Inside the NISMO Omori Factory
Nismo’s Ōmori Factory is in Tsurumi, Yokohama, Nissan's birthplace. The car company was established in Yokohama in 1933. In 1968 the company moved its headquarters to Ginza, an upscale shopping district in
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Datsun 240Z Rally Cars
In the early 70s, Nissan wanted to make a splash in the international sports car world with its new 240Z, while famous road racing teams like BRE were becoming a force in
OS Giken Releases L Series Head
OS Giken was born in the early 1960s; Osamu Okazaki wanted to build a true high-performance Japanese race car to compete against the sports cars from Europe dominating the sport at the
Big in Japan: Mitsuoka Galue Convertible,
Japan’s Coach-builder Mitsuoka is at it again this time with a Bentley-Caddy styled drop top based on a 2010 Mustang. We don’t quite get it but then again Mitsuoka has never been
Mitsuoka Viewt
Mitsuoka the small Japanese specialty car manufactuer that is has been making oddly retro cars based mostly on Nissans long before the MINI hit the scene has launched a new model. The
Drifting in a Smart Car! (Video)
Smart Cars have been getting a lot of guff for being slow econo-boxes (cool but still slow), so it is great to see this video from Japan where a slightly modified Smart
Suzusho Supasse V
by Michael Satterfield Nagoya, Japan-based kit car manufacturers Suzusho will be bringing their latest model to the Tokyo Motor Show. Called the Surpasse V, the Lotus look-a-like is a mid-engine sports car
Japanese fear Hyundai most
TGR Staff – 10/03/2009 Talk to any Japanese auto executive, and the official is likely to say the South Korean automaker is rapidly emerging as the most-feared competitor to Japan’s world-leading car
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