And identical to that, one other 12 months flew by, marking 2025 as our seventeenth consecutive 12 months bringing you automobile tradition from all corners of the globe. How on earth did this occur?

As a result of it is a model new 12 months, we wished to test in with you – us Pace ​​hunters viewers – to present you an perception into what’s to come back all through 2025, in addition to hear what you need to see extra (or much less) of.

Can vehicles nonetheless be wide-bodied? Will the next-gen Dodge Hellcat have a ‘Takeover’ mode? And is it time to ban the phrase “what’s up guys” of vlog intros on YouTube?

Everyone seems to be nicely conscious of that Pace ​​hunters have a deep love for Japan since our inception in 2008. We additionally know that it could be a bit a lot for these of you who do not adore Japanese automobile tradition like we do. However there is a easy cause why this place has featured so closely in our content material combine over time: it is solely as superb and galvanizing as we make it.

Because the title suggests, we’ll have fun that truth all through January. Why? As a result of for starters, it is Tokyo Auto Salon week, and irrespective of what number of occasions we expertise it, TAS at all times delivers halls stuffed with inspiration. And let’s face it, a number of quirks for good measure too.

Now, in the event you’re already feeling a bit burnt out on the considered three weeks dedicated to Japanese vehicles, don’t fret. We are going to use this time to incorporate as many points of Japanese automobile tradition as attainable – not simply home fashions and automobile reveals. So what are you able to anticipate over the remainder of the month?

In the event you’ve been following Dino’s Porsche 964 construct, you will know it is again from a serious facelift courtesy of Nakai-san. Earlier than you dish out the memes, let’s go on report by saying this is without doubt one of the cleanest and freshest RWB builds in a very long time. Keep tuned for Dino’s subsequent SH Storage Mission 964 replace.

Later this week we’ll introduce you to Higuchi-san’s W126 Mercedes 500TE – a customized Benz transformed from a four-door sedan right into a five-door property, one thing the manufacturing facility by no means provided. And simply to high it off, it is geared up with an SEC entrance finish. Severely, look how cool this factor sits…

Want Japan content material with an Italian twist? We hit the streets in Ok-Engineer’s insane road-legal Lamborghini Diablo GT2 race automobile. Sure, it is a race automobile… on the street – not one thing fully unparalleled in Japan, however this one is up there with the perfect.

The Exceed Japan DC2 Honda Integra Sort R – the Osaka-based tuner’s OG demo automobile from 2017 – additionally makes an look, as does a really particular HKS construct.

The Japanese tuning large’s new ‘The HKS’ program provides fanatics the chance to buy full, HKS-built road vehicles. We’ll take a better take a look at the very first customer-commissioned construct – a wide-body, turbocharged GR86 – because it’s wrapped round Tsukuba Circuit by its New Zealand proprietor.

In fact, we will not overlook in regards to the mass of occasions and gatherings that happen round Tokyo Auto Salon, together with RWB’s annual New 12 months’s Occasion and the return of the epic Underground Tokyo occasion. Plus we’ll have loads of present stories and highlights from the Makuhari Messe Conference Centre, together with a sure Liberty Stroll automobile owned by none aside from F1 celebrity Lando Norris. There’s a collaboration that we’d not have chosen 12 months in the past.

Lastly, there is a bit of stories we’re actually excited to share with you this month – one thing you’ve got all been asking about years. We all know you’ve got been ready – and belief us, we have been simply as annoyed as you with the delay – however this month we’re lastly formally relaunching Pace ​​hunters merchandise!

Sure, you learn that proper. It exists! We all know the timeline sounds a bit obscure, however we promise it is going to be right here throughout the subsequent few weeks. As soon as now we have all the small print, we are going to instantly share all the small print in regards to the first assortment.

We could solely be per week into January, however in our eyes it is shaping as much as be a good way to kick off the 12 months. And don’t fret – the thrill will proceed all 12 months lengthy. So tell us what you need to see extra of in 2025 pace hunters, and we’ll make sure you deliver you alongside for the journey.

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