Automaker Headquarter Hopping
We’ve mentioned this before, but if you go to Tokyo you can visit the headquarter buildings of at least three Japanese automakers. Here’s the Nissan home base in the upscale Ginza district. Naturally, the hot new car was the Fairlady Z/370Z and there were no less than five of them on display out front.
The gleaming [...]
Japanese Nostalgic Car – Blog
Back When Men Were Men… etc.
Yesterday’s post about the Lancer 1600GSR rallycar go to thinking about Japanese rally successes in the 70s. Here’s a clip of the 1979 World Rally Championship, which was contested by a rich variety of cars. On the one hand you had exotica like the Lancia Stratos and Porsche 911, and then you had [...]
Japanese Nostalgic Car – Blog
Toyota suspends production at St. Petersburg plant for 6 days
ST. PETERSBURG. March 30. KAZINFORM Japanese carmaker Toyota on Monday suspended for six working days the production of Camry cars at its plant near St.
Leaked photo confirmed as 2010 Toyota Prius
“We thought we’d take a moment to confirm that the car shown in these unauthorized photos – ” at least the ones we’ve seen so far – ” is indeed the new Prius,” stated Thompson.
The formula for a best-seller
The formula required to create a best-selling car is simple enough and Mazda nailed it six years ago with the Mazda3.
Cruise around to save on auto maintenance
When budgets get tight, many people are tempted to cut back on regular car maintenance.
Heels on Wheels: 2010 Toyota Prius Review
Intro to the 2010 Toyota Prius The Toyota Prius has now reached iconic status since the first model entered the American market almost ten years ago, representing a positive change for the way people think about transportation.
2010 Toyota Prius
Some of us took it seriously. Some of us deliberately tried to thwart the Prius’s high EPA ratings.
A Visit to S&A Auto Create
We’re still not finished with coverage from Japan. During our visit we had the privilege of visiting Kanagawa Prefecture’s S&A Auto Create. The owner has been doing modern engine swaps in older cars and fabricating the parts needed for almost two decades. As usual, there were several works in progress scattered around the premises.
Many of [...]
Japanese Nostalgic Car – Blog
Rally Lancer Mk1 on Gravel?
At least I think that’s what he’s riding on … !
Yet another obscure old school Mitsi video for you closet Mitsi fans!
Japanese Nostalgic Car – Blog
Mississippi’s auto-making dreams on hold
From the outside, the massive complex looks nearly ready to start cranking out thousands of the popular, gas-miserly hybrids.
Toyota continues to advance
Speaking to a joint meeting of the Oxford County Rotary clubs, Sandy Di Felice used the trumpet-playing robot from last year’s grand opening of the Woodstock assembly plant as a symbol of Toyota’s worldwide commitment to innovation.