Japanese Cars
Japanese marques and the models we cover. Jump to a make, or pick a model to read its full history.
Japanese makes
Models
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Acura Legend
Acura's founding flagship — a front-wheel-drive V6 sedan (and coupe) that outsold BMW and Mercedes-Benz in its early years.
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Acura Integra
Acura's compact sports sedan and coupe — a four-generation icon discontinued in 2001 and triumphantly revived as a liftback for 2023.
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Acura NSX
Acura's mid-engine supercar — an all-aluminum everyday exotic that debuted in 1991 and returned as a twin-turbo hybrid for 2017 before retiring in 2022.
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Acura TL
Acura's mid-size luxury sedan for nearly two decades — four generations from 1996 to 2014, including the Type-S performance variant and SH-AWD.
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Acura RL
Acura's flagship sedan from 1996 to 2012 — successor to the Legend, notable for introducing SH-AWD torque-vectoring all-wheel drive in 2005.
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Acura CL
Acura's personal luxury coupe — two brief generations spanning 1997 to 2003, sharing platforms with the TL.
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Acura TSX
Acura's compact luxury sedan from 2004 to 2014 — essentially a re-badged European Honda Accord that made Car and Driver's Ten Best list three consecutive years.
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Acura RSX
Acura's compact sports coupe from 2002 to 2006 — a rebadged JDM Honda Integra DC5, beloved by the tuner community.
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Acura TLX
Acura's consolidated compact luxury sedan from 2015 to 2025 — replaced both the TL and TSX, and revived the Type S nameplate in its second generation.
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Acura RLX
Acura's flagship sedan from 2014 to 2020 — replaced the RL and offered a Sport Hybrid SH-AWD variant with three electric motors.
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Acura ILX
Acura's entry-level luxury sedan from 2013 to 2022 — a Civic-based compact that served as an affordable gateway to the brand before being replaced by the revived Integra.
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Acura MDX
Acura's flagship three-row luxury SUV — the brand's best-selling model since 2001, now in its fourth generation.
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Acura RDX
Acura's compact luxury SUV — launched in 2007 with the first turbocharged Honda engine in North America, now the brand's top-selling model.
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Acura ZDX
Acura's four-door coupe-SUV crossover from 2010 to 2013 — the first vehicle designed at Acura's California studio, revived briefly as an electric SUV for 2024.
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Autozam AZ-1
A 720 kg mid-engine gullwing kei sports car (1992–1994) — Autozam's cult icon and one of Japan's most distinctive bubble-era machines.
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Autozam Carol
A rounded-body front-wheel-drive kei hatchback (1989–1998) — Autozam's bestseller, built on Suzuki Alto underpinnings and hugely influential on kei-car styling.
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Autozam AZ-3
A 2+2 front-wheel-drive Kammback coupé (1991–1998) — the Japanese-market Autozam-badged sibling of the Mazda MX-3, aimed at younger buyers.
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Autozam Revue
A tall, rounded subcompact four-door saloon (1990–1998) — sold internationally as the Mazda 121 and notable for its unconventional proportions.
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Autozam Scrum
A cabover kei microvan and truck (1989–1997) — a rebadged Suzuki Carry/Every sold through Autozam dealers as a commercial workhorse.
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Autozam AZ-Wagon
A tall kei wagon (1994–1997) — a rebadged first-generation Suzuki Wagon R sold through Autozam stores ahead of the tall-kei boom.
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Daihatsu Compagno
Daihatsu's first passenger car — a Vignale-styled Italian-influenced range that introduced the iconic 'D' logo.
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Daihatsu Charmant
A Toyota Corolla-based compact sedan — Daihatsu's conventional small family car through the late 1970s and 1980s.
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Daihatsu Charade
Daihatsu's breakthrough subcompact — a 1977 Japanese Car of the Year winner that proved one-litre engines could succeed in the small-car class.
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Daihatsu Mira
Daihatsu's long-running kei city car — nearly four decades of front-wheel-drive motoring from 1980 to 2018.
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Daihatsu Hijet
Daihatsu's cabover kei truck and van — in continuous production since 1960 and Japan's kei-truck sales leader.
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Daihatsu Feroza / Rocky (F70/F300)
Daihatsu's original compact 4x4 — sold as the Rugger or Rocky in Japan and Feroza or Sportrak in export markets.
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Daihatsu Terios
Daihatsu's export compact SUV — sold since 1997 and rebadged as the Toyota Rush in many global markets.
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Daihatsu Sirion
Daihatsu's export subcompact hatchback — known in Japan as the Storia and Boon, it succeeded the Charade in European markets.
