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Akio Toyoda steps down as president and CEO: His legacy at Toyota and his successor

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Ben Hsu

It is often said that Akio Toyoda likes surprises. The Toyota president and CEO is fond of racing, and is one of the few corporate leaders who will eagerly don a helmet and climb behind the wheel of his company’s … Continue reading →

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Toyota Land Cruiser 70 and 80 added to Heritage Parts program, taking requests for FJ60

Posted on January 12, 2023 by Ben Hsu

From the Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota has announced that the Land Cruiser J70 and J80 have been added to their Heritage Parts Program. Additionally, Toyota is taking requests for the FJ60 and has added a slew of new items to … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged 2000gt, a70, A80, ae86, corolla, corolla levin, fj40, fj60, Heritage Parts Program, J70, J80, land cruiser, sprinter trueno, supra, toyota | 2 Comments

Toyota GR Corolla joins the family — Rate This Ad

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Steve Chang

The Toyota GR Corolla is hitting the showrooms soon, so it’s time for some new ads. For Americans, the 300-horsepower AWD hot hatch is probably the most anticipated Toyota in decades, especially if you count only the cars fully developed … Continue reading →

Posted in cm | Tagged a20, A80, A90, ae86, celica, GR Corolla, GR86, sports 800, st205, supra, toyota | 4 Comments

Nissan Skyline tops Japanese survey about dream cars

Posted on September 22, 2022 by Steve Chang

Monday, September 19, was Respect for the Aged Day in Japan. To mark the occasion Kinto, a car sharing service, held a survey to ask drivers of three generations about their motoring habits, including what their dream cars were when … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged 117, 2000gt, bellett, bluebird, celica, Cima, corolla, corona, crown, fairlady z, honda, isuzu, Land Crusier, lexus, nissan, prelude, silvia, skyline, soarer, sunny, supra, toyota | 4 Comments

In its 26th year, Toyotafest is still going strong — a brief history of TORC, the Toyota Owners and Restorers Club

Posted on September 2, 2022 by Dan Hsu

We’ve been attending Toyotafest every year since JNC started in 2006, and it’s consistently one of our favorite events. Last year was the 25th Toyotafest, which means the show itself is now old enough to wear historic plates, buy collector … Continue reading →

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Toyota Supra successor rumored to spawn Mazda rotary variant

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Steve Chang

According to reports out of Japan, Toyota is reportedly working on a new sports car to be released sometime in 2026, around the time the current GR Supra is scheduled to sunset. The next version will allegedly be an electric … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged mazda, rotary engine, supra, toyota | 3 Comments

Rent a classic Toyota on your next trip to Japan

Posted on July 19, 2022 by Steve Chang

About five years ago a bunch of automakers were trying to rebrand themselves as “mobility companies” to deal with the shifting trends of the industry. Car ownership was dead! People were just going to pay subscriptions to borrow a car … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged a20, a70, celica, corolla, corolla levin, Kinto Vintage Club, soarer, supra, te27, toyota, z10 | 5 Comments

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 →

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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 →

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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

Toyota Supra belonging to Japanese Prime Minister candidate to undergo restoration

Posted on March 3, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Although Sanae Takaichi lost her bid to become Japan’s first female Prime Minister last year, she remains one of Japan’s most powerful women. She also happens to be the original owner of a 1991 Toyota Supra 2.5GT Twin-Turbo Limited. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Restoration | Tagged a70, supra, toyota | 5 Comments

An A70 Toyota Supra Turbo has sold for almost $89,000

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Dan Hsu

Earlier this year we asked in a Question of the Week what the next six-figure Japanese car would be. Well, it seems that the A70 Toyota Supra Turbo is well on its way to that amount. Yesterday, a practically showroom-new … Continue reading →

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Alive Hoon, the first movie about pro drifting, has a trailer and behind-the-scenes video

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Ben Hsu

It’s been over 20 years since the D1GP, the first professional drifting league, was born. So it’s a bit surprising that, in all this time, there hasn’t been a feature film about the sport (no, Tokyo Drift doesn’t count). But, … Continue reading →

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Toyota rolls out FJ40 Land Cruiser heritage parts, expands Supra, AE86, and 2000GT selection in major update

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Ben Hsu

Toyota has just announced a significant expansion of new items for its Gazoo Racing Heritage Parts program. Most cover the FJ40 Land Cruiser and, surprisingly, the A70 Supra. However, the AE86, A80 Supra, and 2000GT also get some love. The … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged 2000gt, a70, A80, ae86, corolla levin, fj40, Land Crusier, sprinter trueno, supra, toyota | 3 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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Gran Turismo 7 looks to the future, celebrates Japanese classics

Posted on October 11, 2021 by J Elrick

Last month, Polyphony Digital dropped the trailer for Gran Turismo 7, the latest iteration its ultimate driving simulator. The gorgeous visuals built on the standard set by GT Sport, along with the promise that we will get to drive on … Continue reading →

Posted in Video Games | Tagged gran turismo, gt-r, JGTC, mazda, nissan, RX-Vision, skyline, supra, toyota | 2 Comments

MINICARS: Here’s the cars from the upcoming Hot Wheels Toyota series

Posted on September 24, 2021 by Dan Hsu

We got an extraordinarily positive response about the Hot Wheels FJ60 Toyota Land Cruiser yesterday. As you can see from the packaging, it’s part of an all-Toyota premium series. We promised there would be some new castings in it, and … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars | Tagged 2000gt, A80, fj60, hilux, hot wheels, kp61, land cruiser, starlet, supra, toyota | 4 Comments

The Toyota Celica Supra and Mazda RX-7 make amazing transforming robots

Posted on August 24, 2021 by Ben Hsu

You will soon be able to get highly detailed toys of two iconic Japanese sports coupes that transform into robots. Incredibly faithful to the 1980s Transformers they’re paying homage to, these recreations have super realistic automobile likenesses. However, due to … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Your all-Toyota garage in 1989 needs nothing else

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Toyota was on a roll in 1989, with three revised or all-new models that are all highly desirable today. If you bought the entire trio of Cressida, Supra, and Truck you’d have a vehicle for every situation right at your … Continue reading →

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More than you can afford pal: Toyota Supra Turbo sells for $201,000

Posted on August 5, 2021 by J Elrick

Last week, an original owner, 7,000-mile A80 Supra sold for $201,000. It is not the first time a Supra has crossed into the 6-digit territory, but it has set the record for the most an A80 that’s not a movie … Continue reading →

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