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JGTC-winning Toyota Supra, Honda NSX, and Nissan Z to celebrate 60 years of Suzuka Circuit

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Steve Chang

Suzuka Circuit is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year and still going strong as one of Japan’s premier tracks. Later this month, Round 3 of the 2022 SuperGT Championships will be held at there. To celebrate its birthday, Suzuka is … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged A80, fairlady z, honda, JGTC, juichi wakisaka, nissan, nsx, supra, suzuka circuit, toyota, z33 | Leave a comment

Best Motoring episode created using only Gran Turismo 7 footage

Posted on May 10, 2022 by Steve Chang

Despite some early (now fixed) issues, Gran Turismo 7 has proven to be one of the best installments in the PlayStation racing series. It’s a continuation of what made fans fall in love with the franchise in the first place, … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged A80, best motoring, fd3s, gran turismo, honda, lancer evolution, mazda, mitsubishi, nissan, nsx, r34, rx-7, skyline, supra, toyota, Tsukuba Circuit | 3 Comments

Kunimitsu Takahashi posthumously awarded Order of the Rising Sun for his contributions to motorsports

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Ben Hsu

The Japanese government has posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun to Kunimitsu Takahashi. The revered motorcycle rider and race car driver passed away March 16 at the age of 82. The Order of the Rising Sun is the … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends | Tagged honda, kunimitsu takahashi, nissan | 2 Comments

Next-gen roundup: Supra gets a stick, Z goes racing, Miata has staying power

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Conventional wisdom states that performance and sports cars are a dying breed. But, if we take a closer look at what’s stirring in Japan right now, that couldn’t be further from the truth. In fact, there hasn’t been this much … Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged A90, acura, brz, Civic Type R, fairlady z, GR Corolla, GR86, honda, integra, lexus, mazda, mazda 3, miata, NISMO, nissan, nsx, RZ34, subaru, supra, toyota | 10 Comments

Honda Super Cub honored by Japan’s Post Office

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Dan Hsu

Spend any amount of time in Japan and you’ll eventually come across a red Honda Super Cub laden with bags zooming down a narrow street. These are the delivery bikes of Japan Post, the nation’s mail delivery service. Japan Post … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycles | Tagged honda, japan post, super cub | 6 Comments

Importer selling entire inventory of 90,000 mostly vintage Honda parts

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Consider this a JNC public service announcement. A defunct Honda importer is selling off its entire inventory of parts, numbering over 90,000 individual pieces. The items date back to 1974, and the majority of them are for Y2K or older … Continue reading →

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Honda Prelude SiR now at bottom of ocean, thanks to Felicity Ace disaster

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Matt De Mangos

Earlier this year the Felicity Ace, an auto transport ship with thousands of cars on board was lost after a fire broke out. The majority were brand new models from the Volkswagen Group and its brands, but a new report … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged honda, prelude | 2 Comments

ASIMO is retiring: A history of Honda’s groundbreaking robots

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Ben Hsu

On March 31, 2022 Honda’s ASIMO robot is cleaning out its desk, turning in its badge, and collecting that gold watch on its way out the door. ASIMO is going to retire. After 22 years of delighting children, advancing technology, … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged ASIMO, honda | 2 Comments

Kunimitsu Takahashi, legendary racing driver and grandfather of drifting, dies at 82

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Ben Hsu

One of the greatest names in Japanese motorsports has died. Kunimitsu Takahashi, motorcycle rider and automobile racing driver, passed away on March 16 at the age of 82. In the final years of his life, Takahashi had been battling lymphoma. … Continue reading →

Posted in Legends | Tagged c10, honda, keiichi tsuchiya, kunimitsu takahashi, nissan, porsche, prince, r32, r380, r382, skyline | 3 Comments

Honda Dax motorcycle revived, joins retro Super Cub and Monkey in 125cc fun club

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Dan Hsu

Honda has been on a roll reviving its most iconic compact motorcycles. The latest one to join the party, the ST125 Dax, has just been released in Europe. As the name implies, it’s powered by the same 125cc four-stroke single … Continue reading →

Posted in Motorcycles | Tagged dax, honda | 4 Comments

Suzuka Circuit’s 60th anniversary Fan Appreciation Day

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Over the weekend, Suzuka Circuit held its annual Fan Appreciation Day, a festival for motorsports enthusiasts of all stripes. The early spring event has always been an unofficial kick-off to Japan’s motorsports season, but this year it was a special … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Drifting in America has come a long way since 1998

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Drifting was still a little-known underground activity in the United States back in 1998. However, that didn’t stop some of Japan’s most famous drift racers and judges from visiting southern California to see what the nascent scene was all about. … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged acura, ae86, Civic EG, crx, drifting, eclipse, honda, integra, keiichi tsuchiya, Ken Nomura, mitsubishi, mr2, s13, s14, sw20 | 5 Comments

VIDEO: It’s easy to forget how weird import drag racing was

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Back in 1996 the idea of a front-wheel-drive Honda being anything but an economic commuter was still an alien concept to most Americans. But, it had grown big enough that even a public broadcast show like Motorweek was reporting on … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged acura, civic, crx, drag racing, fd3s, honda, mazda, rotary engine, rx-7 | 3 Comments

Subaru 360 “Beach Van” charms its way to the kei car Grand Prix at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Ben Hsu

In a show where copious horsepower and dazzling bling overshadows less shouty cars, a humble Subaru 360 Custom has taken the Grand Prix for kei cars at the 2022 Tokyo Auto Salon. Called the Subaru 360 Beach Van, it might … Continue reading →

Posted in Tokyo Auto Salon | Tagged daihatsu, Fellow Buggy, honda, kei, subar, subaru 360, tokyo auto salon, vamos | 5 Comments

Japanese Classic Car Show 2021, Part 01

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Ben Hsu

To close out 2021, a year where things were finally opening up again, we’re going back to the Japanese Classic Car Show. After a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, JCCS was back in full form. Perhaps trying to … Continue reading →

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Honda leaves Formula One with bittersweet championship win

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Ben Hsu

The 2021 Formula One season concluded over the weekend. That means it was Honda’s final F1 race in an on-again, off-again factory effort that spanned over half a century. This time, though it seems fairly certain that the exit will … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsport | Tagged Formula One, honda | 4 Comments

Integra was almost the original name for the Ford Taurus

Posted on November 22, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Companies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to pick names for their products. They have to sound good, be memorable, and not accidentally mean something offensive in other languages. Despite the number of words, the pool of usable names is … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged acura, ford, honda, integra | 2 Comments

QotW: What’s your fondest memory of the Acura Integra?

Posted on November 15, 2021 by Dave Yuan

The elephant in the room this week is obviously the new Acura Integra. We thought about asking how Honda could have done better or, why automakers were constantly disappointing enthusiasts, but we felt that that horse had been well-beaten. So … Continue reading →

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Let’s talk about the new Acura Integra and how to fix it

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Ben Hsu

With a name like Integra, expectations were bound to be high. But we don’t think Honda knew just how high they would be, especially from enthusiasts who still have an enormous amount of love for the trio of original Integra … Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged acura, honda, integra | 23 Comments

Acura Integra returns for 2023 a reskinned Honda Civic Si

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Ben Hsu

It’s been 20 years since an Integra was sold under the Acura banner (20 years if you want to get technical and exclude the RSX). It’s back for 2023, looking like a reskinned current-generation Civic Si. The good news is, … Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged acura, honda, integra | 17 Comments