Category: PHL Auto Industry


50 Of the best Japanese cars in history, part 3 of 3

Posted on 05/10/2026 by in TopGear

10) Nissan Leaf (2010) PHOTO BY TopGear.com As the first ever mass-produced electric car, the Leaf was, understandably, a tad crude. Range was better measured in metres than kilometers, battery degradation was catastrophic, and the design… well, there wasn’t one. But we had to start somewhere. And if it wasn’t for this frumpy lump showing…

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50 Of the best Japanese cars in history, part 2 of 3

Posted on 05/10/2026 by in TopGear

30) Mazda Cosmo Sport (1967) PHOTO BY TopGear.com Not the first rotary-engined production car—that accolade goes to the NSU Spider, developed by Felix Heinrich Wankel, who invented the technology and gave it that definitely-not-funny name. But the Cosmo was the first to make it work. It looked like a spaceship and, thanks to its smooth,…

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50 Of the best Japanese cars in history, part 1 of 3

Posted on 05/10/2026 by in TopGear

50) Toyota Hilux (Gen 4: 1983) PHOTO BY TopGear.com The unkillable car. Trust us, we tried once on the telly show. Set it on fire, drowned it, even dropped a caravan on it (ah, the good old days). It hardly flinched. A TG icon and champion of that most Japanese of automotive traits: bombproof reliability….

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