NEW LEXUS LM 350H AND 500H PREVIEW – LUXURY MOVER OFFERS ULTIMATE OMOTENASHI COMFORT
By Steve Laser The Lexus lineup includes an array of luxury cars, SUVs, and electrified models. It also offers…
NEW HONDA E:NY1 ALL-ELECTRIC SUV PREVIEW – EUROPEAN EV LINEUP GAINS A SECOND MODEL
By Steve Laser Honda is expanding its lineup of electric vehicles in Europe with the addition of a new…
NEW TOYOTA CENTURY PHEV PREVIEW – ULTRA-LUXURY CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN SUV ARRIVES IN JAPAN
By Steve Laser While Toyota and Lexus offer a wide array of luxury vehicles in Japan, the ultimate, typically…
NEW NISSAN SERENA E-POWER PREVIEW – ELECTRIFIED LUXION FLAGSHIP AND CUSTOMIZED AUTECH
By Steve Laser Since the launch of the original Serena minivan in 1991, Nissan has sold more than 2…
NEW TOYOTA ALPHARD AND VELLFIRE – NEXT GENERATION DELIVERS MORE LUXURY AND TECHNOLOGY
By Steve Laser Toyota has introduced the next generation of its popular Alphard and Vellfire in Japan. The minivan…
2025 FORD MUSTANG GTD PREVIEW – NEW SUPERCAR FROM FORD PERFORMANCE AND MULTIMATIC
By Steve Laser With a legacy spanning nearly 60 years, and so many special and unique models along the…
2024 HONDA N-BOX PREVIEW – CUSTOMIZE THE STYLE WITH NEW HONDA ACCESS ACCESSORIES
By Steve Laser The Honda N-BOX continues to be one of the best-selling vehicles in Japan. Since its launch…
2024 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER 250 PREVIEW – JOINS REFRESHED 70 SERIES AND 300 SERIES IN JAPAN
By Steve Laser The all-new Toyota Land Cruiser 250 that premiered in Japan this week is an exciting addition…
2023 CHEVROLET MONTANA PREVIEW – ALL-NEW PICKUP DELIVERS GOOD THINGS IN SMALL PACKAGES
By Steve & Tamami Laser The new Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz have led a resurgence in the…
2023 TOYOTA PRIUS PREMIERES IN JAPAN – “TOGETHER, WE CHOSE LOVE” – THE DEVELOPMENT STORY
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Prius is such an important car for Toyota that it continues to hold…
2023 HONDA PILOT TRAILSPORT PREVIEW – BUILT FOR ADVENTURE SEEKERS AND OFF-ROAD ENTHUSIASTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Honda Pilot is a common sight on the road, with more than 2…
2024 HONDA PROLOGUE EV PREVIEW – ALL-NEW ELECTRIC SUV FEATURES NEO-RUGGED STYLING
By Steve & Tamami Laser While Toyota, with the new bZ4X, and Nissan, with its new Ariya, have taken…
2024 FORD MUSTANG PREVIEW – NEW ECOBOOST, GT, DARK HORSE & PERFORMANCE RACING MODELS
By Steve & Tamami Laser When Ford rolled out the all-electric Mustang Mach-E last year, we wondered what the…
DODGE CHARGER DAYTONA SRT CONCEPT PREVIEW – MUSCLE CAR DISRUPTOR DELIVERS EV PERFORMANCE
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’re fans of all makes and models of muscle cars, including the Dodge® Charger…
2023 TOYOTA CROWN PREVIEW – NEW CROSSOVER, SPORT, SEDAN AND ESTATE SUV PREMIERE IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser As one of Toyota’s longest-running nameplates, the Crown has been offered as a sedan,…
2022 NISSAN PRIMASTAR SEASIDE BY DETHLEFFS PREVIEW – NEW CAMPER VAN LAUNCHES IN EUROPE
By Steve & Tamami Laser The new Nissan Primastar Seaside by Dethleffs camper van conversion going on sale in…
CHEVROLET FAN DAY 2022 IN JAPAN – FUJI SPEEDWAY WELCOMES CORVETTE AND CAMARO ENTHUSIASTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Love for Chevrolet runs deep in Japan, where Corvette and Camaro owners treasure multi…
NEW NISSAN SAKURA AND MITSUBISHI EK X EV PREVIEW – ALL-ELECTRIC KEI CARS DEBUT IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser For more than a decade, NMKV, the Nissan and Mitsubishi joint venture plant in…
2023 LEXUS RZ 450E PREVIEW – LEXUS ELECTRIFIED REVEALS SEAMLESS E-MOTION BEV WITH DIRECT4
By Steve & Tamami Laser Late last year, Toyota and Lexus revealed 15 new EV models during a press conference…
2023 HONDA CIVIC TYPE R SETS NEW LAP RECORD – SUZUKA CIRCUIT CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF RACING
By Steve & Tamami Laser While Honda is on the fast track to developing a lineup of new electrified…
2023 TOYOTA GR COROLLA PREVIEW – CIRCUIT EDITION AND CORE MODELS ARE BUILT FOR ENTHUSIASTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser What started out as a new compact economy car some 56 years ago has…
