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This is a list of automobiles produced for the general public in the Japanese market. They are listed in chronological order from when each model began its model year. If a model did not have continuous production, it is listed again on the model year production resumed. Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves notable.
Cars with the 2.0 litre engine in Japan were regarded as expensive, ... The SPL212 was introduced in 1960. This was the first Datsun sports car imported to the US.
Automobile ownership in Japan during the late 1950s and early 1960s began to pick up, and Toyota noticed that most international manufacturers had a top level sports car or grand touring coupe, that would draw customers into showrooms and dealerships and drive sales of other more affordable models.
Electric sports car Nilu27 NILU V12 2025 Coupé Limited production, a new brand created by ex-chief designer of Koenigsegg - Sasha Selipanov Nissan: Datsun Roadster/Road Star: 1932-1941 Roadster, Coupé Japan Nissan: Datsun DC-3: 1952 Roadster Japan Nissan: Datsun Sports 1000: 1959-1960 Roadster Japan Nissan: Datsun Fairlady/Sports 1200: 1960 ...
The Toyota Sports 800 (Japanese: トヨタ・スポーツ800, Hepburn: Toyota Supōtsu Hachihyaku) is Toyota's first production sports car.The prototype for the Sports 800, called the Publica Sports, debuted at the 1962 Tokyo Auto Show, featuring a space age sliding canopy and utilizing the 21 kW (28 hp; 29 PS) powertrain of the Publica 700, a Japanese market economy car.
The first Japanese car to be sold in the United States was the 1958 Toyopet Crown, a Toyota model that was popular in its home country but not well received in America. As Toyota magazine reported,...
The first Japanese sports car was the 1959-1960 Datsun 211, a two-seat roadster built on the chassis of a compact pickup truck and powered by a 1.0 L (60 cu in) engine. Only 20 cars were built, and the 1963-1965 Datsun SP310 — based on the chassis of a passenger sedan instead of a pickup truck— is often considered Datsun's first mass ...
“Ferrari made just 36 GTOs between 1962 and 1964, using the homologation special sports/GT car to win the international manufacturer’s championship each of those years.