TOYOTA REVEALS GR YARIS AT 2020 TOKYO AUTO SALON – NEW 3-CYLINDER TURBO AWD HOT HATCH
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan The introduction of the rally inspired GR Yaris…
NEW SKYLINE 400R SPRINT CONCEPT PREVIEW – NISSAN AT THE 2020 TOKYO AUTO SALON
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Before we highlight Nissan’s concepts and display vehicles…
2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME PREVIEW – NEW PLUG-IN HYBRID DEBUTS AT LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser How popular is the Toyota RAV4? It’s the number one selling SUV in America…
2021 LEXUS LC 500 CONVERTIBLE PREVIEW – FALLING IN LOVE AT THE LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Not long after the Lexus LC 500 coupe was introduced, we had the chance…
2019 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PART 3 – SUBARU LEVORG, SUZUKI HANARE, DAIHATSU WAKUWAKU, YAMAHA MW-VISION
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan While the Tokyo Motor Show offered the chance…
2019 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PART 2 – NISSAN ARIYA, HONDA FIT, MAZDA MX-30, MITSUBISHI MI-TECH
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan This year’s Tokyo Motor Show offered something for…
2019 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PART 1 – TOYOTA AND LEXUS CHARGE INTO THE ELECTRIC FUTURE
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan With the theme “Open Future” the 46th Tokyo…
NEW HONDA FREED HYBRID CROSSTAR GOES ON SALE IN JAPAN – 2019 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PREVIEW
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Among the new vehicles that Honda plans to…
2020 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY CONVERTIBLE – OUR FIRST LOOK – SOUTH OC CARS & COFFEE
By Steve & Tamami Laser What’s orange and black and surrounded by hundreds of people? It’s not the Great…
2019 JAPANESE CLASSIC CAR SHOW – COLLECTOR CARS ARE THE STARS AT JCCS 15TH ANNIVERSARY
By Steve & Tamami Laser Forty years ago, we had a chance to buy a used Toyota 2000GT for…
NEW NISSAN IMK CONCEPT EV – FUTURISTIC URBAN COMMUTER – 2019 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PREVIEW
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Today (tomorrow in Japan) Nissan has pulled the…
2019 TOYOTAFEST – CAR COLLECTOR’S PARADISE – VINTAGE TOYOTA, LEXUS AND SCION PLUS 2020 GR SUPRA
By Steve & Tamami Laser Two of our favorite car shows are held every year in Long Beach: The…
SUPRA IS BACK TO JAPAN FES – CELEBRATING THE 2020 GR SUPRA LAUNCH AT TOYOTA MEGA WEB
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan To help celebrate the long-awaited return of its…
VOLKSWAGEN TYPE 147 FRIDOLIN TURNS 55 – CELEBRATE AT MAI-KÄFER-TREFFEN IN HANNOVER
By Steve and Tamami Laser Volkswagen is celebrating the 55th birthday of the Type 147 Fridolin this year. This…
2020 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER PREVIEW – NEXT GENERATION REVEALED AT THE NEW YORK AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser It’s nearly 20 years since Toyota introduced the first Highlander, a midsize crossover that’s…
KIA MOHAVE MASTERPIECE CONCEPT – SEOUL MOTOR SHOW – K-POP BLACKPINK BRAND AMBASSADORS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Kia staged the world premiere of its new Mohave Masterpiece Concept during a press…
VOLKSWAGEN ID. BUGGY COMES OUT TO PLAY IN GENEVA – ELECTRIC DUNE BUGGY OF THE FUTURE
By Steve & Tamami Laser What has no doors, no roof, no (gas) engine, and is likely to be…
NEW HONDA E PROTOTYPE CHARGES INTO GENEVA – PREVIEWS RETRO-INSPIRED PRODUCTION MODEL
By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda is ready to take the next step in its EV product plan for…
EPIC VOLKSWAGEN LEGO CAMPER HAS 400,000 BRICKS – F.RE.E. LEISURE TRAVEL FAIR IN MUNICH
By Steve & Tamami Laser Visitors to the f.re.e. Leisure and Travel Fair in Munich, Germany, are sure to…
2020 MITSUBISHI ASX, OUTLANDER SPORT, RVR PREVIEW – GENEVA MOTOR SHOW DEBUT
By Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Mitsubishi is planning to introduce a revamped 2020 model year…
NEW NISSAN ALTIMA-TE AWD PROJECT VEHICLE – MAKING TRACKS AT MONTREAL AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser How does Nissan drive home the point that every new 2019 Altima sold in…
