POLL: THE BEST OF TOKYO AUTO SALON 2013

POLL: THE BEST OF TOKYO AUTO SALON 2013

With as busy as we’ve been over here in Japan lately, it seems like Tokyo Auto Salon was ages ago. In reality it’s been just a week since the show closed, and to finish out our coverage it’s only proper that we poll you guys on your favorite car of the show. Here are eight [...]

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TAS 2013: WEIRD AND WONDERFUL

TAS 2013: WEIRD AND WONDERFUL

While 2013 marks the fifth time Speedhunters has covered Tokyo Auto Salon, this has been the first year we’ve done the show as a team effort. Not only has this allowed us to bring you more coverage from TAS, but it’s also been interesting to see the event through three different sets of eyes. As [...]

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TAS 2013: BIPPU STYLE AND CRAZY VANS

TAS 2013: BIPPU STYLE AND CRAZY VANS

We couldn’t possibly have ended our TAS 2013 coverage without dedicating some space to one scene that has come to define JDM car culture just as much as extreme tuner cars, vintage rides and dorisha. As we have seen in the course of the last few years VIP style has proven to be the fastest [...]

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TAS 2013: CURRENTLY TRENDING IN TOKYO

TAS 2013: CURRENTLY TRENDING IN TOKYO

I don’t think it takes a rocket scientist to tell you that the overwhelming trend of Tokyo Auto Salon 2013 was the FR-S/GT86/BRZ. Those of you that read Dino’s post from earlier in the week will remember that there were an unheard of ninety-one of these cars on display at TAS, more than any other [...]

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TAS 2013: MIKE’S PICKS

TAS 2013: MIKE’S PICKS

With it’s vast scale and the sheer amount of mouth-watering cars present, Tokyo Auto Salon is one of those events that we could literally dedicate an entire month to covering. Unfortunately we don’t have the time to actually do that, but I thought I’d go ahead and contribute one more selection of car spotlights from [...]

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TAS2013: THE TUNER SELECTION

TAS2013: THE TUNER SELECTION

It’s time to dedicate a bit of time to the true tuner cars that were dotted around the vastness that was the Tokyo Auto Salon this year. Performance is the name of the game here and if there is a bit of style thrown in for good measure you can rest assured it’s all driven [...]

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TAS 2013: MORE FROM THE PARKING LOT

TAS 2013: MORE FROM THE PARKING LOT

As we continue to sort through the material we shot over the weekend at Tokyo Auto Salon, I found I had plenty more photos from my parking lot safari on Saturday afternoon. So without further fuss, here are some more of my sightings from the parking lots of Makuhari. Up above, we have just one [...]

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TAS 2013: TEAM SPOTLIGHT-O-RAMA

TAS 2013: TEAM SPOTLIGHT-O-RAMA

To mix things up a little for our Tokyo Auto Salon coverage we thought we’d combine up a few of our spotlights together and bring you a spotlight-o-rama post from myself, Mike and Sean. We all chose two cars that stood out to us as we walked the halls of the Makuhari Messe for two [...]

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TAS 2013: THE MACHINES OF EUROPE

TAS 2013: THE MACHINES OF EUROPE

It’s the middle of January again, which can only mean one thing – time for Tokyo Auto Salon! This is the event that every Japanese car enthusiast looks forward to in the new year, and I’ve been fortunate enough to have attended for the last five years. However, this year I would be exploring new [...]

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TAS 2013: GIRLS, TOYS, & VENDING MACHINES

TAS 2013: GIRLS, TOYS, & VENDING MACHINES

Good evening from an extremely snowy Japan. As I look out the window of my hotel room just outside of Tokyo tonight, I can see nothing but white stuff from a large and unusual snow storm that’s brought transportation across much of the Kanto region to a halt. I suppose we are lucky today is [...]

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86 MANIA AT TOKYO AUTO SALON 2013

86 MANIA AT TOKYO AUTO SALON 2013

91 cars. That’s how many 86s/BRZs/F-RSs were on display at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon. Never in the history of this show has one car been quite so popular. However what really makes the hachiroku, and its other guises, stand out is that it seems to have been adopted by pretty much every single car [...]

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A ROUGH NIGHT IN ROPPONGI, RWB TOKYO MEETING

A ROUGH NIGHT IN ROPPONGI, RWB TOKYO MEETING

Konnichiwa Speedhunters! As you’ve probably noticed, we have decided to launch a #maximumattack on Tokyo Auto Salon this year.  Things have been practically non-stop for me since I arrived at Narita on Wednesday, and all the madness is already taking its tole on my body and soul, but that’s the price we pay as Speedhunters! [...]

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TOKYO PARKING SALON

TOKYO PARKING SALON

I’m quite sure I speak for both Sean and Dino when I say that our adventures at Tokyo Auto Salon so far have been productive, exhausting, and incredibly fun. While my partners continued to attack the show floor, I spent a good part of this afternoon hiking around Makuhari Messe’s parking lot looking for cool [...]

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TAS 2013: GREETINGS FROM JDM PARADISE…

TAS 2013: GREETINGS FROM JDM PARADISE…

Here I sit in a hotel room in Tokyo, jetlagged and exhausted to the point of wanting to use my keyboard as a pillow. I couldn’t be happier though, because first, I’m in Japan, and second it’s time for Tokyo Auto Salon. I arrived from California last night to join Dino and Sean for the [...]

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FIRST GLIMPSE: TOKYO AUTO SALON 2013

FIRST GLIMPSE: TOKYO AUTO SALON 2013

It must be Tokyo Auto Salon time because here I am, in the middle of the night, already sleep deprived, attempting to put a post together. Today has been a busy day of shooting feature cars, not to mention walking the halls of the Makuhari Messe to bring you a little teaser of what to [...]

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