2024 VOLKSWAGEN ID. BUZZ PREVIEW – MICROBUS MAGIC REKINDLED WITH ALL-ELECTRIC MODEL LINEUP
By Steve & Tamami Laser Volkswagen sells a wide variety of passenger, cargo, and camper vans in Europe that…
2022 TOYOTA NOAH AND VOXY PREVIEW – DESIGNERS CRAFT NEW DREAM RIDES FOR FAMILIES IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser Since their debut in 2001, Toyota has sold more than 1 million units of…
2023 TOYOTA SEQUOIA TRD PRO PREVIEW – NEXT GENERATION DELIVERS HYBRID TWIN-TURBO POWER
By Steve & Tamami Laser Full-size SUVs are really popular in Southern California, where families on-the-go appreciate their spacious…
2022 HONDA STEP WGN PREVIEW – ALL-NEW AIR AND E:HEV SPADA MODELS DEBUT IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser Following the 25th anniversary of its popular STEP WGN, Honda held the online debut…
2024 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EV PREVIEW – ALL-ELECTRIC RST, WORK TRUCK WT AND TRAIL BOSS PICKUPS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Chevrolet is charging into the rapidly expanding all-electric truck market with the new Silverado…
2023 BMW IX M60 PREVIEW – NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE ELECTRIC SPORTS ACTIVITY VEHICLE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Last year, BMW announced that its new iX xDrive50 all-electric Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV)…
TOYOTA AND LEXUS REVEAL 15 NEW EVS – ELECTRIC SPORTS CARS, SUVS, CRUISER, PICKUP AND VANS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota Mega Web, one of our favorite automotive attractions in Tokyo, is preparing to…
2022 LEXUS LX 600 PREVIEW – NEW F SPORT AND ULTRA LUXURY MODELS JOIN NEXT GENERATION
By Steve & Tamami Laser When Lexus unveiled the all-new 2022 LX 600 this week, we were surprised to…
2022 TOYOTA TUNDRA TRD PRO PREVIEW – ALL-NEW HYBRID I-FORCE MAX TWIN-TURBO PERFORMANCE
By Steve & Tamami Laser After weeks of teaser photos and technical tidbits, Toyota has unveiled the all-new third-generation…
NEW HONDA HR-V HYBRID VIRTUAL SHOWROOM – CUSTOMERS ENJOY DIGITAL PREVIEW AT HOME
By Steve & Tamami Laser Already on sale in Japan (as the Vezel), the all-new Honda HR-V Hybrid is…
2023 NISSAN Z PREVIEW – NEW Z SPORT, Z PERFORMANCE AND Z PROTO SPEC MODELS REVEALED
By Steve & Tamami Laser When Nissan unveiled the Z Photo last September at the automaker’s Nissan Pavilion in…
MORGAN PLUS FOUR CX-T PREVIEW – NEW OVERLAND ADVENTURE VEHICLE IS ON OUR WISH LIST
By Steve & Tamami Laser Over the years, we’ve covered a wide range of new vehicles that we can’t…
2022 MAZDA MX-30 EV PREVIEW – SEE OUR VIDEO – WE SPOT PRE-PRODUCTION MODEL AT CHARGEPOINT
By Steve & Tamami Laser We often see pre-production, or prototype, vehicles being tested on the streets. And it’s…
SUBARU CELEBRATES 20 MILLION ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES – FROM LEONE TO SOLTERRA IN 50 YEARS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Subaru achieved an amazing milestone last month by building its 20 millionth vehicle equipped…
2022 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK PREVIEW – HONDA ACCESS MODULO, E:HEV HYBRID, TYPE R TO COME
By Steve & Tamami Laser After months of speculation, spy photos, and educated guesses, Honda has finally unveiled the…
2022 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER PREVIEW – ALL-NEW 300 SERIES GAINS TWIN-TURBO V6 AND GR SPORT
By Steve & Tamami Laser While Toyota is in the midst of developing futuristic, electrified models, like the bZ4X…
RIVIAN R1S ELECTRIC SUV PREVIEW – WATCH OUR VIDEO – WE SPOT A PROTOTYPE ON THE STREET
By Steve & Tamami Laser Over the years, we’ve spotted a variety of prototype vehicles on the streets of…
NEW SUBARU SOLTERRA EV PREVIEW – ELECTRIC SUV DEVELOPED WITH TOYOTA COMING TO AMERICA
By Steve & Tamami Laser When Toyota rolled out its new bZ4X Electric SUV conceptlast month, we wondered what…
NEW TOYOTA BZ4X CONCEPT – TOYOTA AND SUBARU DEVELOP ELECTRIC SUV WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota and Subaru have worked together to engineer and build some great products, including…
2022 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ PREVIEW – NEW FUTURE FOCUSED PICKUP IS A SPORT ADVENTURE VEHICLE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Wherever we travel in Southern California, we can’t go far without spotting a pickup….
