Mission Impossible: Replacing Connecting Rod Bearings in Japan — by motorflair on Monday, July 6, 2020

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BMW M3 ownership is a lot of fun, but also comes with fair share of responsibilities, with frequent oil changes and routine maintenance sch...

Chasing Rare Ferrari's and Lamborghini's in World X Series Rally Japan — by motorflair on Monday, September 30, 2019

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Cannonball Run has always been one of my favorite movies.  Whether it's Adrienne Barbeau and Tara Buckman driving a Countach, Roger Moo...

Japan Welcomes BMW M8 Competition in Surprise Public Unveil — by motorflair on Friday, June 28, 2019

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When I saw the BMW 8 Series Concept for the first time at the  Tokyo Motor Show 2017 ,  I knew I was looking at something special.  As ...

I Went to See Some Supercars, but This Happened.... — by motorflair on Thursday, April 4, 2019

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Not so long ago I received a notification that All Japan Supercar Club was throwing a mega car meet at Fuji Speedway.  It's been quite ...

Because Why Not? Car_Guy Crew's Supercar Collection out on Display — by motorflair on Tuesday, December 19, 2017

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Supercars in a park... reminds me of "shooting guns in the house". If you are like me and grew up watching Eddie Murphy movies, y...

Warming the Globe: V8 Meet in Tokyo — by motorflair on Friday, December 15, 2017

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Many times I would visit the Daikanyama Cars and Coffee only to find that their monthly theme would have nothing to do with my car or frank...

Lexus LC500 puts JDM back on the Map — by motorflair on Wednesday, August 2, 2017

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Lexus. Just 25 years ago, it was a brave attempt by Toyota to enter luxury car segment with intention to compete with the likes of Mercedes ...

Supercar of the Future: 2018 McLaren 720S — by motorflair on Monday, March 13, 2017

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Despite being an off the chart car nut, I generally try to avoid interacting with dealership.  There are occasional test drives and some s...

Because Why Not? Another Random Photo-shoot of my M3 — by motorflair on Friday, February 3, 2017

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As the dust from Tokyo Auto Salon is still settling, and I am waiting for next event or car meet to attend I was passing by a redeveloping...

A Perfect Day for Cars and Coffee — by motorflair on Wednesday, December 21, 2016

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After a long lasting absence from the event I thought it would be a good idea to wake up early and take my M3 to Daikanyama Cars And Coffe...

All I Want for Christmas is AMG GT — by motorflair on Tuesday, December 20, 2016

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"Christmas is most wonderful time of the year" - so they say, but to us, petrol heads it usually means traffic, shopping malls, a...

JDM Heroes of Las Vegas — by motorflair on Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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It could be argued that car customization existed in some form pretty much from the moment first ever car rolled off production line.  Huma...

SEMA 2016 - This is it! — by motorflair on Thursday, November 17, 2016

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I have been an annual visitor to Tokyo Auto Salon since early 2000's, I have visited number of events in Fuji Speedway, Odaiba Tokyo, o...

Streets of StanceNation — by motorflair on Tuesday, November 8, 2016

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So we have looked at hundreds of rides displayed at StanceNation Japan 2016 but even if you take those cars, add about 500 that we didn...

Audi RS7: Sport Coupe For Family of Four — by motorflair on Monday, August 8, 2016

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Audi is well known for creating some of the most unique and interesting cars fueled by cutting edge technology a touch of attitude.  Ever s...

The Bond of Man and a V8 — by motorflair on Wednesday, August 3, 2016

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Remember that old meme that says something in the context of "if you park your car and walk away without looking back - you've got ...

Visiting The BMW Doctor -- aka Checkshop — by motorflair on Friday, July 1, 2016

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Acquiring a new car is always an exciting moment, especially if it's something like an M3, but that feeling is multiplied by an order o...

Introducing: My Alpine White BMW M3 Sedan! — by motorflair on Tuesday, May 3, 2016

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Dreams come true... This is the only conclusion I can make after the emotional and brain breaking events of the previous month. One importa...

Reuniting with Team BMW Hawaii — by motorflair on Tuesday, March 8, 2016

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Car guys... Sometimes we seem like a strange breed of human being, we have a tremendous capability of putting everything else aside in orde...

SIS 2015: Best of the Best — by motorflair on Monday, July 6, 2015

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As promised in my last update , we are returning to Special Import Car Show to have a look at six vehicles that stood out the most, and we ...