Japan Month Concludes The end of November marks the conclusion of this very special project, which took a year to build. In case you missed an article or two, here they are, all in one place. By Kyle Kinard Japan Month - Nov 30 2024 -
Ayrton Senna Was a Samurai in Tube Socks Japan loved F1 hero Ayrton Senna. This infamous NSX-R driving video—and the man who filmed it—explain why. By Kyle Kinard Japan Month - Nov 29 2024 -
One Gearhead's Unforgettable Pilgrimage to Japan How do you confront a lifetime of expectation in a faraway land you've always yearned for? Drive like hell. By Chris Rosales Japan Month - Nov 28 2024 -
How Vermont (and Travis Pastrana) Saved The Legacy of Japan’s Greatest Rally Team: Part 2 Travis Pastrana’s enthusiasm helped preserve WRXs flying through the woods across North America. By Victoria Scott Japan Month - Nov 27 2024 -
How Vermont Saved the Legacy of Japan's Greatest Rally Team: Part 1 Subaru’s rally team wouldn’t still exist without this dedicated cadre of mechanics and enthusiasts hard at work in Burlington. By Victoria Scott Japan Month - Nov 26 2024 -
We Drove a Honda Kei Car In Japan. It Was Incredible Beyond its novelty, the Honda N-One RS actually stands up in quality, comfort, and value. By Chris Rosales Japan Month - Nov 25 2024 -
Experiencing Japan's Best Street Racing (In an Arcade Around the Corner) Wangan Midnight and Initial D are two seminal works of Japanese automotive culture. Let’s play the games they spawned. By Victoria Scott Japan Month - Nov 24 2024 -
Driving the Greatest Hot Hatches From Japan: Integra Type R Vs Type S Driving the two greatest front-wheel-drive Hondas ever made to see what makes them so, so special. By Victoria Scott Japan Month - Nov 23 2024 -
We Remember That Blue Civic Si Why the Civic Si hatch conquered our hearts and became the '32 Ford for the Playstation generation. By Travis Okulski Japan Month - Nov 22 2024 -
F1's Golden Era: Senna, Monaco, and the Roar of a Honda V-12 In the belly of Griot's Motors (yes, that Griot's), lives a legend from Formula 1’s golden era, powered by the single greatest engine F1 ever heard. By Kyle Kinard Japan Month - Nov 21 2024 -
Meet the Toyota Cavalier. Yes, the Toyota Cavalier. In the 1990s, this rebadged Chevy attempted the impossible: Changing America’s fortunes on Japanese soil. By Peter Holderith Japan Month - Nov 20 2024 -
Toyota's Most Successful Race Engine Is One You've Never Heard Of With championships across the world on circuit and dirt, and homes in beloved road cars, the 3S-GTE should be a legend. Instead, it lives in obscurity. By Chris Perkins Japan Month - Nov 19 2024 -
How America Inspired the Toyota Land Cruiser—And Embraced It Like blue jeans and country music, the Land Cruiser wouldn't have happened without American influence. By Jeff Perez Japan Month - Nov 18 2024 -
Meet the Man Behind Gran Turismo's Amazing Jazz Soundtrack Isamu Ohira, the composer of the Gran Turismo menu music, helped define the unique sonic signature of the games, making him the most popular jazz artist you’ve never head of. By Chris Perkins Japan Month - Nov 17 2024 -
Inside the TOP SECRET Garage That Holds Every JDM Legend Touring the impossibly curated import wonderland, where every great Japanese tuner car hides in plain sight. By Motor1.com Team Japan Month - Nov 16 2024 -
When Is a Japanese Car Not Japanese? Japanese automakers have long built cars in America, by Americans, for Americans. Does that make them American or Japanese? By Chris Perkins Japan Month - Nov 15 2024 -
Japanese Kei Truck Enthusiasts Are Winning in America After various setbacks amid frustrating legislation, American kei truck owners are finally making headway. By Anthony Alaniz Japan Month - Nov 14 2024 -
Bosozoku Vs Kaido Racer: A History of Japan's Wildest-Looking Subcultures Six-foot exhausts and silhouette-racer looks hint at a deeper human desire: the need to belong. By Brendan McAleer Japan Month - Nov 13 2024 -
The Integra Type R Had a Supercar's Heart And other takeaways from Honda’s spectacular Technical Information Guide, the brochure that explained Acura's 90s masterpiece. By Kyle Kinard Japan Month - Nov 12 2024 -
The Most Beautiful Japanese Car Was Inspired By Italy and Penned in America Tom Matano, a driving force behind the FD RX-7 explains how a yellow Ferrari provided the best kind of inspiration. By Chris Perkins Japan Month - Nov 11 2024 -
Building a Perfect Car Is Tough, But This Copper Lexus LC500 Sure Comes Close We visited Michigan’s Tunnel of Trees to find we weren’t just on a color tour. We were part of it. By Christopher Smith Japan Month - Nov 10 2024 -
This Honda Was Its First EV—25 Years Before The Prologue: Video The Honda EV Plus was the first modern EV to hit American streets - in 1997. This video takes a close look at the last one in the US. By Victoria Scott Japan Month - Nov 9 2024 -
History of the Honda Super Cub: How It Conquered the World With Two Wheels With more than 100 Million sold, Honda's world-famous Cubs—and their many spinoffs—have outsold the Beetle, Corolla, and F-150 combined. By Brendan McAleer Japan Month - Nov 8 2024 -
Cutaway: You've Never Seen Toyota's Awesome V-12 Engine Like This It almost didn’t enter production, but after driving the elusive JDM V-12 Century, we’re glad it did. By Christopher Smith Japan Month - Nov 7 2024 -