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Daihatsu Move
Daihatsu's tall-body kei car — six generations of head-room-prioritising city transport from 1995 to 2023.
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Daihatsu Copen
Daihatsu's turbocharged kei roadster — a 660 cc two-seat convertible that debuted at the 1999 Tokyo Motor Show.
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Daihatsu Rocky (A200)
Daihatsu's modern unibody subcompact crossover — a 2019 revival of the Rocky name on an entirely new compact SUV platform.
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Datsun 240Z
The original Z-car — an affordable, elegant Japanese sports coupe that rewrote what a performance car could cost.
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Datsun 280ZX
The second-generation Z — a softer, more GT-oriented sports car that still sold over 330,000 units in the US.
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Datsun Sports / Roadster
Datsun's open sports roadster of the 1960s — a SCCA champion that paved the way for the 240Z.
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Datsun 510
The 'poor man's BMW' — an advanced rear-drive compact with independent suspension that won back-to-back SCCA Trans-Am championships.
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Datsun 1200
Datsun's tiny early-1970s subcompact — the most fuel-efficient car the EPA rated in 1973, and an SCCA champion.
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Datsun B210
The fuel-crisis-era subcompact that succeeded the 1200 — practical, economical, and a strong seller during the oil shocks.
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Datsun 610
The successor to the iconic 510 — a slightly larger and more refined mid-decade compact sedan.
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Datsun 810 / Maxima
Datsun's upscale mid-size sedan of the late 1970s — the first to carry the Maxima name before the brand became Nissan.
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Datsun 620 Pickup
Datsun's popular compact pickup of the 1970s — simple, durable, and a decade-long best-seller.
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Datsun 720 Pickup
The 620's successor and Datsun's final compact truck — the first Nissan/Datsun vehicle assembled in the United States.
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Datsun Go / Go+
The short-lived revival Datsun — an ultra-affordable hatchback and MPV for emerging markets, discontinued in 2022.
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Efini RX-7
The legendary third-generation FD-chassis RX-7, sold in Japan under the ɛ̃fini badge — twin-turbo rotary, pop-up headlights, and 280 PS in top trim.
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Efini MS-8
The only model unique to ɛ̃fini — a four-door hardtop luxury sedan with frameless windows, panoramic sunroof, and a driver-focused interior unlike anything else in Mazda's 1990s lineup.
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Efini MS-6
A five-door hatchback sold through ɛ̃fini dealers — mechanically identical to the Mazda Cronos/626 but trimmed to the brand's upper-market positioning.
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Efini MS-9
ɛ̃fini's flagship four-door hardtop — a rebadged Mazda Sentia with rear-wheel drive and V6 power, representing the brand's halo luxury offering at launch.
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Efini MPV
A rebadged first-generation Mazda MPV sold through ɛ̃fini dealers — bringing upscale family transport to the luxury channel for the brand's entire six-year run.
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Eunos Eunos Roadster
The lightweight two-seat roadster sold in Japan as the Eunos Roadster and worldwide as the Mazda MX-5 Miata — the car that single-handedly revived the affordable sports-car segment.
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Eunos Eunos Cosmo
Mazda's fourth-generation Cosmo, sold exclusively under the Eunos brand — a twin-turbo rotary grand tourer that became the world's first production car equipped with GPS navigation.
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Eunos Eunos Presso
A compact 2+2 sports coupe sold in Japan under the Eunos badge — known in export markets as the Mazda MX-3, notable for housing the world's smallest V6 engine.
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Eunos Eunos 500
A sleek compact executive sedan sold in Japan and Australia as the Eunos 500, and in Europe as the Mazda Xedos 6 — notable for V6 power in a compact luxury package.
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Eunos Eunos 800
Eunos's flagship luxury sedan — sold in Europe as the Mazda Xedos 9 and in North America as the Mazda Millenia, with the Miller-cycle 800M variant the world's first production Miller-cycle car.
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Hino Renault 4CV (Hino-built)
Hino's first passenger car — a Renault 4CV built under French license, Japan's earliest large-scale domestically assembled car.
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Hino Contessa
Hino's own rear-engined small car — a 900cc then 1300cc sedan and coupé, the 1300 coupé penned by Giovanni Michelotti.
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Hino Ranger
Hino's flagship medium-duty truck — a cornerstone of Japanese commercial transport since 1964, now in its sixth generation.
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Hino Profia
Hino's heavy-duty cab-over flagship — Japan's 'Super Dolphin' evolution, now sold globally as the Hino 700 Series.
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Hino Dutro
Hino's light-duty workhorse — a Toyota Dyna sibling sold globally as the Hino 300 Series.
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Hino Blue Ribbon
Hino's flagship city transit bus — Japan's first bus with an under-floor engine layout, in continuous production since 1952.
