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Japan Automotive Hall of Fame inducts Toyota 2000GT, Subaru Legacy and more
The Japan Automotive Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for 2024. Every year the non-profit organization adds four “Historical Heritage Cars” to its list of vehicles that it believes are important milestones in Japan’s automotive industry. The cars are … Continue reading →
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Tagged 2000gt, alto, japan automotive hall of fame, legacy, motorcycles, subaru, suzuki, toyota
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Fuji Rabbit immortalized as a 1/8 scale subscription model
Hachette has announced their next subscription model, and it’s kind of an odd one. It’s a 1959 Fuji Rabbit Superflow S601, built by Fuji Heavy Industries, the former name of what is now known as Subaru Corp. If you decide … Continue reading →
The Subaru Outback was patient zero of the crossover-pocalypse
Many say the Toyota RAV4, introduced to America in 1996, was the crossover harbinger of doom. While that may be technically true, the Subaru Legacy Outback predates it, having debuted in 1995. Crossovers are essentially wagons with higher ride heights, … Continue reading →
Subaru SVX getaway car in ‘Loaded Weapon 1’
The 1993 movie Loaded Weapon 1 was a National Lampoon parody of 80s action films like Lethal Weapon. It was completely nonsensical, but actually had some big name stars like Samuel L. Jackson, Emilio Estevez, and Tim Curry. To us, … Continue reading →
Calsonic R32 Skyline GT-R replica gets the beans at Goodwood Festival of Speed hillclimb
The dust has settled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the fastest cars from the week’s hillclimb are now known. Coming in in the top ten was a replica of the Group A Calsonic R32 Nissan Skyline GT-R, one … Continue reading →
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Tagged Goodwood Festival of Speed, nissan, r32, skyline, stout, subaru, subaru gl, toyota
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It’s the end of the road for the Subaru Legacy
Subaru of America has announced that, after seven generations, 2025 will be the final year for the Legacy. And since the Legacy sedan is only sold in North America, it means next year is also the end of the Legacy … Continue reading →
Tokyo Vice‘s cars elevate a pretty great yakuza series to something totally unprecedented
The yakuza series Tokyo Vice is currently on its second season. It’s not the most mind-blowing crime story, but one thing it has going for it is its excellent use of period correct Japanese cars. The series is set in … Continue reading →
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Tagged cedric, century, crown, fairlady z, HG50, kawasaki, ken watanabe, leone, nissan, Odakyu Romancecar, P10, police car, president, Primera, s13, s130, silvia, subar, subaru, t100, Tokyo Vice, toyota, VG40
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Subaru Impreza 2.5 RS sedan: Not quite a WRX, but deserving of a nod
It’s hard to overstate how badly we yearned for a Subaru WRX in the 1990s. But even as Fuji Heavy Industries stubbornly refused to import them due to a misguided belief that US market conditions weren’t right, they did toss … Continue reading →
QotW: What Subaru model is the most Subaru?
Happy Boxing Day from JNC! Speaking of boxers, Subaru is the most prolific builder of horizontally opposed engines in the automotive kingdom. But if you had to distill the Subaru essence into one model from any time in the company’s … Continue reading →
Subaru could return to WRC thanks to Akio Toyoda
Akio Toyota may have retired from being president of Toyota, but he appears to be active as ever when it comes to promoting cars. And it’s not just cars from his own company, which his grandfather founded, that he’s promoting. … Continue reading →
Sam Mitani’s Red Mist packs action and espionage with Japanese cars
In his second novel, former International Editor for Road & Track magazine Sam Mitani continues to blend gripping action and international intrigue with fast cars, most of which are Japanese. It’s not hard to understand why. Almost 30 years ago … Continue reading →
Subaru 22B STi prototype owned by Colin McRae up for auction
Adding a Subaru 22B STi to your garage would already be an accomplishment for any collector. It’s about as close as you can get to a factory WRC rally car and rare to boot. But if having a “normal” 22B … Continue reading →
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III, blobeye Subaru WRX STi expand collector menu in Gran Turismo 7
The latest update for Gran Turismo 7 arrived on June 29 and it comes with long-time Japanese AWD rivals. The car we’re most excited for is the 1995 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III, the last of the Evos that to the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Gran Turismo 7, lancer evolution, mitsubishi, subaru, WRX STI
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Toyota, Nissan, Subaru, joined by British cars in 1969 Tokyo
This touched-up video shows the hustle and bustle of the Ginza area in 1969. Most of the footage was taken near the famous 4-chome intersection where landmarks like the Morinaga globe can be seen. The soon-to-be-demolished San’ai Dream Center can … Continue reading →
A Subaru Sambar is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ new Party Wagon
Like Scooby Doo’s Mystery Machine and Inspector Gadget’s Gadgetmobile, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Party Wagon is one of the all-time great cartoon vans. Since the original show in 1987, it’s always been depicted as a generic yellow-and-green box on … Continue reading →
A Quiet Greatness is a gorgeous, must-have book about Japanese cars
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 →
Subaru Leone vs Subaru Leone pursuit in 1978’s Double Clutch
We wouldn’t call the car chase in the 1978 movie Double Clutch one of the all-time greats, but it’s definitely the only Subaru Leone vs. Subaru Leone car chase ever committed to film. We posted a shorter version of this … Continue reading →
Subaru sends off the WRX STI with Initial D anime-style ad
Considering how Subaru will not produce an WRX STI based on the current WRX model, it seems like rubbing salt in the wound to debut an exciting new video starring what we know now will be the final iteration of … Continue reading →
A Subaru 360 joins the super detailed subscription model club
The 1/8 scale subscription models are among the most expensive and time consuming kits available in Japan. It takes serious commitment to complete them, and because of their complexity only a couple get produced per year. Only the most revered … Continue reading →
Honda co-founder Takeo Fujisawa to be inducted into Automotive Hall of Fame
Soichiro Honda may have been the genius engineer behind Honda Motor Company, but brains alone can’t sell products. For that, Honda-san relied on his friend and business partner Takeo Fujisawa (from left to right: Kiyoshi Kawashima, Soihciro Honda, Takeo Fujisawa), … Continue reading →
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