Japanese Car News

[Magnum]

Hmm.. Not sure whether the age change my taste or not.. For some reason I like the looks of your van more than this one. Your one looks more decent for a van.

hahah never said it looks better than the Hiace

[Kavvz]

hahah never said it looks better than the Hiace

'cos it does. Its a Nissan!

[iRage]

So its just me who think that the Elgrand's face looks like Magneto's helmet ?

[Sampath Gunasekera]

If they had not brought down the light vertically all the way down it probably would have looked fine

Plus are those sensors on the bumper? they look very cheap

For me, this tail lamp looks like ''upside down tail lamp of Honda Fit GP5"

[isam]

For me, this tail lamp looks like ''upside down tail lamp of Honda Fit GP5"

You are correct. So, that's why it looks so familiar...

Edited August 5, 2015 by isam

[Magnum]

'cos it does. Its a Nissan!

Since Renault got involved with Nissan some their designs started looking weird but compared to the new Alphard this looks better

So its just me who think that the Elgrand's face looks like Magneto's helmet ?

Toyota went with Batman's face, Nissan has to do something similar dont they?

For me, this tail lamp looks like ''upside down tail lamp of Honda Fit GP5"

You are correct. So, that's why it looks so familiar...

Yep the tail light seems to be the culprit. I wonder if this will be offered for permit...

Is the new Fortuner offered for permit?

[kmeeg]

Yep the tail light seems to be the culprit.

I though the rear design of the 2014/2015 Rav4 is bad but after looking at this i think the Rav4 is a little better \ less uglier..

[Magnum]

I though the rear design of the 2014/2015 Rav4 is bad but after looking at this i think the Rav4 is a little better \ less uglier..

Is that the US model? the tail lights look like the Aussie Auris tail lights

bdw this is the JDM Rav4

Edited August 8, 2015 by Magnum

[iRage]

The white one is the latest RAV4. It was launched globally last year except in Japan. It wasnt launched in Japan because the new RAV4 is based on the new Harrier and since the Harrier was launched the sametime in Japan Toyota apparently didnt want to launch the RAV4 in Japan. So the JDM RAV4 continues to be the old ACA30 series (red one).

First there were rumors that the RAV4 would scrapped from Japan because of the Harrier (along with the Vanguard which is already dead); but now the rumor/popular belief seems to be that it will be launched in Japan for 2016 (at the motorshow I guess). On top of that Toyota MegaWeb had a demo of the new RAV4 so I guess they are planning something with it for Japan.

[Magnum]

The white one is the latest RAV4. It was launched globally last year except in Japan. It wasnt launched in Japan because the new RAV4 is based on the new Harrier and since the Harrier was launched the sametime in Japan Toyota apparently didnt want to launch the RAV4 in Japan. So the JDM RAV4 continues to be the old ACA30 series (red one).

First there were rumors that the RAV4 would scrapped from Japan because of the Harrier (along with the Vanguard which is already dead); but now the rumor/popular belief seems to be that it will be launched in Japan for 2016 (at the motorshow I guess). On top of that Toyota MegaWeb had a demo of the new RAV4 so I guess they are planning something with it for Japan.

Sooooooo the Harrier is kind of downgraded now?

[Magnum]

The Lexus hoverboard

[iRage]

No. Harrier is still plush. I guess thry didnt want to confuse ppl like they did with the kluger and vanguard

[kmeeg]

Is that the US model?

Yes.. Comes with 2.5L 6 speed auto AWD. No more 4WD & V6 versions..

[Magnum]

This looks cool!
MUGEN STEPWGN

They should make this as hybrid so it can compete against the Serena and Noah

[iRage]

The Odyssey is one of those things that looks better in photos and/or from a distance than in real life and/or close-up. When looking at it upclose u simply dont see how the lines and angles flow so it just looks like stacked plastic boxes.

...and the rear, I like to call it the 'Stormtrooper face butt'

Edited August 9, 2015 by iRage

[Magnum]

To be honest I didnt like the standard version even on pictures, but this actually looks alright on pics but like you said it could be different in real life

[Magnum]

No news regarding the Allion/Premio yet?

[iRage]

No news regarding the Allion/Premio yet?

Nope....not even in the gossip magazines over here...granted saw a few of those gossip magazines with renderings of what the next Prius could be like . Last I heard was a few months ago when there was an actual article saying it will share the same platform as the export model Corolla and some design cues...

Edited August 14, 2015 by iRage

[iRage]

The facelifted Land Cruiser 200 went on sale in Japan today...seems to have gotten Toyota's current trend of updates with Safety Sence C, etc...

[Magnum]

The front looks so much like some American suv, I can't figure out which one it is

[iRage]

The front looks so much like some American suv, I can't figure out which one it is

The front seems to use similar design ques as the 2015 Lincoln Navigator or even the Chevy Suburban. Nothing about a facelift for the US market so far (for the LC200). The Lexus equivelant the, LX (570) series, on the other hand got the typical Lexus front grill just a few weeks ago

http://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBlLtft.img?h=373&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f

[Magnum]

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The front seems to use similar design ques as the 2015 Lincoln Navigator or even the Chevy Suburban. Nothing about a facelift for the US market so far (for the LC200). The Lexus equivelant the, LX (570) series, on the other hand got the typical Lexus front grill just a few weeks ago<br />

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Yep looks like the Navigator

That's the one I was referring to

[iRage]

Honda BR-V: Made in Indonesia and supposed to go in to production in 2016. Apparently it is to be powered by a 1.5 iVTEC engine mated with either a 6 speed M/T or a CVT. I guess this would not come over here in drones because it is neither a Hybrid or "Made in Japan" <there is no news if this would also be made for the JDM>. It is supposed to be a mini SUV (kind of like the Rush/Terios).

[Magnum]

The glasses on the door look way too big for me! Specially on the rear passenger doors.

[iRage]

More kei like cars seem to be going Hybrid...so I guess more models to choose from in SL. Good thing is some of these models are not necessarily the low grade base kei cars...

EDIT : What happened to the pic ?

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Edited September 5, 2015 by iRage