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Japan is the worst place to report on a new Japanese car. The U.S. got its latest Toyota Corolla early this year. In the olden days, Corollas in different markets had different underpinning…
Mazda has confirmed to The Drive that it will unveil the company's first electric vehicle at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show in October. The all-new motor will reportedly generate 143 horsep…
Born into a family fleeing Castro’s Cuba, Albaisa had wished to emulate his father and great uncle in the field of architecture. Albaisa transferred to The Pratt Institute, where he would obtain…
According to Tire Meets Road , the clear S2000 was spotted at this year's annual owner's meeting at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan. As if a mint, unmodified S2000 owned and maintained by Ho…
Toyota Gazoo Racing announced that in 2020 the GR Supra will compete in Japan's Super GT Championship for the first time since 2006, where it will fight in the top-level GT500 class against…
It was the largest amphibious flying boat in production up until China bested it with their AG600 amphibian that first flew in 2017. But that aircraft isn't yet operationally deployed, the …
When the Honda S2000 roadster went out of production in 2009, things looked bleak for the temple of VTEC. You see, the Mazda MX-5 Miata is still very much a thing, and the recently-upd…
Tetsuya Tada, the chief engineer on the all-new Toyota GR Supra, is the automaker's biggest advocate for reviving the fabled three-model "three brothers" sports car lineup.…
Since there's no need to accommodate a bulky combustion engine, the Honda E indeed gains interior space by being able to use more of its wheelbase for cabin space. Everything that propels t…
