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NEWS: Toyota brings back vintage tricolor livery on 86 TRD Special Edition

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Ben Hsu

Toyota has announced a new version of its 86 sport coupe and bringing back some retro colors to go with it. The 2019 Toyota 86 TRD Special Edition is the most performance-oriented 86 (née Scion FR-S) offered in the US … Continue reading →

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NEWS: Toyota builds an 86 shooting brake

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Ben Hsu

The shooting brake has long been the holy grail of a certain type of car guy. Half sports car, half station wagon, it’s a body style long extinct from the automotive kingdom but not from the hearts of enthusiasts. Google … Continue reading →

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NEWS: The Scion FR-S is now the Toyota 86, may get more variants

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Ben Hsu

When we first reported that Scion was no more we also told you that all its models would be transitioned to the Toyota brand. We reported that when that happened, the Scion FR-S would be called the Toyota FR-S, even though that … Continue reading →

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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 →

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EVENTS: 2014 SpoCom

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Ben Hsu

Google “SpoCom” and you’ll find more photos of bikinied booth babes than actual cars, but occasionally this “automotive lifestyle” show for the dubstep crowd does turn up some JNC gems. To show you, we dodged legions of rehearsing dance crews, suffered loud electronic distortion … Continue reading →

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MINICARS: Get these 2014 Hot Wheels right now

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Ricky Silverio

Can’t find any J-tin on the pegs? You must live in California. However the consensus from other parts of the country seems that miniature Nihon steel is getting hard to find in those areas too. Much like 1968 was a banner year … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: A Toyota 2000GT, hot woman in a track suit, and GT86 at the Nürburgring

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Dan Hsu

Solar Red at the Green Hell. It’s not often you get to see the legendary Toyota 2000GT in motion at all, so it’s even better when it’s at the equally legendary Nürburgring. In this promo video from Toyota Switzerland, we … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2012 Japanese Classic Car Show, Part 03: Sport Coupes

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Ben Hsu

Part 03 of our 2012 Japanese Classic Car Show coverage considers the very vehicles that put Nihon cars on the map. Agile and stylish, the rise of the Japanese sport coupe gave those of us who like to do our … Continue reading →

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