Article Written Meishun Sei

As if Honda has foreseen the disastrous pandemic throughout the world, they will launch a new version of MPV which has a very effective feature in this era. Honda will implement touchless power slide doors into the new model of Odyssey. Based on the information which has been updated in Honda teaser site, the new Odyssey will have some changes on its exterior which appeal more elegancy of the body. Furthermore, the changes also bring up some new functions that might bring a new trend in this era. The most profound feature of this model is the “Gesture Control” power slide doors.

The gesture control power slide doors will be active when move your hand toward rear side from the rear window frame of the body. Not only “Gesture control” which enables you to open the slide doors without touching them, but the “Hands free” power tail is also a very attractive touchless function. Without knowing that the pandemic has brought a new lifestyle which discourage the number of touches with hands, Honda might be just lucky to have this touchless control technology which might make them a pioneer and winner in the covid-19 market. By implementing and manipulating the new function in the new era, Honda might be able to turn the game over not only in MPV market, but also entire market. Who knows? Honda Odyssey might lead the game with Toyota Alphard in near future.

Article Written By Justin Pu

A week ago, the brand new 2021 Mercedes S class was revealed. S class has always been the leading player in this segment. Even newer techs, smarter computers, advanced safety features and multifunction command and infotainment system. It brings you to another even higher level of luxury and relaxation.

Digital head lights provide you more clear vision and being able to guide your way. So does the enhanced head-up display. It shows moving arrows in real time. 4 individual zones control it’s own seat infotainment system including amazing 4D sound system. New MBUX system can even control your home facilities while you are away.

4 wheel steering helps the car turn in small area, rear wheels can turn about 10 degrees to help you corner better and faster. Active air suspension is not only for giving you more comfortable driving feelings and experience but also giving you even safer protections. It lifts the car up 8cm to reduce side damages for protecting passengers when the car senses upcoming collision.

There are just some of the cool features of the new S class, take a look at their official site for more information. The new S class will live up with that leading player’s fame, again, I believe.

Article Written By Shudo Negishi

In the late 80’s, Toyota made this luxury car named as Celsior (LS in US) to compete with other makers such as Lincoln, Cadillac, Mercedes Benz or BMW. It is also known as the largest sedan of Toyota (excluding Toyota Century for chauffeur-driven) and the rival of Nissan Cima, and many popular celebrities like JAY Z also owned this especially during the 90s.

When this model was presented by Toyota, there was a story that many other makers purchased one unit of Celsior to do research about it. Why? The answer is, the TOTAL QUALITY was mostly perfect at that time. Some advantages are shown below, and let’s see how good it was (refer to UC30 model)

The first point is, the luxury interior. Wide space, with sunshade switch, automatic moving air con panels, and has rear seat massage for F package.

The second point is, the exterior. It has a wide trunk, and has air suspension which is more reliable compared to others.

Last but not least, is the “ SILENT V8 ENGINE”. This is the most popular thing about this car. When driving Celsior, you can feel really smooth and comfortable. However, when you step more on the accelerator, you can feel the “real V8”.

Toyota Celsior is still popular around the world. You can also find it in auction houses. If you want a reliable luxury car, why not to try this? Just contact us for any orders.

Article Written By Vicente

CVT
A CVT, is a type of automatic transmission that provides more useable power &  better fuel.

Advantages of the CVT
CVT can vary the engine speed as needed to access maximum power as well as  maximum fuel efficiency. This allows the CVT to provide quicker acceleration  than a conventional automatic or manual transmission while delivering superior  fuel economy.

Disadvantages of the CVT
The CVT's biggest problem has been user acceptance. Because the CVT allows  the engine to rev at any speed, the noises coming from under the hood sound  odd to ears accustomed to conventional manual and automatic transmissions.  The gradual changes in engine note sound like a sliding transmission or a  slipping clutch -- signs of trouble with a conventional transmission, but perfectly  normal for a CVT. Flooring an automatic car brings a lurch and a sudden burst of  power, whereas CVTs provide a smooth, rapid increase to maximum power. To  some drivers this makes the car feel slower; in fact a CVT will generally  out-accelerate an automatic.

