Mitsuoka has opened a dedicated teaser site for the open-top sports car it has been teasing since June, and the site carries a designation: "LA1." Per Car Watch and Response, the full reveal is …
AUTO MESSE WEB has profiled a 2000 Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34) V-spec that has been through five turbocharger changes on its way to a reported 827 PS — and the owner is clear that the number was …
AUTO MESSE WEB has profiled an owner who showed two separately modified 71-series Toyota Mark IIs at a classic car event in Shimonoseki — one built around a later Toyota gearbox, the other around a …
Two Japanese homologation specials crossed the block at UK auctions this summer, and Auto Messe Web has now reported both results. Together they offer a snapshot — not a market trend — of how two …
Motor Fan has published a feature on an FD3S Mazda RX-7 that has been with the same owner for more than twenty years, and has spent most of that time being changed a little at a time rather than …
Toyota Gazoo Racing clinched its sixth consecutive WRC manufacturers' championship at Rally Chile Biobío on September 13, with two rounds remaining. The crown is Toyota's tenth overall, tying …
HKS has launched a Hipermax Touring adjustable spring kit for the FL5 Honda Civic Type R, lowering the car by up to 25 mm while keeping its factory adaptive dampers in place. It went on sale in Japan …
FUJI 86/BRZ STYLE, the annual gathering for Toyota 86/GR86 and Subaru BRZ owners, ran at Fuji Speedway on September 12 in wet weather. The event's most consequential moment came during a 40-minute GR …
Katsumasa Chiyo put Team 5ZIGEN's Nissan GT-R NISMO GT3 on top of the pre-qualifying timesheet at Suzuka. Two days later the No. 500 was classified 19th overall, five laps behind the winner.
HKS has added the ZN8 Toyota GR86 and ZD8 Subaru BRZ to its Flash Editor ECU reflash tool. The Japan-market unit carries part number 42015-AT105 and is priced at ¥110,000 including tax; Japanese …
After repeatedly damaging a 200 PS 4A-G, one AE86 owner took a radical route out: an Altezza-sourced 3S-GE, set farther back behind a cut bulkhead, backed by a six-speed gearbox and a two-stage …
Mitsubishi revealed the new Pajero's headline specifications on September 2. A subsequent Auto Messe Web interview with its engineers, published September 12, explains one of the priorities behind …
For many enthusiasts, the Skyline GT-R means a two-door coupe. This 1970 example is something else entirely: a four-door PGC10.
Nissan has detailed the future roles of its Japanese production sites, and the line that matters for sports car buyers is short: under the newly announced plan, Fairlady Z and Skyline production …
Mitsubishi president Keisuke Kishiura, who took the job in April 2026, has given Best Car Web an interview covering the revived Pajero and where the company wants to take it in competition. He set …
Some of the best ownership stories begin with a car the buyer never intended to buy. Auto Messe Web has published one of those.
This 1972 Toyota Sprinter Trueno spent six years undergoing a full restoration at the Kyoto specialist Saito Shokai (斎藤商会), rebuilt with regular road use — not display — shaping the finished car, …
A Japanese family entered a JAF-sanctioned average rally in a Suzuki Swift Sport and finished sixth in class. Their setup, per a feature in AUTO MESSE WEB: the father navigating, the eldest son …
TEIN has added the BNR32 Nissan Skyline GT-R to its EnduraPro Plus damper range, covering cars built between August 1989 and December 1994. The four-damper set is priced in Japan at ¥64,900 including …
More than two decades after the R34 Skyline GT-R left production, Hoshino Impul has put a newly designed front bumper for the BNR34 on sale. The company announced it on September 9 and opened orders …
Toyota Gazoo Racing launched the GR KART in Japan on September 10, priced at ¥385,000 including tax. As of September 9, it was available through 36 selected kart courses and seven GR Garage locations.
Entries are now open for AUTOMOBILE COUNCIL 2027, Japan's annual heritage-car show and marketplace at Makuhari Messe.
AUTO MESSE WEB has published a feature on an R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R finished in the white-and-pink Clarion livery of the NISMO GT-R LM — built, according to the feature, with purported race-car …
Auto Messe Web has featured a 1971 Nissan Skyline HT 2000GT that comes out just once a month — for a two-hour drive before dawn. That, at least, is the routine described in the feature.