2020 TOYOTA GR SUPRA REVEALED – AKIO TOYODA AND FERNANDO ALONSO AT DETROIT AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser When a prototype of the new Toyota Supra made its debut at the Goodwood…
2020 LEXUS RC F PREVIEW – NEW TRACK EDITION REVEALED AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Following the introduction of the revamped RC coupe last year, Lexus is rolling out…
LEXUS LC CONVERTIBLE CONCEPT PREVIEW – EXHILARATION REIMAGINED AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nearly 18 months ago, we completed a weeklong test-drive of the new Lexus LC…
2019 TOKYO AUTO SALON – TOYOTA GAZOO RACING – 2020 SUPRA ENTERS SUPER GT500 CLASS
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing introduced a new GT-spec Supra…
INFINITI QX INSPIRATION CONCEPT PREVIEW – LUXURY BRAND TURNS 30 AT DETROIT AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Thirty years ago at the 1989 Detroit Auto Show, Nissan launched its new Infiniti…
2019 TOKYO AUTO SALON PREVIEW – NEW NISSAN CONCEPTS INCLUDE A WILD JUKE SNOWMOBILE
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan The Tokyo Auto Salon, one of our favorite…
2020 JEEP GLADIATOR PREVIEW – NEW PICKUP PREMIERES AT LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Jeep pickups are rarely spotted in traffic these days, since the last model, called…
2019 HONDA PASSPORT PREVIEW – NEW CROSSOVER DEBUTS AT LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser The Passport nameplate returns to the Honda lineup for 2019 following a 17-year absence….
2018 DANA POINT CLASSIC CAR SHOW – HERE’S OUR VIDEO REVIEW OF THIS EXCELLENT SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Why is Dana Point one of our favorite cities in Southern Orange County, Calif.?…
2018 JAPANESE CLASSIC CAR SHOW – 500 CARS, TRUCKS AND BIKES CAPTURED OUR HEARTS
By Steve & Tamami Laser The 14th annual Japanese Classic Car Show (JCCS) on Sept. 15 was the largest…
SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE REVIEW – COLLECTOR CARS ARE THE STARS IN SAN CLEMENTE
By Steve & Tamami Laser With its fantastic beaches, breathtaking views and excellent restaurants, South Orange County, Calif., is…
2017 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 4 – SUBARU ASCENT, TESLA MODEL 3, TOYOTA FT-AC AND VOLKSWAGEN I.D. CROZZ
By Steve & Tamami Laser Part four of our 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show review highlights new models from…
2017 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 3 – MERCEDES S560, MINI ELECTRIC, MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE CROSS, NISSAN KICKS AND STAR WARS
By Steve & Tamami Laser Part three of our 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show review highlights new model introductions…
2017 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 2 – HYUNDAI KONA, INFINITI QX50, JEEP WRANGLER, KIA STINGER, LEXUS RX 350L AND MAZDA6
By Steve & Tamami Laser Part two of our 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show series highlights new model introductions…
2017 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 1 – ACURA RLX, BMW I8, CORVETTE ZR1, DODGE DEMON, FORD MUSTANG AND HONDA ACCORD
By Steve & Tamami Laser After flying more than 10,000 miles round-trip to cover the Tokyo Motor Show, we…
2017 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PART 3 – SUZUKI, DAIHATSU, ISUZU, YAMAHA AND TOKYO CONNECTED LAB
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan As the largest car show in Japan, the biennial Tokyo Motor Show…
2017 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PART 2 – NISSAN, HONDA, MAZDA, SUBARU AND MITSUBISHI
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan This year’s Tokyo Motor Show was held at the massive Tokyo Big…
2017 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PART 1 – TOYOTA AND LEXUS DISPLAYS – REPORTING FROM JAPAN
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan During the past 24 years, we’ve been to the biennial Tokyo Motor…
HONDA UNIBOX MULTI LIFE TERMINAL – FLASHBACK TO THE 35TH TOKYO MOTOR SHOW
By Steve Laser We’ve been to the Tokyo Motor Show 10 times during the past 24 years. We’ve seen…
2017 JAPANESE CLASSIC CAR SHOW – WATCH OUR VIDEO REVIEW OF THIS FANTASTIC SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser One of our favorite vintage car shows in the greater Los Angeles area is…
