...the wider-diameter wheels, a full 1.5 inches wider than those that come with the Performance Pack 1...

Yellow is fine with me!

Love these!

It’s kind of hard for me to miss something I never got to experience.

keep left...

You just described a Factory Five 818.

“People who are happy with less than 300 HP cars aren’t true enthusiasts” is a hilariously dumb take.

He doesn’t need you to buy him one it seems, he’s too busy giving himself one.

True, I always suspected most jalops were fake car enthusiasts. Mostly techy guys who like to read about cars at their IT jobs, but don’t really ever drive or own fun cars.

also appears that Jalopnik has been infested with lame, basic, terrible drivers if you people can’t have fun or handle more than 300hp on the street. lol

Sure. Come to Sears Point for the next Lemons race. If you set a faster lap time than me, I’ll take you to Mitchell Bros and buy you your first blowjob.

I’ll even take it a step further: modern cars are too fast and too powerful for 99% of what enthusiasts do.

I think modern cars are too fast and powerful for 99% of what most people do.

You shut up!

Registration of the vehicle and insurance without you there would probably be a hassle. Also you would have to register the vehicle’s parking space at your friend’s residence.

I don’t know anything about that but you should look into powerveichles car rental at ebisu circuit. Yes this is if you’re interested in drifting.

How hard would it be to say... buy a Cappucino or Beat with up-to-date shaken, and keep it at a friend’s place in the Japanese countryside to have your own personal vehicle to take to these roads everytime you visit Japan. Would trying to find insurance for a non-Japanese driver make it a no-go, or anything else like…

Your articles are always a joy to read, and your pictures are fantastic. They paint Japan, at least some regions, in a surreal and idyllic light. Thanks for the time and effort!

The rebadge thing has failed over and over and over. Americans want interesting European product, not interesting European product bastardized with US nameplates and dumbed-down styling.

I concur, learn from my mistake young grasshopper.