Mazda is a Japanese automaker founded in 1920 as the Toyo Cork Kogyo Co and only started producing vehicles in 1931 when it ...

Acura calls its upcoming EV SUV Coupe the RSX... after the legendary RSX coupe. We look at some alternative names that may ...

These were the sorts of cars heralded in auto magazines ... the Fat Truck features joystick steering, a 1.95-liter turbodiesel inline four-cylinder engine, hydrostatic transmission, air ...

In a country where everything seems supersized, Japanese mini trucks have gained a following that continues to grow. Kei trucks may look like toys compared with standard pickup trucks in the U.S ...

In Japan, love for Kei trucks runs deeper and a show car at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon gave the diminutive Kei car the respect it deserves. The build in question was displayed by Japan’s ...

While the Lexus-inspired LFA-II GT concept drew most of the spotlight at the Nihon Automobile College (NATS) booth in Tokyo, ...

Toyota, Suzuki, and Daihatsu will launch their electric kei vans this year in Japan. The models are electric versions of the Toyota Pixis Van, Suzuki Every, and Daihatsu Hijet. The triplets were ...

A four-speed manual gearbox was standard, but the R360 was also the first car in Japan to offer a torque converter automatic, with two ratios. One of the more curious kei cars to emerge from Japan ...

Japanese automaker Honda rose from the ashes of WWII and set about its business as a manufacturer of motorcycles initially, only launching its first car, the T360 kei truck, in 1963. Founder ...

The second most popular pickup truck in the United Kingdom after the Ford Ranger has entered 2025 with small revisions and ...

by Brett Berk The Way Kei Trucks Suffer Under U.S. Regulations Is Not O-Kei Classic kei trucks are facing legal hurdles in multiple states, including the country's car capital, Michigan.

About 50 years ago or so, the predominant type of automatic transmission was the regular planetary type with a torque converter. GM’s Turbo Hydramatic planetary three-speed automatic of this ...