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 [...]
It was about three months ago, on my last trip down to the Kansai area of Japan, that I realized I was standing in front of THE car of 2013. As Ueta-san of BenSopra ran the plans he had for his 180SX-based project by me, it quickly became obvious that there wasn’t going to be [...]
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 [...]
One of the most popular cars at the last Tokyo Auto Salon was the Ericsson build BMW E92 M3. Amuse, famous for their touge S2000, started with Ericsson to develop parts for European build cars. This M3 was their first car, and they couldn't have done a better job. A few months have gone by [...]