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Honda Civic
Honda's compact icon — in US sale since 1973, eleven generations deep, with celebrated Si and Type R variants.
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Honda Accord
Honda's perennial best-selling mid-size car — the first Japanese car built in the US (Ohio, 1982).
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Honda Prelude
Honda's sporty front-drive coupe (1979–2001), a tech showcase — and revived as a hybrid coupe.
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Honda S2000
Honda's high-revving, front-engine rear-drive roadster — celebrated for its 9,000-rpm F-series engine.
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Honda CRX
A light, two-seat Civic-based coupe (1984–1991) — frugal HF and sporty Si versions made it a cult car.
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Honda del Sol (CRX del Sol)
A small targa-topped Civic-based two-seater, successor to the CRX.
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Honda Insight
Honda's hybrid pioneer — the first hybrid sold in the US (2000), later a hatchback and then a sedan.
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Honda CR-Z
A sport hybrid coupe (US 2011–2016) styled as a spiritual successor to the CRX.
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Honda Crosstour
An Accord-based five-door crossover-wagon (2010–2015), at first badged Accord Crosstour.
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Honda Clarity
Honda's alternative-fuel sedan line — fuel-cell, plug-in-hybrid, and battery-electric versions (2017–2021).
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Honda Fit
Honda's space-efficient subcompact hatchback (US 2007–2020), praised for its versatile 'Magic Seat'.
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Honda CR-V
Honda's compact crossover — one of the best-selling SUVs in the US, now with hybrid and PHEV.
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Honda HR-V
Honda's subcompact crossover — first Fit-based (2016), now larger and Civic-based (2023).
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Honda Element
A boxy, utilitarian compact SUV (US 2003–2011) with clamshell doors and washable interiors.
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Honda Passport
Honda's mid-size SUV — first a rebadged Isuzu (1994–2002), revived as a two-row crossover (2019).
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Honda Pilot
Honda's three-row, unibody family SUV — its largest, since 2003.
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Honda Prologue
Honda's first mass-market US electric SUV, built on GM's Ultium platform (2024).
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Honda Ridgeline
Honda's unibody mid-size pickup — car-like to drive, with a clever in-bed trunk and dual-action tailgate.
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Honda Odyssey
Honda's minivan and a US class benchmark, famed for its flexible 'Magic Slide' seating.
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Infiniti Q45
Infiniti's founding flagship — a 278-hp V8 sedan that debuted alongside the brand in 1989 and ran through 2006.
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Infiniti G20
Infiniti's entry-level sedan — a front-drive compact based on the Nissan Primera, produced in two generations from 1991 to 2002.
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Infiniti G35
The rear-drive, V6-powered G35 transformed Infiniti's reputation — a Skyline-derived sport sedan and coupe that rivaled the BMW 3 Series.
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Infiniti G37
The 3.7-liter evolution of the G35 — a 328-hp rear-drive sport coupe, sedan, and convertible that became Infiniti's best-seller before the 2014 nameplate reset.
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Infiniti M (M30 / M45 / M35 / M37 / M56)
Infiniti's mid-size executive sedan — spanning the original M30 coupe of 1990–92, a revived muscle-car M45 in 2003, a critically praised M35/M45 in 2006, and finally the Q70 nameplate through 2019.
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Infiniti I30 / I35
A front-drive near-luxury sedan (Nissan Cefiro / Maxima-platform) that was Infiniti's best-seller in the late 1990s before the G35 arrived.
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Infiniti J30
An early Infiniti mid-size sedan with Japanese styling — a Nissan Leopard-based rear-drive car sold 1993–1997.
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Infiniti Q50
The G37 sedan renamed Q50 in Infiniti's 2014 nameplate reset — a rear-drive sport sedan that grew into a twin-turbo V6 performance contender before its 2024 discontinuation.
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Infiniti Q60
The G37 coupe and convertible renamed Q60 for 2014, then fully redesigned for 2017 as a slick twin-turbo grand tourer — discontinued after the 2022 model year.
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Infiniti FX (FX35 / FX45 / FX50) → QX70
Infiniti's low-slung sport crossover — a car-platform SUV that merged coupe proportions with crossover utility, sold as FX35/FX45/FX50 and then QX70 until 2017.
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Infiniti EX35 / EX37 → QX50
A compact rear-drive-based luxury crossover — sold as EX35/EX37 from 2008, renamed QX50 for 2014, and discontinued after the 2025 model year.
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Infiniti QX4
Infiniti's first SUV — a premium version of the Nissan Pathfinder, sold 1997–2003 as one of the first luxury mid-size SUVs.
