REAL CAR CULTURE

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REAL CAR CULTURE

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The Beauty of Preservation: How One Woman Keeps Her Suzuki Alto Works in Pristine Condition

The “Alto Festival” in May 2024, which brought together more than 200 of Suzuki's flagship light car, the “Alto,” featured a wide variety of old and new Alto models, with a wide range of styles and styles of modifications. This time, we would like to introduce a female owner who participated in the event with her 1997 Alto Works, which she purchased six years ago as her first car. What was inside the engine compartment, which she herself had modified?

The Legacy of Style: How a Toyota Crown Embodies the Spirit of VIP Culture

Hi-So Car”, which was born in the 1980s during the bubble economy, stands for ‘high society car’ and refers to a car for the upper class, i.e., a luxury car. The Toyota “Crown Royal Saloon” introduced here is a Hi-So car full of parts that will immerse you in nostalgia. We will take a look at its completed looks.

Art of Detailing: How to Achieve a Unique Look with a Daihatsu Move Canvas and VW-Inspired Touches

Daihatsu's “Move Canvas” is extremely popular not only for its cute and cool exterior, but also for its comfortable, convenient, and stylish interior. Many female users are attracted by its pop and cute looks. Let's check out “Hidekuru's” cool and cute customization, which is stylish and looks good on the street without losing the Move Canvas' originality.

Focus of Fidelity: Staying True to the Original in the Suzuki Alto Works RS-X

At the "Alto Festival" in May 2024, where more than 200 Alto, Suzuki's proud light car flagship, were gathered, there were a variety of old and new Alto models, with different styles and styles of modification. The second generation "Alto Works", which debuted in 1988 at the end of the Heisei era, is now a fine young-timer classic, but we found one that was still in beautiful condition. When we talked to the owner, we found that he is a deep fan of this model. What is its charm?

Power of Evolution: Transforming a Classic R32 GT-R into a 550ps Beast

"Garage Active" is the only specialty store in Kyushu that offers unique style GT-R customization such as chassis and twin chassis. The shop is a one-stop shop that meets the needs of users with hard tuning, full restoration, and other services based on its many years of drag racing experience. We introduce some of the GT-R owners who share the company's originality in machine design. This time, Mr. Akagi, who loves the R32 Nissan "Skyline GT-R" that continues to evolve with the introduction of modern technology, appears on the show.

Charm of Customization: Revamping the Toyota TownAce with Merc T1 style

The Toyota "Town Ace" is rapidly gaining popularity among owners who find the Toyota "Hiace" too big and the light camper too small. To enhance the appeal of the Town Ace, ESB, well-known for its custom remake of the Probox, has created a special face-lift kit "CLS FOX," and its stylish look has become a hot topic.

Pursuit of Perfection: Fuel Efficiency Mastery in the Suzuki Alto

In May 2024, more than 200 Alto, Suzuki's proud light car flagship, were gathered at the "Arukusai Festival," where a wide variety of Alto models, old and new, in various styles and tweaks were on display. One of the most unique and customized cars was the "Fuel Economy Junkie Alto," as the owner himself called it. The tuning menu was full of surprises.

Legacy of Mark II: The Toyota Cressida and Its Role in American Car Culture

So-called "zoku-sha" or "gang style" cars are not so common in Japan anymore; many people probably miss them. However, this uniquely Japanese modification culture and the old car boom have attracted attention overseas and become very popular. Inspired by this Japanese modification culture, Javier Bandera, a resident of Los Angeles in the United States, owns a Toyota Cressida. We asked him to introduce us to this highly finished car, which has been thoroughly pursued to look as it did in its day.

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