Recent Posts Tagged With 'car specifications'

• The Toyota Century

  Posted on Friday March 21st, 2008 at 07:52 in Cars, toyota, japanese, unique, luxury, autos, imports, v12, japanese import, engine specifications, jdm, car specifications

  I had a thought wondering if there was ever a V12 JDM car produced for road-going use, and after some discussion with Van of GrandJDM, he pointed me to the 1997 Toyota Century Limousine - the only Japanese FR V12 powered car. Being the inquisitive so...

• Suzuki Kizashi 3 Unveiled in New York

  Posted on Friday March 21st, 2008 at 00:31 in Cars, japanese, suzuki, unique, autos, concepts, awesome, concept, imports, breaking, v6, import news

  Suzuki has piqued interest ever since the unveiling of the Kizashi concept back in 2007. After all, it’s not often we see a large car concept from the carmaker, known for it’s rally and motorbike heritage and a history of compact (and ver...

• Tokyo Motorshow: Nissan GT-R

  Posted on Wednesday October 24th, 2007 at 09:17 in japanese, import, autos, awesome, nissan, imports, turbo, v6, turbocharged, japanese import, jdm, import news

  The new Nissan GT-R’s finally landed at Tokyo! Here’s a run down of some final specifications: VR38VETT (3.8L Twin Turbo) dumping out 353KW (473HP, 480PS) and 588 Nm (433 lb-ft) 6 speed, Borg Warner six-plate dual-clutch transmission O...

• 2008 Nissan GT-R Pictures Released!

  Posted on Wednesday October 17th, 2007 at 09:21 in new, japanese, import, performance, motorsport, amazing, nissan, imports, turbo, nissan skyline, importers, v6

  Finally, after the heartache, tears, and edge of the seat anticipation, the Nissan GT-R pictures have hit the blogosphere like nothing else. Feast your eyes on Nissan’s latest foray into the Supercar market. Sporting the all new 3.8L twin turbo...

• 2008 JDM Subaru Impreza WRX STi Pics!

  Posted on Wednesday October 10th, 2007 at 06:29 in Subaru, japanese, import, sti, performance, autos, subaru impreza, turbocharged, japanese import, jdm, import news, awd

  Finally, the 08 STi pics have been revealed by Subaru, and while we will always miss the STi of yesteryear, this new STi looks the goods. As we expected, it’s definitely more muscular and aggressive looking than the woeful base WRX. Still, the...

• IS-F Already on Sale in Japan!

  Posted on Friday October 5th, 2007 at 10:16 in japanese, import, autos, concepts, lexus, awesome, concept, imports, v8, is-f, japanese import, engine specifications

  Well we couldn’t quite believe our eyes when we heard the IS-F is already up for sale over in Japan, despite not being available till Feb 2008 over in the states (and who knows when in Australia). The Ultra Hot Lexus L-FA Classically...

• Nissan V36 Skyline Released!

  Posted on Friday October 5th, 2007 at 08:58 in japanese, press releases, import, performance, autos, nissan, imports, skyline, nissan skyline, v6, japanese import, engine specifications

  While we were having technical difficulties this week, Nissan released the V36 Skyline Coupe! Unfortunately, it’s not turbo, perhaps fully marking the severance between the Skyline and now standalone GT-R - a now completely different vehicle. H...

• Mitsubushi Lancer Evolution X Now Official

  Posted on Monday October 1st, 2007 at 01:42 in new, japanese, press releases, import, performance, autos, interior, mitsubishi, release dates, imports, turbo, turbocharged

  The new Evolution X has been made official in a new press release from Mitsubishi, with cars hitting dealers in Japan today, October 1st, 2007. Here’s a quick rundown of the juiciest features on the new Evolution X Engine New, completely red...

• 2002+ Caldina GT Compliance Now Available

  Posted on Saturday September 29th, 2007 at 07:33 in new, japanese, styling, import, autos, imports, wagon, turbo, turbocharged, 4 cylinder, japanese import, engine specifications

  Compliance for the 2002+ ST246W (Gen 3) Caldina Sports wagon has just become available in Australia, a few short months after the second generation became available in August this year. The ST246W runs the same 3S-GTE 2.0L 4 cylinder DOHC turbo and 4...

• Confirmed: New ‘AE86′ Is More Than Just A Rumour

  Posted on Friday September 28th, 2007 at 11:25 in toyota, Subaru, japanese, import, performance, concepts, concept, imports, rumours, breaking, ae86, coupe

  Development has been progressing behind the scenes in the new ‘AE86′ with JDM lovers 7tune releasing some tantalizing details about Subaru and Toyota’s new ‘AE86′ collaboration, called simply the ‘Lightweight Spo...