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Infiniti QX56 → QX80
Infiniti's flagship full-size SUV — launched as the QX56 in 2004, renamed QX80 in 2014, and fully redesigned for 2025 with a twin-turbo V6.
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Infiniti JX35 → QX60
Infiniti's three-row family crossover — launched as the JX35 for 2013 and renamed QX60 in 2014; Infiniti's first SUV built outside Japan.
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Infiniti QX55
A coupe-style SUV on the QX50 platform — Infiniti's fastback crossover, produced 2022–2025 before being discontinued alongside the QX50.
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Isuzu Trooper
Isuzu's rugged body-on-frame SUV (1984–2002) — one of the first true mid-size truck-based SUVs sold in the United States.
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Isuzu Rodeo
Isuzu's popular compact SUV (1991–2004), built in Indiana and also sold as the Honda Passport.
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Isuzu Amigo
Isuzu's open-top two-door compact 4x4 (1989–2001) — a fun, affordable off-roader before the name became Rodeo Sport.
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Isuzu VehiCROSS
A bold, futuristic two-door concept-car-turned-production SUV — Isuzu's most distinctive US vehicle and a cult classic.
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Isuzu Axiom
A sleek, car-derived compact SUV (2002–2004) that used Rodeo underpinnings with more expressive styling.
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Isuzu Ascender
A rebadged GMC Envoy that served as Isuzu's US flagship SUV in its final years — the brand's last new vehicle in America.
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Isuzu P'up / Pickup
Isuzu's compact pickup truck for the US (1981–1995) — the P'up, then simply 'Pickup,' built alongside the Chevrolet LUV and later at the Indiana plant.
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Isuzu I-Mark
Isuzu's US entry-level subcompact (1981–1989) — a GM T-car family member with turbocharged and Lotus-tuned variants.
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Isuzu Impulse
A Giugiaro-styled rear-then-front-drive sport coupe with turbo and AWD options — Isuzu's US performance car through two generations.
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Isuzu Stylus
A short-lived front-drive compact sedan (1991–1993) that replaced the I-Mark as Isuzu's US car entry.
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Isuzu Oasis
A rebadged Honda Odyssey that gave Isuzu a brief US minivan entry in the late 1990s.
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Kurogane Type 95
Japan's only fully indigenous WWII reconnaissance car — one of the world's first mass-produced four-wheel-drive vehicles, built 1936–1944.
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Kurogane Mighty
A mid-sized cabover truck and cargo van (1957–1962) that was absorbed by Nissan and rebadged as the Datsun Cablight.
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Kurogane Baby
A rear-engined kei microvan and pickup (1959–1961) that could not compete with the Subaru Sambar and Suzuki Carry.
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Kurogane Nova 1500
A rebadged evolution of the Ohta truck line (1959–1962), powered by a 1.5-liter four-cylinder and sold under the Kurogane brand until the company's closure.
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Lexus LS
The Lexus flagship sedan — the V8-powered LS 400 that launched the brand and rewrote luxury-car benchmarks in 1989.
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Lexus ES
Lexus's best-selling front-drive sedan — from a Toyota Camry-based ES 250 in 1990 to a refined ES 350 and ES 300h hybrid today.
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Lexus IS
Lexus's compact rear-drive sport sedan — the BMW 3 Series rival, home of the IS F performance variant and the longest-running nameplate in its class.
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Lexus GS
Lexus's rear-drive mid-size sport sedan — the performance-focused foil to the ES, available with a V8 and the GS F variant, discontinued after 2020.
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Lexus SC
Lexus's V8-powered grand touring coupe — two generations of rear-drive style, from the SC 400/300 to the SC 430 retractable hardtop.
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Lexus RX
The SUV that defined the luxury crossover segment — Lexus's perennial best-seller since 1999, now in its fifth generation.
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Lexus NX
Lexus's entry luxury crossover — the NX 200t was the brand's first turbocharged production model, now in its second generation with plug-in hybrid options.
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Lexus UX
Lexus's smallest US-market crossover — a GA-C platform urban SUV offered as UX 200, UX 250h hybrid, and UX 300e electric.
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Lexus GX
Lexus's mid-size body-on-frame luxury SUV — Land Cruiser Prado underpinnings with genuine off-road capability and a V8, now redesigned for 2024.
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Lexus LX
Lexus's flagship body-on-frame SUV — a Land Cruiser 300-series derivative combining serious off-road capability with flagship luxury.
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Lexus CT 200h
A hybrid-only premium hatchback that gave Lexus an entry-level eco footprint — sold in the US for 2011–2017.
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Lexus RC
Lexus's compact two-door coupe — a striking IS-derived grand tourer offered as the V8-powered RC F, discontinued after 2025.
