Japanese laws are very strict about vehicle maintenance—car owners must keep vehicles in reliable, safe condition—so there’s an increased possibility of finding very well-maintained or even low-mileage JDM cars that will provide many more years of faithful service. But as with any used vehicle...
Japanese Domestic Market cars are vehicles built for and exclusively sold for the Japanese market. Hence, actual JDM cars are right-hand-drive only. However, your favorite90s JDM Legendssuch as theToyota Supra,Nissan Skyline R34 GTR,Mazda RX-7,Honda S2000, and many Japanese cars from the 80s...
As early as 2008, rumors about an elite group of JDM enthusiasts began surfacing among my peers in the car community. Supposedly this group is very nitpicky about who they let in, and that the cars that join them truly ought to bear some choice parts from the land of the...
I just want to know ONE thing: Why are JDM guys at odds with German car guys? My buddy and his brother are JDM fanatics. Audis, BMWs, Porsche, VWs, Mercedes Benz don't hit their radar. I'm not quite that bad. I recognize JDM cars and I like alot of them but for me, ...
Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift is the most influential film in the series for celebrating cars, with hundreds of JDM cars imported for authenticity. Sean's '71 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, with 800HP, was modified to keep up with the Dodge Viper in the opening race sequence. ...
In the 1990s, there was a performance boom in Japan, with high tech sports cars like the Nissan Skyline GT-R and special editions like the Honda Civic Type R tempting gearheads from afar. These Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) cars are still popular gray market imports today. ...
their offspring have access to thewholeof the World Wide Web, YouTube, and the best car games in history. This is creating alternative styles, showcased on new JDM platforms. Toyota’s recent GT86, Mazda’s MX-5 and Honda’s S660 are new, simple and tunable cars that have helped revita...
I can’t think of any that are strictly JDM, given there are so many, but I can certainly think of a captive import here in the States that I can call my favorite. The Chevy Luv AKA Isuzu Faster. When I was a kid these were everywhere, beds loaded down with tools, ladders, paint...
ˈknow-how noun the practical knowledge and skill to deal with something. She has acquired a lot of know-how about cars.in the know having information possessed only by a small group of people. People in the know tell me that she is the most likely person to get the job....
Suppose two cars of equal size traveling in opposite directions with equal speed have a head-on collision. You know intuitively that the wreckage will not be moving to the right or left… the collision is symmetric. That’s the intuition behind the statement that the momenta of the two cars...