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| BMW M5 Nighthawk |
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| BMW launched today in Japan a special edition of the M5 called Nighthawk. The BMW M5 Nighthawk is covered in a special Frozen Black matte paint, and it sits on a set of 20-inch alloys, which are also finished in matte black. Various other trim parts have also been darkened. These include the front grille,... More » |
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| Honda, Nissan And Toyota On Japan Earthquake |
 | As most of you already know, there has been a major earthquake in Japan this morning, causing huge amounts of damage, and quite a few victims. Honda, Nissan and Toyota have already made statements regarding this unfortunate event. All three major car manufacturers have closed some of their Japanese based... More » |
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| Video: Cleaning Roads After Huge Snowfall |
 | Do you think you've been through the worst snowfall of your life? You'd better reconsider after watching this video shot in Japan. The clip shows just how they clean their roads after 4 meters of snow. Their excavators and snow plows manage to clean the roads which have been covered by one of the biggest... More » |
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| Video: Japan Style Drifting |
 | Here something to get you through the week-end - some Japan style drifting in the heart of UK. This new video, shot with the same artistic quality Clash Production is always choosing to do it, captures the most important moments of the round 3 of the 2008 Japaneseusedcars.com European Drift Championship.... More » |
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| Honda FCX Clarity in Japan |
 | Honda unveiled today the Japanese model of the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell vehicle. The leasing start period for the Honda FCX Clarity in Japan will start in November this year. The motor of the Honda FCX Clarity develops 100kW and 256 Nm of torque and is able to take the car to a top speed of 160 km/h.
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| Honda FCX Clarity 2008 Indy Japan Official Car |
 | The Japanese manufacturer announced today ha the Honda FCX Clarity will be the 2008 Indy Japan Official Car. The Honda FCX Clarity will serve as the official car of the 2008 Indy Japan in the 2008 IRL IndyCar Series 3rd race: Bridgestone Indy Japan 300 Mile that will be held at Twin Ring Motegi in Tochigi,... More » |
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| Mazda Built One Million Units in Japan in 2007 |
 | Mazda announced today that it has built more than one million units in Japan in the 2007 fiscal year. This is the highest production volume that Mazda has achieved in 15 years. Mazda targets to be able to sell 1.6 million units per year globally by 2010 and have an operating profit over 200 billion yen.
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| 2009 Mazda RX8 on Sale in Japan |
 | Mazda announced today that the new 2009 Mazda RX8 went on sale in Japan. The new 2009 Mazda RX8 price for that Japanese market starts at 2,600,000 yen for the 5-speed manual transmission version and goes up to 3,150,000 yen for the Type RS with the 6-speed manual transmission.
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| Volkswagen TSI Awards in Japan |
 | The Volkswagen TSI engine technology received 2 awards in Japan - the first prize from both CAR OF THE YEAR committee and the jury of the Automotive Researchers' and Journalists' Conference (RJC). The Volkswagen TSI engine is available in the Golf, Touran, Jetta, Golf Plus and Golf estate models.
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| Peugeot 207 is Best Import in Japan |
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Journalists' Conference of Japan (RJC) awarded the Peugeot 207 the title of Best Imported Car of the Year. Since its Japanese market launch in March the Peugeot 207 sold in more than 2000 units and the numbers are likely to increase with the launch of the Peugeot 207 SW... More » |
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| Mazda Demio is Car of the Year in Japan |
 | RJC (Automotive Researchers' and Journalists’ Conference of Japan) designated the Mazda Demio as Car of the Year. the Mazda Demio is joined by the Mazda CX-7 which received the "Best SUV" prize.
Mazda Press Release:
Mazda Demio Wins 2008 RJC Car of the Year Award
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| Nissan GT R Debuts in Japan Super GT Series |
 | Nissan Motorsports announced today that the freshly unveiled NISSAN GT-R will have its competition debut in the GT500 class of the SUPER GT series in Japan for the 2008 season.
Four years ago the Nissan GT-R competed for the last time in Japan and won then the 2003 Japan GT Championship.
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| Lexus LF Xh and LF A in Tokyo |
 | Lexus announced that it will display the Lexus LF-Xh and the Lexus LF-A concept cars at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. Both concept cars illustrate Lexus' L-Finesse design philosophy.
The Lexus LF-Xh is a SUV concept car that displays a dynamic exterior and elegant interior. It is powered by an advanced... More » |
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| MINI Clubman in Tokyo |
 | The MINI Clubman is going to Japan - the new model will be presented at this year's Tokyo Motor Show. The MINI Clubman is equipped with brakes with anti-lock function (ABS), electronic brake force distribution (EBD), Cornering Brake Control (CBC) and Brake Assistant; Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) with... More » |
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| Lexus IS F |
 | Toyota launched today the Lexus IS-F in Japan. The Lexus IS-F is powered by a 5.0 liter DOHC V8 engine developing 311 kW at 6600 rpm and 505 Nm of torque at 5200 rpm. The Lexus IS-F price for Japan is 7,660,000 yen.
Lexus Press Release:
Lexus announced today that it will begin sales in Japan,... More » |
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| 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser in Japan |
 | Toyota announced today the details for the redesigned Japanese version of the 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser. The Japanese 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser will be powered by a 4.7 liter V8 engine with VVT-i (Variable Valve Timing-intelligent). The Japanese 2008 Toyota Land Cruiser is also equiped, as a standard,... More » |
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