2022 TOYOTA GR 86 PREVIEW – NEXT GENERATION SPORTS CAR JOINS GR SUPRA AND GR YARIS
By Steve & Tamami Laser It was a different world eight years ago when we picked up a new…
LEXUS LF-Z ELECTRIFIED CONCEPT REVEALED – SHIMOYAMA TECH CENTER TO FAST-TRACK NEW PRODUCTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Lexus of the future could be a crossover, a sports car, a sedan,…
NEW TOYOTA AYGO X PROLOGUE CONCEPT PREVIEW – ED2 CREATES A DRAMATIC CROSSOVER DESIGN
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota sells a variety of small crossovers across the globe, including the new Yaris…
2021 HONDA S660 MODULO X VERSION Z PREVIEW – FUTURE COLLECTIBLE – S660 DISCONTINUED IN 2022
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda has introduced a new special edition of its S660 Modulo X mid-engine roadster…
2022 LEXUS IS 500 F SPORT PERFORMANCE PREVIEW – NEW V8 MODEL MAKES A POWERFUL STATEMENT
By Steve & Tamami Laser With more than 1 million units sold globally since the original IS made its…
NEW HONDA VEZEL E:HEV WORLD PREMIERE IN JAPAN – PREVIEW THE 2022 HR-V HYBRID FOR EUROPE
By Steve & Tamami Laser We first met the Honda Vezel at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2013. Based on…
2022 CHEVROLET BOLT EUV PREVIEW – MAGICAL LAUNCH AT DISNEY WORLD FOR NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE
By Steve & Tamami Laser There’s nothing Mickey Mouse about an electric vehicle – oh wait, yes there is….
2022 NISSAN PATHFINDER & FRONTIER PREVIEW – NEW PREMIUM DESIGNS AND RUGGED PRO-4X APPEAL
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nissan continued its product renaissance this week with the long-awaited introductions of the all-new…
NISSAN E-NV200 ALL-ELECTRIC WINTER CAMPER – NEW CONCEPT BUILT FOR OUTDOOR ADVENTURES
By Steve & Tamami Laser Way back in 2014, following its success with the Leaf, Nissan launched the all-electric…
2021 EARTHCRUISER EXTREME XTR250 – NEW LAND CRUISER CAMPER BUILT FOR OFF-ROAD ADVENTURE
By Steve & Tamami Laser EarthCruiser Australia, the aftermarket company that makes expedition-style all-terrain campers, has introduced the new…
2021 MITSUOKA BUDDY HYBRID PREVIEW – TOYOTA RAV4 REIMAGINED WITH CLASSIC CHEVY TRUCK STYLE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Mitsuoka Motor, Japan’s boutique automaker, continues to expand its lineup of uniquely remanufactured vehicles…
2022 SUBARU BRZ PREVIEW – ALL-NEW SECOND-GENERATION MODELS CELEBRATE THE JOY OF DRIVING
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Subaru BRZ®, and its Toyota 86 sibling (previously called Scion FR-S), have been…
2022 HYUNDAI TUCSON PREVIEW – NEW HYBRID, PLUG-IN HYBRID AND N LINE MODELS DEBUT
By Steve & Tamami Laser With three generations and more than 7 million units sold across the globe, the…
PORSCHE UNSEEN – VISION RENNDIENST CONCEPT REVEALED – WHAT IF THEY BUILT AN ELECTRIC VAN?
By Steve & Tamami Laser Automakers invest heavily in developing futuristic concept vehicles that usually premiere at major international…
2021 NISSAN NAVARA PRO-4X PREVIEW – REDESIGNED PICKUP DELIVERS BOLD NEW LOOK
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nissan is in the midst of a product renaissance, called “Nissan Next,” that brings…
2022 GMC HUMMER EV EDITION 1 PREVIEW – NEW ELECTRIC SUPERTRUCK WITH E4WD AND CRABWALK
By Steve & Tamami Laser The long wait is over, and GMC has finally revealed the new 2022 Hummer…
NEW MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS PHEV PREVIEW – PLUG-IN HYBRID JOINS RESTYLED MODELS IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser Mitsubishi Motors is revamping its popular Eclipse Cross compact crossover for the new model…
NEW PUMA ST FROM FORD PERFORMANCE – MEAN GREEN EURO MACHINE ON OUR WISH LIST
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve been wishing that Ford would bring its new compact Puma crossover to America….
2022 NISSAN Z PREVIEW – MAKOTO UCHIDA UNVEILS NEW Z PROTO – HIS FIRST CAR WAS A FAIRLADY Z
By Steve & Tamami Laser Update: Nissan introduced the production models of the 2023 Z for the U.S. market…