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…
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…
2019 ROLLS-ROYCE CULLINAN PREVIEW – RARE GEM COMING TO A MOUNTAIN OR MANSION NEAR YOU
By Steve & Tamami Laser Bentley has one. Mercedes-Benz has several. And yes, even Lamborghini has one too. We’re…
NISSAN 370ZKI SNOWMOBILE AND ARMADA SNOW PATROL TOWMOBILE – CHICAGO AUTO SHOW PREVIEW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nissan is making tracks to the Chicago Auto Show with a pair of cool…
INFINITI Q INSPIRATION CONCEPT – NEW LOOK OF LUXURY ARRIVES AT DETROIT AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser While the gorgeous new Q Inspiration is officially called a concept, Infiniti says it…
LEXUS LF-1 LIMITLESS DEBUTS IN DETROIT – MOLTEN KATANA DRIVES THIS FUTURE FLAGSHIP CROSSOVER
By Steve & Tamami Laser Last year Lexus sold about 305,000 vehicles in the U.S. More than 108,000, or…
NISSAN XMOTION MERGES POWERFUL DESIGN WITH JAPANESE CULTURE – DETROIT AUTO SHOW STAR
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nissan offers a wide array of crossovers in the U.S. including the Kicks, Juke,…
2019 FORD RANGER FX4 OFF-ROAD SUPERCREW – DETROIT AUTO SHOW PREVIEW
By Steve & Tamami Laser While Ford dropped the Ranger from its U.S. lineup several years ago, it’s still…
TOYOTA E-PALETTE DEBUTS AT CES 2018 – ALLIANCE WITH AMAZON, DIDI, MAZDA, PIZZA HUT AND UBER
By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota’s new e-Palette concept vehicle introduced at CES® in Las Vegas is designed to…
2018 TOYOTA VELLFIRE EXECUTIVE LOUNGE – “LEXUS” OF MINIVANS GETS A BOLDER LOOK
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan When we tested the Toyota Voxy Hybrid in…
2019 HONDA INSIGHT PREVIEW – HYBRID PROTOTYPE REVEALED AHEAD OF DETROIT AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda is planning to display a prototype of the next-generation Insight Hybrid at the…
2018 HONDA FREED HYBRID – SPORTY MODULO X EDITION GOES ON SALE IN JAPAN
By Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda has launched a new sporty Modulo X version of…
NEW TOYOTA GR HV SPORTS AND TJ CRUISER CONCEPTS – 2017 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PREVIEW
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Update: CarNichiWa.com attended the Tokyo Motor Show press days. Click…
HONDA TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2017 PREVIEW – NEW SPORTS EV AND RIDING ASSIST-E CONCEPTS
By Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Update: CarNichiWa.com attended the Tokyo Motor Show press days. Click or tap…
NEW MITSUBISHI E-EVOLUTION CONCEPT – WORLD PREMIERE SET FOR THE 2017 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Update: CarNichiWa.com attended the Tokyo Motor Show press days. Click or tap on this link for…
HONDA URBAN EV PREVIEW – NEW CONCEPT HIGHLIGHTS RETRO-INSPIRED PRODUCTION MODEL
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda’s latest concept EV tugs at our heartstrings with its retro-inspired design. Yet the…
2018 NISSAN LEAF PREVIEW – ELECTRICITY IN THE AIR AS SECOND GENERATION IS REVEALED
By Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan We’ve been counting the days until the reveal of the…
NEW HONDA N-BOX LAUNCHED IN JAPAN – LIB-AID E500 PORTABLE POWER SOURCE ALSO DEBUTS
By Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda’s N-BOX is so popular in Japan that sales have topped…
SELF-DRIVING PIES OF THE FUTURE – FORD AND DOMINO’S TEST AUTONOMOUS PIZZA DELIVERY
By Steve & Tamami Laser While the future may be filled with autonomous vehicles whisking passengers to and fro,…
HYUNDAI PREVIEWS NEW FUEL CELL SUV – PLUS KONA AND GENESIS TO OFFER EV MODELS
By Tamami Laser Hyundai has so many new products in the pipeline it’s tough to keep up with the…
INFINITI PROTOTYPE 9 – TAKUMI MASTER ARTISANS BRING DESIGNER’S RETRO EV DREAM RACER TO LIFE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nissan’s wild Blade Glider that we first saw at the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show…
TOYOTA AND MAZDA TO BUILD U.S. PLANT – SHARE EV, CONNECTED-CAR AND SAFETY TECHNOLOGY
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Toyota and Mazda announced in Tokyo today that…
2018 FORD MUSTANG GT “GOOD NEIGHBOR MODE” – DON’T ROAR WHILE THEY SNORE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Everyone loves the sound of the Mustang GT’s rumbly exhaust, right? Well, we certainly…
TESLA MODEL 3 DELIVERS THE GOODS – HERE’S WHAT YOU GET FOR $35,000
By Steve & Tamami Laser Sixteen months ago, Elon Musk introduced the new Tesla Model 3 at the company’s…
2018 HONDA ACCORD GOES HIGH TECH – TURBOS, 10 SPEEDS AND HYBRIDS GALORE
By Steve & Tamami Laser With more than 13 million Accords sold since 1976 chances are good that someone…
2018 MUSTANG ORANGE FURY ICE CREAM SANDWICH – LIMITED EDITION BY FORD AND COOLHAUS
By Steve & Tamami Laser With National Ice Cream Day just around the corner, Ford has announced a limited-edition…
TOYOTA AQUA CROSSOVER DEBUTS IN JAPAN – COULD THIS PLAY ON AMERICA’S PRIUS C?
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan If the car looks familiar yet the name…
2018 HYUNDAI KONA REVEALED – IRON MAN (THE SUPERHERO) SPECIAL EDITION ANNOUNCED
By Tamami Laser We love the outdoors and the island lifestyle and although we’re not exactly in the target…
2018 SUBARU WRX STI TYPE RA AND BRZ TS PREVIEW – NEW LIMITED EDITIONS FOR ENTHUSIASTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Subaru enthusiasts received good news today from Subaru of America with the planned release…
2018 KIA STONIC PREVIEW – “SPEEDY” AND “TONIC” MERGE FOR NEW COMPACT CROSSOVER
By Tamami Laser Kia offers a wide array of “RV” models in Korea, some of which are familiar to…