CHEVROLET FAN DAY 2022 IN JAPAN – FUJI SPEEDWAY WELCOMES CORVETTE AND CAMARO ENTHUSIASTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Love for Chevrolet runs deep in Japan, where…
NEW NISSAN SAKURA AND MITSUBISHI EK X EV PREVIEW – ALL-ELECTRIC KEI CARS DEBUT IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan For more than a decade, NMKV, the Nissan…
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…
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…
NISSAN E-4ORCE RAMEN COUNTER PROJECT – EXPRESS NOODLE DELIVERY SHOWCASES ARIYA TECHNOLOGY
By Steve & Tamami Laser Sushi restaurants with conveyor belts (kaitenzushi) offer diners the chance to retrieve their favorite…
2022 TOYOTA NOAH AND VOXY PREVIEW – DESIGNERS CRAFT NEW DREAM RIDES FOR FAMILIES IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Since their debut in 2001, Toyota has sold…
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; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Following the 25th anniversary of its popular STEP…
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 Proto 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; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan After months of speculation, spy photos, and educated…
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; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan When Toyota rolled out its new bZ4X Electric…
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; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan It was a different world eight years ago…
LEXUS LF-Z ELECTRIFIED CONCEPT REVEALED – SHIMOYAMA TECH CENTER TO FAST-TRACK NEW PRODUCTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan The Lexus of the future could be a…
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; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Honda has introduced a new special edition of…
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; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan We first met the Honda Vezel at the…
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; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Mitsuoka Motor, Japan’s boutique automaker, continues to expand…
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 HONDA CIVIC PROTOTYPE REVEALED – NEW SEDAN, HATCHBACK, SI AND TYPE R CONFIRMED
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda revealed a first-look at a prototype of the next-generation Civic tonight during a…
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; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Mitsubishi Motors is revamping its popular Eclipse Cross…
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; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Update Aug. 2021: Nissan introduced the production models…
2021 VOLKSWAGEN CADDY CALIFORNIA PREVIEW – NEW COMPACT CAMPER VAN DELIVERS SWEET DREAMS
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Volkswagen California is called “the world’s most successful camper van,” with more than…
2022 JEEP GRAND WAGONEER – NEW CONCEPT PREVIEWS FULL-SIZE THREE-ROW LUXURY SUV
By Steve & Tamami Laser We knew that Jeep was planning to reveal a new concept for the upcoming…
2021 HONDA CIVIC TYPE R LIMITED EDITION – “MOST EXTREME VERSION” BECOMES A FUTURE COLLECTIBLE
By Steve & Tamami Laser Update 6/21: Honda is planning to add a new Type R to the all-new…
2022 IONIQ 5 ELECTRIC PREVIEW – IONIQ BRAND INSPIRED BY HYUNDAI 45 EV AND PROPHECY CONCEPTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Story update Feb. 23, 2021: Watch the world premiere of the all-new Ioniq 5…
2023 CADILLAC LYRIQ EV PREVIEW – ELECTRIC SUV CHARGES UP LUXURY BRAND – CELESTIQ COULD BE NEXT
By Steve & Tamami Laser Way back in March (it seems like a long time ago), General Motors unveiled…
2021 MAZDA MX-30 FIRST EDITION PREVIEW – GOING ELECTRIC WITH ZOOM-ZOOM CROSSOVER APPEAL
By Steve & Tamami Laser When we think of Mazda, images of cool sports cars, like the MX-5 Roadster…
2021 NISSAN ARIYA PREVIEW – MIHO NOGUCHI HOSTS WORLD PREMIERE OF NEW ELECTRIC CROSSOVER
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan The long-awaited premiere of the Ariya, Nissan’s new…
2021 FORD BRONCO PREVIEW – TANTALIZING TRIO BUILT WILD WITH 2-DOOR, 4-DOOR AND SPORT CHOICES
By Steve & Tamami Laser The long wait is over. Ford has finally revealed the all-new Bronco, and our…
2021 TOYOTA COROLLA CROSS HYBRID PREVIEW – COROLLA OF THE FUTURE ARRIVES – AND WE WANT IT
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’re amazed at the wide variety of crossovers that Toyota is introducing for global…
2021 SUZUKI ACROSS PLUG-IN HYBRID PREVIEW – TOYOTA DELIVERS A NEW RAV4 PHEV SEQUEL
By Steve & Tamami Laser Suzuki offers a range of cool cars and crossovers in Europe, including the Vitara,…
2021 MAZDA BT-50 PREVIEW – KODO SOUL OF MOTION STYLING WITH ISUZU D-MAX TECHNOLOGY
By Steve & Tamami Laser Once upon a time, Mazda and Isuzu both sold midsize pickups in the U.S….
