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...
Tag: Car Shows
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...
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 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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
2018 Tokyo Auto Salon – Toyota Gazoo Racing – GR Super Sport Hybrid Concept
By Steve & Tamami Laser Streets of the future may be filled with self-driving delivery vehicles like the innovative...
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...
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 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 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 Tokyo Toy Show – Toyota Camatte Capsule is a Virtual Toy Box Trailer
By Steve & Tamami Laser; with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan What if kids could design their own world...
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 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 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...
2015 Tokyo Motor Show Part 2 – Daihatsu, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Suzuki
By Steve Laser and Craig Nicol reporting from Tokyo, Japan With most of the major press conferences at the...
2015 Tokyo Motor Show Part 1 – Honda, Lexus, Nissan and Toyota
By Steve Laser and Craig Nicol reporting from Tokyo, Japan When autumn is in the air our thoughts turn...
Nissan Tokyo Motor Show Stars – Teatro for Dayz, Gripz, and 2020 Vision
By Steve & Tamami Laser, with Nahoko Osuka reporting from Japan (Update: We visited the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show...
2015 Japanese Classic Car Show – Collectors Yen for “Old School” Datsun, Toyota, Honda, Mazda
By Steve and Tamami Laser Not that long ago, the notion that Japanese cars would one day become highly...
2015 Toyotafest 20th Anniversary – Toyota is Red-Hot for Car Collectors
By Steve & Tamami Laser Nearly 60 years have passed since the first two Toyotas arrived at the Port...