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Lexus LC
Lexus's spectacular flagship grand touring coupe — a near-production-concept show car made real, with V8 or hybrid power.
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Lexus LFA
Lexus's carbon-fiber V10 supercar — 500 hand-built examples, a stratospheric $375,000 price, and a 9,000-rpm Yamaha-engineered engine.
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Mazda MX-5 Miata
The best-selling two-seat roadster in history — a lightweight, rear-drive sports car that revived the class.
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Mazda RX-7
Mazda's iconic rotary-powered sports car — three generations (FB/FC/FD), the FD a sequential-twin-turbo legend.
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Mazda RX-8
The last rotary-powered Mazda — a four-seat sports car with rear-hinged 'freestyle' rear doors and the RENESIS rotary.
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Mazda RX-3
An early-1970s rotary-powered compact coupe/sedan/wagon, a giant-killer in touring-car racing.
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Mazda Cosmo
Mazda's pioneering rotary halo car — the 1967 Cosmo Sport was the first volume-production car with a rotary engine.
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Mazda Mazda3
Mazda's compact car and one of its best-sellers — sharp-handling, and the basis for the hot Mazdaspeed3.
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Mazda Mazdaspeed3
The high-performance, turbocharged Mazda3 hatchback — a punchy, affordable hot hatch.
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Mazda Mazda6
Mazda's stylish, driver-focused mid-size sedan, including the rare V6 Mazdaspeed6.
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Mazda Mazda2
A small, light, fun-to-drive subcompact hatchback, sold briefly in the US.
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Mazda Mazda5
A compact, sliding-door six-seat MPV — smaller and more car-like than a traditional minivan.
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Mazda Protegé
Mazda's 1990s–2000s compact, predecessor to the Mazda3, including the sporty Protegé5 and MP3/MazdaSpeed versions.
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Mazda 626
Mazda's long-running mid-size family sedan/coupe, predecessor to the Mazda6.
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Mazda MX-6
A front-drive sport coupe built on the 626 platform, related to the Ford Probe.
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Mazda Millenia
Mazda's near-luxury flagship sedan, notable for its Miller-cycle supercharged V6.
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Mazda 929
Mazda's full-size, rear-drive luxury flagship sedan of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Mazda CX-5
Mazda's best-selling compact crossover — the first full SkyActiv and 'Kodo' design model.
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Mazda CX-30
A subcompact crossover slotting between the CX-3 and CX-5, sharing the Mazda3's platform.
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Mazda CX-3
Mazda's smallest crossover, based on the Mazda2 platform, sold briefly in the US.
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Mazda CX-9
Mazda's three-row family crossover, later turbocharged and styled as a near-premium SUV.
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Mazda CX-50
A more rugged, outdoorsy compact crossover sold alongside the CX-5, built in the US.
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Mazda CX-90
Mazda's three-row flagship crossover on a new rear-drive-based platform with an inline-six and plug-in hybrid.
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Mazda MX-30
Mazda's first dedicated EV — a small, short-range crossover with rear-hinged 'freestyle' doors.
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Mazda Tribute
Mazda's compact SUV co-developed with Ford — a sister model to the Ford Escape.
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Mazda MPV
Mazda's minivan, sold across two generations from the early rear-drive original to a sliding-door front-drive van.
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Mazda B-Series
Mazda's compact pickup, sold for years and later a rebadged Ford Ranger in North America.
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Mitsubishi Eclipse
Mitsubishi's iconic front-drive (and AWD) sport coupe — four generations from 1990 to 2012, including a turbo AWD GSX that became a DSM cult classic.
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Mitsubishi 3000GT
Mitsubishi's flagship 1990s grand tourer — a tech-laden twin-turbo AWD VR-4 with active aero and four-wheel steering.
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Mitsubishi Lancer
Mitsubishi's compact sedan — two US generations from 2002 to 2017, serving as the everyday platform for the legendary Lancer Evolution.
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Mitsubishi's rally-bred all-wheel-drive super sedan — ten generations of turbocharged, tarmac-shredding legend, sold in the US from 2003.
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Mitsubishi Galant
Mitsubishi's mid-size sedan for the US — a steady if unremarkable contender across nine generations, including the VR-4 AWD variant in the early 1990s.
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Mitsubishi Diamante
Mitsubishi's near-luxury flagship sedan in the US — Japan's Car of the Year 1990, sold stateside from 1992 through 2004.
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Mitsubishi Montero
Mitsubishi's legendary body-on-frame off-road SUV — sold in the US from 1983 to 2006, known globally as the Pajero.
