Question of the Day: Which JDM Car Do You Desire?
While the world is full of automotive forbidden fruit that’s been deemed unfit for American consumption, there’s just something we love about products from the Japanese Domestic Market. If you were to indulge in a no-price-too-high game of gray marketeering, what car, new or old, would you bring over from the shores of Japan? Take a look at a couple of memory joggers in the galleries below and then give us your pick, in comments.
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Comments
Steve
R34. No more, no less.
dante
Datsun Z432, 1970 Skyline GT-R
corco16446
Toyota Cavalier
Mike O.
Honda City (Honda Fit sedan)
Mike
Honda Beat
Toyota MR2 G-Limited
mo
i wonder if you guys miss me. sarcasm time part 3:
i would like any car from "mo" motor company Japan.
gotta go party..... it's my birthday.
X3 SoB
I've always liked the Nissan Figaro, S-Cargo, and Cube. Also, the Subaru Kei cars are a hoot to drive. I also really like the Honda FR-V.
Brett
Mo, now you just sound like a little boy. Go away little boy.
Paul In Jersey
Toyota Celica GT, first generation, with the twin-cam engine.
Brett
That Mazda AZ-1 looks like something worth aspiring to.
Garfield134
Honda Stream
Accord wagon
Trinks
This is most excellent question!
Honda Beat, Suzuki Cappuccino, Autozam AZ-1, Nissan Pulsar GTI-R, and way too many more to list!
Sean
The Lancer Evolution IV. My favorite of the Evos and JDM goodness.
Robert
Definitely evo vi and the r32
X3 SoB
I guess this Question only appeals to someone who has any experience or knowledge of JDM cars. Unfortunately, most Japanese domestic offerings are not covered by American magazines, which is a shame, as there are some interesting cars out there. Maybe WR will change that, but I doubt it.
mbslrm
Toyota Century
Jonathan Fung
Their Honda Odyssey. Why does ours look like a cow while they get one that looks like a shark? Man their Odyssey looks fast. It'd be the coolest van on the block.
Mena
'70 Skyline GT-R (great pick dante)
'86 Hachiroku
Dustin B.
Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R.
Indijanac
Forester STI
Bald-win
Toyota 2000GT
Nissan Skyline GT-R(KPGC10)
Nissan Fairlady Z432
Honda S600
Honda Step Van
Isuzu Bellett GT-R
Mazda Cosmo Sports
Eunos Cosmo (With the 20B 3Rotor engine)
Mazda B360 Porter Cab (For old times sake, my father used to own one)
Dome Zero (I know, it never made it to production, but a Japanese mid-engined V-12 sports car does sound interesting)
tony2x
Subaru Legacy 3.0 Spec B Wagon! STI in disguise baby!
Palmer M
Daihatsu Move/Grand Move, and Suzuki Wagon R.
When I race these in Gran Turismo, it looks like a washer and dryer in unlikely circumstances.
Ducati Minor
Mazda RX-8 Thong Edition.
Justas B.
R33 Skyline GT-R
Needer of MPGs
Previous itterations of the GT-R (more affordable ones)
Mazdaspeed2
Honda Civic Type-R
andrew
1998 Toyota MR2 GTE and TRD2000GT (limited factory widebody conversion)
2002 Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A
2008 Subaru Legacy wagon turbo
andrew
x3sob, you'd really have to go with the tuner magazines for coverage on JDM offerings. it's been a few years since i've kept up, but i'd suspect rags like super street, sport compact car, and import tuner (along with the dedicated honda rags) would provide some insights into what we only wish we could have.
Keith
RX-7 Spirit S Bathurst Edition in Blue.
BartMack
Toyo 2000GT
[img]http://www.earlydatsun.com/2000gt.jpg[/img]
BartMack
http://www.earlydatsun.com/2000gt.jpg
dante
The 2000gt isn't strictly JDM - it was sold here. Carroll Shelby raced a few. I thought they looked like an E-Type in pictures, but in person they're smaller and more beautiful than I imagined.
Karl
Honda Civic Type R
Rat-ta-tat-tat
Nissan Figaro
Gianni
The Mazda MX-5 coupe from a couple of years ago.
http://www.miata.net/news/images/MiataCoupe2.jpg
Robert
I forgot to add the Mazda RX-7 Spirit R Type A
Lordrandall
R34 Skyline Z-Tune
Jeff
None of them. I'd love a Scirocco though.
X3 SoB
Seyth, what's wrong with you, where's the next Question?
Bald-win
dante, I realize that the 2000GT was made available in North America, but with an official production run consisting of 337 vehicles (including the 007 movie cars, but not the 2300GT test vehicles), I just had to mention it.
bepsf
1991-1996 Toyota Soarer JZZ30
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