Sep
17
Eiji Toyoda, who was a member of Toyota’s founding family and cousin of the automaker’s founder Kiichiro Toyoda, died Tuesday of heart failure at Toyota Memorial Hospital in Toyota city, central Japan. Eiji-san served as president from 1967 to 1982 and continued as chairman and then as adviser until his death. He played an important role in …
Aug
14
The latest product from Nagisa Auto. Nagisa Auto will be releasing the functional and popular Gacchiri Support (Fender Brace) for Toyota 86 / Scion FRS / Subaru BRZ. If you are not familiar with the Gacchiri Support please visit MoreJapan TV
Aug
13
After 18 years, the Initial D manga has ended. The final chapter was recently released in Japan which closes out a strong run (no pun intended), for one of the most iconic cars in the import industry. Takumi Fujiwara, driver of the tofu delivery AE86 and his story will live on but the manga itself will …
Aug
05
Check out this Toyota Crown Majesta spotted in VIPCAR magazine! It is on SSR Professor MS3 wheels in Titan Silver color. Very “sleek”! http://www.ssr-wheels.com/
Jun
27
Japan takes things to a whole new level with, Kirobo. Designed by Dentsu with Toyota and the University of Tokyo, Japan is planning to be the first to launch a talking robot into space. Named Kirobo, which is derived from “kibo” meaning hope in Japanese and robot. This robot uses some of the latest voice-recognition …
May
23
Remember those days when you were younger, spending hours messing around with legos trying to put something together. Well, someone by the name of Solde has taken it to a whole new level. Not only did he create a replica version of one of Toyota’s most popular engine but it actually functions. The engine which …
May
03
Check out this Toyota 86 (Scion FRS) from Signal Auto Japan. This car is rockin’ the new Forged Monoblock SSR GTF01 wheels in Semi-Gloss Gunmetal with Tanabe Sustec Pro Z40 coilovers
Apr
03
Older unibody vehicles tend to have unwanted chassis flex. The gacchiri support greatly improves the handling dynamics of your car. Confidence in steering is guaranteed by adding the Gacchiri Support. Reduces flexing of the unibody. “Gacchiri” means ‘muscle strength’ when translated from Japanese. The product mounts onto the door hinge and inner fender, creating a …
Feb
21
Here is a great article on DIY install on the Toyota Prius Tanabe Tower Bar Install on priuschat forum. http://priuschat.com/threads/tanabe-sustec-strut-tower-bar-under-brace-diy-installation-pix.88655/
Feb
06
For those who own Toyota Corolla AE86, Sprinter, Trueno, or Levin, this new products will be available to purchase soon via More-Japan.com. Body panel replacement was re-engineered, re-constructed using the newest technologies. IMPULSE measured AE86 from scratch using CAD program and Reverse engineering techniques by laser scanning, since there were no CAD data available before. So you can be …
