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…
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 [Note from the editor: We updated this story in May 2018 when Rolls-Royce released…
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…