It seems we can’t go more than a few months without indulging in some impossibly-Japanese VIP style. And once again it’s Bee Dragon that captivates our minds – a shop that has really made a pretty firm statement when it comes to defining its own take on things. Imamura-san has stepped as far away from [...]
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 [...]
VIP style continues to evolve and as we have seen over the last couple of years it is spreading like wildfire, not only being applied to the vast array of new and old sedans that Japan has on offer, but even more everyday sort of cars. On my last visit at K-Break, which has to [...]
Like a lot of things in Japan, VIP style probably makes little or no sense to the causal observer. But much like the unique culture of the country from which it originates from, bippu style is hardly for everyone. It has no real benefit when applied to a car; it doesn’t improve its performance, its handling [...]
Selecting a car to do a dedicated shoot on at the recent VIP meeting in Osaka proved to be one a hell of a tough decision. I knew it would have to combine the variety of styles that make up the modern day bippu scene but at the same time stay true to what defines [...]
Well the time has come to wrap up the coverage to this past Sunday's VIP event in Osaka, one that has seemed to generate an equal amount of good and bad feedback. I've put together this last selection of pictures starting off with the best executed F30 Celsior I saw on the day. Not much [...]
I’m happy some of you guys are feeling all this VIP coverage from the King of Sedan Festival. Like I mentioned in Part 1, it’s by far not a style that is appreciated by everyone out there, but it is part of the JDM car culture and we couldn’t possibly ignore it. No matter how [...]
At one point during the day, walking through the hundreds of slammed VIP rides at the King of Sedan Festival, I realized I had to start to be a little more selective as there was no way I would have had the time to shoot each and every one present. On top of hunting down [...]
Time to dive right back into the massive VIP gathering I attended in Osaka this past Sunday and take a look at some other cool cars I came across. Starting off with this Lexus GS, slammed right on the ground and sporting a brake upgrade that wouldn't look out of place on a time attack [...]
It’s our job here at Speedhunters to bring to you the variation of car cultures that make up the worldwide car scene. From various forms of motorsport to the countless ways in which people personalize their cars, there is so much to see out there it boggles the mind. There is no question Japan has [...]
The Toyota Celsior (UCF30) is very popular amongst VIP tuners in Japan, one of those tuners is K-Break. They offer complete body kits for different models including this third generation Celsior. What I really like about this particular car are the old school BBS rims, no fancy chrome 22" rims but nice and classy [...]
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