I always find whenever there's a big automotive related event, its parking lot is just as interesting as the actual event. I find this true with various Formula D events, like Irwindale and Atlanta, and also Tokyo Auto Salon. As we close off the month, here's one last look at the Tokyo Auto Salon parking [...]
Each year Tokyo Auto Salon is an absolute overload of automotive styles. It can be quite hard to pick standouts from this event, but we thought it would be fun to pick a few of the interesting cars from this year's show and let you guys vote on which is your favorite. Here are five [...]
The Ferrari GTO, a street going version of the 599XX, isn't exactly a car you see ever day so you can imagine my surprise when I saw this particular matte white example at the Tokyo Auto Salon. I thought it looked so unique and imposing that I asked the owner, Shikata-san of S & Company [...]
I knew it the moment I noticed this S15 enter the show floor during the Thursday set up day that I was seeing something special. The last time I saw a car created by Super Made I had exactly the same reaction, back in 2009 at the Nagoya Exciting Car Showdown upon seeing their Y34 SR20-powered [...]
Sunday, the final day of the Tokyo Auto Salon, I took my time to get out of the house and ended up paying for it on the way to the Makuhari Messe. Traffic was nothing short of horrendous on the highway with the line at the exit for the exhibition center miles long. I then [...]
It was quite evident at this year's show that imports continue to generate more and more interest among tuners and of course the public. It is a reflection of what is going on out on the streets of Japan, as imports continue to take an ever increasing slice of overall car sales. Let's check out [...]
Next to the Supermade S15, D'Custom Freak Toyota Crown Majesta and Toyota Century front-ended Toyota Celsior that Dino and I favored at TAS, the T-Garege Toyota Estima was one of my personal favorites. Because of the advent of the internet and just how easy it is to search up anything you desire, many of us have seen [...]
For anyone that has ever attended a Tokyo Auto Salon you may understand when I say that for a large number of Japanese showgoers, especially the ones armed with pro camera equipment, it isn't the cars they are there to see and shoot. The girls of TAS are indeed, for many, the most important aspect [...]
Walking through the halls of TAS this year it was obvious that every tuner out there is giving a lot of attention to hybrids, especially the new kid on the block, the CR-Z. The car you see above in the opening shot, built by aero specialist Silk Blaze, won the "Eco Car" award for its innovative [...]
Continuing on with our coverage of the Tokyo Auto Salon I thought it would be interesting to take a little look at some cool tuning parts that were on display, starting off with this JUN 4.2 liter stroker kit. It is still in the prototype stage at the moment but when released it will further [...]
On the last day of Tokyo Auto Salon, I met up with Dino to say my goodbyes before I flew back to the States. In the flurry of our goodbyes, the question of what our favorite cars of the show popped up. Over the years, we’ve all seen our fair share of black, silver, or white [...]
When I found out I was heading to Japan for Tokyo Auto Salon, Rod mentioned that I needed to spend some time checking out the TAS parking lot. Soon after my arrival Japan, I met a few people that kept mentioning the TAS parking lot and how amazing it is every year. Some of these [...]
The JDM scene wouldn’t be complete without two of the biggest style-driven movements to have evolved in the last twenty years. I am of course referring to VIP and Vanning, something that has began to get more international recognition and following. So let’s take a look at some of the cars and vans that stood [...]
With a relatively small S-chassis and Skylines presence at this year's Tokyo Auto Salon I've decided to address these favorites together in one post. It might be a sign that times are changing, or the fact that TAS attracts the flashier cars and tuners to attend, or even that this year's R35 GT-R special at [...]
To get started with our extended Tokyo Auto Salon coverage I thought I'd get things rolling with a post dedicated to the Nissan GT-R. Just over three years from its Japanese launch in December 2007, the R35 has been met with nothing but praise from both the media and happy customers. The apparently "unmodifiable" new-generation [...]