2021 LEXUS IS PREVIEW – CHIEF ENGINEER KOBAYASHI FAST-TRACKS NEW SPORT SEDAN AT SHIMOYAMA
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Twenty years ago, Lexus invited us to Austin,…
2021 NISSAN ROGUE PLATINUM PREVIEW – ALL-NEW WITH HIGH-TECH STYLE AND LUXURY FEATURES
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nissan has revealed the 2021 Rogue, a completely revamped, next-generation version of its top-selling…
2021 HYUNDAI SANTA FE PREVIEW – NEW SELF-CHARGING AND PLUG-IN HYBRID MODELS DEBUT
By Steve & Tamami Laser To help celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hyundai’s longest-running crossover in Europe, the automaker…
2021 TOYOTA VENZA PREVIEW – THE HARRIER COMES TO AMERICA – HERE’S WHY WE’RE THRILLED
By Steve & Tamami Laser Whenever we visit Japan, one of our biggest dreams is to bring a vehicle…
2021 NISSAN KICKS E-POWER PREVIEW – BOLD NEW LOOK DEBUTS WITH ELECTRIFIED POWER TO GO
By Steve & Tamami Laser The new Nissan Kicks e-POWER made its global debut this week in Thailand during…
2021 TOYOTA YARIS CROSS PREVIEW – COULD THIS ALL-NEW SMALL CROSSOVER COME TO AMERICA?
By Steve & Tamami Laser Since debuting more than 20 years ago, Toyota has sold some 8.71 million units…
RELAX AT HOME WITH AUDI – TAKE A 4-HOUR VIDEO ROAD TRIP THROUGH AUSTRALIAN COUNTRYSIDE
By Steve & Tamami Laser In these difficult times, when we find ourselves sheltering in place during the coronavirus…
LEXUS REVEALS NEW UX TATTOO – LONDON ARTISTS CLAUDIA DE SABE AND YUTARO CREATE A MASTERPIECE
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve seen art cars, wrapped cars, and scores with custom paint jobs. Yet we’ve…
TOYOTA PRADO KAKADU HORIZON PREVIEW – NEW SPECIAL EDITION LAND CRUISER DEBUTS IN AUSTRALIA
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Toyota Land Cruiser recently celebrated a historic global sales milestone of an amazing…
NEW NISSAN ROOX HIGHWAY STAR PREVIEW – NEXT-GENERATION KEI CARS LAUNCHED IN JAPAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan The old maxim, “Good things come in small…
2021 TOYOTA GR SUPRA PREVIEW – NEW A91 EDITION, MORE POWERFUL SIX, NEW TURBO FOUR DEBUT
By Steve & Tamami Laser When the 2020 Toyota GR Supra made its official debut at the Detroit Auto…
BILL MURRAY REVISITS “GROUNDHOG DAY” IN NEW JEEP GLADIATOR COMMERCIAL – AND WE LOVE IT
By Steve & Tamami Laser We never thought we’d see Bill Murray starring in a commercial for Jeep®. Today…
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 Update: Honda has introduced an all-new STEP WGN…
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…