While the main attractions are definitely the show cars on display or the scantily-clad models inside the halls of the Osaka Automesse, there is another show going on just outside side the venue – around the various parking lots scattered near INTEX Osaka. Before you ask, no, they’re not officially part of the event itself. […]
Covering the Tokyo Auto Salon is no one-man affair. With twelve halls filled with hundreds of cars with thousands of attendees in between, we would have to attack this show with our full crew to get the most out of the vehicles there. That said, Jaime, Jose, Kevin, Jakob, Alec, and I began planning our […]
Having tinkered with cars for over a decade now, one thing has evaded my shopping list for the longest time: buying a brand new set of forged wheels. For a lot of us, this is mainly because forged wheels usually carry with them a rather expensive price tag – and there are usually more important […]
The R33 is often considered as the black sheep of the GT-R family. Even in popular car culture, the “San-San” is usually shunned compared to other generations of the GT-R. It was mostly known for being bigger, heavier and sluggish compared to its brethren – and it’s true. The R33 is indeed larger, heavier and […]
This BeStreet63 entry tackles the values behind working on a project car – and how they apply to daily life Imagine yourself getting into your car, be it for work, for school, or the hottest date of your life. No matter the time you leave, you take just the briefest of moments to appreciate your […]
The second week of January marks the “holy pilgrimage” of every JDM fan boy: Japan’s famous Tokyo Auto Salon. Spanning twelve halls full of every tuning car and genre you can think of, TAS is effectively a 3-day ultimate sensory trip for its attendees. Show grounds aside, countless events are always held around Tokyo during […]
Ideally the tuning process is a cyclical affair. You start out with basic power mods, move onto basic suspension bits, a change of brake pads and fluids, and progressively move up in a circular fashion and repeat the sequence in some way or another. As we further our builds this process becomes more and more […]
At one point in our lives, we’ve all hit a rock bottom. This was a time when we probably thought all hope was lost, and things couldn’t get better. Sometimes, it’s just the cards we’re dealt with in life. Other times, it’s because of our own doings. But, things do get better, eventually. It may […]
Make yourself some coffee or a light snack folks, this car’s got quite the story The Lancer Evolution has long since been a sought-after model on local soil. Being sold in very limited numbers through Mitsubishi dealers, some of its earlier iterations like the Evo V have since held – nay, appreciated in value – […]
With its prevalence in Philippine car culture, the Mitsubishi Lancer is a car that we see modified in a number of ways locally. Some take inspiration from its rallying heritage, slapping on a cluster of foglights and covering the car in sponsorship stickers. A few of the Evos driving around Metro Manila have had a […]