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For those seeking a stronger visual punch on their current-generation Honda Civic Type R, Mugen is ready to deliver. The Japan-based tuning company showcased Civics with upgraded gear at the Tokyo Auto Salon back in January, and now some of those upgrades are available to order.
Way back in 2015, Toyota tantalized us with the prospect of a Mazda MX-5 competitor called the S-FR concept. This big-mouthed sports car promised two-plus-two seating in an even smaller, lighter package than the 86, contrasting the two-seat Mazda. Though the S-FR fell off the radar, Toyota apparently didn't forget about it, as Japanese media indicates the S-FR is finally cleared for production.
As a standalone car brand, Pininfarina is only a couple of years old. As a coachbuilder, it's nearly 100 years old. The former drew inspiration from the latter to design a one-off version of the electric Battista whose two-tone color scheme honors a one-off Lancia coupe from 1955.
Automobili Pininfarina has unveiled the latest bespoke Battista, commissioned as a tribute to the 1955 Lancia Florida and adorned with a white and blue paint scheme.Famed designer Battista Farina penned the Lancia Florida in the early 1950s and his personal car served as inspiration for this electric hypercar tribute. It’s dubbed the Cinquantacinque and is painted in Blu Savoia Gloss contrasted with a Bianco Sestriere Gloss white roof.
Toyota Motor is expected to get a big lift from demand for hybrids when it reports annual earnings on Wednesday, illustrating how the world's top-selling automaker is poised to benefit as hype around battery electric vehicles cools.
Fugly neoclassics out of Japan are usually the work of everyone's favorite oddjobs at Mitsuoka. Y'know, the folks who make the Mazda MX-5 look like a C2 Corvette, or turn the Honda NSX into a monster out of Subnautica. But Subaru needed no help from outside when it crafted what's probably the ugliest car it has ever sold: The Impreza Casa Blanca.
Honda stunned many with the unveiling of its sleek Prelude Concept at last year’s Japan Mobility Show and has confirmed it will spawn a production model. But, according to new info, it won’t be particularly powerful.A report out of Japan claims the new Prelude will be introduced as a 2+2 and like its predecessors, it should be front-wheel drive.
In 2023, the Japanese brand promised to launch additional petrol-electric hybrid variants in Australia once top-spec E:HEV models had arrived with each new full model launch, starting with the latest HR-V in April 2022.