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STORIES

Stories.

読む、日本車史。

  1. White 1970 Subaru 360, front three-quarter view on a show stand.

    01 — Regulation × Culture

    Small car, big idea: the kei standard

    How a vehicle class defined by law — a few metres long, a few hundred cubic centimetres — shaped Japanese motoring.

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  2. Mazda 787B, 1991 Le Mans overall winner, on display at the Mazda Museum with its R26B rotary engine.

    02 — Engineering × Motorsport

    The engine without pistons

    From the Cosmo Sport's two rotors to a four-rotor win at Le Mans: Mazda's rotary, in sourced facts.

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  3. Dark purple 1992 Nissan Skyline GT-R (R32), rear three-quarter view showing the round tail lamps.

    03 — Year × Turning point

    1989: one year, many beginnings

    A single year that saw new luxury marques, a returning nameplate and a small roadster — and the start of a voluntary power limit.

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