Takara Tomy is giving the Myogi Night Kids their due. Two new Tomica Premium unlimited die-casts arrive September 19, priced at ¥1,430 each: Takeshi Nakazato's Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR32) and Shingo …
While Hiroki Arai's GR Yaris Rally2 was winning Rally Hokkaido outright, a separate battle was running on the same Tokachi gravel: the XCR Sprint Cup, the cross-country class contested alongside the …
Masafumi Hishii claimed his third consecutive PN5-class victory at Round 7 of the All-Japan Gymkhana Championship, held September 5–6 at Suzuka Circuit's South Course. Driving the Bridgestone-shod …
Hiroki Arai and co-driver Hiroki Tachikui won Rally Hokkaido on September 6, taking the JN-1 class of the All-Japan Rally Championship's sixth round in their Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 — Arai's third win …
Formula Drift Japan's fifth round at Grand Snow Okuibuki on September 6 came down to a generational final. Defending champion Kazumi Takahashi, 35, beat 15-year-old Soshiro Nakamura; according to …
A Ralliart-liveried Mitsubishi Pajero was displayed alongside the AXCR-winning Triton at the new SUV's world premiere, according to Motor Fan — a show car, with any rally entry still under …
This BNR32 Skyline GT-R pairs Toyota 2JZ-GTE power with Nissan's ATTESA E-TS all-wheel-drive system, according to a feature published on Motor Fan — the RB26DETT is gone, the Supra's engine sits in …
Aaron Johnston will miss Rally Chile Biobío on September 10–13 after suffering a broken collarbone in the Rally del Paraguay crash — found in checks after returning home, per Rallyplus. James Fulton …
HKS has launched a swan-neck rear wing for the FL5 Honda Civic Type R in Japan, priced at ¥423,500 including tax, with sales starting September 4 as part of the company's Body Kit Type-S line.
Mugen has launched a Sport Steering Wheel for the Honda Prelude in Japan, priced at ¥143,000 including tax, with sales starting September 3.
Japanese publisher Miki Shobo will release an expanded edition of Setsuo Toma's Skyline history in late September: "Skyline — Centered on the R32, R33, R34 and R35 GT-R." B5-format hardcover, 184 …
RE Amemiya — the rotary tuning house whose name is shorthand for the FD3S itself — has torn down a 13B-REW with nearly 100,000 km of street use for a Motor Fan feature. The teardown points not to a …
Motor Fan has published one of those owner interviews that maps an entire era of Japanese car culture onto a single garage. The subject spent years deep in top-speed tuning with a JZA80 Supra, a …
A Japanese report says two Mazda patent applications detail a compact front-engine, rear-wheel-drive two-seat open sports car — with doors that open like nothing Mazda currently builds: a "flip-up …
Aoshima has announced a collaboration model kit that brings together two Japanese icons: a 1/24-scale Mazda RX-7 (FD3S) wearing "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya" graphics, marking 20 years since …
Five RAYS wheel designs are shrinking to capsule-toy scale, the six-spoke TE37 SAGA S-plus among them. Toys Cabin plans to release the "RAYS Wheel Metal Keychain" series in December 2026 at ¥500 per …
It started with a plan to repaint the engine bay. Per a Motor Fan feature published September 3, the owner of this well-preserved Nissan F31 Leopard — an enthusiast who keeps multiple Leopards — …
Seven years after Mitsubishi ended Pajero sales in Japan, the all-new model has made its world debut. The Pajero had its premiere on September 2 — a body-on-frame flagship with a newly developed …
Motor Fan has published a feature on a Y31 Nissan Gloria with a backstory that explains itself in one sentence: the owner's father went through six failed automatic transmissions in his own Y31 years …
Motor Fan has featured a one-off build that reads like a bar bet: a DC2 Honda Integra wearing the face of a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX and the tail of a Nissan 180SX. Three manufacturers, one …
Sami Pajari and co-driver Marco Salminen won Rally del Paraguay on August 30, completing the 11th round of the 2026 World Rally Championship in 3:13:28.5. Their Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 finished 25.8 …
Toyota Gazoo Racing will exhibit at FUJI 86/BRZ STYLE 2026, the 86 and BRZ gathering at Fuji Speedway on Saturday, September 12 — and for the heritage crowd, the GR booth is the story: reborn 4A-GE …
Toyota opened the doors of one of its least-known facilities to Japanese media in late August: the Nakai Motorsport Vehicle Development Center wind tunnel in Kanagawa Prefecture, where on August 24 …
Nissan put the refreshed Fairlady Z on sale in Japan on August 27, and the changes read like a letter to the people who have been asking for them: the classic "Z" emblem returns to the nose, the …
Toyota filed a recall with Japan's transport ministry on August 26 covering 790 GR Supras, for a starter defect that in the worst case can lead to a fire.
