Remembering Japanese cars from the past
Obviously Subaru named the Leone after the Leo constellation in the Zodiac and it was their best selling car for 23 years (when it got replaced by the Impreza). The name Leone came from the Italian word for Lion but strangely enough the commercial on TV showed this Italian named car in a German environment:
Maybe the Lion likes German roads better?
Adding the zenki Levin AE86 bumper and lip were a very good improvement by the owner of this KE70 wagon.
Corolla KE70 wagon with zenki AE86 bumper+lip
Even the original Apex Twin Cam seats and the panda paint scheme seems to be a nice fit! :P
It doesn’t happen very often anymore that I encounter interesting cars down on the streets. Finding a interesting Japanese sportscar like this Nissan 200SX RS13 is quite rare and what is even rarer: it is used as a grassroots drift car!
Nissan 180SX RS13 drifter
Judging from the side this car has seen some action already. And what was more surprising: the 200SX passed me a couple of days later and the driver turned out to be a girl.
The rear of the car was empty and a strutbrace was placed between the two rear towers to give the body more stiffness.
Nissan 180SX RS13 drifter
Extra gauges are placed in the A pilar:
Nissan 180SX RS13 drifter
The body had a matte respray not too long ago and I must admit the matte finish makes this car stand out even more!
Reading about Mazda’s announcement no longer produce rotary cars made me realize we’ll never see these awesome cars anymore. Even the hydrogen RX-8 could not save Mazda’s rotary project…
Sayonara rotary engine!
Yesterday I received an email from Neil that he found some awesome car driving on the Irish highways, so I clicked on the link and faced this JZX100 taxi!
WTF: Chaser JZX100 taxi in Ireland!
Only a few drivers on the highway will actually take notice of such a car and that, of course, separates them from the ignorant… :P
Read more about this taxi at Juicebox!
If you thought a 1973 pigsbutt Nissan Laurel SGX was one of the coolest cars of the 70s, behold the even cooler Nissan Laurel C130-EV:
Nissan Laurel C130-EV
Okay, I must admit it is not as good looking as its butaketsu brother but it certainly doesn’t run that hot!
Nissan Laurel C130-EV
This Electric Vehicle is powered by a 16Kw (21hp) electric motor propelling all those 1645 kilograms to an amazing top speed of 85 kilometer per hour! The lead-acid batteries make its radius an amazing 65 kilometer and I don’t want to know how long it would take before it is fully charged.
Still a cool idea though. If I had the money for it I would definitely get a second Carina and make my own Carina EV out of it. And of course retaining its RWD…
Found at [Nissan Concept Cars]
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