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Mitsubishi Montero Sport
A lighter, more affordable body-on-frame SUV sibling to the Montero — sold in the US from 1997 until replaced by the Outlander and Endeavor.
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Mitsubishi Outlander
Mitsubishi's mainstream compact crossover — and home to the world's first mass-market plug-in hybrid SUV, the Outlander PHEV.
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Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross
Mitsubishi's compact crossover reviving the Eclipse name — a stylish five-door SUV slotting between the Mirage and Outlander.
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Mitsubishi Mirage
The most affordable new car in America during much of its US run — a minimalist five-door hatchback and G4 sedan, discontinued after 2024.
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Mitsuoka Viewt
Mitsuoka's longest-running model — a retro compact that grafts Jaguar Mark 2-inspired bodywork onto successive generations of the Nissan March/Micra and, since 2023, the Toyota Yaris.
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Mitsuoka Galue
Mitsuoka's retro luxury sedan — Bentley/Rolls-Royce styling layered onto successive Nissan Crew, Cedric, and Teana platforms since 1996.
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Mitsuoka Zero1
Mitsuoka's debut original car and the model that earned Japan's homologation as its tenth automaker — a Lotus Super Seven-inspired open two-seater on Mazda Roadster running gear.
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Mitsuoka Orochi
Mitsuoka's most ambitious model — a fully bespoke, hand-built mid-engine coupe with a Toyota 3.3-litre V6, produced in only ~400 units over eight years.
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Mitsuoka Himiko
A handcrafted two-seat roadster inspired by 1930s British tourers — long hood, short deck — built on the Mazda MX-5 Miata platform since 2008.
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Mitsuoka Rock Star
A 50th-anniversary limited-run roadster built on the ND Mazda MX-5, restyled to evoke the 1963–1967 Chevrolet Corvette C2 — just 200 units produced.
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Mitsuoka Buddy
Mitsuoka's only SUV — a Toyota RAV4 reclothed in the boxy, chrome-heavy style of the 1970s–1980s Chevrolet K5 Blazer, launched in late 2020 to immediate sell-out demand.
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Mitsuoka M55
Mitsuoka's 55th-anniversary limited edition — a Honda Civic-based coupe styled after 1970s Japanese sports cars like the Nissan Kenmeri Skyline, limited to 100 units at ¥8.08 million each.
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Nissan Z
Nissan's iconic sports-car lineage — from the 1970 Datsun 240Z through the 300ZX, 350Z, and 370Z to today's Z.
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Nissan GT-R
Nissan's AWD twin-turbo supercar — the first GT-R sold globally as a standalone model, nicknamed 'Godzilla'.
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Nissan Skyline GT-R
The legendary JDM Skyline GT-R (R32/R33/R34) — never sold new in the US, but a grey-import icon.
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Nissan 240SX
The US-market rear-drive coupe/fastback (S13/S14) — counterpart to the JDM Silvia/180SX and a drifting favorite.
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Nissan Silvia
The JDM rear-drive sport coupe (S-platform) — never sold in the US under this name; the 240SX was its US sibling.
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Nissan Altima
Nissan's mid-size family sedan and one of its US best-sellers, offered for years with an available V6.
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Nissan Maxima
Nissan's V6-powered flagship sedan, long marketed as the '4-Door Sports Car'.
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Nissan Sentra
Nissan's long-running compact sedan, including the sporty SE-R performance versions.
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Nissan Versa
Nissan's entry-level subcompact, frequently among the lowest-priced new cars in the US.
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Nissan Cube
A boxy, asymmetric-windowed subcompact with quirky styling, sold in the US for a few years.
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Nissan Stanza
Nissan's compact-to-mid-size sedan of the 1980s, the predecessor to the Altima.
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Nissan Pulsar
A small sporty compact of the 1980s, best known in the US for the NX with removable Sportbak roof panels.
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Nissan NX
A small front-drive sport coupe of the early 1990s, offered as the NX1600 and the SR20DE-powered NX2000.
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Nissan Rogue
Nissan's compact crossover and best-selling US model, a Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4 rival.
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Nissan Murano
Nissan's style-focused two-row mid-size crossover, an early adopter of the CVT.
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Nissan Pathfinder
Nissan's three-row mid-size SUV — a rugged body-on-frame original, later a unibody family crossover.
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Nissan Xterra
A rugged, body-on-frame, off-road-focused SUV with a cult following.
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Nissan Juke
A polarizing, sporty subcompact crossover, including the wild high-performance Juke NISMO.
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Nissan Kicks
Nissan's affordable subcompact crossover, successor in spirit to the Juke in the US.
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Nissan Ariya
Nissan's modern battery-electric crossover, a higher-tech follow-up to the pioneering Leaf.
