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quinta-feira, 1 de novembro de 2012

New Honda N-ONE Remembers its Past to Compete Against the Fiat 500 Today [50 Photos & Video]

The final production version of Honda's retro-styled N-ONE mini was officially unveiled today in the brand's home market of Japan, where it will go on sale on November 2, 2012.

Prices in Japan start at 1,150,000 Yen ($14,400 / €11,100) for the base 2WD, Type G model and rise to 1,707,750 Yen ($21,300 / €16,500) for 4WD, Premium edition.

The N-ONE belongs to Honda's new N Series mini-vehicle family and follows the N BOX and the N BOX + tall city vans that were both launched in the country earlier this year.

As many of you may recall, it is the production version of the N Concept_4 displayed at last year's Tokyo Motor Show with its styling directly inspired by the motif of the N360, the first mass-produced Honda mini passenger car that was introduced to the market in 1967.

2014 Subaru Forester Officially Revealed, will Debut at the LA Auto Show, Offer 2.0L Turbo in America

Here comes the 2014 Subaru Forester, and this time, it's official as the Japanese carmaker released the first photos and details simultaneously in North America and its home market of Japan.

This is the fourth generation of the Forester since the model's debut in 1997 and as we've seen from previous pictures of the car, it doesn't stray too far away from the design of the current model. In fact, we wouldn't be surprised if an untrained eye had a hard time telling the two apart…

The Cube was never the success Nissan had hoped for in overseas markets when it presented the third generation version , but the squared off sub-compact model with the asymmetric rear styling has its crowd in the automaker's home market of Japan, where it is now entering a new model year.

The revisions for the 2013 Cube are kept to a minimum and are highlighted by the improved 1.5-liter engine that now develops 110hp (111PS / 82kW) and which adopts a new start/stop system.

There Can Be Only One: Toyota Bounces Back, Leads GM in Global Sales, For Now

After a disastrous 2011, which saw it drop to third place behind General Motors and the VW Group due to production shortage caused by the March earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Toyota has bounced back and is currently the world’s number one car manufacturer.

On Friday, October 26, the company announced that in the first nine months of the year, it has sold 7.4 million vehicles globally. That’s a 28 percent increase compared to last year and almost half a million units, 450,000 to be precise, than GM whose sales increased by 2.5 percent to 6.95 million.

For the most part, the next Subaru Forester is a secret no more after the crossover model's details leaked through a Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) brochure and the car itself was photographed at what we assume to be the brand's factory parking lot in Japan.

But it's not over just yet, as the new Forester, which will likely be sold as a 2014 model in North America, has been spotted again in its home market on three different occasions, providing us a fresh look on the car.

Now, you may have noticed that these three Foresters (two examples in white and the other in silver), look slightly different from the one featured in the opening image of our previous article posted earlier this month.

Not so Fast and Furious: Japanese Cop in Hot Pursuit of a Bicyclist

While movie flicks like the "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift" would have you believe that police officers in Japan roam around the roads chasing modified sports cars at ridiculously high speeds, reality can be far more mundane.

How much more humdrum, we hear some of you ask? Well, what would you say about a Japanese traffic officer pursuing a bicyclist, not in a car or on a motorcycle, but while riding a bike?

The recent redesign of the Lexus LS may have included the first ever F Sport edition of the full-size luxury sedan with added sport touches, including a body kit and unique 19-inch alloy wheels, but this didn't stop Toyota Racing Development (TRD) from introducing a second take on the car.

Mind you, we are not talking about the regular LS 460 or LS 600 models, but for the LS 460 F Sport…

Jay Leno Gets to Know Tokyo's Midnight Club Scene in a Nissan GT-R

Geishas, samurai swords, Shinto temples and the latest high tech gadgets are only a small part of the things you get to see when you visit Japan. Jay Leno may have indulged in all of the above and then some more during his recent trip to the land of the Rising Sun, yet his main interest is cars.

Having already visited Toyota City, where he sampled both the world's only Lexus LFA Spyder and one of two existing 1966 Toyota 2000 GT convertibles ever made, specifically for a 007 flick, Leno couldn’t resist to go to a midnight meeting of Nissan GT-R owners in Tokyo.

Scoop: All-New 2014 Subaru Forester Busted Out in the Open!

While Subaru was uploading a shadowy teaser of the next iteration of the Forester on its Japanese website, and not too long after we shared scans from the car's Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) brochure, the first real-life images of the compact crossover hit the net.

It’s not hard to see that Subaru didn't want to alienate buyers of one of its most popular global models when it came to design, as the new Forester looks like a more modern, or evolutionary, if you prefer, interpretation of the current model.

Besides the more forceful face incorporating Subaru's latest grille design, the high-riding, station wagon gains some new styling cues, the most notable of which concern the more prominent wheel arches and heavily sculpted door sills, the addition of a small quarter window up front and new door mounted mirrors.

Formula 1: 2012 Japanese Grand Prix Race Report

This year, up until now, Fernando Alonso scored three wins in 14 races and apart from a single retirement in Belgium, he always finished with points. That’s the reason why, despite his Ferrari not being the fastest car on the grid, the two-time Formula 1 world champion was leading the 2012 driver’s championship.

At the Japanese Grand Prix that took place on Sunday morning at the Suzuka circuit, the Spaniard didn’t even make it past the first corner, retiring for the second time this season.

Right after the red lights went out signaling the start of the race, his Ferrari came in contact with Kimi Raikkonen’s Lotus and spun at turn one.

Gundam Style 2013 Toyota Auris Hatchback Looks Kinda Cool

In case you read that wrong, it's 'Gundam style' as in the Japanese animated television series about giant robots, and not 'Gangnam Style' as in the music video by South Korean rapper PSY.

The new 2013 Toyota Auris was selected for a cosmetic tune dedicated to the anime cartoon, with the Japanese automaker's in-house tuning arm Modellista taking responsibility for the transformation.

Mugen Launches Production Version of Supercharged Honda CR-Z RZ [19 Photos]

Something tells us that what Mugen has prepared is what Honda fans wanted the CR-Z to be from the beginning.

Over the past year or so, Honda's official tuning arm presented several concepts of a faster CR-Z and this is the final production model.

The car's official moniker is the 'Honda CR-Z MUGEN RZ' of which only 300 examples will be built and sold by Mugen exclusively in Japan, starting from November 26, with prices to be announced.

At the heart of the RZ lies a modified version of the stock model's IMA Hybrid powerplant that places a supercharger to the 1.5-liter i-VTEC engine to lift its output to 154hp (156PS) and 185Nm (136 lb-ft).