Anyone stashing a vintage car has a common fear — rodents. They can quickly take cars from "in-need-of-plates" to "in-need-of-complete-teardown." Luckily, this Datsun 240Z owner discovers chipmunks didn't destroy anything, just used his exhaust as storage for pilfered dog food.
So Mazda decided to blow our minds by transforming the fun Mazda Miata into an awesome, purpose-built, speedster in the form of the MX-5 Superlight Concept. It'll debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and when it does, it'll show off one of the purest interpretations of the car in the nameplate's history. What takes the Superlight from "pretty neat" to "spectacularly unbelievable" is the detailing. Instead of just taking bits off, it's what Mazda added in terms of attention to detail which makes it so cool. The roll hoops have integrated high mount brake lights. The carbon fiber dash elements hold real toggle switches — even the shift knob's been sliced down to reduce weight but boasts better styling. Forget the other supercars debuting at Frankfurt, we want the Miata. Be sure to click read more to see the bare specs: click here to read the rest of the article
Here is a video of some crazy Japanese people touge drifting. I like at the very beginning where the armco has been dented all the way up. looks like there were many failed attempts.
Lexus is aiming at the likes of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the luxury compact segment by teasing a LF-Ch concept set to make an appearance in Frankfurt on September 15th.
The whole compact luxury car tease comes after accusations from bloggers and news makers alike of Lexus losing its appeal among younger buyers (or more harshly, becoming the Japanese version of Buick). The brand that once symbolized high performance sedans has fallen flat with the IS-F sports sedan and is desperately looking for something within the price reach of a younger, poorer, and more environmentally conscious driver.
The LF-Ch emphasizes Toyota’s hybrid and Hybrid Synergy Drive technologies and is touted as possibly becoming an electric-only 5-door premium compact for the Lexus brand.
An awseome video of a load of drift cars in japan hitting the track all at once. It looks crazy with some extreme angles on the cars entering the bottom corner.
Already pretty impressive and with a never ending list of speed records, the GT-R is today again breaks another record thanks to the Stillen… Yes Japanese tuners are not the only ones that amaze us with our almighty GT-R… Thanks to a huge list of improvements Stillen is announcing a 620hp capable GT-R offering to its future owners a stunning naught to 100 kmh in just 2.9sec…
Gazoo Racing who's working on the Lexus LF-A while racing at the Nurbugring, today announced a tuned iQ, the iQ GAZOO Racing MN, where M stands for Master and N for Nurburgring…
In the build up to this year’s Tokyo Motor Show it seems there is an abundance of information surrounding just what will and what won’t (and maybe!) make an appearance in October. One of those is the Lexus LF-A and ahead of the show we’re given another little piece of news.
Apparently the new Lexus 4.8L V10 will be designated “1LR-GEU” according the Japan’s Best Car magazine and although we’ve read it all before, they once again reiterate that the V10 will produce 550PS. With a new snippet of news surfacing on the Lexus LF-A literally coming out every fortnight, it’s quite understandable that Best Car chose to keep this update short and sweet.
The name change that’s been mentioned revolves around some information regarding the restyling effort. Will the restyled LF-A bring with it a departure from the current Lexus performance car naming system? Best Car (BC) has been informed that a name change is on the table but it’s not clear whether this will actually go through and become a reality. We’ve been told that “SS550″ or similar (SS meaning Super Sports, 550 being the power output) could be what the new Lexus sports car will be named in a move to further separate it from the current Lexus performance car, the IS-F.
There is also going to be 30 colors to choose from when the Lexus LF-A goes on sale, 12 standard colors and 18 optional premium colors. That should go some way to make potential buyers feel better about the 22,000,000 JPY asking price! BC haven’t pulled any punches regarding the design of the headlights, looking very similar to the Nürburgring race car’s design only with an additional tab added underneath for the turn signals. Nevertheless, Lexus LF-A and 086A hype is in full swing in Japan so we should be hearing a lot more about these two as we get closer to October.
For those not familiar with Toyota’s Camry-sized RWD sedan, the Mark X continued the family lineage established by the much loved Mark II and brought with it a higher level of refinement and quality. For Mark II owners wishing to upgrade to the Mark X though, a big disappointment was the disappearance of turbo and manual gearbox options.
Well the new Mark X will continue in the previous car’s mould and not offer a turbo charged engine. There was talk of the new 2010 Mark X going up head to head with Subaru’s Legacy B4 2.5 GT with a turbo model but we’re now told that won’t be the case
and only 2.5L and 3.5L V6 engines will be available with the 3.5L replacing the smaller 3.0L V6 in the current car. The design of the exterior is said to be less agressive and it will also offer a higher quality interior. While the platform will be a modified version of the current car’s underpinnings and offering 4WD as well as RWD, it is also expected to be a “world car” being offered for sale in major markets outside Japan.