VARIABLE VALVE TIMING
The concept of a static or single-mode combustion engine is a little out of date in  today. Because of the nature of fuel injection, carburators, the 4-stroke cycle  and valves, the internal combustion engine only really works really well at one  particular range of speeds. Any higher or lower and you start to cock up fuel  efficiency, reliability and power. To overcome this issue, and to try to make  engines more usable throughout their rev ranges, manufacturers invented  various different types of variable valve timing. The idea is simple - alter the  timing and/or size of the intake and exhaust ports at different engine RPM’s to  ensure that the engine is as efficient as possible throughout it's range of  operating speeds.

VTEC
VTEC allows the valves to remain open for two different durations. A short  opening time for low-speed operation to give good torque and acceleration, and  a larger opening time for higher speeds to give more power. To do this, the  camshaft has two sets of cam lobes for each valve and a sliding locking pin on  the cam follower that determines which lobe is operating the valve. The locking  pin is moved by a hydraulic control valve based on the engine speed and power  delivery requirements. The two lobe shapes are referred to as fuel economy  cams and high power cams, meaning that Honda engines with this technology  are really two engines in one - a performance engine and an economical engine.  The two animations below show a pair of cam lobes and followers to  demonstrate the fundamental operation of VTEC. The left animation is fuel  economy mode - the blue locking pin is not engaged so the two followers run on  their respective cam lobes independently. The yellow one is the main cam  follower which pushes on the valve. On the right, in power mode, the blue  locking pin is engaged so now the red cam follower is locked to the yellow one  which, now being driven by the red one, no longer contacts the lower profile  cam lobe. Because the red follower is running on a higher profile cam lobe, it  now forces the valve to stay open longer. 

The new Toyota Harrier which was released in June 2020 is unstoppable. The number of
orders has reached over 40,000 within a month from the date of debut in the market with
the 4th ranking in the entire car industry in July. The initial monthly target was 3,000 units
sale when the model was launched though it has turned out to be such a surprising number
of orders has been made within a month. Since there has been unexpected number of
orders, the delivery of the new orders is unpredictable. The popularity is very stable for
SUV models of Toyota in Japan regardless of great economic impact due to Covid-19.
Toyota has been doing a good job during the pandemic with its models occupying 1 st to 4 th
raking in the market in July. By looking at the line up of 4 models in higher orders, 3 models
are targeting at low-end market. Harrier is the only model that is targeting at high-end
market though ranked in the higher order. This fact shows a continuous success and bright
future of this model. Not only Harrier, but RAV4 has also been making a great popularity
since its launching in the market last year.

What makes Toyota SUV so popular?

Toyota does have a lot of line up for each type of models to attract the fans of it. Yet, that is
not the only reason which makes its success. Toyota also does have a strategic plan to
improve all the aspects of models. With its constant improvement of models by minor
changes in an appropriate span, Toyota comes to gain sufficient information and
knowledge to come up with a best performing model when they launch a new model. This
could apply for new Harrier as well. By having several rounds of minor changes with the
last model that was launched in 2013, the New model achieved the best performance
which could gain such a surprising success.

Hello Everyone!!  This is TANAKA from Nikkyo cars Japan.

On 2nd of August 2020 I went to AUTOMOBILE COUNCIL 2020 which is a Classic car show held in Makuhari Messe Hall Japan.

The Event Contents was

1. Exhibition by Japanese car manufacturers and importers 
2. Exhibition and sales of vehicles by heritage car dealers 
3. Exhibition and sale of mobile related art and fashion items 
4. Sales of automobile related items 
5. Introduction of Owners club and event organizer

I saw many valuable classic cars and some of them were sold at the event.

Nikkyo cars also provide services to locate Classic cars from Any Car auction house , Car dealer in Japan, from Private sellers, Yahoo auctions and any kind of private auction events.

We look forward to hearing from you to meet your needs!!