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Nissan Frontier
Nissan's mid-size pickup, successor to the Hardbody, known for an exceptionally long single generation.
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Nissan Titan
Nissan's full-size pickup, including the heavy-duty Titan XD, taking on the domestic truck giants.
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Nissan Armada
Nissan's full-size, body-on-frame, V8-powered three-row SUV, related to the Titan and global Patrol.
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Nissan Quest
Nissan's minivan, sold across several generations — early ones co-developed with Ford (the Mercury Villager).
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Nissan Leaf
One of the first mass-market electric cars — the world's best-selling EV for much of the 2010s.
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Ohta Ohta 7 (Type N-7)
Ohta's first production car — a 736 cc four-cylinder light car offered in five body styles, one of the largest Japanese automobile lines of the 1930s.
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Ohta Ohta PA
Ohta's postwar comeback — a 760 cc two-door pontoon-body saloon that became a staple Tokyo taxi in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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Ohta Ohta PK
Ohta's final passenger car — an updated 903 cc sedan with independent torsion-bar suspension, shown at the 1956 Tokyo Motor Show but unable to save the struggling marque.
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Prince Prince Sedan
Prince's debut production car (1952–1957) — Japan's first modern gasoline-powered compact executive sedan.
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Prince Skyline
The nameplate that launched a dynasty — Prince's flagship from 1957, forerunner of the Nissan Skyline GT-R legend.
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Prince Gloria
Prince's top-of-the-range luxury sedan (1959–1966), home to Japan's first mass-produced SOHC six-cylinder engine.
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Prince R380
Japan's first purpose-built postwar prototype race car — a mid-engine sports racer that beat the Porsche 906 at the 1966 Japanese Grand Prix.
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Subaru Impreza
Subaru's compact mainstay — the platform that spawned the WRX/STI rally legend and remains on sale today.
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Subaru WRX
Subaru's turbocharged AWD performance sedan — spun off from the Impreza in 2015 and redesigned for 2022.
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Subaru Legacy
Subaru's mid-size sedan and wagon — a seven-generation AWD family car that launched the Outback nameplate.
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Subaru Outback
The world's first sport utility wagon — a lifted Legacy wagon that spawned its own segment and remains Subaru's best-seller.
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Subaru Forester
Subaru's compact SUV — practical, tall, and AWD-standard; evolved from a wagon-like SUV into a mainstream family crossover.
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Subaru Crosstrek
Subaru's lifted, rugged-looking subcompact crossover — originally sold as the XV Crosstrek; one of the brand's fastest-growing nameplates.
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Subaru BRZ
Subaru's rear-wheel-drive sports coupe — co-developed with Toyota, lighter and sharper than most modern sports cars.
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Subaru Ascent
Subaru's three-row family SUV — a roomy, capable successor to the failed Tribeca, debuted for 2019.
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Subaru Tribeca
Subaru's first three-row SUV — a polarizing design with a cramped third row that was discontinued after nine years.
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Subaru Solterra
Subaru's first all-electric vehicle — a co-developed Toyota bZ4X sibling with standard AWD.
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Suzuki Jimny
A tiny, go-anywhere 4x4 produced since 1970 — four generations of the same pure-off-road formula in an ever-smaller package.
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Suzuki Samurai
Suzuki's US-market entry: a tiny, affordable 4x4 convertible that set first-year import records before a Consumer Reports rollover controversy ended its run.
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Suzuki Sidekick
A more refined, larger companion to the Samurai for the US market — introduced for 1989, later gaining a four-door option and the sporting Sidekick Sport.
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Suzuki Grand Vitara
The grown-up successor to the Sidekick — Suzuki's mainstay compact SUV in the US for 14 years, the last Suzuki SUV sold in America.
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Suzuki Alto
Suzuki's legendary kei car — the best-selling Suzuki model worldwide, a pioneer of the ultra-budget microcar category since 1979.
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Suzuki Swift
A global supermini that began as the Cultus — one of Suzuki's longest-running and most successful international nameplates, with a spirited Sport variant.
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Suzuki Aerio
A budget compact hatchback/sedan notable for offering all-wheel drive at a lower price than any competitor in the early 2000s US market.
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Suzuki Esteem
Suzuki's compact sedan/wagon of the late 1990s (known globally as the Baleno) — the North American replacement for the Swift sedan.
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Suzuki Forenza
A rebadged Daewoo Lacetti — Suzuki's budget compact of the mid-2000s US market, badge-engineered through GM's Daewoo acquisition.
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Suzuki Verona
A rebadged Daewoo Magnus mid-size sedan — Suzuki's brief, GM-facilitated attempt at an entry-level near-luxury car for the US market.
