
The car whose acronyms stood for Fresh Touring Origination even won the Car of the Year award in its home market. As its name suggests, the Toyota Century Royal serves as the official state car used by none other than the Emperor of Japan.Īlthough the FTO came after Japanese bubble economy burst, Mitsubishi’s sports compact was so good that it reminisced JDM’s golden era. Toyota even produced a Royal edition of the limo. Not only does it offer premium level of luxury fit for Japanese political cream, but it also packs more than a fair amount of heat coming from large displacement engines. Toyota Century 1991 Toyota Centuryįirst up, we have one of the most beautiful JDM classic cars of all time! The flagship Toyota limousine that’s never been offered anywhere outside of Japan is quite likely one of their best cars ever. If you’re looking for a list of obvious Subaru Impreza WRX STI models, then prepare to be disappointed: Here are some of the best JDM cars that you’ve probably never heard about.

Whichever’s the case, after 25 years, they all become eligible to be imported into the US.

Bad marketing, wrong timing, market satiation… Or they simply didn’t meet overseas market requirements at the time. This can be accredited to numerous factors. They simply never became instant classics like the aforementioned models. Others, though, kept slumbering in the land of the rising sun. Like most amazing cars made in Japan, these became widely acclaimed and immensely popular all across the globe.
