NEW HYUNDAI TUCSON N LINE IS A WORK OF ART – ANDREAS PREIS CREATES “DRIVE A STATEMENT”
By Steve & Tamami Laser To help launch the new Tucson N Line in Europe, Hyundai enlisted Andreas Preis,…
TOYOTA AND JAXA REVEAL LUNAR ROVER FUEL CELL CONCEPT – HERE’S THE WHOLE STORY
Intro by Steve & Tamami Laser We were glued to our TV sets in the early 1970s when we…
ELON MUSK REVEALS 2021 TESLA MODEL Y – NEW EV STARTS AT $39,000 FOR STANDARD RANGE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduced the new Model Y midsize all-electric crossover this evening…
NEW TOYOTA HIACE REVEALED – NEXT-GENERATION VANS READY TO WORK AND PLAY
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Since its launch in 1967, Toyota has sold…
2020 FORD EXPLORER PREVIEW – REDESIGNED MODELS GEAR UP FOR HIGH-TECH ADVENTURE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Ford officially introduced the 2020 Explorer today during a special reveal event at Ford…
KIA TEAMS WITH K-POP SUPERSTARS BLACKPINK – SPONSORS 2019 WORLD TOUR AND MUSIC CULTURE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Kia Motors Corp. has connected with younger buyers via sports marketing initiatives including serving…
DODGE AND LEGO DELIVER PALM-SIZED CHALLENGER SRT DEMON – NEW SPEED CHAMPIONS SET
By Steve & Tamami Laser Over the years, we’ve owned more than 20 collector cars. While we don’t have…
2020 LAND ROVER DEFENDER PREVIEW – GREAT NEWS! IT’S COMING BACK TO AMERICA
By Steve & Tamami Laser When Land Rover last sold the Defender in America, Bill Clinton was in the…
2020 HYUNDAI PALISADE PREVIEW – BIG NEWS FOR SUV SHOPPERS SEEKING VALUE AND TECHNOLOGY
By Steve & Tamami Laser With the introduction of the all-new Palisade for the 2020 model year, Hyundai will…
2019 SUBARU CROSSTREK HYBRID PREVIEW – PLUG-IN TO THE FUTURE WITH NEW STARDRIVE
By Steve & Tamami Laser The 2019 Crosstrek Hybrid will become Subaru’s first plug-in model (PHEV) when it goes…
2019 MITSUOKA ROCK STAR ROADSTER GOES ON SALE IN JAPAN – AND WE WANT IT
By Steve & Tamami Laser As we previously reported, Mitsuoka Motors, Japan’s boutique automaker, is shaking things up in…
2020 GENESIS G90 PREVIEW – BOLD NEW LOOK FOR HIGH-TECH LUXURY SEDAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser Genesis unveiled the redesigned G90 luxury sedan today in Seoul. With its bold new…
NEW TOYOTA HIACE RELAXBASE – 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL IS A NEO-RETRO FUN BOX
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan While Toyota offers more than a dozen different…
LAMBORGHINI DAY JAPAN – 200 CARS CONVERGE ON YOKOHAMA – AVENTADOR SVJ PREMIERES
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan While there are now nine Lamborghini dealers across…
2020 TOYOTA COROLLA PREVIEW – HYBRID SEDAN, HATCH AND WAGON ELECTRIFY MODEL LINEUP
By Steve & Tamami Laser Talk about a success story. It’s been 52 years since Toyota introduced the first…
ABARTH 124 SPIDER PLAYS SIDEKICK TO STING & SHAGGY – “GOTTA GET BACK MY BABY” VIDEO
By Steve & Tamami Laser We love the song, “Gotta Get Back My Baby,” by Sting and Shaggy so…
2019 MITSUBISHI TRITON L200 WORLD DEBUT – BOLD NEW PICKUP IS “ENGINEERED BEYOND TOUGH”
By Steve & Tamami Laser Mitsubishi Motors introduced the next generation Triton/L200 today in Bangkok ahead of its sales…
NEW HONDA ACTY SPECIAL EDITION – CELEBRATING THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE T360
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda has introduced a new variation of its…
NEW HONDA RUGGED OPEN AIR VEHICLE – AWESOME CONCEPT MERGES RIDGELINE WITH PIONEER
By Steve & Tamami Laser The talented folks at Honda R&D Americas have come up with a new concept…
NEW MITSUBISHI SHOGUN SPORT PREVIEW – SERIOUS OFF-ROADER WITH SUPER SELECT II 4WD
By Steve & Tamami Laser Mitsubishi’s Shogun Sport has returned to the UK market for the first time in…
MITSUOKA ROCK STAR PREVIEW – 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL MERGES CORVETTE WITH MX-5 MIATA
By Steve & Tamami Laser [Note from the editor: The Mitsuoka Rock Star has gone on sale in Japan….
