Ken Saito

6/4/21

Mazda's Funky MX-30 EV Is High Style, High Price, Low Range

Everyone knows the key to a successful EV is to have USP. You know this, I know this, and Mazda knows it too which…

4/2/21

The Rad 2021 Honda E Thrives In A City Like Tokyo But Lacks The Value That Would Make It An Icon

When did Honda last make a cool car? Perhaps the latest Honda Civic Type R is a contender, but its fans have an age…

2/10/21

What It's Like To Own A Lexus LFA Nürburging

Like many great modern supercars, the Lexus LFA — I’ll take no arguments on this, it is a supercar — was born from…

1/29/21

It's Amazing How Quickly The Brain Adapts To The New Digital Mirrors On The Japanese 2020 Lexus ES

The seventh-generation Lexus ES sedan introduced the first mass-produced digital mirror to the world in 2018,…

12/14/20

I Got A 2020 Toyota GR Yaris Rental Car To See If It Lives Up To The Hype

The Toyota GR Yaris — better known to devoted fans of the type as the Yaris GR4 — has been more universally hyped in…

11/12/20

This Man Owns Over 100 Cars Including <i>That</i> Road-Legal Porsche 962

This Man Owns Over 100 Cars Including That Road-Legal Porsche 962

It started out simply enough. Travel two hours north of Tokyo before an official lockdown is implemented to see the…

10/9/20

Meet Sato-san: The Guy Who Makes Lowriders And Bosozoku Cars In Japan

America and Japan have given the world probably the most famous low car styles there are: lowriders in the States, bo…

5/5/20

Here's What Remains Of The Bugatti Automobili Factory

Take the A22 Autrostrada to Modena from Milan and on your right you’ll notice a big blue building. The signage has…

2/25/20

Inside Japan's Biggest Used Car Auction

Of the 4.4 million or so cars exported from Japan every year, around 1.4 million of those are used cars. Used JDM…

1/30/20

This Supercar Born In A Tokyo Nightclub Has Been Hidden For Decades

The Tokyo Auto Salon is the epitome of the contemporary Japanese tuning scene, showcasing the very best and latest…

1/24/20

Rival Tuners Got Into It At The 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon Over Minutes Of Loud Revving

The Tokyo Auto Salon is a show that always delivers on bright lights, crazy builds, loud cars and occasionally loud…

1/22/20

Here Are Five Wild Cars From The 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon That Aren't Supras

The 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon was without a doubt the year of the Supra. You’d be forgiven for thinking “TAS” meant the…

12/4/19

Japan’s Best-Selling Minivan Is Smarter Than It Looks

Remember Nissan? Yeah it’s still around, but you don’t hear much from it lately. That might have something to do…

11/12/19

Japan Wants You To Stop Buying All Its Skyline GT-Rs

Being in the export and import business in Japan pays off. As sketchy as that might sound, Japan exports a little ove…

9/18/19

This Is What It's Like To Drive A Mercedes S600 With An F1 Exhaust

Unlike other shops who might send build updates, Sasaki-san simply set to work and finished the job. There was no…

9/11/19

Meet The Quiet Japanese Tuner Who Makes Your Old Mercedes Sound Like An F1 Car

In the city of Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, you’ll be lucky to find this one nondescript garage. There’s no signage,…

8/7/19

The Daihatsu Copen XPlay Brings Back Weird Sports Cars

Sports cars these days are too grown up. What happened to the weird little niches that used to exist? Sure, cars…

7/25/19

Up Garage Is the Auto Parts Store of Your Dreams

Have you ever woken up and told yourself you need the instrument cluster cover from a Honda CR-Z? Have you ever…

7/24/19

The Most Interesting Car Toyota Makes Is Too Luxurious for America

Forget what you’ve heard; the Toyota Century isn’t a “Japanese Rolls-Royce.” The Century is very much its own thing.…

6/10/19

Toyota Brought the Most Iconic Modified Supras to Celebrate the 2020 Supra in Japan

Toyota is fully aware of how big of a deal the new Supra is, with fans have waited over two decades for the new A90.…

Ken Saito's posts