda, miata, mx-5, MX-5 NA, MX-5 ND, n10, N360/N600, nissan, nsx, Peter Cunningham, prelude, pulsar, RealTime Racing, rx-2, rx-3, rx-5, s30, s60, sunny, t80, TLX, toyota, wagons, x30, x60 | 19 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 05 — Made in the 80s

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Ben Hsu

While chrome-bumpered machines from the 60s and 70s are still the Japanese Classic Car Show’s core, urethane capped 80s cars are making their presence known in a big way. In this installment we look at iconic cars from the Reagan decade.

Posted in events | Tagged 200sx, a60, accord, ae86, bosozoku, celica, civic, corolla, cressida, crx, e70, ef, impulse, isuzu, japanese classic car show, jccs, mitsubishi, nissan, s12, silvia, starion, sunchaser, supra, takeyari, toyota, Trooper, x30, x60, x70 | 20 Comments

EVENTS: 2014 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 02 — JDM

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Ben Hsu

As long-time readers know, the Japanese domestic market was stocked with stunning machinery that never made it to our shores. The Japanese Classic Car Show is likely the only place in the western hemisphere where you can see so many of … Continue reading →

Posted in events | Tagged 240z, 280zx, 510, b110, bluebird, c10, c110, c30, civic, civic wagon, corolla, corolla levin, datsun, ef, fairlady z, galant gto, honda, Kazuhiro Furukawa, laurel, mitsubishi, nissan, osaka jdm, p30, publica, r30, Ryu Asada, s130, s30, skyline, sports 800, sprinter trueno, starlet, sunny, te27, toyota | 18 Comments