By: Kei Komiyama

The Nissan Silvia (The Datsun Coupe 1600) was unveiled at the Tokyo motor show in 1964.  Only 554 units were made, most of them destined for the Japan market, but around 50 was shipped to Australia and another 10 units reached worldwide customers. The introductory model was a hand-built coupe based on the Datsun Fairlady convertible, This beautiful cope was designed by “Kazuo Kimura” and “Fumio Yoshida” who worked as car designer at the time. It is said that German designer “Albrecht von Goertz” who designed BMW 507 was also engaged on the project.

This groundbreaking machine had a 96HP 1.6L inline four at the front, mated to a 4-speed manual gearbox. The Nissan R series engine was fueled by twin SU carbs, advanced for their time. 
The selling price at the time was 1.2 million JPY, which is twice as higher as Nissan Sunny. (At that time, the average starting salary for university graduates was twenty-five thousand JPY) The cars were assembled by hand and total production only totaled 554 units when Nissan discontinued the model in 1968.

Japan’s first highway patrol car

This first-generation Silvia (CSP311) was selected as a Highway patrol car by the Kanagawa prefectural Police. As the speed limit on the Keihin third way (which is between Tokyo and Yokohama) was 80km/h, it was decided that a car capable of performing well at high speeds was needed for law enforcement. The Silvia, with its top speed of 165km/h, fitted the bill.  This was the first time in Japan that a high-grade sports car had been adopted to police patrol.

Market Value?
Nissan Silvia SCP311 Average 6,000,000 yen-10,000,000 JPY

The Japanese car industry is so diverse that you can find a daily commuter such as a Honda Civic (which can still be fully customized) or a super car like the Nissan GT-R this means you can find something for everyone. This large range of choices makes it a bit difficult to sum it up in only 10 reasons, but we will do our best.

Efficiency: In recent years we have come to associate efficiency with hybrid technology. But when it comes to Japanese vehicles it is not limited to that. Because even gasoline engines are incredibly efficient at getting you the most out of a single tank. While at the same time making sure to produce stylish cars.

Practicality: Because of their popularity all around the world, it makes it very easy and affordable to find parts for pretty much any make and model. Also it means that the mechanics charged to work on them possess very high skills and training to solve any issue you might encounter.

Innovation: They are leaders when it comes to style, performance and overall efficiency. These traits along with their constant desire to push the envelope and continuous pursuit of ways to change the industry has set them apart from basically any other nation in the automaking industry.

Technology: It is a well-known fact around the world that Asia has always been at the forefront of technological advancement when it comes to gadgets, phones, electronics, etc. This particular ability has also spilled onto the auto industry which makes for a constant evolution of performance and comfort.

Trucks: Think back 20 years ago, you would have never even considered the Japanese market for a truck. But in recent years, that is no longer the case. Because they are now manufacturing trucks with great storage capabilities while at the same time providing you with the most fuel efficiency, comfort and of course the latest technology.

Testing; Japanese society as a whole is extremely detail oriented. This means that every single automobile is carefully checked and tested before being sent out of the factory.

Cost: Driving a Japanese car is a lot of fun. But not only that, you do not have to break the bank to own one. They are very price competitive, repairing them usually costs a lot less than most other vehicles from around the world.

Classics: Because of their popularity they have been used in popular culture quite a bit. Many of us grew up idolizing an RX-7, Nissan Skyline, or a Toyota Supra and you just have to look at the current market price of these vehicles to know they have become staples of car culture.

Performance: They have not just been used as props in popular culture. But they are thoroughly tested in professional driving events. Japanese engineering and performance is unmatched in rally competitions.

Original Styling: We have seen the constant desire to push the envelope by Japanese engineering. One has to only walk through the car concept floors to see the forward thinking on every single one of their designs.

Here at Nikkyo we are all car enthusiasts and we want to share our love for these wonderful machines with the rest of the world. It doesn’t matter if you are looking for a daily commuter car, a high-performance machine or a stylish and luxurious vehicle. We are ready to assist you in getting exactly what you want.

Please visit us at www.nikkyocars.com and let us share our passion and long proven experience with you.

By Oscar Martinez