2017 TOYOTAFEST – WATCH OUR 22 VIDEO REVIEW OF THE 22ND ANNUAL CAR SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser Sixty years ago this fall, the first Toyotas arrived from Japan aboard a boat…
2017 TOKYO AUTO SALON PART 5 – CUSTOM CARS, COOL CLASSICS, RACING MACHINES AND RALLY DRIVERS
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan From customized cars, trucks and vans to groovy classics, racing cars, performance…
2017 TOKYO AUTO SALON PART 4 – DAIHATSU, MAZDA, SUBARU STI AND SUZUKI
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan I’m always amazed at the incredible diversity of vehicles on the streets…
2017 TOKYO AUTO SALON PART 3 – NISSAN, NISMO, AUTECH, SKYLINE, GT-R, FAIRLADY Z AND SERENA
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan Our series of on-the-spot reports from the floor of the 2017 Tokyo…
2017 TOKYO AUTO SALON PART 2 – HONDA RACING, CIVIC, TYPE R, NSX, MODULO AND MUGEN
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan The Tokyo Auto Salon reported that this year’s show drew more than…
2017 TOKYO AUTO SALON PART 1 – TOYOTA & LEXUS GAZOO RACING, TRD AND MODELLISTA
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan For the second year in a row, I hopped aboard a Japan…
2016 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 3 – MAZDA, MERCEDES-BENZ, MINI, MITSUBISHI, NISSAN, PORSCHE, SUBARU, TOYOTA AND VOLKSWAGEN
By Steve and Tamami Laser In this third and final part of our series on the 2016 Los Angeles…
2016 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 2 – GENESIS, HONDA, HYUNDAI, INFINITI, JAGUAR, JEEP, KIA, LAND ROVER AND LEXUS
By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve seen many automotive brands come and go during the past fifty years or…
2016 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 1 – ALFA ROMEO, AUDI, BMW, BUICK, CADILLAC, CHEVROLET, CHRYSLER, DODGE AND FORD
By Steve & Tamami Laser This year’s Los Angeles Auto Show shifted gears with the introduction of AutoMobility LA™,…
2016 JAPANESE CLASSIC CAR SHOW – OUR 21 VIDEO SALUTE TO VINTAGE CARS, TRUCKS AND BIKES
By Steve & Tamami Laser As long-term Southern California residents and certified car nuts, we’ve been to scores of…
2016 CARROLL SHELBY TRIBUTE – OUR VIDEO REPORT ON A FANTASTIC CAR SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser If we could rate car shows like we rate restaurants and hotels, we’d give…
2016 TOYOTAFEST REPORT – SCION SOARS WITH COLLECTORS AT TOYOTA CAR SHOW
By Steve & Tamami Laser The love for Scion, Toyota and Lexus cars and trucks runs so deep in…
2016 TOKYO AUTO SALON PART 3 – WILD, CRAZY AND AMAZING, WE LOVE THIS SHOW!
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan The greatest thing about the annual Tokyo Auto Salon is that we…
2016 TOKYO AUTO SALON PART 2 – DAIHATSU, MAZDA, MITSUBISHI, SUBARU AND SUZUKI
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan With all the talk about autonomous vehicles these days, it was refreshing…
2016 TOKYO AUTO SALON PART 1 – HONDA, NISSAN, TOYOTA AND LEXUS DISPLAYS
By Steve Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan The Tokyo Auto Salon is the largest custom car show in Japan…
2015 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 4 – SCION, SUBARU, TOYOTA, VOLKSWAGEN AND VOLVO
By Steve & Tamami Laser With scores of new vehicle debuts (and few opportunities to rest), we trekked from…
2015 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 3 – KIA, LINCOLN, MAZDA, MITSUBISHI AND NISSAN
By Steve & Tamami Laser Welcome to the third part of our series highlighting new models and concept vehicles…
2015 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 2 – FORD, HONDA, HYUNDAI, INFINITI, JAGUAR AND LAND ROVER
By Steve & Tamami Laser This is the second part of our series highlighting the new models and concept…
2015 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW PART 1 – ALFA ROMEO, AUDI, BUICK, CADILLAC AND FIAT
By Steve & Tamami Laser Since the organizers of the Los Angeles Auto show moved this annual extravaganza from…
2015 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PART 4 – TOYOTA AUTO BODY, YAMAHA AND SMART MOBILITY CITY
By Steve Laser and Craig Nicol reporting from Tokyo, Japan One of the things we’ve learned covering the Tokyo…
2015 TOKYO MOTOR SHOW PART 3 – BMW, DS, MERCEDES-BENZ, MINI AND PORSCHE
By Steve Laser and Craig Nicol reporting from Tokyo, Japan While automakers worked hard to grab our attention inside…