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Tokyo Auto Salon 2025: Exploring The Car Parks

TAS reigns supreme as the pinnacle event of Japanese car culture, drawing over 200,000 visitors to the Chiba convention centre every year. With that kind of foot traffic, it’s no surprise that the car parks hide some real gems. So, let’s take a look at wh

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The Not-So-Weird & Wacky Cars Of Tokyo Auto Salon 2025

This was the hashtag photographer Ken Saito used on his Tokyo Auto Salon Instagram post. No caption. While the sea of black suits and middle-aged men creates an austere atmosphere at TAS, there are always pockets of madness. But is that madness fading? I’

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Twin Dragon: The 1,000+hp Dual-Engine Toyota Sera

Poignant words from history’s most dangerous dragon, Bruce Lee. But this story isn’t about the ‘Little Dragon.’ It’s about another dragon, the Toyota Sera ‘Twin Dragon.’ A fitting title, given to it by its mad scientist creator, Takuro Watanabe of Circuit

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Small Packages, Big Things: Tokyo Auto Salon 2025’s Top Kei Car Creations

There’s something irresistibly fun about tiny vehicles designed to look like supercars. They’re guaranteed to put a smile on your face every time. Specifically, I’m talking about wild kei car creations like this Honda Today from 1988, which has gull-wing

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