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Detroit, 8:01 AM
Wed Feb 10
28 posts in the last 24 hours

#wagonlust

Wagonist Magazine: The Magazine For ワゴニスト!

This right here is the best thing we've seen all day. Granted, the covers seem more oriented toward Japanese-style CUVs (Toyota Alphard, Honda Stepwagon, etc.) than the traditional five-door, but... really? A magazine about wagons? Who's complaining? More »

02/03/10

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By Sam Smith

#toyotarecall

Japanese Government Orders Toyota To Investigate Prius Brake Problems

Because thwacking Toyota is like, the totally cool thing to do, Japan wants the company to investigate whether or not the brakes on the 2010 Toyota Prius are malfunctioning after 14 separate incidents in the last two months. More »

02/02/10

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By Matt Hardigree

#cashforclunkers

Infographic Proves Cash For Clunkers Great For Japanese

The Cash For Clunkers program saw a lot of Ford Explorers crushed and a few exotics destroyed, but the biggest accomplishment? Selling Japanese cars. More »

01/07/10

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By Matt Hardigree

#classicadwatch

Mazda Familia Gals Float To Honolulu On Giant Pineapple, 1984 Car Buyers Perplexed

Even by the standards of Japanese-market car ads, this one for the '84 Mazda Familia (aka 323) seems exceptionally incomprehensible. There's what appears to be a fuzzy Dustbuster. There are oversized backpacks. And, of course, the Familia Gals! More »

01/03/10

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By Murilee Martin

#classicadwatch

See The Daihatsu Charade In Its Natural Element

The Charade's ill-considered name didn't help its North American sales any, but perhaps Daihatsu would have moved more of them off the showroom floor if they'd pushed its glorious racing history over here. More »

01/02/10

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By Murilee Martin

#classicadwatch

Hot Foreign Babes Disconnect '84 Toyota Corona Drivers From Gravity

Featuring music by Hideki Naoi and Alphaville, this quartet of Japan-market ads for the mid-80s Toyota Corona let potential buyers know that the LASRE 3A engine gave the Corona magical powers! More »

12/19/09

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By Murilee Martin

#junkyardnightmarebuildqualitychallenge

Junkyard Build Quality Challenge, Door Panel Edition: USA vs Germany vs Japan!

Those of you who read my posts about easy Honda speedometer replacement and hellish Ford window regulator replacement know my oft-repeated rants about German over-complexity, Detroit quality corner-cutting, and Japanese cheap-but-well-thought-out engineering. Where do I get my facts? The junkyard! More »

12/13/09

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By Murilee Martin

#toycars

Japanese Wall-Climbing Laser-Controlled Cars All We Want For Christmas

Takara Tomy already had our interest with Aero Spider cars, capable of racing up walls with the use of reverse suction fans. Now they blast into awesome with "laser" control. Thank Gamera there's video of these wall-climbing machines in action. More »

12/11/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#engineporn

The World's Biggest Crankshaft

This is the crank for the Wartsila-Sulzer RTA96-C turbocharged two-stroke diesel engine designed primarily for large container ships. Producing over 100,000 HP, it's the most powerful and efficient diesel engine in the world today. More »

12/08/09

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By Ray Wert

#classicadwatch

Slapstick Japanese Duo Pays Homage To '86 Toyota Tercel 4WD, We Think

We love second-gen Toyota Tercel wagons around these parts, so we always enjoy watching hyperkinetic Japanese TV commercials for what JDM buyers knew as the Toyota Sprinter Caribbean. More »

12/06/09

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By Murilee Martin

#newcars

Nissan Roox: Kei Car Comes With Round-Eyed Headlights Or Umm...

Japan's Kei cars are universally cool. So small they fit into a separate tax segment and require no proof of parking, they're a Tokyo urbanite's best friend. Now the new Nissan Roox looks like it's trying to fit in anywhere. More »

12/03/09

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By Ben Wojdyla

#carpocalypse

Hyundai Not Big In Japan, Pulling Out Of Country

Japan is a tough market for foreign car companies. Hyundai has sold just 15,095 cars there since it started trying in 2001. So they're taking their ball and going home. [Automotive News (subs. req.)]

11/30/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#classiccars

Help Us ID the Mystery Roadster of Suzuka

During the drivers’ parade that preceded the Japanese Grand Prix on October 4, Williams’s Kazuki Nakajima rode in this vintage Japanese roadster. Can you help us figure out what it is? More »

10/12/09

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By Peter Orosz

#carart

Where Old Tires Go To Become Godzilla

There is a public playground in Tokyo constructed from some 3000 discarded road tires, some of which are assembled into various sculptures. Including, of course, several Godzillas. More »

09/28/09

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By Peter Orosz

#googlestreetview

How Google Street View Really Works

Leave it to Japan’s all-conquering distortion field of kawaii to immerse even a mundane technology demonstration video in vats of cute. Here, Google Japan explains how Street View works. More »

09/10/09

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By Peter Orosz

#classicadwatch

Jalopnik's 12 Favorite Honda Commercials

Want to see a Civic tear Jodie Foster's skirt off? Incomprehensibly Japanese animations? CRX worship? All this and more, after the jump! More »

08/23/09

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By Murilee Martin

#cargadgets

Why Can't You Get A Nice Basic Car These Days?

Remember the Chevette Scooter? The Tercel EZ? The Horizon America? A couple of decades back, Americans had a pretty broad selection of affordable basic transportation with zero frivolous gingerbread. Not these days. More »

08/01/09

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By Murilee Martin

#downonthestreet450

Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Japanese

We saw the non-German European Alameda DOTS machines yesterday, and today we'll admire the old Japanese iron that still survives on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot. More »

07/26/09

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By Murilee Martin

#carart

Itasha: Japan's Creepiest Car Fetish

There are Japanese trends we wholly approve of, like dekotora, and then there's Itasha. Literally translated to mean "painful car" this trend is incredibly creepy. More »

07/23/09

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By Matt Hardigree

#classicadwatch

Honda Honda Honda Honda! Madness Goes JDM To Pitch The '83 City

What's the best way to sell the 1983 Honda City Hyper Turbo? Honda's Japanese-market admen figured that the ska popmasters of Madness would be just perfect for a series of super-frantic TV spots. More »

06/28/09

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By Murilee Martin

#robotcars

Japanese RoboCar Removes Need For Driver

A Japanese company has created a creepily anthropomorphic, Linux-powered 1/10-scale robot car capable of piloting itself with the use of cameras and sensors to test autonomous algorithms without trashing real cars. It's called RoboCar Z. More »

06/12/09

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By Matt Hardigree

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