Posts Tagged ‘japanese cars’
Japan Car Auction Finds: Classic 1975 Toyota Celica
I remember the Celicas of the 80s well. They started off in the origami “folded paper” style of ha…
Read More0 – 60 in 3 Seconds: Toyota Spade Goes Skydiving
The mild-mannered Spade blends in with the other nondescript family hatches and small minivans ferrying kids a…
Read MoreToyota PHV / EV to Home Power Sharing
While “power sharing” sounds like a phrase you would expect to hear in the context of a Greek coal…
Read MoreNissan's Moco Kei Car Improves "Idling Stop" To Get 27.2 km / L
Nissan has improved the fuel efficiency of it’s kei car Moco, as well as evolving the “idling stop…
Read MoreToyota Aqua Jumps to #2 with Prius Maintaining #1 Crown
Toyota’s new Aqua (called the Prius C in overseas markets) hybrid made a dramatic leap to number 2 in Ja…
Read MoreToyota 86s in Japan's Car Auctions
The Toyota 86 and it’s cousin, the Subaru BRZ, have been making headlines. At last — fun Japanese …
Read MoreMitsubishi's "Global Car" Mirage to Start Production in China in 2014
Another week, another global automaker teaming up with a local partner and starting production in China This t…
Read MoreSkyactiv Tech Wins 2011 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Medal
Mazda’s Skyactiv technology is making headlines again — this time netting the principle researcher…
Read MoreHybrids Make up 17.1% of Japan's New Car Sales; Honda Has Highest Proportion
I’m not sure what happened here: The Asahi newspaper looked at these new car sales figures for JapanR…
Read MoreHybrids Now 16% of Market in Japan as Prius Wins Annual Sales Crown Again
Let’s get this Prius story out the way first so we can get to the really interesting stuff: Toyota’…
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