Archive for the 'Fresh from Japan' Category

Bling-Bling from Tokyo Auto Salon

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

Honda Life Honda Life   Honda Life Interior

As I wrote before, I was imprinting to my brain as a larger car is safer, I like larger vehicles. BUT!!!!!!!!!! Look at this Honda! It is from Tokyo Auto Salon, it’s a concept car, but it totally makes sense that it surrounded by ladies at Tokyo Auto Salon. Isn’t it cute or what???? Hope it comes out to market!!!  yeah, it might be too girly for you all and myself.

So…..

BANG! How you like it now?

600sl 600sl-2

Bling-Bling!!! Now it is gold, ya’ll!!!

The silver one was my favorite since SEMA Show in 2007. I like gold better. ha-ha-

Happy Belated New Year!!!

Thursday, January 8th, 2009
EVO-X  GT-R

Happy Belated New Year!!
We hope you’re all well and had very nice holidays, kicked off 2009 with a great excitement.
We would like to pause briefly to thank you for your past patronage, and look forward to your continued business with CARBONETIC in the future!!
This is the perfect news from Japan for the first CARBONETIC news in 2009.
The carbon clutch for VQ35HR 6MT is now on sale in Japan!
We will keep updating the status of the sales schedule in US!!!!  
And also as you may know, Front LSD for a new GT-R and Evo-X are also sold in Japan.
Please keep checking our website for the further information for US!
Don’t miss out!
Best wishes to all of you and you and you!! for a happy new year!!!! 

CARBONETIC 2009

Super GT 2008

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

gt-r  gt-r sc430

Super GT 2008 was over.

Round 9, the first place was “GT-R”, and all over champion was the other “GT-R” as well.

Indeed, 6 out of 9 were GT-R (not only 1 particular GT-R, though) victories. It was a great debut for the new GT-R.

Its appearance already attracted to everyone as at SEMA Show, now it proved the performance as at Super GT.

Just in case if you may not know, CARBONETIC Carbon Front LSD is available for this 2009 GT-R.

Please contact us at any time if you are interested in!

 

 

 

Congrats, GT-R! and Congrats for Team Victory of SC430!

Actually, I have never paid attention to GT300, but look at this pic!

“Itasha” (you can check what this means at Wikipedia. I didn’t even know, either.) got the first place at Round 9.

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I found the below site en passant! This is “Ferrari”, ya’ll!!!!

 

http://mainichi.jp/enta/mantan/graph/anime/20081109_2/21.html

 

Just for your info, there were 450 “Itasha” rallied in this event. wow………………………

Japanese only, but hope you can enjoy just pictures. Click the arrow to change the pics.  

    

Toyota IQ

Thursday, November 6th, 2008

iq-3  iq-2  iq-inside

As most of people may know already, Toyota IQ will be released on 11/20 in Japan.

And Toyota IQ got the 1st place for “Good Design Award 2008” in Japan, yesterday.

I found some fun website. Sorry…….. it seems it is Japanese only. But check this out.

http://metapolis.toyota.co.jp/campaign/iq/index.html

 

http://cp.toyota.jp/iq/index.html?blog_tushin_pt#/contest

It is soooooooooooo cute! I said before that I am kinda large car freak, but…. Maybe I will change my mind. Actually, this is really cute. I say again. Cute! Ummmmmmm, I am getting brainwashed because I do not feel allergic rejection to the small car anymore. Seriously, I think it is cute. Don’t you think?

 

Found some comment that they are look alike…….. haha

iq-1  hakohugu          

Super GT

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Super GT

First of all, I am not a GT-R fan. He is definitely not my type………
GODZILLA- actually I like Godzilla very much, he is cute….but not him.
Especially, he was made so complicated and computerized inside his body and we are unable to make clutch for this guy! (workaholic!!)
but he just came up to my eyes these days and I cannot take my eyes off!
Super GT Round 7, last weekend in Japan, the victory went to GT-R, beaten my NSX.
Ummmmmmmmm, I think I will check out Round 8 on Oct 19, 2008 to see GT-R again….
Super GT official website:  http://supergt.net/en/

 

Super Aguri withdraws from F1

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Super Aguri, the first all-Japanese Formula One team, have pulled out of the 2008 Formula One world championship due to financial difficulties.

The team, founded by Aguri Suzuki in 2005 & debut in 2006, scored four points from 41 Grand Prix races, and finished ninth in the 2007. Their best result was Sato’s 6th (Takuma Sato) place in Canada last year. “There were a lot of fond memories over the years,” said Suzuki. “But the thing I am most proud of is that we always fought hard and did our best despite the fact that we were a very small team.”

At the end of the press conference, he said “I would say you should not participate in F1 if someone asks me an advice.” From the comment, we can guess how hard it is to take part in F1 as a very small team.

I’m so sad to hear that, but I’m proud of their big challenge!!  

Do you know…?

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

The RX-7 Driven by Mr.Han at “The Fast & The Furious Tokyo Drift” is equipped with “CARBONETIC” twin carbon clutch.

op2-0610-1-r.jpg   op2-0610-2-r.jpg
(Click the pictures!!)

http://www.jdm-option.com/pickup/06_09/rx7.html (Japanese site)
http://www.jdm-option.com/event/06_08/wildspeedx3.html (Japanese site)