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Oh, those wacky Japanese. If it ain't vending machine disguises it's tentacle rape anime. And cars. Loads and loads of really killer cars. Half of us have been in Tokyo all week covering the Auto Show madness, while those left behind has been thinking Japanese. And at least one Jalop (ahem) has been scooting about California in a Lexus (or two). We called it Japan Week, and we want to know your favorite part. The Mitsu Astron Workhorse? Was it the DOTS Tokyo edition? New cars at the Auto Show? The Q45 vs. 929 Project Car hell? Rodan Mothra? Wait, it was those coffee cans, wasn't it? Anyhow, the correct answer is Daihatsu's Mud Master-C. All other answers are wrong. More »
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Way up on the list of coolest concepts in Tokyo is Daihatsu's Mud Master-C, a decked-out and widened version of the company's Hijet van. It's powered by an inline three-cylinder, 12-valve mud-mastering powerplant. Could jacked-up keivans be the next big thing in Japanese automotive obsessions? Keep an eye out for Jacku Keivan Go! magazine on a Shibuya newsstand near (or far from) you. More »
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