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Adventures In Global TV Marketing: The Citroën AX
Sure, Internet video is mostly about dental-fetish porn (particularly the very stimulating “spit sink” subgenre), but when the novocaine wears off and the last vinyl-clad hygienist has put aside her...
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Roger Moore Gets 10,000 Pounds of Turbo Boost In His ’82 Corona GT
American car ads of the early 1980s came up short in several departments: Burning rubber, jet-engine-grade turbocharger sound, and blatantly sped-up film that made the cars appear to be going 300 MPH....
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The New 2012 Camry (Japanese Spec)
Today, the 7th generation Camry was shown to the Japanese press in Tokyo. It was weeks after the new Camry had been shown in the U:S. and tested by the creme de la TTAC. Actually, it feels like Japan...
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Adventures In Marketing: Mr. Tredia!
So there’s this gaijin with one-piece injection-molded plastic hair, like Ken, and he’s firing up the Tredia in some Delysidic maze. Then he sees these, uh, geese… My Cordia/Tredia obsession has...
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Possibly the Greatest Badge Engineering Feat In History: Isuzu Statesman...
Last week, I had never heard of the Isuzu Statesman Deville. Then, my fellow LeMons Supreme Court Justice suggested that I do a quick internet search for the name of this fine...
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If A Suzuki Grand Vitara Gets A Facelift, Does Anyone Care?
The Suzuki Grand Vitara was the second worst-selling small SUV in America last month, with 419 sold. The only competitor that fared worse was the now-dead Mazda Tribute, which sold 1 unit (ostensibly...
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Shakken Up: How A Little American Persistance And One Little, Old Japanese...
My 1986 JDM Twin Turbo Supra Wherever I am in the world I will always be a typical American man. Despite a lot of the stereotypes that spring to mind when I say that, I learned a long time ago that it...
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My Fantasy Life Laid Bare Part II: International Edition
Somebody Say I look like an old woman? Yesterday I shared with you dear, reader, one of my favorite games, the $5000 Craigslist Fantasy Challenge and you responded with a lot of great cars. Today I...
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Look What I Found!: A JDM R34 Nissan Skyline in Detroit
People that don’t live in the Detroit area often assume that car shows and similar events in the region are all focused on American iron and Detroit muscle. The fact is that car guys in Detroit are...
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In Japanese Bondage: The Honda Freed Hybrid and the Mazda MPV
Yesterday, I took a look at the Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear and the Toyota Hi-Ace, the “size queens” of the Japanese market. Today, I decided to look at the odd men out, so to speak, those mini-vans...
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Reminder: Win A ’99 Skyline GTR JDM Sales Book
With the original post that explains how you can win a hardcover sales brochure for the 1999 Nissan Skyline GTR now buried a couple of pages deep, I thought I would give you this reminder that the...
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Question: What’s the Best Japanese Car Name Ever?
As we all know, the Japanese car industry has produced some of the greatest cars ever made, from the Isuzu Statesman Deville to the Autozam AZ-1. And, of course, the Japanese have come up with some of...
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Nissan Making Automatic Braking Standard On JDM Models By Fall
Nissan announced Tuesday that it will make automatic braking standard on all of its mass-market models in its home market of Japan. Reuters reports the first model to receive the now-standard feature...
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Fifth-Gen Honda Step WGN Debuts With New 2016 Civic Engine, Tailgate System
Honda revealed the fifth-gen Step WGN for the Japanese market Thursday, which not only features a new flexible tailgate, but the same engine planned for the 2016 Civic. The main draw for the...
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Jeep Returns To Tokyo Motor Show After Eight-Year Absence
The last time the Detroit Three turned up at the Tokyo Motor Show was in 2007. One recession later, Jeep returns to Tokyo to represent the Motor City. Jeep will join Abarth, Alfa Romeo and Fiat on FCA...
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Subaru Launches Impreza Sport Hybrid In Japan
Consumers in Japan will soon be able to purchase a new hybrid from Subaru, in the form of the Impreza Sport Hybrid. Power for the newest Impreza variant comes from a 2.0-liter DOHC flat-four paired...
View ArticleLemon or Lemonade?: A Visit to Yokosuka’s Vehicle Resale Lot
I had the opportunity this week to visit United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka, a U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan originally established in 1866 by the Japanese Imperial Navy. The facilities are...
View ArticleLemon or Lemonade?: Zing in Your Thing
I had another opportunity to visit United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka last week and, naturally, I brought along my camera for another visit to the “Lemon Lot.” While my last visit noted the many...
View ArticlePiston Slap: To Love A Sienna Like No Other?
TTAC Commentator MatadorX writes: Sajeev, I am hoping you and your readership can give me some guidance as to how far to take a vehicle overhaul: mild insanity or full on broke? The vehicle in question...
View ArticleAn Unexpected Japanese Classic: The Honda Mobilio
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. The Town & Country I worked so hard to import into Japan was supposed to be my wife’s. I had planned to buy whatever I wanted and, although I hadn’t quite...
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