NEW LEXUS F SPORT TRAINERS CRAFTED BY WALSH – WRAP YOUR FEET WITH SPORTY STYLE
By Steve & Tamami Laser You can wrap your car to change its appearance and stand out on the…
2019 SUZUKI JIMNY PREVIEW – NEXT GENERATION AUTHENTIC OFF-ROADER HEADS TO UK
By Steve & Tamami Laser While Suzuki stopped selling its small cars and trucks in the U.S. a few…
HONDA’S 70TH ANNIVERSARY UNFOLDS IN “ORIGAMI” – STOP-MOTION MOVIE IS AN AMAZING TRIBUTE
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Have you ever tried to fold an origami…
NEW NISSAN BRAND AMBASSADOR NAOMI OSAKA – GRAND SLAM CHAMPION VISITS YOKOHAMA HQ
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Things move fast on the tennis court and…
2019 LEXUS UX 250H F SPORT PREVIEW – NEW COMPACT CROSSOVER ON OUR WISH LIST
By Steve & Tamami Laser For the 2019 model year, Lexus is expanding its popular luxury crossover lineup with…
INFINITI PROTOTYPE 10 – SPEEDSTER CONCEPT LEADS THE CHARGE TO AN ELECTRIFIED FUTURE
By Steve & Tamami Laser For the second year in a row, Infiniti has revealed a gorgeous single-seat electric…
2019 VOLKSWAGEN GRAND CALIFORNIA PREVIEW – NEW DREAM SUITE IS A MINI MOTORHOME
By Steve & Tamami Laser Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the Volkswagen California camper is so popular that…
NEW TOYOTA LAND CRUISER UTILITY COMMERCIAL LCV – TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS IN THE UK
By Steve & Tamami Laser As Toyota’s longest-running nameplate, the rugged Land Cruiser has been offered in a wide…
EARTHCRUISER AUSTRALIA LAUNCHES MERCEDES-BENZ G-PRO ESCAPE – FIVE STAR OFF-ROAD CAMPER
By Steve & Tamami Laser Earlier this year, EarthCruiser Australia introduced the Explorer XPR440, an expedition-style all-terrain camper based…
NEW HONDA N-VAN READY TO WORK IN JAPAN – MINI SIZE WITH MAXI CARGO SPACE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda has sold more than 1.3 million units of its popular N-BOX series models…
NEW TOYOTA SUPRA DEBUTS AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL – CHIEF ENGINEER TADA DRIVES ON HILL COURSE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota finally pulled the wraps off the next-generation Supra by revealing a prototype at…
TOYOTA, LEXUS AND SERVCO SAY ALOHA TO HUI – NEW CAR SHARING SERVICE IN HONOLULU
By Steve & Tamami Laser with Nahoko Osuka Here’s another reason to love the Hawaiian lifestyle and spirit of…
NISSAN GT-R50 BY ITALDESIGN – THIS AWESOME PROTOTYPE TAKES OUR BREATH AWAY
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve seen some amazing Nissan GT-Rs over the years in the U.S. and Japan….
NEW CROWN TRANSPORTS TOYOTA INTO THE FUTURE – “CONNECTED DAY” DEBUT IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Do you remember the Toyota Crown? Launched in…
NEW TOYOTA CENTURY LAUNCHED IN JAPAN – ULTRA LUXURY SEDAN GAINS HYBRID POWER
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Before there was Lexus, Toyota built cars like…
NISSAN R35 GT-R JOINS THE FORCE IN TOCHIGI – THE COOLEST POLICE CAR IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan What’s the coolest police car in Japan? We thought…
MITSUBISHI BOOSTS ECLIPSE CROSS WITH RAPPER HARRY MACK – TAKE A “FREESTYLE TEST DRIVE”
By Steve & Tamami Laser Thanks to the internet, social media, smartphones, and tiny video cameras, new-car shopping has…
NEW NISSAN CAMPERS ARE VANTASTIC – NV300, NV200 AND ELECTRIC E-NV200 DEBUT IN SPAIN
By Steve and Tamami Laser We’ve been dreaming about compact camper vans that could fit into our garage. The Toyota…
HONDA S660 MODULO X PREVIEW – CUSTOMIZING THE MID-ENGINE ROADSTER IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda continues to offer special editions of the S660…
RESTYLED HONDA JADE RS LAUNCHED IN JAPAN – CRYSTAL ORANGE HYBRID ON OUR WISH LIST
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan We’ve owned four Hondas over the years with familiar…
2019 LEXUS ES PREVIEW – EXPERIENCE AMAZING WITH GLOBAL DEBUT AT AUTO CHINA IN BEIJING
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota launched the Lexus luxury division way back in 1989 with two cars: the…
2019 CHEVROLET CAMARO SS AND TURBO 1LE – REFRESHED FOR A NEW GENERATION OF ENTHUSIASTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve been fans of the Camaro since the first models were introduced more than…
HONDA CONCEPT CR-V ROADSTER REVEALED – TOPLESS BRITISH MODEL DESIGNED TO TURN HEADS
By Steve Laser, with Resal Evets reporting from North Piddle, Worcestershire Honda offers the popular CR-V crossover in the…
2019 TOYOTA RAV4 ADVENTURE AND XSE HYBRID – NEW YORK AUTO SHOW PREVIEW
By Steve & Tamami Laser To reward the RAV4 crossover for its top-selling status, Toyota is preparing to introduce…
TOYOTA CAMRY LEGO DEBUTS IN AUSTRALIA – BRICKMAN BUILDS FULL-SIZE MODEL WITH 500,000 PIECES
By Steve & Tamami Laser According to Toyota Australia, the new-generation Camry contains about 30,000 individual components. It takes…
2020 TOYOTA SUPRA PREVIEW – GR SUPRA RACING CONCEPT REVEALED AT GENEVA MOTOR SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser The next-generation Toyota Supra is on the way and now we finally have an…
2019 LEXUS UX HYBRID CROSSOVER FIRST LOOK – WORLD DEBUT AT GENEVA MOTOR SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Lexus has introduced the all-new UX compact crossover at the 2018 Geneva International Motor…
NISSAN AND DENA ROBO-VEHICLES READY TO ROLL – EASY RIDE MOBILITY SERVICE IN YOKOHAMA
By Steve & Tamami Laser Imagine a time in the not-too-distant future where a driverless electric car or van…
2018 TOYOTA PROACE LERINA PREVIEW – CAMPERVAN OF OUR DREAMS FROM WELLHOUSE LEISURE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Over the years we’ve owned three different campervan conversions. Yet these days it’s not…