Japan

30 cars

Toyota Corolla

1966JapanToyota

The best-selling car nameplate in history with over 50 million sold. Reliable, affordable, and borin...

Honda Civic

1972JapanHonda

The car that established Honda as a global automotive force. Introduced at the height of the 1970s o...

Mazda MX-5 Miata

1989JapanMazda

The best-selling roadster in history with over 1 million sold. Inspired by classic British sports ca...

Nissan Skyline GT-R

1969JapanNissan

Called Godzilla for its dominance in Japanese motorsport. The R32 won all 29 races it entered in Gro...

Toyota Land Cruiser

1951JapanToyota

The most reliable off-road vehicle ever made. Used by UN and military worldwide. Over 10 million sol...

Subaru WRX STI

1994JapanSubaru

Rally-bred performance for the road. Hood scoop and giant wing unmistakable. Colin McRae made it a l...

Mitsubishi Lancer Evo

1992JapanMitsubishi

Subarus great rally rival. Evo VI Tommi Makinen Edition is most iconic. 4G63 turbo virtually indestr...

Datsun 240Z

1969JapanDatsun

Proved Japan could build world-class sports cars. Competed with the 911 at half the price. Over 150,...

Toyota Prius

1997JapanToyota

Made hybrids mainstream. First mass-produced gasoline-electric hybrid. Over 5 million sold. Initiall...

Honda NSX

1990JapanHonda

Ayrton Senna helped develop the chassis. First all-aluminum monocoque production car. Proved Japan c...

Lexus LS400

1989JapanLexus

Toyota spent 1 billion dollars to beat Mercedes and BMW. Champagne glass balanced on running engine ...

Nissan Silvia

1964JapanNissan

The S-chassis are drifting legends. S13, S14, S15 are the holy trinity of drift cars. SR20DET engine...

Honda Accord

1976JapanHonda

The car that proved Japanese reliability could dominate America. Over 18 million sold in the US alon...

Toyota Camry

1982JapanToyota

Americas best-selling sedan for over 20 years. Over 14 million sold in the US. The benchmark for fam...

Nissan Leaf

2010JapanNissan

The first mass-market electric car. Over 600,000 sold. Initially mocked for limited range, paved the...

Toyota GR86

2021JapanToyota

The affordable rear-drive sports car revival. Jointly developed with Subaru BRZ. 2.4 liter boxer eng...

Mazda RX-7

1978JapanMazda

The rotary engine sports car that defined Mazda. The FD3S third generation is considered one of the ...

Toyota Supra

1978JapanToyota

The A80 Mk4 became a Fast and Furious icon. 2JZ twin-turbo inline-6 is legendary for tuning. Over 50...

Honda S2000

1999JapanHonda

The highest-revving production car at 9,000 rpm redline. 240 hp from naturally aspirated 2.0 liters....

Nissan Z-car

1969JapanNissan

The Z-car lineage spans over 50 years. The 300ZX twin-turbo was a 90s supercar killer. The 350Z revi...

Suzuki Jimny

1970JapanSuzuki

The tiny off-roader with a cult following. Four generations of rugged simplicity. Weighs barely 1,00...

Subaru BRZ

2012JapanSubaru

Jointly developed with Toyota 86. Rear-wheel drive with boxer engine. Affordable, lightweight, and p...

Toyota Century

1967JapanToyota

The Japanese Rolls-Royce. The Emperor of Japan is driven in one. V8 or V12 depending on generation. ...

Nissan GT-R R35

2007JapanNissan

Godzilla returns. Twin-turbo VR38DETT V6 with 565 hp. The R35 launched at 69,850 dollars and embarra...

Toyota Hilux

1968JapanToyota

The indestructible pickup. Top Gear tried to kill one and failed. Over 20 million sold. The vehicle ...

Mazda Cosmo

1967JapanMazda

The first production car with a twin-rotor Wankel rotary engine. Only 1,519 built. Beautiful GT coup...

Toyota 2000GT

1967JapanToyota

Japans first supercar. Only 351 built. Designed in collaboration with Yamaha. James Bond drove a con...

Nissan Silvia CSP311

1965JapanNissan

The original Silvia, designed by Count Albrecht Goertz who also designed the BMW 507. Only 594 built...

Honda Beat

1991JapanHonda

A mid-engine, rear-drive kei car with a 660cc engine revving to 8,500 rpm. Designed to be fun at leg...

Suzuki Cappuccino

1991JapanSuzuki

A turbocharged kei roadster with removable targa top. 660cc engine with 63 hp. Rear-wheel drive with...