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Suzuki SX4
A compact crossover co-developed with Fiat, offered in hatchback and sedan forms — Suzuki's last genuinely new product in the US before its 2012 exit.
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Suzuki Kizashi
Suzuki's sportiest and most ambitious US sedan — a 185-hp compact/mid-size with optional AWD and manual transmission, the brand's swan song in America.
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Suzuki Equator
A rebadged Nissan Frontier — Suzuki's only pickup truck for the US market, sold for four low-volume years.
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Suzuki Carry
A long-running kei truck/van sold continuously since 1961 — Japan's workhouse micro-commercial vehicle, never officially sold new in the US.
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Tama E4S-47
Tama's inaugural four-seat electric sedan — Japan's first notable production EV, capable of 65 km per charge at a top speed of 35 km/h.
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Tama Junior
The 1948 compact follow-on to the E4S-47 — a completely restyled body on the same electric platform, marketed as Tama's entry-level passenger car.
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Tama Senior
Tama's larger 1949 medium-size electric sedan, claimed to achieve up to 200 km on a single charge — a figure that brought the brand international attention.
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Tama EOT-47
Tama's light two-seat pickup truck — offered in both electric and gasoline variants with a 500 kg payload, serving commercial operators alongside the passenger cars.
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Toyota Supra
Toyota's iconic inline-six grand tourer — a tuner and motorsport legend, defined by the A80's 2JZ.
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Toyota Corolla
The best-selling nameplate in automotive history, in continuous production since 1966.
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Toyota Tercel
Toyota's entry-level subcompact for two decades, below the Corolla.
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Toyota Echo
A tall, frugal subcompact that replaced the Tercel as Toyota's US entry car.
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Toyota Yaris
Toyota's global subcompact in the US, successor to the Echo (the hot GR Yaris was never sold in the US).
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Toyota Matrix
A Corolla-based compact hatchback/wagon, twin of the Pontiac Vibe.
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Toyota Camry
America's best-selling car for much of the 2000s–2010s — a benchmark mid-size sedan.
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Toyota Cressida
Toyota's rear-drive near-luxury sedan of the 1970s–80s, an inline-six predecessor to Lexus.
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Toyota Avalon
Toyota's roomy full-size sedan, positioned above the Camry, with a late-life TRD.
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Toyota Crown
Toyota's oldest passenger nameplate (since 1955), returned to the US for 2023 as a crossover sedan.
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Toyota Celica
Toyota's long-running sport coupe (1971–2006), home of the rally-bred GT-Four/All-Trac Turbo.
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Toyota MR2
Toyota's affordable mid-engine sports car, across three distinct generations (1985–2007 globally).
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Toyota GR86 / 86 (Scion FR-S)
Toyota's affordable rear-drive sports coupe, co-developed with Subaru (the BRZ twin).
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Toyota Tacoma
Toyota's mid-size pickup, the segment's best-seller, prized for off-road durability and resale.
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Toyota Tundra
Toyota's full-size pickup, its bid against the Detroit half-tons, now with a twin-turbo hybrid V6.
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Toyota Hilux
Toyota's globally legendary tough pickup — sold in the US only as the unbranded 'Toyota Pickup' (1968–1995).
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Toyota Land Cruiser
Toyota's flagship off-roader, prized worldwide for go-anywhere durability since 1951.
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Toyota 4Runner
Toyota's body-on-frame mid-size SUV, beloved for off-road toughness and the TRD Pro.
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Toyota FJ Cruiser
A retro, FJ40-inspired body-on-frame off-roader sold in the US from 2007 to 2014.
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Toyota RAV4
A compact-crossover pioneer and now one of the best-selling vehicles in the US, with hybrid and PHEV.
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Toyota Highlander
Toyota's three-row, car-based mid-size crossover — a family-hauler best-seller with a hybrid.
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Toyota Sequoia
Toyota's full-size, body-on-frame, Tundra-based SUV for big families and towing.
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Toyota C-HR
A boldly styled subcompact crossover sold in the US from 2018 to 2022 (an EV C-HR returns later).
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Toyota Venza
A premium two-row crossover — a Camry-based wagon (2009–2015), revived hybrid-only (2021–2024).
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Toyota Previa
A distinctive mid-engine, egg-shaped minivan sold in the US from 1991 to 1997.
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Toyota Sienna
Toyota's front-drive minivan, the only one offering AWD for years and now hybrid-only.
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Toyota Prius
The car that mainstreamed hybrids — the world's best-known hybrid since 2000 in the US.
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Toyota bZ4X
Toyota's first dedicated battery-electric SUV, co-developed with Subaru (Solterra).