2020 HONDA STEP WGN PREVIEW – NEW E:HEV TWO-MOTOR HYBRID GOES ON SALE IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda has updated its popular STEP WGN (pronounced…
TOYOTA WOVEN CITY OF THE FUTURE PLANNED FOR HIGASHI-FUJI JAPAN – AKIO TOYODA AT CES 2020
By Steve & Tamami Laser In addition to cars, trucks, and buses, Toyota and its partners have built a…
HONDA SELLS 2.5 MILLION N SERIES MODELS IN JAPAN – N-BOX AMERICAN DINER IS OUR FAVORITE
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda is celebrating a major milestone in Japan…
2020 VOLKSWAGEN T-ROC CABRIOLET PREVIEW – NEW CROSSOVER CONVERTIBLE IS ON OUR WISH LIST
By Steve & Tamami Laser It may be cold and rainy outside, yet Volkswagen has started building the first…
2020 TOYOTA GRANACE PREVIEW – NEW PASSENGER VAN DELIVERS PREMIUM LUXURY FEATURES
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Toyota offers a wide array of vans in…
2021 TESLA CYBERTRUCK PREVIEW – STAINLESS-STEEL ALL-ELECTRIC PICKUP OF THE FUTURE IS AMAZING
By Steve & Tamami Laser Remember the DeLorean? The stainless-steel sports car made famous in “Back to the Future”…
2021 FORD MUSTANG MACH-E PREVIEW – NEW ALL-ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE CROSSOVER REVEALED
By Steve & Tamami Laser Ford has been thinking about building a Mustang wagon for decades. Way back in…
2020 TOYOTA RAIZE PREVIEW – SMALLER THAN C-HR, LOOKS LIKE RAV4 – AND WE WANT IT
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan It’s Raize weekend at Toyota dealers across Japan…
2021 HYUNDAI SANTA CRUZ PREVIEW – THIS AUTO SHOW STAR IS HEADED TO THE SHOWROOM
By Steve & Tamami Laser Hyundai offers a wide range of cars and crossovers, from the small Accent to…
TOYOTA SAYS THANK YOU 10 MILLION TIMES – LAND CRUISER REACHES HISTORIC GLOBAL SALES MILESTONE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Wherever you travel on earth, you’re likely to encounter a Toyota Land Cruiser. One…
2020 NISSAN JUKE LOOKS AWESOME IN FUJI SUNSET – ALL-NEW CROSSOVER ON OUR WISH LIST
By Steve & Tamami Laser Crossover sales are red-hot in America where automakers are scrambling to fill market niches….
2020 LAND ROVER DEFENDER – ADVENTURE, COUNTRY, EXPLORER AND URBAN PACKS PLUS MUSTO GEAR
By Steve & Tamami Laser Land Rover staged the global debut of the all-new Defender this week at the…
2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN PREVIEW – ELECTRIC SPORTS CAR DEBUTS – CROSS TURISMO IS NEXT
By Steve & Tamami Laser Porsche revealed its long-awaited Taycan all-electric sports car today. With simultaneous debuts on three…
2020 NISSAN JUKE PREVIEW – NISSAN SAYS THANKS A MILLION AND PREPS THE NEXT GENERATION
By Steve & Tamami Laser A few weeks ahead of its official reveal in Europe, Nissan has released a…
2020 NISSAN SERENA PREVIEW – REDESIGNED MODELS WITH NEW SAFETY FEATURES DEBUT IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan What’s the best-selling minivan in Japan? According to…
2020 HONDA N-WGN CUSTOM PREVIEW – NEXT GENERATION OFFERS 3-CYLINDER TURBO AND AWD
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan With more than 2.3 million sales of Honda’s…
2020 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ACADEMY VIDEOS – TECH TALK AND QUICK TIPS SERIES REVIEW
By Steve & Tamami Laser The long wait is over and Chevrolet revealed the new 2020 Corvette during a…
2020 HYUNDAI VENUE SOARS WITH URBAN VIBES – ARRIVES IN STYLE ABOARD C-130 TRANSPORT PLANE
By Steve & Tamami Laser To help celebrate the global launch of its new Venue crossover, Hyundai loaded it…
LEXUS LC CONVERTIBLE TO JOIN LUXURY LINEUP – NEW PROTOTYPE DEBUTS AT GOODWOOD FESTIVAL
By Steve & Tamami Laser When Lexus introduced the LC Convertible Concept at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this…
2020 HONDA E PREVIEW – THIS NEW REAR-DRIVE RETRO-STYLED EV IS ON OUR WISH LIST
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda makes a bunch of vehicles that we’d love to buy – yet they’re…
NISSAN E-NV200 ALL-ELECTRIC ICE CREAM VAN – COOL CONCEPT DELIVERS MACKIE’S OF SCOTLAND
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nissan has sold more than 20,000 of the all-electric e-NV200 since the Barcelona-built van…
2020 NISSAN NV250 PREVIEW – NEW COMPACT VANS JOIN THE LCV LINEUP IN EUROPE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nissan offers a wide range of vans in Europe, from the all-electric e-NV200, to…
RESTYLED HONDA SHUTTLE HYBRID LAUNCHED IN JAPAN – CUSTOMIZE IT WITH HONDA ACCESS MODULO
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda is planning to introduce the next-generation Fit…
FORD RANGER RAPTOR GOES ON SALE IN EUROPE – BUILT FOR OFF-ROADERS AND WEEKEND WARRIORS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Ford says the new Ranger is “Europe’s best-selling pickup,” retailing some 13,600 units during…
2020 TOYOTA PROACE CITY AND VERSO PREVIEW – NEW COMPACT VANS DELIVER THE GOODS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Compact vans are big business in Europe where they’re offered by a variety of…
NEW LEXUS LM 300H HYBRID PREVIEW – LUXURY MINIVAN DESIGNED FOR BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Toyota offers a wide array of vans with…
MID-ENGINE CORVETTE PROTOTYPE LANDS IN NEW YORK – OFFICIAL REVEAL PLANNED FOR JULY 18
By Steve & Tamami Laser While automakers are busy preparing for next week’s New York Auto Show press events,…
JEEP AND MOPAR REVEAL MOAB SAFARI CONCEPTS – IMAGINE A 2-DOOR LONG-BED GLADIATOR
By Steve & Tamami Laser Six new concept vehicles have been revealed by Jeep® and Mopar ahead of their…
NEW MITSUBISHI EK X LAUNCHED IN JAPAN – RYOMA TAKEUCHI STARS IN TV COMMERCIAL
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan We’re always amazed with the wide variety of…
2020 FORD ESCAPE PREVIEW – NEXT GENERATION CONNECTS WITH HIGH TECH AND HYBRIDS
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Ford Escape is so popular that more than 4.5 million units have been…
NEW TOYOTA HIACE CONVERTIBLE DEBUTS IN AUSTRALIA – “PIEACE” OPTION REALLY MAKES IT COOK
By Steve & Tamami Laser As we previously reported, the new generation Toyota HiAce with its “semi-bonnet” design (below)…
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…