Your chance to ride shotgun in a 180SX or S15 Silvia
by Angelo Nieto
Pasabuy na!
Adidas has just released a new design of the Adizero EVO SL, and JDM fans will approve. The Great Wave off Kanagawa colorway, inspired by the iconic ukiyo-e piece by Katsushika Hokusai, features stunning waves and a pink sunset across the
by Lije Martin
Here’s the definitive top 10
As the first ever mass-produced electric car, the Leaf was, understandably, a tad crude. Range was better measured in metres than kilometers, battery degradation was catastrophic, and the design... well, there wasn't one. But we had to start somewhere. And
We're getting closer to the top 10
Not the first rotary-engined production car-that accolade goes to the NSU Spider, developed by Felix Heinrich Wankel, who invented the technology and gave it that definitely-not-funny name. But the Cosmo was the first to make it work. It
Let’s start from number 50
The unkillable car. Trust us, we tried once on the telly show. Set it on fire, drowned it, even dropped a caravan on it (ah, the good old days). It hardly flinched. A TG icon and champion of that most Japanese of
A car enthusiast’s paradise
For the longest time, our friends Alex 'BanaweBoy' Lim and Justin 'Buzzhype' Santos had been telling us to try going to Wekfest in Japan. Wekfest is a festival that originated from the United States. It's a celebration of car culture that
Only 70 units will be produced, at roughly P190,000 each
Move over, Herman Miller and Haworth-Toyota is breaking into the high-end office furniture scene with its own offering: a desk chair modeled after the Toyota Crown's driver seat. Development was led by Toyota's automotive interiors subsidiary Toyota Boshoku,
by Angelo Nieto
It will most likely be a JDM special again, unfortunately
Hot on the heels of the all-new X-Trail and Juke EV model reveals at the Nissan Vision Event is a teaser for the next-generation Nissan Skyline. No, not a Skyline GT-R-the GT-R has long been its
by Angelo Nieto
As rare as Silvias can get
Once upon a time, Nissan Philippines sold the Silvia here in our market-the S14 Silvia, to be exact. A few examples made their way out of dealerships into the homes of owners who, back then, probably had no idea how big
Probably one of the most popular Evos in the scene
Every major Japanese automaker has, at some point in its existence, built a car that eventually went down as a true JDM legend.Nissan has the Silvia and the GT-R, Mazda has the Miata and the RX-7, Honda has the
It’s exclusively for the Japanese market
McLaren has revealed a pair of 750S supercars exclusive to the Land of the Rising Sun that honor the McLaren F1 GTR's triumph in the 1996 Japan Grand Touring Car Championship. Welcome the new 750S 'JC96.'In the hands of David
by Vijay Pattni
The perfect one-car solution for most?
The perfect family car is hard to define. That's mainly because we all have different wants, needs, and demands from our family haulers. Most would like a decent amount of ground clearance, loads of space, three-row seating, and excellent fuel
For those whose idea of relaxing is spending time outdoors
The Japanese can take camping quite seriously. If you've ever watched an ASMR camping video by a Japanese content creator, you'll know what we're talking about. It's equally baffling and impressive how they manage to pack what sometimes
That 300hp comes courtesy of the GR Yaris’ 1.6-liter turbo straight-three
Uh-oh, we're getting excited over a crossover. And yet, this is actually quite an exciting crossover for once, because it's the Lexus LBX Morizo RR.You may remember that name from the concept first revealed at the 2024 Tokyo
by Greg Potts
No power bump here, but the eight-piece bolt-on kit looks brilliant
It's a big shame we don't get the Toyota GR Corolla on these shores. Partly because of how much we've taken to its Yaris-shaped sibling, but also because it's been out for long enough now that the
FOMO intensifies
The practicality of MPVs is cool, people, particularly when Mugen is involved.Because this is the Japanese tuner's take on the new Honda Freed, a chunky little six-seat hybrid MPV that can be spec'd with four-wheel drive and
by Greg Potts
It reduces weight and increases downforce by around 25%
Disappointed with the current FL5 Honda Civic Type R's sensible new suit? Well, the carmaker's resident tuning arm Mugen has fixed the fix with a new range of motorsport-derived parts available in Japan.Christened the Type A, the package
It was a great year for Japanese cars
1989 saw some of the biggest world events that changed the course of history. The Cold War had ended, the Tiananmen Square protests raged on for months, and Billy Joel's abridged history lesson song, We Didn't Start The Fire, was
No doubt these are classics now
It could be said that 1999 was a good year for cars. It was the birth of several significant cars, some of which are still highly sought after to this day.Cars that rolled out in 1999 also reach a significant milestone
One is Italian, the other is French
It seems that in the past few years, no staging of the Tokyo Auto Salon would be complete without a Suzuki Jimny dressed up as a mini-me of the Defender or the G-Class, courtesy of DAMD. But for 2024, the
But in a good way
You probably know DAMD for its Suzuki Jimny conversions, but it's rocking up at the 2024 Tokyo Auto Salon with some vans, too...one of which has been defaced. In quite a good way.The tuning company is showcasing what it
