Japanese Cars Writer

Nick Bachour

Nick Bachour covers Toyota, Lexus, Honda and the other mainstream Japanese makers for MotorGrail.

Beat: Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Acura and the other mainstream Japanese makes · 205 stories

Toyota adds Trailhunter off-road package to 2027 Sequoia, which starts at $69,900

Toyota Corolla named the UK's most reliable car in Fleet News awards

The Suzuki Swift III A2L, from ALLGRIP to the Sport hybrid

How the Honda Civic Si grew from a 1984 hatchback into a sporty family

Toyota builds lowered, widebody Crown Signia GT-S Concept for SEMA

Toyota shows five Woodland adventure concepts at SEMA, from RAV4 to bZ

Lexus LF: The Concept Series Behind the LFA, LC500 and Lexus Design Language

Toyota Concept Vehicles 2010 to 2019: From the GT 86 to the C+pod

Acura Legend vs Lexus ES: Two Japanese Luxury Sedans From the Late 1980s

Honda 1300 vs Toyota Corona: A Front-Drive Honda Gamble Against a Toyota Family Sedan That Went on Selling Across Eleven Generations

Honda Pilot vs Toyota 4Runner: A Three-Row Crossover Against the Truck-Based SUV That Started It All

Honda Odyssey vs Toyota Alphard: A Family Minivan Against Toyota's Flagship People Mover

Honda Legend vs Toyota Crown: A 1985 Luxury Challenger Against Japan's Long-Running Executive Sedan

Acura RL vs Lexus GS: Acura's Flagship Against Lexus's Executive Sedan

Honda Accord (North America Seventh Generation) vs Toyota Camry (XV30), Two Mid-Size Sedans of the Early 2000s

Honda Legend vs Toyota Cresta: Two Japanese Luxury Sedans Built for Different Showrooms

Honda Civic (Eighth Generation) vs Toyota Corolla E140: Two Compacts Shaped by Their Markets

Honda Odyssey vs Toyota Sienna, Two Minivans Shaped by Different Home Markets

Honda Ridgeline vs Toyota Tacoma: A Unibody Honda Pickup Against the Toyota That Helped Create the Mid-Size Market

Honda Accord (North America Eighth Generation) vs Toyota Camry (XV40), Two Mid-Size Rivals Side by Side

Daihatsu Hijet Jumbo history, generations and specifications

How the Toyota Bandeirante became Brazil's own Land Cruiser

Lexus GS S190 history: the first car to wear L-finesse

The eighth-generation Honda Accord for North America, 2008 to 2012

Why the Suzuki Alto HA36 went back to basics

The sixth-generation Honda CR-V became hybrid-only in several markets

Why the Daihatsu Hijet Cargo became one of the three Hijet brothers

The Isuzu MU, the Mysterious Utility behind the Frontera and Rodeo names

Honda's sixth-generation Accord split into three cars for three markets

Toyota HiAce H200 history, types and specifications

The Daihatsu Hijet, the kei van and truck that has been on sale since 1960

How the sixth-generation Suzuki Wagon R reworked the first model

Why Toyota's framed Crown earned the name Crown Sedan

How the Honda Civic Type R went from EK9 to FL5

Acura CL, ILX, RLX and ZDX Ended Between 2003 and 2025 for Four Reasons

Daihatsu Boon, Tanto, Sigra and Gran Max and Their Toyota and Subaru Twins

Honda C, H, L and R Engines Span the NSX V6 and the Fit Four

Honda Crosstour Price Gap and Civic GX 2012 Green Car of the Year Win

Toyota 2JZ-GTE Output Was Capped at 318 PS by an Industry Agreement

Honda e Sold About 12,500 Cars in Three Years, Plus the Logo and ZR-V

Honda Amaze, Mobilio, BR-V and WR-V and the Brio Platform Behind Them

Honda N-Box Led Japan's Sales for 28 Months, With the N-One and Freed

Isuzu Bellett, Florian, Piazza and Aska Passenger Cars Ended in 2002

Lexus CT, HS, UX and LBX Are the Brand's Small Hybrids and Crossovers

Lexus LC 500 Ends Production in August 2026 as the LM and TX Carry On

Scion, Geo and Eagle Sub-Brands Closed Between 1997 and 2016

Suzuki Kizashi Sold 3,379 in Japan, the Cultus Crescent Went by Many Names

Suzuki Every Wore a Daewoo Badge to 2021 and Mazda Sells the Spacia

Toyota 2000GT Sold All 337 Built and Probably Never Made Toyota a Profit

Toyota AA Sedan, 1,404 Built, and the Sprinter Carib 4WD Wagon to 2002

Toyota Lost Le Mans on the Last Lap in 2016, Then Won Three Years Running

Toyota T, E, B and C Engines, Led by the 4T-GTE Rally Turbo

Toyota Etios Rivalled the Logan and the Aqua Led Japan for Three Years

Toyota 1GD-FTV Makes 106 kW in a Dyna and 165 kW in a Hilux GR Sport

Toyota Harrier Left Japan as the Lexus RX but the Premio Never Did

Toyota Land Cruiser History From a Captured Jeep to the Prado and the New FJ

The Toyota Supra Spent Eight Years as a Celica Before Becoming Its Own Car

Toyota Type A Engine Was a Chevrolet Copy, and the SZ Fours Came Later

Toyota Recalled About 9 Million Vehicles Over Unintended Acceleration

Toyota Concept Vehicles of the 1980s: From the DV-1 to the 4500GT

Toyota Concept Vehicles of the 1990s: Electric, Hydrogen and Hybrid Ideas

Toyota Concept Vehicles 2000 to 2009: From the Pod to the FT-86

Honda Ridgeline First Generation (2006 to 2014): The Unibody Pickup With an In-Bed Trunk