• Nissan GTR Specifications Round Up

  Posted on Tuesday September 25th, 2007 at 12:10 in new, japanese, import, performance, unique, autos, interior, awesome, nissan, supercars, imports, rumours

  What We Know So Far While none of this is final till the car is revealed at Tokyo, here’s what is know/expected so far for the rebirth of the iconic Nissan hero car. Engine/Drivetrain: Designation VR38VETT, Twin Turbo, 3.8L V6 Variable Valve E...

• Honda Accord Tourer Concept

  Posted on Saturday September 15th, 2007 at 07:16 in new, honda accord, honda, autos, euro, concepts, concept, usdm, jdm, import news, car specifications, carshows

  At this years Frankfurt Motorshow, Honda hasn’t been resting on it’s laurels. Instead they’ve given us a beautiful concept tourer (or wagon, depends on your idea of a wagon is). It’s clear Honda have their sights set on giving...

• 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STi - Not quite Real Photos

  Posted on Friday September 14th, 2007 at 10:22 in Subaru, japanese, styling, impreza, wrx, sti, autos, imports, turbo, subaru impreza, turbocharged, japanese import

  There’s nothing worse than getting all giddy and excited, and then have hopes dashed by learning that the photos in Best Car, a popular Japanese car mag are renderings (but damn good ones). Some good news prevails, with some key specifications...

• Frankfurt Motorshow 2007: Toyota iQ

  Posted on Friday September 14th, 2007 at 09:48 in toyota, japanese, styling, import, unique, autos, concept, iq, japanese import, import news, importjap, car specifications

  Sometimes a car you’ve never heard of is thrown up in the media as rumours, and sometimes it’s thrown up at a motorshow. The Toyota iQ is the latter, a strange looking small car that could be a (dimension-wise) smaller version of the Priu...

• New Car Calculator Tool

  Posted on Saturday September 8th, 2007 at 03:54 in new, autos, engine specifications, car specifications

  Download our new car calculator tool for doing those basic calculations on your car. This tool enables you to calculate your car’s power, torque, displacement, MPG, fly-wheel power, 0-100km/h (0-60mph) times, tyre diameter, and also enables you to...

• Nissan GTR Confirmed for 24 October 2007!

  Posted on Saturday September 8th, 2007 at 00:05 in japanese, import, performance, autos, nissan, supercars, release dates, imports, pricing, breaking, turbo, turbocharged

  Just received a mailing on approximate prices and release date for the new GTR from Prestige Motorsport The release date in Japan for the new GT-R has been confirmed for 24th October 2007 and the price is expected to be around 7.7 million Yen cost p...

• The TRD Aurion: Specifications and Thoughts

  Posted on Wednesday August 29th, 2007 at 09:07 in toyota, new, japanese, styling, performance, autos, supercharger, adm, v6, engine specifications, importjap, car specifications

  The TRD Aurion: It’s Here! The TRD Aurion has finally been released after months and months of ‘leaked images’ and dribble. It’s the first time that TRD has ventured outside it’s traditional home of Japan, and the first...

• More Information on the Nissan GTR!

  Posted on Thursday August 16th, 2007 at 09:11 in japanese, import, performance, unique, nissan, imports, turbo, nissan skyline, v6, turbocharged, japanese import, engine specifications

  Story Highlights: VR series 3.8L V6 Twin Turbo with Variable Valve Event Lift (VVEL) and 480HP! Lightweight Materials such as carbon fibre, titanium and magnesium alloy Weight distribution centralized The new GTR has everyone talking, and for go...

• Specifications on the Toyota Aristo Sedan (2nd Generation Twin Turbo)

  Posted on Sunday July 29th, 2007 at 09:10 in toyota, japanese, import, lexus, imports, turbo, turbocharged, japanese import, toyota aristo, jdm, importjap, aristo

  As requested, here’s some information on the popular JDM model Toyota Aristo Twin Turbo Sedan. Requests for more information can be directed to IJ directly (you will need to comment) , and we’ll do our best to find out accurately all spec...

• Specifications on the Toyota Caldina GT-T

  Posted on Saturday July 14th, 2007 at 03:14 in toyota, japanese, import, performance, autos, imports, turbo, turbocharged, 4 cylinder, japanese import, jdm, awd

  As requested, here’s some information on the popular (mostly) JDM model Toyota turbo wagon known as the Caldina GT-T. Requests for more information can be directed to IJ directly, and we’ll do our best to find out accurately all specifica...