A Compact in Coupe Disguise: Mercedes Benz CLA45 AMG — by motorflair on Tuesday, October 7, 2014

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Market for compact sedans has been constantly evolving, and with common entry level cars getting more and luxurious, powerful, bigger and h...

Rain on Car Parade! GTR Meet In The Wet. — by motorflair on Wednesday, September 17, 2014

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GTR - perhaps the most significant three letters in the alphabet of any auto enthusiast in Japan, and perhaps even globally.  There is no ot...

The Stance of Nation - Form and Function Redefined — by motorflair on Monday, September 8, 2014

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Before we begin our extensive coverage of Stance Nation Japan, I would like to thank everyone for their patience as there have been fewer u...

Launching TCP Media — by motorflair on Tuesday, August 26, 2014

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Sorry for the lack of updates, everyone. This have been incredibly busy few weeks involving more photo-shoots, test drives, and all the usu...

BMW M4: The Car That Matters — by motorflair on Wednesday, July 30, 2014

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Choosing the right car in today's world is not an easy task.  How do you balance ride comfort with handling? Engine performance with fue...

Motorgames - Offset Kings Japan 2014 — by motorflair on Friday, July 18, 2014

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I have to admit this, but I am slowly falling in love with these stance events.  It doesn't mean I like the approach of some of the mod...

Motorgames - The Car Olympics I Wished For — by motorflair on Wednesday, July 16, 2014

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One of the memories I have from my childhood years was sitting in front of a TV, bored out of my mind watching men in spandex run in the Oly...

We've Got Stance! — by motorflair on Wednesday, April 30, 2014

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A remarkable step has been taken to make the "parade-mobile" truly live up to it's name.  After all, the only thing worse than...

Digging Down to JDM Roots: The Nostalgic 2 Days — by motorflair on Friday, March 14, 2014

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Japan's car culture may not be as mainstream as it is in California.  After all only 60% of population owns cars and most of them just u...

Introducing: The Parademobile! — by motorflair on Saturday, February 15, 2014

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2014 is definitely having a good vibe, or should I say 'launch' to it.  Now, however things have moved even further as I have picked...

HKS Premium Day 2014 At Fuji Speedway — by motorflair on Sunday, February 9, 2014

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Visiting Tokyo Auto Salon is always a pleasant experience as the after-market world of Japan never disappoints.  However looking at the tune...

Japan Car Culture Set For 2014 — by motorflair on Tuesday, January 7, 2014

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Japan has 15 national holidays per year, that's 5 more than USA and almost twice as many as Great Britain; but because Japan is well... ...

A Year in The Making; More Car Parading in 2014 — by motorflair on Wednesday, January 1, 2014

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A very interesting 12 months which mark the first year of Tokyo Car Parade are now behind us.  2013 had its dose of ups and downs, but regar...

Super-hatch Showdown Part 2: BMW M135i — by motorflair on Friday, December 27, 2013

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Competition is what automotive industry is all about and thus it is obvious that nobody is going to let Mercedes Benz roll around with the ...

Super-hatch Showdown Part 1: Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG — by motorflair on Wednesday, December 25, 2013

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Living in a city does have its advantages: there is a grocery store 5 minute away, a coffee shop downstairs, and you don't have to worry...

JDM Parade: Nismo Festival at Fuji Speedway — by motorflair on Friday, December 6, 2013

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It's been a few interesting years for Japanese auto industry as people's priorities have been shifting towards Eco, efficiency and v...

Driving Perfection: The 2014 BMW 428i M Sport — by motorflair on Friday, November 22, 2013

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BMW has taken the world by storm in recent years beefing their line up with solid purposeful, fun, and overall great cars.  When we talk...

Amazing Drive - The Road to SEMA — by motorflair on Friday, November 15, 2013

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If you are following me on Instagram or Twitter, you may have seen some photos tagged as #livefromsema or #sema2013. That's right, Toky...

JDM Parade in Daikoku Parking Area — by motorflair on Thursday, October 31, 2013

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In Part 1 of this entry we have encountered a gathering of Ferrari and other supercar owners appreciating their magnificent rides, combine...

Honda is Feeling the Beat — by motorflair on Tuesday, October 29, 2013

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While I personally believe that "Beat" is not ideal name for any car, Honda's 2 seater version of K-car has proven to be ve...