Tag Archives: mitsuoka

The Mitsuoka Orochi was named after a giant eight-headed snake and took parts from famous Japanese sports cars

Posted on January 29, 2025 by Dan Hsu

In all the years we’ve existed JNC has rarely mentioned the Mitsuoka Orochi. Frankly, we think it’s pretty ugly, and back in the early days of JNC it seemed to get disproportionate attention in English-language media. We wanted JNC to … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged Devliman, Evangelion, liberty walk, mitsuoka, Orochi | 3 Comments

Mitsuoka announces production of “M55” Honda-based Kenmeri Skyline

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Steve Chang

Mitsuoka announced on February 29 that it will put the M55, shown last November as a concept, into production. The M55 was built to mark Mitsuoka’s 55th anniversary and is based on a modern Honda Civic, but the body has … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged c110, civic, honda, kenmeri, mitsuoka, nissan, skyline | 7 Comments

Mitsuoka M55 drapes Kenmeri Nissan Skyline skin over modern Honda Civic

Posted on November 17, 2023 by Ben Hsu

The ever-controversial Mitsuoka has released its latest concoction, taking the lines of a beloved classic and shoehorning it onto a modern chassis. In this case, the modern platform is that of a Honda Civic, but which classic is it? English … Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged `, c110, civic, honda, kenmeri, mitsuoka, Mitsuoka M55, nissan, skyline | 7 Comments

A Quiet Greatness is a gorgeous, must-have book about Japanese cars

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Ben Hsu

As much as Japanese cars have permeated automotive culture, they’ve been lacking in one important aspect: the coffee table book. Walk into any bookstore (if you can still find them in your town), and you’ll see gorgeous volumes on Italian, … Continue reading →

Posted in Books | Tagged A Quiet Greatness, acura, daihatsu, datsun, dome, hino, honda, isuzu, lexus, mazda, mitsubishi, mitsuoka, nissan, prince, subaru, suzuki, toyota, yamaha | 14 Comments

NEWS: Mitsuoka turns your Miata into a Corvette Sting Ray

Posted on October 11, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Mitsuoka is famous for giving Japan’s domestic cars weird, retro automotive costumes. For decades, its most popular offerings were the Viewt, which transformed a Nissan March into a British saloon, and the Le Seyde, Japan’s own Excalibur or Zimmer built … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Corvette, mazda, miata, mitsuoka, mx-5 | 16 Comments

Sam Mitani put Tuner Era dream machines into the mainstream

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Ben Hsu

If you grew up in the pre-internet age, “buff books” like Road & Track were your bible. Magazines of its ilk were the only reliable sources of automotive news, but they were mostly concerned about cars that came fresh off … Continue reading →

Posted in media | Tagged accord, fc3s, fd3s, greddy, Hakone Turnpike, hks, honda, integra, M2, M2 1028, mazda, miata, mitsuoka, mugen, mx-5, nissan, r32, re amemiya, rx-7, Sam Mitani, skyline, supra, The Prototype, tokyo auto salon, toyota, Veilside | 4 Comments

Question of the Week: What nostalgic race car would you have driven?

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Okay, so you’ve invented that time machine. Oddly, it can only serve one purpose — to put you in the cockpit of any classic Japanese motorsports machine. What nostalgic race car would you have driven? The JNC staff (except Kev) … Continue reading →

Posted in motorsports, nissan, Question of the Week | Tagged echo, gt-r, Hakosuka, kpgc10, mitsuoka, motorsports, nissan, Question of the Week, skyline, toyota | 52 Comments