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...
2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Review – Sporty Hatch Delivers Euro Style, Tech and Value By Steve & Tamami Laser The Elantra has been a major success story for Hyundai. More than five million...
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...
New Toyota GR HV Sports and Tj Cruiser Concepts – 2017 Tokyo Motor Show Preview By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota is offering a sneak preview of some exciting new concept vehicles at the...
Honda Tokyo Motor Show 2017 Preview – New Sports EV and Riding Assist-e Concepts By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda has announced its lineup planned for the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show in late...
Toyota GT86 Donuts From Space – Drift King Aasbø Paints a Masterpiece in Rubber By Steve & Tamami Laser The Toyota GT86 sports a familiar “86” logo that fans across the globe can...
New Mitsubishi e-Evolution Concept – World Premiere Set for the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show By Steve & Tamami Laser Mitsubishi Motors has announced a new e-Evolution concept that it plans to display at the...
2018 Toyota C-HR Review – Bold New Compact Crossover is Surprisingly Affordable By Steve & Tamami Laser We first met the new Toyota C-HR as a concept vehicle at the 2015...
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 Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve been counting the days until the reveal of the second-generation Leaf, and now...
New Honda N-BOX Launched in Japan – LiB-AID E500 Portable Power Source Also Debuts By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda’s N-BOX is so popular in Japan that sales have topped more than 1...
2018 Lexus LC 500 Review – Amazing New Performance Coupe is Incredibly Fun to Drive By Steve & Tamami Laser We’ve had the good fortune to test drive and report on many Lexus models...
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,...
2017 Kia Optima Plug-In Hybrid Review – Electric Personality with Carefree Driving Range By Steve & Tamami Laser What’s the first thing you think of when someone says, “Kia”? Are you getting...
Hyundai Previews New Fuel Cell SUV – Plus Kona and Genesis to Offer EV Models By Steve & Tamami Laser Hyundai has so many new products in the pipeline it’s tough to keep up...
2017 Toyota Prius Prime Review – New Plug-In Hybrid is the Ultimate Prius By Steve & Tamami Laser Way back in 1995 at the Tokyo Motor Show, we saw a concept car...
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 was...
Yaris WRC “EchoCam” Connects with Fans – Toyota Gazoo Racing Teams with Microsoft By Steve & Tamami Laser Fans have been taking photos and videos of racing cars for decades. Now it’s...
2017 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid Review – Top-Selling Toyota Offers Hybrid Synergy Drive By Steve & Tamami Laser We first met the Toyota RAV4 as a concept vehicle during the 1993 Tokyo...
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...
2017 Honda CR-V Touring AWD Review – Best CR-V Ever is a Molten Lava Turbo By Steve & Tamami Laser With nearly four million sold in the U.S. alone, it’s tough to go anywhere...
Honda Monkey 50th Anniversary Special – Limited Edition of 500 for Japan By Steve & Tamami Laser This is a major year for 50th anniversary celebrations in Japan. We already reported...
Toyota Aqua Crossover Debuts in Japan – Could This Play on America’s Prius c? By Steve & Tamami Laser If the car looks familiar yet the name doesn’t ring a bell, the Toyota...
2018 Hyundai Kona Revealed – Iron Man (the Superhero) Special Edition Announced By Steve & Tamami Laser We love the outdoors and the island lifestyle and although we’re not exactly in...
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...
Mazda Rotary Engine Turns to Gold – Celebrating 50 Years (and Wishing for More) By Steve & Tamami Laser This year is filled with major milestones for auto enthusiasts. We covered the 50th...
New Honda N-BOX Coming This Fall – Second-Generation Models to Debut By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda’s N-BOX is so popular in Japan that sales have topped more than 1...
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 Trailblazer Z71 Preview – GM Holden Announces Special Edition for Australia By Steve & Tamami Laser Chevrolet has a habit of bringing back discontinued vehicle names. Impala, Malibu and Camaro...
2017 Ford Fusion V6 Sport Quick Review – Command Performance With a Twin-Turbo Boost By Steve & Tamami Laser Midsize performance sedans are available with all sorts of fancy labels and price tags...
New Toyota FT-4X Concept – Rugged Waku-Doki Bows at 2017 New York Auto Show By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota’s FT-4X concept crossover that made its debut at the New York Auto show...
Nissan Rogue Trail Warrior – Track Day Special Debuts at 2017 New York Auto Show By Steve & Tamami Laser Checking the calendar, we see that April 1st has long since passed. So Nissan...
New MINI John Cooker Works Package – Micro Food Truck Serves Sushi on Wheels By Steve Laser Food trucks of every shape and size offer countless choices for hungry consumers. But what about...
2016 Subaru Outback Long-Term Review Part 3 – Top 5 “Likes” After 1 Year of Driving By Steve & Tamami Laser One year ago we decided to lease a new vehicle and report on the...
Toyota HiLux Tonka Concept Unboxed – Australian Dream Truck is a Serious Off-Roader By Steve & Tamami Laser Toyota Australia tugs at our heartstrings with a new concept truck designed for kids...
Inside the Bond 2000GT – 50th Anniversary – Visiting the Revamped Toyota Automobile Museum in Japan By Steve Laser and Nahoko Osuka reporting from Nagakute, Japan What’s the most famous Toyota of all time? Some...
2018 RLX? – Watch Our Video – We Spot Acura Prototypes On the Street By Steve & Tamami Laser Sometimes we just get lucky. We were driving home today from shopping and stopped...
Toyota Voxy Hybrid Review in Nagoya, Japan – Popular Van with the Heart of a Prius By Steve Laser and Nahoko Osuka reporting from Nagoya, Japan How popular are vans in Japan? Toyota, the country’s...
Visiting Tokyo Disney Resort Part 3 – Tokyo DisneySea Review and Video Tour By Steve & Tamami Laser reporting from Tokyo, Japan During one of our many trips to Japan, we saw...
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...
Tesla Model X Review – First Three Months – An Owner’s Point of View By Steve Laser with Model X Owner Geoff Shawcross Living in Southern California, we see plenty of Teslas on...
Toyota Launches C-HR in Japan – Customize it with Toyota, TRD and Modellista Parts By Steve & Tamami Laser When we first saw the production version of the new Toyota C-HR, we knew...
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™,...
Honda N-ONE “SS Neo Classic Racer Package” – Celebrates 50th Anniversary of N360 By Steve & Tamami Laser Honda is preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its N360 minicar in Japan...
2017 Ford F-350 Super Duty Quick Review – Driving the Six-Wheel Turbo-Diesel Workhorse By Steve & Tamami Laser We live in horse country. Our community is home to miles of bridle paths and...
Toyota Corolla Turns 50 Today – Flashback to the 1966 Tokyo Motor Show By Steve & Tamami Laser Where were you on this day in 1966? We were kids growing up worlds...
Moab Comes to Malibu – Jeep Concepts Mingle with 2017 Models at Media Preview By Steve & Tamami Laser Sometimes dreams do come true. When we wrote a story earlier this year about...
2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Quick Review – Hemi-Powered Canyon-Carving Family Hauler By Steve & Tamami Laser Muscle cars with big V8 engines are built for fun and performance so most...