Honda Ridgeline Second Generation (2017 to Present): The Pilot-Based Pickup With an In-Bed Trunk

Toyota Concept Vehicles of the 1970s: Supercars, Motor Homes and Gas Turbines

Toyota Camry (XV30): The Taller Fifth-Generation Camry of 2001 to 2006

Acura Legend: The Honda Flagship That Launched the Acura Brand

Lexus LS (XF40): The Fourth-Generation Flagship and Its LS 600h Hybrid

Toyota Camry (XV10): The Wide-Body Camry That Moved Into the Mid-Size Class

Honda Civic Fifth Generation: The 1991 to 1995 Car Built Around Economy

Honda Civic Tenth Generation (FC/FK): The Global Civic From 2015 to 2022

Toyota Camry (XV40): The Sixth-Generation Camry and Its Hybrid Version

Toyota Corolla E110: The Eighth-Generation Corolla Built Under Cost Pressure

Honda Accord Ninth Generation: Hybrids, Engines and the 2016 Facelift

Toyota Corolla E90: The Sixth-Generation Subcompact That Went Front-Drive

Honda Civic Ninth Generation: The 2011 FB, FG and FK Civic, from Sedan to Type R

Honda Civic 11th Generation: Hatchback, Hybrid, Type R and Global Launches

Toyota Yaris XP150: The Emerging-Market Hatchback, Its Facelifts and Markets

Toyota Celica T230: The Seventh-Generation Liftback, Engines and Final Years

Honda Fit First Generation: The Subcompact With the Magic Seat, 2001 to 2008

Honda Accord Seventh Generation (North America): The 2003 to 2007 Mid-Size Car

Toyota Corolla E100: The Seventh-Generation Corolla That Grew Up

Lexus IS (XE20): The Second-Generation IS From Sedan to IS F

Toyota Corolla E170 and E180: The Eleventh-Generation Corolla Explained

Honda Civic Sixth Generation: The 1995 to 2000 Car With a CVT and a VTEC Si

Toyota Supra J29/DB: The Fifth-Generation GR Supra, BMW Partnership and Final Edition

Toyota Corolla E140: The Tenth-Generation Corolla Around the World

Toyota Aurion XV40: How Australia Turned a Camry Into a Large Sedan

Honda Fit Second Generation: The Stiffer Supermini, Hybrid and Electric Fit (2007 to 2014)

Acura RL: The Honda Legend-Based Flagship That Carried SH-AWD From 1996 to 2012

Toyota Sprinter Trueno: Three Decades of Compact Sports Coupes From TE27 to AE110

Honda NSX (Second Generation): The Hybrid Mid-Engined Supercar Built in Ohio

Scion tC: The Compact Coupe That Became Scion's Best Seller

Scion xB: The Rebadged Toyota Hatchback That Outlived Its Brand

Acura TSX: The Honda Accord-Based Compact Executive Car From 2004 to 2014

Isuzu Hillman Minx: How a British Family Car Became Japanese

Honda 1300: The Air-Cooled Front-Driver That Taught Honda Its Next Lessons

Acura TLX: Two Generations of Honda's Luxury Sedan, From TL Successor to 2025 Farewell

Honda Civic Seventh Generation: The 2001 Civic, Hybrid and Si Explained

Toyota Cresta: The Luxury Sibling That Ran for 21 Years

Toyota Yaris Cross: Two Subcompact SUVs Under One Name

Toyota GR Yaris: The Rally-Bred Three-Door Hatch Built for the WRC

Toyota Corolla E210: The Twelfth-Generation Corolla, Hybrids and the GR Hatch

Toyota Vios: Southeast Asia's Subcompact Sedan Through Four Generations

Toyota Corolla E120: The Ninth-Generation Corolla From Japan to the Americas

Toyota Chaser: Six Generations of Japan's Sporting Triplet Sedan

Honda Life: Five Generations of Japan's Kei Family Car

Toyota Kijang: The Southeast Asian Workhorse Sold Under a Dozen Names

Toyota Celica GT-Four: The Turbo AWD Rally Car From ST165 to ST205

Toyota Soarer: Japan's Winged Lion Grand Tourer, 1981 to 2005

Toyota LiteAce: The Light Van Behind the TownAce Family

Honda Civic Eighth Generation: Sedan, Coupe and Hatchback, 2005 to 2012

Suzuki Carry: The Kei Truck Behind the Daewoo Damas, Ford Pronto and Bedford Rascal

Honda Today: The Kei Car That Started Life as a Van

Toyota Mark X: Generations, V6 Engines, GRMN and the End of the Mark II Line

Daihatsu Ayla: The Indonesian City Car Behind the Toyota Agya and Wigo

Daihatsu Rocky A200 and A250: The Compact Crossover Behind the Raize, Rex and Ativa

Honda CR-X: The Two-Seat Civic That Became a Cult Classic

Lexus SC: From the 1991 SC 400 to the V8 SC 430 Hardtop

Toyota Carina: The Celica's Four-Door Sibling That Lasted 31 Years