Motor Fan's web option has featured an AE86 built by Tech Art, the long-running Hachiroku specialist, around a request that shapes every decision in the build: the owner wants a car finished to last …
HKS has released Phase 2 of its Mastery ECU reflash for the Subaru WRX S4 and Levorg, priced at ¥154,000 including tax. HKS lists output of up to 294 PS on the Levorg, with the WRX S4 gaining 52 Nm …
Mitsubishi has made September 2 official. The company updated its Pajero teaser site on August 24 to confirm the world premiere date — confirming what Best Car had reported from dealer sources, after …
Nissan has given the Note Aura NISMO a darker look. The new Black Limited swaps the model's signature red accents for black — and separately, every updated Aura NISMO now rides on Michelin Pilot …
TRUST announced four GReddy intercooler and aluminum-pipe packages for the GXPA16 Toyota GR Yaris on August 23. Each is listed for both pre- and post-facelift cars, with either the six-speed manual …
Honda's new-for-2026 Prelude-GT delivered its strongest result yet at Suzuka on August 23, sweeping all three GT500 podium positions at Super GT Round 5 — and handing Keiichi Tsuchiya, the Drift …
Motor Fan has featured an FC3S Mazda RX-7 that started as a car with more than one hundred holes in its body — and ended as a show winner with a high-revving naturally aspirated rotary. The number is …
Japanese magazine Best Car reports that the new Mitsubishi Pajero will be revealed on September 2, citing information obtained from dealers. The claim comes from a single report and remains …
Motor Fan has featured a BNR32 Skyline GT-R styled to answer an irresistible what-if: apply the visual language of a 1970s Hakosuka works racer to the R32-generation GT-R, and see what comes out.
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart returned to Japan this week with more than another Asia Cross-Country Rally trophy. At a homecoming press conference near Tokyo's Haneda Airport, the team put a number on …
Nissan never offered an open-top version of any second-generation Skyline GT-R — no R32, R33 or R34 ever left the factory without a roof. That did not stop Autech Shirakawa, a custom shop in …
Of the roughly 44,000 R32 Skyline GT-Rs built, the ones collectors argue about most are the GT-R NISMO: the stripped-out Group A homologation special launched on March 11, 1990. Nissan offered 500 …
The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance turned 75 on August 16, and for the first time since it started in 1950 it gave Japanese race cars a class of their own. Class P: Japanese Motorsport went to a …
Autech Japan built roughly 1,700 answers to a question Nissan's mainline never asked: what if the Skyline GT-R had a wagon body? The Stagea 260RS — factory-fitted RB26DETT twin-turbo, ATTESA E-TS …
Ken Okuyama Cars unveiled its new flagship, the Kode89, on the Concept Lawn of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance on August 16 — a Japanese-built mid-engined supercar with a naturally aspirated V12 …
Daihatsu will end production of the current Copen at the end of August. The company confirmed the timing in a release last September and its Japanese product page now carries the same notice, adding …
Katsuhiko Taguchi and co-driver Takahiro Yasui won the Asia Cross-Country Rally on August 15, bringing their Mitsubishi Triton home in 12 hours 58 minutes 20 seconds — 2 minutes 25 seconds clear of …
The Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion usually builds its year around one make, one category or one anniversary — the Jaguar E-Type at 50, the Shelby Cobra, the Porsche 911, and in 2025, 75 years of …
Subaru announced an updated BRZ for the Japanese market on July 30, and the real news is under the skin: EyeSight now runs a wide-angle mono camera alongside its stereo pair, and the manual gearbox …
We've been tracking Nissan's mid-cycle refresh for the Z sports car, and the headline change is one enthusiasts have wanted since the NISMO grade arrived automatic-only: a six-speed manual …
Nissan has officially confirmed that a new Skyline is in development, unveiled through an April 14, 2026 announcement laying out the company's long-term vision. Nissan named the Skyline one of …
Honda's official Japanese Civic Type R grades-and-pricing page currently lists just one variant: the Racing Black Package special edition, introduced in January 2025. The standard FL5 Civic Type R …
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa has reaffirmed that a new GT-R is coming. He's also said he'd like to bring back something in the spirit of the Silvia — but that second part is still just an idea he's …
Team Mitsubishi Ralliart is back in Thailand this week, fielding three Triton pickups at the Asia Cross-Country Rally (AXCR) 2026, an off-road event running August 9–15 from Pattaya to Phitsanulok.
Toyota has given the GR86 a meaningful round of updates for 2026 — and Toyota says much of it traces back to lessons learned on the racetrack. Announced on August 6, the refreshed coupe opens for …
Mitsuoka — the low-volume Toyama-based automaker behind the Orochi, Rock Star, and Himiko — is teasing an all-new model that appears to be a two-seat, open-top sports car, judging by its long-hood, …
The R34 Skyline GT-R went out of production in August 2002 — 24 years ago. This September, Impul, the Nissan tuning house founded by racing legend Kazuyoshi Hoshino, plans to launch a new BNR34-based …
As usable RB26DETT engine blocks grow harder to find, HKS has launched parts aimed squarely at keeping the ones already out there alive. The tuning house announced on August 11 a new cylinder liner …
A 2001 Nissan Skyline GT-R M-Spec with 23 years under the same Japanese owner sold for €258,750 — roughly eight times its original Japan list price in nominal yen terms, but well under the auction …
USS, Japan's largest used-car auction operator, just posted its 11th consecutive year-over-year increase in average sale price.
Toyota's GR86 one-make race series is getting an automatic-transmission option for the first time. Announced August 6 alongside the road car's 2026 update, the GR86 Cup Car Basic — the …
Honda's new GT500 machine has scored its first race victory — and led another Honda entry home for a 1-2 finish.
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